OFFICE OF THE STUDENT SERVICES VICE PRESIDENT

Office Mission

The Office of the Student Services Vice President (SSVP) is an office under the Executive Branch tasked with enhancing the undergraduate experience on campus with respect to entertainment and recreational activities and promoting student spirit throughout campus. The Student Services Vice President oversees ASUCI’s performance agreements and develops and maintains all ASUCI programs relating to entertainment for the undergraduate student body.

Under Article VII, Section 2.f. of the ASUCI Constitution, the Student Services Vice President:

  1. Strives to provide the best possible experience on campus with respect to entertainment and recreational activities, and to promote student spirit throughout campus;
  2. Oversees ASUCI performance agreements; and
  3. Develops and maintains all ASUCI programs relating to entertainment for the undergraduate student body.

Trish Ly (she/her)
2024-2025 Student Services Vice President
servicesvp@asuci.uci.edu

The SSVP section of the Annual Executive Adjunct was ratified on Tuesday, October 8th (Fall Week 2) through R60-33: Ratification of the 2024-2025 EVP and SSVP Goals for the Annual Executive Adjunct.


The Office of the Student Services Vice President strives to enhance the undergraduate experience on campus with respect to entertainment and recreational activities and to promote student spirit throughout campus. They oversee ASUCI performance agreements and develop and maintain all ASUCI programs relating to entertainment for the undergraduate student body.

Commissioners must attend weekly all-staff meetings and weekly leadership meetings. Responsibilities of commissioners include, but are not limited to:

  • Event planning:
    • Coordinating with the CORE team as well as pro-staff to plan events from conception through execution
    • Complete purchase requests and check requests for the commission
    • Serve as point of contact on event day and coordinate SSVP efforts for the event
  • Commission management:
    • Hosting routine commission meetings
    • Establishing, maintaining, and nourishing a social and working dynamic for the commission by implementing team bonding, team socials, or any other interactive and benefitting activities for the commission
  • Other:
    • Host office hours (pub hours) at least once a week
    • Promote inter-engagement across all commissions in SSVP as well as promote the social & professional aspects of the office.
    • All other assignments as provided by the SSVP.
  • Supervising and coordinating event planning across the six commissions, as well as orchestrating collaborative efforts among all SSVP personnel to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of our office’s operations. This includes fostering staff satisfaction, and facilitating the professional development of our team.
  • Increase accessibility, attendance, student representation at our events
    • Expand our outreach efforts by organizing additional booth events, with the goal of hosting them twice a quarter. These events will provide opportunities to gather a wider range of perspectives on our campus events and implement enhanced accessibility measures to ensure that every student feels welcomed and supported.

Athletic Engagement

Mission Statement: The Athletic Engagement Commission will host events in collaboration with UCI Athletics to support and promote UCI Athletics programs. In addition, the Athletic Engagement commission serves to  promote & support athletes/athletic teams while also encouraging athletic spirit here at UCI.

  • Successfully plan and host Athletic rallys, merchandise giveaways, and any other athletic-related events and activities

Campus Spirit

Mission Statement: The Campus Spirit commission aims to increase student engagement/involvement and student-body morale overall. Campus Spirit events, through dynamic and spirit-oriented programming, provide an exciting and welcoming environment for students and community community members to come together and celebrate anteater pride.

  • Successfully plan and host spirit days/spirit weeks
  • Collaborate with Student Alumni Association (SAA) in hosting their annual event, Homecoming
  • Host Spring Formal and Matchmaking event

Concert Engagement

Mission Statement: The Concert Engagement Commission plans concerts for UCI undergraduates, by selecting artists and implementing dynamic programming to connect Anteaters and provide the community with memorable experiences.

  • Successfully plan and host Aldrich Park After Dark (APAD) and Summerlands

Multimedia

Mission Statement: The Multimedia Commission leverages media as a means to unify the community in a recreational/entertainment-oriented manner. Multimedia aims to program their events to encourage Anteaters to enjoy various media(s) while also making memories with their peers.

  • Successfully plan and host Screen on the Green (film screenings)

Student Talent

Mission Statement: The Student Talent Commission offers a platform for students to share their diverse talents  by performing and entertaining for the student body. In addition to hosting student-talent-related events, the Student Talent commission also assists other SSVP commissions and other departments in recruiting diverse student talents to perform at other campus events.

  • Successfully plan and host Sunset Showdown (or any other performance-based talent competition)
  • Serve to recruit and manage performances for SSVP events and other campus events who choose to use Student Talent’s Services

Office Outreach

Mission Statement: The Office Outreach’s commission’s mission is to unify and further develop the relationship between the Office of Student Services VP and the UCI undergraduate community. Through dynamic outreach efforts, Office Outreach  strives to increase student engagement by fostering relationships with students and educating them about the Office of the SSVP’s mission and events while creating an inclusive campus community.

  • Host boothing events to educate the undergraduate student body on the function and role the Office of Student Services, as well as to promote any Student Services events
  • Conduct outreach to form and maintain relationships with the student body and any other campus departments/entities
  • Implement feedback mechanisms

Join SSVP!

Become a part of the office that organizes memorable events for the ultimate UCI college experience! The Office of the Student Services Vice President promotes student engagement and participation by planning and executing the largest, campus-wide events for the UCI undergraduate community. SSVP works closely with UCI staff and departments as well as other students on campus to provide programing that best represents the needs and wants of undergraduate students. Apply for the 2024-2025 academic year!


There are no open applications for the Office of the Student Services Vice President at this time. To see a list of all open applications for ASUCI, please check out our Open Positions page (About --> Open Positions).