Student groups can now apply to several funding applications through a centralized portal. Heather Hourdequin, undergraduate student government internal vice president, said her office worked to consolidate five funding applications into one site to streamline the student group funding process. Funding applications are organized by their deadlines to make it easier for student groups to […]
Category Archives: Student Government
2016 Graduate Students Association platforms
Jonathan Koch Running for: President Platforms: Improve graduate student housing Making the procedure for approving campus fees more democratic Improve sexual harassment policy Improve working conditions for graduate students Experience: Formerly worked on decreasing class size as a head steward of the UC Academic Workers for a Democratic Union Recording secretary of United Auto […]
USAC recap – April 5
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Hall 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda Election signboards will […]
UCLA grant funds student-run community enrichment projects
Kareem Elzein said a lack of funding and proper resources are key disadvantages of social justice projects. To alleviate the issue, Elzein, who was a community organizer for 10 years, worked with four other graduate students to found the Bruin Excellence and Student Transformation Grant Program, or BEST. BEST, a program funded by the Office […]
USAC calculator loan program aims to ease financial concerns
An undergraduate student government office is creating a calculator loan program that will launch later this week. Ruhi Patil, USAC Financial Support commissioner, organized the initiative, which aims to lend calculators to students who cannot afford to buy their own. The service will provide mostly TI-30X scientific calculators and Canon LS-100TS calculators, as well as […]
Seven candidates to run in GSA election with three contested positions
This post was updated on April 4 at 5:26 p.m. Seven candidates, including one who is uncontested, will run for graduate student government officer positions, the Graduate Students Association election commissioner said Monday. Candidates will be running under two new student-run political groups, or slates, said Sabine Jean, GSA election commissioner. The Moving Forward slate […]
USAC Election Board announces spring campaign calendar
The undergraduate student government election board explained spring election rules and announced the campaign calendar during a candidate orientation session Friday. Candidates can campaign online starting April 18 and will participate in an event called Meet the Candidates on April 22. At the event, students and leaders of student organizations will be able to pose […]