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The UCSA Board established the Appointed Officer program for students to support and advise the association on all matters relating to their respective fields, providing regular reports on their respective activities and correspondence. Finally, each appointed officer is also be responsible for the completion of a research or advocacy project each quarter designed to support UC students their selected area.
Below, you can find a few sample appointed officer projects. For a full description
- Establish a unified incomplete grading policy across the UC system.
- Develop a policy recommendation to extended pass/no pass deadline for UC students
- Developed a Know Your Rights Handbooks for student workers to understand their rights as employees.
You may view a more full explanation of the above project samples here.
Currently, applications are open for:
- Transfer Student Appointed Officer
Position Descriptions
Transfer Student Affairs Officer
The Transfer Student Affairs Officer shall serve as the Board’s primary advisor on transfer student issues. They shall facilitate dialogue around transfer student identity, policies, experience, and representation at UCSA meetings and events. They shall identify potential statewide partners that support transfer student priorities. They shall build collaborative relationships and strengthen transfer representation in legislative and lobbying efforts. They shall research transfer resources on each UC campus and set benchmarks to be pursued through advocacy for university and state funding. They shall aid in the facilitation of the annual Transfer Lobby Day through recruiting delegation members, assessing bills of interest to transfer issues, and coordinating materials with Professional Staff to create a cohesive transfer-oriented legislative advocacy experience.
They shall chair the UCSA Transfer Student Advisory Council, an auxiliary entity of UCSA. One (1) transfer student representative (or delegate) from each of the nine (9) undergraduate UC campuses shall serve a one-academic year term. The auxiliary entity shall maintain internal policies, which shall be adopted by a majority two-thirds vote of the council and must be ratified by ratified by the UCSA Board of Directors by a 2/3 of the Transfer Student Advisory Council majority vote. The Council shall appoint one (1) Vice Chair and one (1) Secretary from its existing members to help facilitate the Council’s functions.
