USAC collaborates with social media project to empower women

An undergraduate student government commission partnered with Herstory, a social media project, with the goal of empowering women on campus. The USAC Academic Affairs Commission and Herstory introduced the Women Empowerment Campaign on Oct. 13. Herstory is a Facebook page that features the stories of women at UCLA. It was first launched by former USAC […]

USAC campaign aims to provide students with free menstrual products

An undergraduate student government office will set up a menstrual product donation box outside Kerckhoff Hall 313 Wednesday, and create free kits for students available in Kerckhoff offices next quarter. Aaliya Khan, an Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative, said she started the Menstrual Product Campaign because students do not have access to free menstrual […]

UCLA launches walk-in counseling service for military veterans

UCLA staff and faculty members who are military veterans will be able to receive walk-in counseling under a pilot program the Staff and Faculty Counseling Center launched early February. Employees previously had to set up an appointment a week in advance to see a counselor, said Jorge Cherbosque, co-director of the UCLA Staff and Faculty […]

USAC proposes adding student representative to Career Center committee

The undergraduate student government president proposed adding a student representative onto a UCLA Career Center internship committee to expand undergraduate job opportunities. Council members will vote Tuesday to approve a bylaw change that would create this new position. Heather Rosen, president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, said she wants to create the position to […]

ASUCLA Services Committee recap – Jan. 15

Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Board of Directors meetings are monthly and open to the public. Executive and committee reports Executive director Bob Williams said […]

Officials to ask for student input on reinventing College Honors Program

Honors program officials plan to ask UCLA students for suggestions to redesign the College Honors Program for the next academic year. Jennifer Lindholm, interim director of UCLA Honors Programs, said she wanted to revise the current model of the program after the former assistant vice provost for honors stepped down last spring. She added the […]

ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Dec. 4

Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Board of Directors meetings are monthly and open to the public. Executive and committee reports Executive director Bob Williams said […]