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University of California Student Association
AbbreviationUCSA
FoundedFebruary 11, 1971
TypeUnincorporated association
Tax ID no. 94-2911063[1]
PurposeStudent association
Location(s)
President
Aditi Hariharan
Chair
Rony Garcia
Treasurer
Timothy Schoonover
Vice Chair
Vacant
8 voting members (External Vice Presidents of each UC campus' External Vice Presidents), plus up to 4 non-voting members per campus
AffiliationsUnited States Student Association
Staff
  • 5 full-time professional staff members formally employed by the University of California[2]
  • Student interns
Websitehttps://ucsa.org/
Formerly called
Council of Student Body Presidents[3]

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is an active[4] 501(c)(3)[1][5] federation of University of California (UC) undergraduate students' associations,[6] purposed as a student association of all UC students.[7] Its charter states that it "shall exist to: serve the interests of the current and future students of the University of California and promotes [sic] cooperation between various student governments of the University and student organizations concerned with higher education."[7] The Association is not a public agency, but its leadership is composed of representatives of UC student governments, which are "official units of the University" system (with the exception of the UC Berkeley Associated Students).[8] UCSA participates in various aspects of the UC system's governance, notably including the selection of the student representative on the UC Board of Regents.[9][10]

UCSA representatives have opposed education funding cuts[11][12] and increases in student fees[13][14][15] and supported affirmative action in enrollment policies.[16] The association mobilizes students via voter registration campaigns; it recorded 26,000 new voter registrations in 2006, and added 12,300 new registrations in 2008 for the California Democratic and Republican primaries.[17] In April 2016, UCSA called for the removal of then-chancellor of UC Davis, Linda Katehi.[18][19][20][21][22][23] In January and October 2017, UCSA called for the removal of Norman Pattiz, a UC Regent, due to sexual harassment allegations that Pattiz has admitted to.[24][25]

Governance

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UCSA's governing body is its board of directors, which is chartered to be made up of the external vice presidents of all UC student governments. However, UCSA generally requires each student government to pay dues to maintain voting rights on the board.[7] Thus, student governments may effectively "withdraw" from UCSA by refusing to pay dues.

In May 2017, the UCSA board of directors included voting members from 18 student governments. That number dropped to 11 in 2018 because a number of professional and graduate student governments withdrew from UCSA and formed a separate organization named "University of California Graduate and Professional Council".[26]

As of January 2025, the UCSA board of directors included voting members from the following student governments:[27]

Student regent selection

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The UC student Council of Presidents annually selects a cohort of semifinalists. These semifinalists are then interviewed by the UCSA board of directors. The board chooses three applicants, who are then interviewed by a special Regents' committee. The committee then recommends a nominee to the full board of University of California Regents.[30][10]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Exempt Organizations Select Check". Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Professional Staff". University of California Student Association. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bylaw 5. Composition and Powers of the Corporation | Board of Regents". Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Exempt Organizations List" (PDF). California Franchise Tax Board. Retrieved May 8, 2017.[dead link]
  5. ↑ "Nonprofit Explorer - University of California Student Association". Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "University of California Student Association Form 990" (PDF). Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Charter of the University of California Student Association" (PDF). University of California Student Association. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Regents Policy 3301: Policy on Associated Students". University of California Board of Regents. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ "UC Student Regents". University of California Student Association. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Regents Policy 1202: Policy on Appointment of Student Regent". University of California Board of Regents. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ Jacoby, Pat (May 17, 2007). "Marco Murillo, New President of UC San Diego Students, Credits Preuss School With Opening Scholastic Perspectives" (Press release). University of California, San Diego University Communications. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  12. ↑ Schevitz, Tanya; Fagan, Kevin; Yi, Matthew (April 22, 2008). "Nearly 2,000 protest college spending cuts". SFGate. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  13. ↑ Avila, Theresa (May 15, 2008). "Fee hike leads to protests". The Daily Bruin. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  14. ↑ Miran, Aria (January 18, 2008). "Regents To Postpone Increase in Student Costs". The Daily Nexus. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  15. ↑ Jacobson, Jennifer (September 19, 2003). "Students Sue States Over Tuition Increases but Face an Uphill Battle". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on September 19, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  16. ↑ "THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MEETING AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE". Retrieved May 17, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  17. ↑ Galio, Katalina (January 23, 2008). "12,300 UC Students Registered in Time for Primary". The Daily Californian. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  18. ↑ Stanton, Sam (April 16, 2016). "UC Student Association calls for Katehi's resignation or firing". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  19. ↑ Chan, Melissa (April 17, 2016). "Student Association Calls for UC Davis Chancellor to Resign Amid Controversy". TIME.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Student group demands UC Davis chancellor's resignation over image scrubbing". FoxNews.com. April 17, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  21. ↑ Parvini, Sarah; Vives, Ruben (April 16, 2016). "Calls for UC Davis chancellor's ouster grow amid Internet scrubbing controversy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  22. ↑ Fang, Alex (April 18, 2016). "UC Student Association demands resignation of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi". The Daily Californian. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  23. ↑ Wolf, Ali (April 18, 2016). "UC Student Association Calls for Chancellor Katehi to Step Down During Annual Lobby Day". Fox 40 News. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  24. ↑ Reilly, Katie (November 16, 2017). "UC Regent: Students Should Be 'Ashamed' for Demanding I Resign for Sexual Harassment". Time. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  25. ↑ DeRuy, Emily (November 15, 2017). "Students should be 'ashamed' for demanding he resign over sexual comments, UC regent says". The Mercury News. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  26. ↑ Website of the University of California Graduate and Professional Council.
  27. ↑ "Student Board". University of California Student Association. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  28. 1 2 Von Kaenel, Camille (April 1, 2014). "UCLA graduate government considers rejoining UCSA". The Daily Bruin. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  29. 1 2 Menendez, Sarah S. (March 4, 2014). "UCI Leaves UCSA". New University. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  30. ↑ "2017-2018 Student Regent of The University of California Application Form" (PDF). Retrieved May 8, 2017.[dead link]
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