USAC recap – April 5

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

Agenda

• Election signboards will be placed on campus on April 30 instead of May 1, the council decided in a 7-0-4 vote.
• The council approved the upcoming election ballot in a 9-0-3 vote.
• The council unanimously appointed Johnnie Yaj, a second-year world arts and cultures student, as budget review director.
• The council unanimously appointed Josh Sarna, a third-year chemistry student, to the Community Activities Committee.
• The council approved an allocation of $1,750 from the Contingency Programming Fund.
• The council approved an allocation of $4,000 from the Capital Contingency Fund.
• The council approved an allocation of $162,000 from the Associated Students UCLA Board of Director’s fund.

Officer reports

• Internal Vice President Heather Hourdequin said she spoke to UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein about campus safety initiatives.
• Hourdequin said she also met with the Student Organizations, Learning and Engagement advisors to discuss future events, including student leader networking opportunities.
• Academic Affairs Commissioner Trent Kajikawa said he will discuss the University of California’s financial budget with legislators in Sacramento this week.

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