The University Program Council, UPC, is holding a design contest to find a new logo for the organization.
The winner of the contest will have their logo placed on all of UPC's promotional goods and posters.
In addition, the winner will receive a basket of promotional items featuring their logo and two floor passes to UPC's spring concert performance.
Brenda Fiacco, junior in accounting and assistant director of publicity for UPC, hoped graphic design, marketing and art majors would take the opportunity to submit their designs.
Fiacco said winning the competition for such a large organization would be a significant achievement to put on a resume.
"It's a great resume booster," said Fiacco.
Submissions for the contest are due Friday, Nov. 15.
The winning design will be judged by UPC directors and committee members during their council meeting.
They plan to announce the winner Nov. 18.
UPC will begin using the new logo next semester and include the logo on the 2014 calendar.
Fiacco said the UPC was looking for something that complemented its mission statement, "by students, for students."
"We want something that will strike people's attention, but also something that applies to our organization," said Fiacco. "I suggest they get creative because we want something different and exciting, something that we're hopefully going to have as our logo for years and years to come."
The organization consists of more than one hundred members and 11 different committees.
These committees provide the Auburn student body with events are planned, prepared and implemented by students involved with UPC.
There are approximately five events scheduled for each month in a given semester.
Events are tailored to what the student body is interested in.
"We want students to realize that the methods to advertise and select those events are all done by students," said Michael Rapay, student programs advisor for UPC. "It's all done with the Auburn student body in mind."
UPC does not currently have a logo and said they hope to acquire one to brand the organization.
"We are trying to really build the reputation of UPC among the students, and we really want to brand our events," said Madeline Moore, senior in biomedical sciences and vice president of finance for UPC. "We want to have a logo that's recognizable and kind of represents what we stand for."
Students interested in competing in the design competition can find the link to the submission form on the AU involve website.
They may also like UPC on Facebook to access the submission form link.
It is recommended that students submit their design as a ".jpg" file.
"It's not a hard submission," said Fiacco. "You just have to put your name and upload the file."
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