The Undergraduate Students Association Council typically allocates money – sometimes upwards of six-figure sums – to student organizations during its meetings but did not make any funding allocations during its first meeting of the summer June 24.
USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings are open to all students and usually take place in person at the Bruin Viewpoint Room and on Zoom every Tuesday at 7 p.m., though the council will meet biweekly and virtually over the summer. Students can find the links for the meetings on the agenda posted on the USAC website or watch a livestream on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube.
Public comment:
-
There was no public comment during the meeting.
Funding:
-
The council did not allocate any funding during the meeting.
Officer reports:
-
President Diego Emilio Bollo said he will meet with UCLA Student Affairs to discuss the Student Initiated Outreach Center and the Campus Retention Committee.
-
Internal Vice President Tommy Contreras said he has begun restructuring his office.
-
External Vice President Sherry Zhou said applications to attend the UC Student Association Student Organizing Summit – which will be held in Pomona, California, from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3 – are open.
-
General Representative Talia Davood said her office has published transparency resources and a funding guide. She added that she is working to recruit students for a focus group to discuss responses to student concerns.
-
General Representative Jayha Buhs Jackson said she met with members of other USAC offices.
-
General Representative Brett Berndt said he will attend a June 26 press conference held by Sepulveda Transit Corridor for All, an organization that, according to its website, advocates for the STC to have a station on the UCLA campus.
-
Academic Affairs Commissioner Cristopher Espino said he met with members of other USAC offices to discuss appointments to the UCLA Academic Senate.
-
Campus Events Commissioner Daniel Leal said he and Cultural Affairs Commissioner Divine Trewick have been attending meetings to plan for Bruin Bash, the annual concert co-hosted by his and Trewick’s offices.
-
Community Service Commissioner Edison Chua said his office has finished hiring and is seeking appointees for USAC-appointed committees.
-
Trewick was not in attendance, and her written officer report was not updated for the week.
-
Facilities Commissioner Joy Huang said one of her office’s committees will attend the STC4ALL press conference to advocate for STC Alternatives 4 and 5 – which would provide a Los Angeles Metro station on the UCLA campus.
-
Financial Supports Commissioner Nico Morrone said in his written report that his office is undergoing restructuring for the upcoming academic year.
-
Student Wellness Commissioner Hannah Yip said she met with staff from the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, Campus Assault Resources and Education and the Resilience in Your Student Experience Center.
-
Transfer Student Representative Hyerim Yoon said she wants to meet with UCLA Housing to discuss the impact of four-bedroom, 10-person apartments on transfer students. They added that they met with the transfer student representative from the Associated Students of the UC – UC Berkeley’s student government.
[Related: UCLA Housing to transition most on-campus dorms to triple occupancy]
-
International Student Representative Keya Tanna said applications for positions in her office have been released.
USAC resolution reports:
-
Bollo said he met with staff from the Fowler Museum to discuss the council’s Feb. 4 resolution that called on the museum to repatriate stolen items and reinstate the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Compliance Committee.
Agenda item:
-
The council concluded its meeting with a discussion on appointments that the council has control over. Bollo said he is reviewing applications for appointed positions, while Contreras encouraged council members to advertise applications for appointed positions on social media. Contreras added that he wants the council to finish its appointments by September.
Comments are closed.