New transfer students can apply to a mentorship program that pairs incoming transfer students with student mentors with senior standing as part of a new undergraduate student government initiative. The program, called Show Me the Ropes, connects transfer students and prospective mentors based on their academic goals, interests and personalities, said Ivelisse Porroa-Garcia, co-director of […]
Category Archives: Student Government
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Sept. 25
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 director’s report ASUCLA Executive Director Robert Williams said […]
ServeFest event to encourage student interest in volunteering
Students can attend a community service fair on the Hill Saturday evening intended to introduce them to different ways they can get involved in volunteerism at UCLA. ServeFest, an event hosted by the UCLA Volunteer Center, the Community SerEvice Commission and Residential Life, will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Sunset Village, following […]
USAC recap – Sept. 22
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 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The council unanimously approved […]
Rehearsal for Bruin Life event explores diversity at UCLA
It began with a description of an ideal college climate, free of racial discrimination, sexism and homophobia but the presenters soon let their audience know they thought that was not an accurate description of UCLA. In recent years there have been some incidents of discriminatory behavior at UCLA, including offensive stickers outside the Afrikan Student […]
Could inflation-adjusted USAC fees cover increase of student groups?
Each undergraduate student would have to pay an additional $60 this year to the undergraduate student government if the current $160 in student fees were adjusted to inflation. In this scenario, a portion of the extra $1.7 million the Undergraduate Students Association Council would receive would allow funding bodies to allocate more money to student […]
Progress in fulfilling USAC resolutions vary
Each year, the undergraduate student government passes several resolutions to express its formal opinion on an issue, but councilmembers often have difficulty fulfilling the ideas expressed in the resolutions. Resolutions aim to represent the student body’s views. Councilmembers use resolutions to signal to the administration that they want a change in campus climate or policy […]