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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.
Applications for the 2025-26 Appointed Officers are due May 30, 2025 at 11:59PM. If selected, applicants must attend a mandatory online Board Orientation on July 12 from 10AM-1PM and in-person the weekend of July 18-20 in Pasadena, CA. Please do not apply if you cannot commit to attending the orientation in full (transportation & lodging will be provided). Applicants may apply for up to three positions; but, each must submit a separate application for each Appointed Officer position.
Academic Affairs Officer
The Academic Affairs Officer shall serve as the Board’s primary adviser on academic matters including, but not limited to, regular activities, positions, and communications of the University of California Academic Senate. The Academic Affairs Officer shall assist the President and the Labor Relations Officer in cultivating the relationship between UC students and faculty and provide regular recommendations to the Board on actualizing the same. The Academic Affairs Officer shall chair the UCSA Council of Academic Affairs, comprising the elected and appointed academic affairs student leaders from the nine undergraduate UC campuses.
Basic Needs Officer
The Basic Needs Officer shall serve as the Board’s primary adviser on basic needs security matters including, but not limited to, policies and practices that guarantee secure access to food, housing, and personal care products. The Basic Needs Officer shall provide regular recommendations to the Board that seek to improve basic needs security and suggest collaborative opportunities between UCSA and other parties working to address matters relating to basic needs security.
Black Student Success Officer
The Black Student Success Officer (BSSO) for UCSA is responsible for advocating for the well-being, success, and empowerment of Black students across the UC system. The BSSO serves as a representative for Black students, ensuring their concerns, needs, and ideas are heard and addressed at the UC-wide level through policy work, campaigns, and direct advocacy. This includes supporting and leading initiatives focused on improving campus climate, increasing resources, addressing anti-Blackness, and pushing for systemwide changes such as the creation of Black resource centers, increased Black faculty hiring, and expanded Black mental health services. Additionally, the BSSO works to build community by strengthening communication and collaboration among Black Student Unions (BSUs), Afrikan Student Unions (ASUs), and other Black organizations across all UC campuses. Through statewide surveys, town halls, reports, and collective organizing, the BSSO uplifts Black student voices and develops solutions to address the unique challenges they face while creating sustainable pipelines for Black leadership and success within the UC system.
Campus Climate Officer
The Campus Climate Officer shall serve as the Board’s primary adviser on campus climate matters including, but not limited to, issues pertaining to communities of color, undocumented students, police brutality, interpersonal violence, mental health, and major events that might impact campus climate. The Campus Climate Officer shall provide regular recommendations to the Board that seek to improve campus climate and suggest collaborative opportunities between UCSA and other parties working to address matters relating to campus climate.
Disability Justice Officer
The Disability Justice Officer shall serve as the Board’s primary adviser on access investments including, but not limited to, the regular activities, positions, communications, and negotiations of UC Regents, UC Office of the President, and campus disability support services. They will be the primary adviser on disability Justice matters, including, but not limited to, digital equity, accessible housing and transportation, physical infrastructure, counseling services, and Disability Cultural Centers. The Disability Justice Officer shall provide regular recommendations to the Board that seek to improve accessibility and inclusion and suggest collaborative opportunities between UCSA, student-run disabled students unions and organizations, and other parties working to address matters relating to disability justice. The Disabled Justice Officer shall ensure the equitable funding of disability support services, and track the implementation of the recommendation report by the UCOP Systemwide Ad Hoc Committee on Students with Disabilities. It is strongly recommended that the student in this position has lived experience and identities related to the vision of disability Justice.
International Student Affairs Officer
The International Student Affairs Officer shall serve as the Board’s primary adviser on international student advocacy, including, but not limited to, working with each of the campus-level UC student associations to expand its international student advocacy initiatives and connecting international student advocacy leaders with UCSA to support various international student initiatives. The International Student Affairs Officer shall assist UCSA and provide regular recommendations to the Board to seek to improve the international student experience and suggest collaborative opportunities between UCSA and other parties working to address matters relating to international student affairs. They shall chair a UC-wide international student coalition that serves as an auxiliary entity of UCSA, on which a representative from each campus is selected by the External Vice President or the campus’s equivalent and serve for a one-year term.
Labor Relations Officer
The Labor Relations Officer shall serve as the Board’s primary adviser on labor relations matters including, but not limited to, the regular activities, positions, communications, and negotiations of systemwide labor unions. The Labor Relations Officer shall cultivate the relationship between UC students and labor entities and offer opportunities to the Board to engage in their activities. The Labor Relations Officer shall be the primary contact for UC labor representatives and ensure the continuation of UCSA’s Collective Bargaining program through regular communication and tracking of scheduled negotiations with UCOP Systemwide Labor Relations. The Labor Relations Officer is also responsible for keeping track of UC strikes and violations of UC workers, thus facilitating advocacy regarding UC labor movements and centering UC labor forces in conversations of labor discussions.
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
Student Housing Officer
The Student Housing Officer shall serve as the Board’s primary adviser on student housing issues including, but not limited to, affordability, development plans, tenant protections, and other policies impacting the number and conditions of housing units available to students of all income levels on and off campuses. They shall be responsible for establishing connections with relevant housing organizations and stakeholders through attendance of cross-organizational coalition meetings to aid in the development of policy reforms that address the student housing crisis.
