The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually 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. Special presentations Devon Graves, […]
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UCLA student groups beat USC in voter registration competition
UCLA student organizations registered more than 10,000 students to vote, beating USC in a voter registration competition. UCLA student groups registered 10,109 students and USC student groups registered 411 students, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk announced Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Registrar organized the competition in September to encourage both schools to register more […]
GSA fights UC Board of Regents’ proposed fee increase
The graduate student government is working with a UC student advocacy organization to fight against a potential fee increase for graduate students in certain programs. The UC professional degree supplemental tuition, also known as PDST, is a fee students in certain professional programs, such as dentistry and public health, have to pay. The Graduate Student […]
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 […]
Academic Affairs Commission going places with new travel fund
A commission introduced the undergraduate student government’s first academic-specific travel fund last week. The Travel Mini Fund aims to help students who want to travel for academic and professional reasons, such as to conferences or research presentations, said Academic Affairs Commissioner Ashly Mohankumar. The fund would cover transportation and registration costs. Lodging costs are covered […]
USAC recap – Oct. 18
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda items USAC President Danny Siegel appointed […]
GSA recap – Oct. 12
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda Dean of the Graduate Division Robin Garrell presented on the department’s career engagement initiatives, […]