Mini-GSAs

Office Location:
New Commons
Suite 203

Hours:
Currently Limited, please refer to the Officer's page for Officer Office Hours, ASUCR Front Desk is open from 9am-5pm

Mini-GSAs

The mini-GSA program is a way for students within a department to come together with a unified voice. It also helps the GSA as a whole by establishing more formal lines of communication.

Forming a Mini-GSA
Step 1: Register with Student Life
You will need to fill out a Student Organization Registration Form, write a constitution, attend a Student Organization orientation, and submit a membership roster of at least ten students. Student Life is a great help, but if you can't get five students to register, contact the GSA, and we will help you.

Step 2: Register with the Graduate Student Association
Submit to the Vice President of Academic Affairs a copy of your organization's constitution, and a cover letter requesting to be recognized as the department's GSA. Your council representatives are required to sit on one committee to be considered in good standing with the Graduate Student Association

Re-registering an existing Mini-GSA
Vice-President of Academic Affairs who your Mini-GSA Council Reps will be. At the first council meeting the Reps must serve on a committee, one rep if your department has two. You will also need to re-register with Student Life every year. To re-register your mini-GSA, you will need to follow the same process as registering, except that you do not need to submit a constitution (unless it has changed).

Mini-GSA Reimbursement Process

Each mini-GSA is allocated $300 for the academic year. All initial funding for an activity/event/etc is paid by the mini-GSA. The GSA funds will only be distributed as reimbursements. Expense reports (with itemized reciepts must be submitted to the GSA before funds may be disbursed. Moreover, the GSA maintains a ledger for each mini-GSA. If you do not use your funds for the year it does not carry over to the next year. At the end of the year, remaining funds will roll over and be automatically put into GSA reserves. You can download the mini-GSA reimbursement form here: Reimbursement Form.

Please refer to the Mini-GSA reimbursement process as well to acquaint yourself with the Mini-GSA reimbursement process. If you have any questions, or need help forming a mini-GSA, please contact the GSA (gsaucr@ucr.edu).