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UCSA Mission Statement:
The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is a coalition of
students and student governments that aims to provide a collective voice for all students through advocacy and direct action. UCSA participates in the shared
governance of the University of California system, and seeks to advance higher education by empowering current and future students to advocate on their own
behalf for the accessibility, affordability, and quality of the University of California system.
For more information please visit
UCSA .
GSA UCR Role in UCSA:
The GSA Executive Vice President (EVP) main role is to provide the UCR Graduate Student Body with information on
UCSA various decisions, stances, actions and campaigns that affect UC Students. The EVP sits as a voting member
of the UCSA Board of Directors (BOD), along with other elected officers from all UC campuses. The GSA Legislative
Liaison and Campus Organizing Director also sit on the UCSA BOD as non-voting members and under the direction of
the GSA EVP.
For further information and for any questions, please contact the GSA EVP
Gary Coyne.
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UC System-wide committees
Apply to be a UC System-Wide Committee Representative!
As the official voice of the UC students, UCSA needs YOU to represent over 200,000 students on important decision-making committees for the UC system. These committees deal with critical policy issues that affect every student in the UC system (e.g. admissions policy, budget priorities, sustainability practices, diversity issues and technology investments). It is vital that UC students have strong representatives on these committees. There are over 20 different committees with over 30 student representative positions that need to be filled for the 2008-09 school year. Applications are due Friday, April 18th. Notifications of appointment will be made by May 9th. Apply online at http://www.ucsa.org/involved/syscomm.php.
Representative Expectations:
* Serve at least a one year term
* Attend and actively participate in committee meetings (transportation is reimbursed by the UC Office of the President)
* Maintain communication with UCSA and provide recommendations to the UCSA Board on policy stances
* Articulate UCSA stances to their committee
For more information about the different committees check out the website: http://www.ucsa.org/involved/syscomm.php
Apply online at http://www.ucsa.org/involved/syscomm/application.php
Applications due April 18th. Notifications of appointment by May 9th.
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