UCSA is no longer producing the Graduate Policy Journal, but may have other writing and research opportunities open. To inquire about what we are currently working on, and to get involved in our next project, please contact us.
Updates
Advocate of the Year Awards 2018
At the Student Lobby Conference, we will recognize several Student Advocates of the Year and one Higher Education Champion for their work to promote student priorities through activism or advocacy during the 2017-18 academic year. Use the form below to nominate recipients for this honor.
Nominations are due March 12.
Criteria
Student Advocate of the Year
To receive this award, nominees must: 1) be a UC student nominated by another UC student; 2) have worked for institutional or policy change on campus, systemwide, locally, statewide, or federally; 3) have forwarded a tenet of UCSA’s mission or campaign platform; and 4) have demonstrated leadership capacity. It is not required that nominees have participated in a formal organization or student government. Five awardees with be selected from the nomination pool.
Higher Education Champion
This award is available to individuals, organizations, or legislators. To receive this award, nominees must: 1) be nominated by a UC student; 2) have demonstrated commitment to success for student priorities; and 3) have forwarded a tenet of UCSA’s mission or campaign platform. One awardee will be selected from the nomination pool.
Nomination Form
Help Improve Student of Color Conference
Student of Color Conference (SOCC) is UCSA’s oldest conference. It was created in the 1980s to provide an intentional space to mobilize, support, and empower students of color in the University of California system. In recent years, students have expressed a need to re-evaluate conference programming and planning to better meet the event’s goals.
If you are interested in helping improve SOCC, please contact us.
The Student Experience During the Trump Era
UCSA is conducting interviews to capture the experiences of underrepresented UC students living first hand through the new Trump administration. Through these in-depth interviews, we hope to provide a detailed, intersectional look into the student experience under a national polarizing political climate. We seek to determine if feelings of marginalization, vulnerability, and or resiliency by underrepresented students have recently intensified.
We are no longer accepting applications to participate.
Policy Research Symposium 2017
This year at the Student Lobby Conference, UCSA is inviting graduate students to present their research to other UC students as a part of our second annual Graduate Policy Symposium, March 26. We encourage students to participate as this is a unique opportunity to present your work in a multidisciplinary forum. Presentations may take the form of 10-15 minute oral presentations, posters, or workshops. Topics may vary (research, policy, career development, education and more).
We are no longer accepting applications to participate in this event.
Financial Aid Experience Survey
UCSA is collecting data to share with the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) regarding UC students’ financial aid experience. This survey is anonymous. CSAC is the principal state agency responsible for administering financial aid programs for students in California. Its central mission is to make education beyond high school financially accessible to all Californians.
This survey is now closed.
