The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The council approved contingency […]
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USAC candidates for transfer rep, Gen Rep 2 debate platforms
With two offices to fill and few set duties for both positions, candidates for the Undergraduate Students Association Council talked about the importance of setting precedence to a thinly dispersed audience Saturday night. The debate was one of the first in recent years to feature no official slate participation, as all candidates are running as […]
Faculty, students to discuss diversity requirement over dinner
Students can now reserve spots online for a dinner with faculty members to talk about a diversity-related course requirement at UCLA. The dinner, which is organized by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commission, will take place Oct. 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bruin Plate. Several faculty members who are heavily […]
UCLA receives $11M NIH grant to create center for big data computing
UCLA has received an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to make a center that would study biomedical data analysis, or big data computing, UCLA announced Thursday. The award is part of NIH’s $656 million Big Data to Knowledge initiative. As part of the project, the new UCLA Center of Excellence for […]
USAC votes to add diversity referendum to special election ballot
Students will vote on a referendum in this month’s undergraduate student government election that would raise student fees to help fund certain diversity, retention and outreach programs on campus.
USAC recap – Sept. 30
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda USAC approved contingency programming allocations with an […]
Meeting to collect student input on diversity vice chancellor position
Students who want to weigh in on the appointment of a new diversity-related vice chancellor can meet with the position’s search committee on campus next week, officials announced in an email to students Monday. The hourlong meeting will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon Room. Chancellor Gene […]