USAC recap – Feb. 9

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel.

Agenda

• The council unanimously appointed Aaron Boudaie, a first-year political science student, onto the Judicial Board.

• The council unanimously allocated $5,200 from the Contingency Programming Fund to 30 student groups.

• The council unanimously approved the five-day election calendar for the upcoming election.

Officers’ reports

• President Heather Rosen said she will be holding a workshop with Daily Bruin reporters to share knowledge about USAC.

• Rosen added she met with Rhea Turteltaub, vice chancellor of external affairs, to discuss campus climate and ways to increase communication between student groups.

• Rosen said she presented to the Associated Students UCLA Services Committee about securing a location for the Student Food Co-op. Rosen added the presentation went well and ASUCLA officials were receptive.

• External Vice President Zach Helder said he attended the UCSA conference last week in Santa Barbara. Helder added he is preparing for his trip to Washington, D.C., in two weeks.

• Academic Affairs Commissioner Trent Kajikawa said he met with UCLA registrar Frank Wada on Feb. 8. Kajikawa added there will be 29 Undergraduate Student Initiated Education student-led classes offered in the spring.

• Kajikawa said he will participate in a web conference with academic affairs commissioners from other UC campuses next week.

Compiled by Nicholas Yu, Bruin senior staff.