The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students.
Agenda
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The council unanimously approved the complete membership of the Funding Study Group for the upcoming year. The group is a committee that reviews, investigates and makes recommendations to change finance-related bylaws and the financial guidelines for USAC. Seven students and two administrative members make up the group.
Special Presentations
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A representative from the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars presented to the council about the center’s programs and language classes. She encouraged councilmembers to become involved with the center’s Global Siblings program, among other projects.
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USAC External Vice President Maryssa Hall presented to the council about one of the campaigns students chose to pursue at the recent University of California Student Association congress. The campaign, Invest in Graduations, Not Incarceration. Transform Education!, is commonly known as IGNITE and includes pushing for bills to reduce drug possession charges and eliminating the requirement to disclose if one was formerly incarcerated when applying for jobs or to schools.
Appointments
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Janay Williams, a third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, was unanimously appointed to the USAC Student Fee Advisory Committee.
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The council unanimously appointed Elliot Gomez, a third-year psychobiology student, to be the next Community Service Mini Fund Chair.
Officer Reports
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USAC President John Joanino said his office and the Student Wellness Commission are working on the video for the “7,000 in Solidarity” campaign against sexual assault. He also said he met with USAC administrative representative Debra Geller about revisions to the Student Code of Conduct.
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Internal Vice President Avi Oved said his office is working to get the app Guardly available to UCLA students to increase campus safety. Oved said he is trying to talk with different UC campuses to get them involved in the project so that UCLA can get a discounted price on the app, which is currently projected to cost from $30,000 to $50,000.
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External Vice President Maryssa Hall said her office is developing the IGNITE campaign and planning for the upcoming Student of Color Conference at UCLA. She said she hopes to have Janet Napolitano, the next UC president, come to the conference.
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Academic Affairs Commissioner Darren Ramalho said he is planning to meet with Pat Turner, dean and vice provost for undergraduate education, to talk about the LGBT minor, among other topics. He said he plans to have monthly meetings with Turner.
Compiled by Amanda Schallert, Bruin senior staff.