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STUDENTASLA The Student Chapter of the ASLA made important advancements under the leadership of the 2018-2019 student officers. This year, the chapter produced an outstanding ASLA Student Handbook that is being used as a model by the national ASLA. A successful Student ASLA CREATE 2020 differential tuition proposal allowed the department to send 14 students to the National ASLA Conference in Philadelphia. During the conference, the LAEP students won third place in the School Spirit Award Competition, which earned five free student registrations to the 2019 conference in San Diego. Building on that success, the student chapter applied for and was awarded funding via CREATE 2020 (differential tuition) that will pay for registration, travel and housing for fifteen students attending the San Diego conference. The newly elected 2019-2020 Student ASLA officers include: President-Anthony Manzione, President Elect-Kalie Clarke, VP of Public Relations-Natalie Jones, VP of Professional Development-Josh Quigley, Treasurer-Madison Pong, VP of Outreach-Nicholas Leschofs, and VP of Events-Sarah Tooley. Many of the successful programs initiated by the Student ASLA, such as ‘Genius Hour’ luncheon presentations in the Common Studio and the LAEP Christmas Party in addition to their collaboration with ASLA Utah through the mentorship program, Winter Social and portfolio review night, will be continued and expanded. David Anderson’s service on the ASLA Utah Executive Committee has significantly enhanced the Student ASLA connection to the professional community and added to the collaborative spirit of both groups.
