Mission

The BSC Conference and Event Services Office (CESO) follows College priorities to plan, support, and execute meetings, events and programs on campus. A one-stop operation, CESO coordinates the efforts of college support areas on behalf of event sponsors. CESO provides a high level of customer service to event sponsors while managing limited space and other resources in service of the college mission.

To carry out this mission, CESO:

• Serves as the central reservation office for all college-sponsored events with the exception of academic classes. Provides prompt, customer-oriented service to schedule and plan events.
• Acts as a consultant to event sponsors who need assistance selecting the most effective spaces and conceptualizing successful events with all the needed equipment and services. Teaches inexperienced program planners how to plan successful events.
• Serves as an agent for the President and the Cabinet to implement institutional priorities in planning events. Prioritizes major college events while honoring as much as possible the need to support other programs, events, and meetings sponsored by college departments and student organizations.
• Reconciles scheduling conflicts when necessary through mediation and consultation with event sponsors, support units, and college leadership.
• Coordinates the efforts of college offices and contractors to provide event support including room setup; audio-visual, information technology, and other technical support; equipment movement or rental; catering; security services; parking; and custodial services.
• Advises the President and Cabinet of resources needed by college departments to provide the event support described above.
• Supports the use of BSC facilities for events done in partnership between college sponsors and external entities when those events are compatible with the college mission.
• Maintains the college's master event calendar and reservation database.
• Coordinates the rental of college facilities to external entities when such use does not impede the college's ability to carry out its primary mission.  Focuses such efforts during the summer months.
• Coordinates overnight accommodations, meals, and other services for all residential summer programs.

Professional Affiliations

The Conference and Event Services Office is a member of the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors - International [ACCED-I] and the Association of College Unions International [ACUI]