Thursday, February 9, 2012

Tyler Cohen, SOURCE Director of Special Events

 

By: Katie O'Laughlin

              Spring semester has arrived! With this spring semester, there have been some changes within the SOURCE Special Events team. The previous Director of Special Events, Shea Mason graduated in December 2011. With Mason’s graduation, the SOURCE welcomes the new Director of Special Events, Tyler Cohen. Cohen is a sophomore from Franklin, Tennessee majoring in MIS (Management Information Systems) with a minor in Computer Science. As Director of Special Events, Cohen oversees all event planning, works with the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership on events, collaborates with student organizations, and helps with the SOURCE physical space.
            Cohen’s main goal for this year is for student organizations’ voices and opinions to become louder and more recognized on campus. Cohen said one of his most proud moments with the SOURCE is being apart of Spring Get On Board Day. He said that Spring Get On Board Day takes a lot of hard work and planning and to be apart of it was one of his favorites experiences with the SOURCE.
           In addition to his role as Director of Special Events, Cohen is also involved with the organization AIMS (Alabama Information Management Society). When asked what Cohen’s favorite class at UA was he said, “My favorite class was my English 215 Literature class. I enjoyed reading classic British authors like Chaucer and Shakespeare. Plus, we brought back the idea of forming our desks into a circle every day when we discussed. Who wouldn’t enjoy that?”
          After graduation, Cohen’s “dream job” would be working for a company back home in Franklin but is open for change and a new environment. Cohen said after graduation he would be ready to start working and begin his life.
         Cohen said some upcoming events that the Special Events team is planning includes working on hosting an SGA presidential debate, hosting new officer training for organizations and also partnering with the athletic department to help sponsor an organization relay race at Alabama’s home track meet.
         If any of these events or if event planning for the SOURCE sounds like something you’d be interested in, please send Cohen an email at tmcohen@crimson.ua.edu. Cohen said he is looking for team members to volunteer and help out! 

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