The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda The council unanimously appointed Alexander Lee, a fourth-year history student and former assistant Community Service commissioner, as the new Community Service commissioner. […]
Category Archives: Student Government
USAC opts to maintain shorter voting period for elections
Polls for the undergraduate student government elections will remain open for three days in May, despite attempts by some student government officials to lengthen the voting period. The voting timespan for this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council elections calendar runs from May 6-8, on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of sixth week. In recent years, […]
USAC considers new position after overlooking rules
BY JOSEPH VESCERA Bruin contributor jvescera@media.ucla.edu Undergraduate student government leaders are considering creating a new council position for an expert on the governing body’s bylaws and meeting procedures. In March, the Undergraduate Students Association Council formed a debriefing committee in response to a large council meeting where councilmembers voted on a controversial divestment resolution. After […]
Event to encourage reporting sexual assault incidents
Tables for informational and advocacy groups will line Bruin Plaza Tuesday for an event about reporting sexual assault. Every Report Counts aims to educate students about the avenues through which they can report sexual assaults as well as give feedback to resources. The event will occur from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is […]
Voting for 2014-2015 GSA officers to begin Tuesday
Graduate students can start voting for next year’s graduate student government officers starting Tuesday at noon. The Graduate Students Association, the governing organization for UCLA’s graduate and professional schools, is holding its elections throughout this week and until noon on Monday. All current graduate and professional students will be able to cast their votes online […]
Graduate Students Association platforms
Graduate student government elections will start Tuesday at noon and last until April 14. This year, candidates from two new slates are running for Graduate Students Association officer positions – making this GSA election the most competitive one UCLA has seen for several years. To vote, you can log onto MyUCLA and click on the […]
USAC transfer representative petition seeking signatures
Nearly 1,000 students have signed a petition to create a transfer student representative seat within the undergraduate student government, but the measure is still far from the number of signatures it needs to have to be voted on by students during spring elections. To gather more signatures for the petition, transfer student advocates are holding […]