University of California Students Association (UCSA) is a student-run, student-led organization which serves as the official voice of UC Graduate and Undergraduate students.  UCSA communicates directly with the UC regents and CA state legislatures.  UCSA’s mission is to increase the accessibility, affordability, and quality of the UC system through advocacy and direct action organizing.

UCSA’s 10th Annual UC Student Lobby Conference (SLC)

  • WHEN: March 2-4, 2012 & March and Press Conference March 5
  • WHERE: Sacramento Radisson, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento
  • DETAILS: Spend 3 nights and 3 days at the Sacramento Radisson; attend workshops that will teach you, among others things, how to effectively lobby your legislators; hear inspirational speakers; mingle with UC students from across the state; march to the Capitol; attend the press conference.
  • MARCH ON THE CAPITOL: On Monday, March 5, we are partnering with thousands of CSU and community college students in a massive march from Raley Field (400 Ball Park Drive, West Sacramento) to the California State Capitol Mall to rally against cuts to higher education.
  • COSTS: To be announced
  • WORKSHOP FACILITATORS WANTED: If you’re interested in facilitating a workshop, please contact UCSA Field Organizer Tommy Le: 510-834-8272; tommy@ucsa.org
  • SIGN UP NOW! Fill out an SLC Application!  Contact your campus’s delegation leader:  Ellie Sciaky, for more information.

UCSA’s Graduate Student campaign for the 2011-2012 academic year is Student Regent Reform.   Currently, although students contribute more financially to the UC system than the state does, there is only ONE student regent.   UCSA wants to put two more in! That way, we would have one undergraduate, one graduate, and one professional student — all representing our interests as UC students.  Click here for more information.

 

UCSA’s budget campaign this year is:  No More Cuts + 2012 Revenue + Prop 13 Reform.  GSA will be hosting an educational forum on Prop 13 reform sometime soon.  Stay tuned for more info. regarding that.  Also, click here for more info. on the budget campaign.

Our undergrad liaison, Ahmed, obtained this pledge from Assembly Member Das Williams in support of this campaign.  

View their website for more information.

Your campus point-of-contact is the GSA VP of External Affairs, Ellie Sciaky, who can be reached via email at gsavpexternal@gmail.com.