As an active student organization, the GSA is invited to sit on a number of committees and work with important issues that affect graduate students, such as graduate student housing, health insurance, student fees, parking rates, diversity, sustainability, safety, athletics, and Teaching Assistant awards. The GSA needs graduate student representatives to sit on committees and report back to the GSA with the details of the committee, as well as sharing graduate student opinions with the committees. Committees range in time commitment from a few hours per quarter to weekly meetings throughout the year, and reps are paid for their time based on the hours spent with the committee. Fill out a Committee Application to join a committee.
Click on the following link for a detailed description of the committees appointment process.
Contact Dusty Hoesly, GSA Vice President for Committees and Planning, if you are interested in serving on particular committees or have any questions. Email: gsavpcomplan.ucsb@gmail.com.
Below, various committees are categorized by type.
***Please note: Committees in bold still need to be filled.***
Awards, Activities, and Events
Arts & Lectures Student Advisory Committee
Campus Elections Committee
Commencement Speaker Selection Committee
Getman and Villa Awards Committee
GSA Excellence in Teaching Awards {10 GSA reps allowed}
Major Events Committee
Building Governance
Events Center Governance Board
Multicultural Center Board
Recreation Center Governance Board
Student Resources Building (SRB) Governance Board
University Center (UCen) Governance Board
Diversity and Equity
Academic Senate Committee on Diversity and Equity
Advisory Committee on Campus Access (ACCA) [Campus Access Board] {2 GSA reps allowed}
Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW) {2 GSA reps allowed}
Commission on Disability Equality [previously Committee on Disability Access (CODA)]
Financial Governance
Financial Aid Advisory Committee
Income and Recharge Committee
Parking Rate Payers Board
Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC) [preferably a 3 year commitment]
UCSHIP Committee
Health and Safety
Alcohol and Other Drug Workgroup
[Associated Students] Commission on Public Safety (COPS)
Diving Control Board [must be an active scientific diver for UCSB ]
Laboratory Safety Committee [must be in a science or engineering department and work in a laboratory environment]
Radiation Safety Committee [must be an actual user of radioactive material (under a faculty member’s radioactive user permit)]
Small Boat Operations Committee [must be an active boat operator for UCSB]
Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
University Center (UCen) Health and Safety Committee
Housing, Childcare, Food Bank
Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Student Housing (CACSH)
Campus Childcare Advisory Committee (CCAC)
[Associated Students] Food Bank Committee
Isla Vista Project Area Committee / General Plan Advisory Committee [must be a resident of IV]
Instruction and Academic Governance
Academic Program Review Panel
Academic Senate Council on Faculty Issues and Awards (CFIA)
Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Library Collection Space Planning
Ad Hoc Committee for Online Course Evaluations
Calendar Committee
Classroom Design and Renovation Committee
Committee on International Education
Committee on Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policy (CUAPP)
Oversight
Campus Planning-Sustainability Committee
Certificate in College and University Teaching (CCUT) Oversight Committee
Chancellor’s Outreach Advisory Board (COAB)
Design Review Committee
Email Governance Committee
Information Technology Planning Group (ITPB)
Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Board (IAPB)
Ombuds Advisory Committee
Restorative Justice Implementation Working Group
Student/Faculty Committee on Student Conduct {2 GSA reps allowed}
Student-Initiated Outreach Program (SIOP) Application Review Committee
Sustainability
Associated Students Bicycle Improvements Keep Everyone Safe (B.I.K.E.S.)
Natural Reserve System Advisory Committee
Renewable Energy Initiative & Governance Board
The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)
Transportation Alternatives Board (TAB)