About Spring Jam
Celebrating the warm weather and the end of the school year, Spring Jam is the largest, student-planned, campus-wide event during spring semester at the University of Minnesota. As part of the Minnesota Programs & Activities Council (MPAC), Spring Jam is planned by a student committee that organizes events throughout the week including live music performances, Ballyhoo, sport competitions, novelty entertainment and a variety of other events. All students are encouraged to form teams and compete during Ballyhoo, sport competitions, and the student band competition!
This year's theme, "Bright Lights, Big Cities", celebrates large cities and the individual cultures they posses. Each participating team will be encouraged to select a large vibrant city and foster that cities uniqueness and individual culture in their performances and activities. Examples include:
- New York City
- Chicago
- Paris
- San Francisco
- London
- and Minneapolis!
Spring Jam Committee
Mike Reynolds
My position is to plan the Block Party on Spring Jam Saturday. I am in charge of finding a band for the main event, working with vendors to provide food and beverages, working with the security and police and other emergency services for the day. I am looking for volunteers to assist with the various areas of this great event such as: marketing, stage and sound set-up, vendor and security detail, etc. If you would like to help with the planning process of this year's Block Party, please contact me via e-mail at reyn0170@umn.edu.
Alex King
My responsibility as the Campus-Wide Activities Coordinator is to provide overall direction and vision to the Spring Jam Executive Committee. Also, I ensure that the Committee has its necessary resources, as well as act as a liaison between the Committee, the campus community, and the Campus-Wide Activities Advisor. We welcome any comments, questions, and/or suggestions, and encourage you to do so by contacting me at king0477@umn.edu.
Kelsey Seitz
Hey everyone! I'm a Philanthropy Co-chair. In this position I will be working closely with my counterpart Tyler to plan a community service event. Our goal is that through our efforts and student participation we will make a visible impact on our campus and surrounding communities. We are very excited about the ideas we have for our environmental theme of being "city friendly." If you have any questions, comments, or concerns; feel free to contact me at seitz046@umn.edu.
Amanda Isaacson
My name is Amanda Isaacson and I am a junior in the school of journalism studying public relations. I am an active member of MPAC and NSAC and spend a lot of my time with other various organizations on campus. I will also be this year's activities chair for spring jam and can be reached via email at isaa0129@umn.edu if you have any questions or concerns.
Mike Hohag
Hello, my name is Mike Hohag and I'm currently serving as the Senior Student Coordinator for Campus-Wide Activities. My tasks include facilitating Executive meetings, coordinating the various activities with Spring Jam, and serving as a student liaison. Please feel free to contact me at hoha0006@umn.edu with any questions regarding Spring Jam.
Juliana Clay
Hi I'm Juliana and I am a junior majoring in Psychology and Business Management. As the ASJ chair, I design a system to best judge and award the winners of the various competitions during the week of Spring Jam. Should you have any questions regarding the point system, or the Rule Book please don't hesitate to contact me at clayx037@umn.edu
Michael Marino
Hello! I am Michael Marino and I am in charge of all of the marketing efforts for Spring Jam this year. I am also job shadowing Alex King as I will be one of two Campus Coordinators for Campus Activities next year. If you have any questions or just don't know who to talk to, please let me know. My e-mail address is mari0168@umn.edu.
Allison Rogne
Happy Spring Jam! As the Student Relations Chair I serve as a liaison between Res Life, Greeks, Student Orgs. and the Executive Committee. I'm here to make sure everyone participating is as informed as possible in the goings on of Spring Jam. If you have any questions and aren't sure who to contact I'm a good bet. Send me an email at rogne0034@umn.edu.
Tyler Pederson
As one of the Co-Philanthropy Chairs I will be working with local organizations on campus to help give back to the community. My main focus will be planning an expo to raise awareness of more modern, environmentally conscious ways to live. If you are interested in helping out I could always use some help planning and executing, as well as contacting volunteers, marketing, finding organizations to team up with, running meetings, and especially helping at the events. If this is something of interest to you, please contact me at pede0427@umn.edu
Adam Elrashidi
Hey, everyone, I'm Adam Elrashidi and I'll be your point man for this year's Band and Ballyhoo competitions. Spring Jam is going to have a lot of energy this year and I hope you all take part in it. If you have any questions, comments or concerns you can reach me at elra0007@umn.edu
