{"id":414,"date":"2015-07-06T10:13:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T17:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2014-15\/?page_id=414"},"modified":"2016-09-20T22:05:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T22:05:50","slug":"office-of-the-controller","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2015-16\/office-of-the-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER"},"content":{"rendered":"

INTRODUCTION<\/h2>\n
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L to R: Winnie Ouyang (Controller), Eva Sinha, Melvin Lai, Guneet Kaur, Ed Schatz (Advisor), Vida Barco, and Anna Lee<\/p><\/div>\n

The Office of the Controller acts as a consulting body for the following Associated Students units: A.S. Bike Shop, A.S. Cashiers and Ticket Office, A.S. Community Financial Fund, A.S. Publications, A.S. Legal Resource Center, and any new services which may be developed by the Controller’s Office sub-committee. This committee serves as a liaison\u00a0for the aforementioned groups to the Senate\u00a0and the A.S. Executive Director. The office serves as a liaison between A.S. business managers, student employees and the Senate. The office actively\u00a0seeks proposals for new\u00a0business enterprises or ventures and makes recommendations to the Senate\u00a0regarding all proposals for future A.S. business enterprises.<\/p>\n

PROJECTS<\/h2>\n

FROM iCLIKERS TO A TECHNOLOGY RENTAL PROGRAM<\/h3>\n

Both the Venture Branch and the Internal Branch of the Office of the Controller successfully accomplished numerous projects during the 2015-2016 academic year. The Venture Branch worked with the A.S. Ticket Office to expand the iClicker Rental Program to the Technology Rental Program. In this program, the Controllers Office\u00a0added products such as laptop chargers, and scientific and graphing calculators which students could rent out starting winter quarter 2016.<\/p>\n

STORAGE AT THE AS ANNEX<\/h3>\n

The Venture Branch successfully created and presented a proposal to the\u00a0A.S. Media Center regarding storing their loan items in the center’s space. This involved moving the KCSB archives at the center to a new location. This move, which was ultimately successful also provide space for Media Center equipment and the creation of a portrait studio space. The studio was opened for student use during spring quarter. The Controller’s Office ended up\u00a0storing its loan items at the Ticket Office, which made them\u00a0readily accessible for check out at the Ticket Office windows.<\/p>\n

PORTABLE CHARGING STATIONS<\/h3>\n

The Venture Branch started a planning its\u00a0Portable Charging Station program in January. In June it ordered 15 charging stations from ChargeTech to be placed in the Library, SRB, Ucen, A.S Main, and A.S. Paradall Center. The project was\u00a0not fully completed because the MOU between these locations still needs to be signed the stations can be placed in their respective locations.<\/p>\n

SANDWICH BOARDS<\/h3>\n

The Internal Branch worked with both A.S. Bike Shop and A.S. Publications on publicity and outreach. \u00a0This included creating\u00a0sandwich boards. Internal Branch also sent emails to campus departments, professors, and students to publicize the readers that Publications\u00a0sells.<\/p>\n

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SUMMARY AND LOOKING AHEAD<\/h3>\n

During the course of the year, the Controller’s Office\u00a0met with numerous A.S. business services entities to understand their current and future projects. For example, members\u00a0met with the Department of Public Worms and the\u00a0Zero Waste Committee and offered them marketing ideas and general PR. The office looks forward to\u00a0another productive year starting fall quarter 2016.<\/p>\n

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CONTROLLER’S OFFICE STAFF<\/h2>\n

CONTROLLER: WINNIE OUYANG<\/p>\n

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ASSISTANT CONTROLLER: JOHN ZHONG<\/p>\n

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PUBLIC RELATIONS: VIDA BARCO<\/p>\n

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INTERNAL OPERATION COORDINATOR: MELVIN LAI<\/p>\n

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VENTURE SUSTAINING COORDINATOR: GUNEET KAUR<\/p>\n

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VENTURE INCUBATION COORDINATOR: ANNA LEE<\/p>\n

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VENTURE INCEPTION COORDINATOR: EVA SINHA<\/p>\n

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