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Get Involved!

There are many ways to get involved in UCSA. From sending an email to part time internships, everyone can do something to help students win victories this year. UCSA board members are responsible for coordinating and implementing the UCSA campaigns on campus, so contact them to volunteer for UCSA campaigns, attend events, and apply for internships on campus or a systemwide committee.

You can also contact the staff directly to participate in the collective bargaining program or apply for a UCSA statewide internship. UCSA statewide internships require working from the main office in Oakland or the Sacramento legislative office. Please check out the links to the right, and look around our website for information on these opportunities and more.

UCSA Action Agenda

The UCSA Action Agenda is democratically chosen each year by student delegates from every campus at the annual UC Student Congress in August. These are the main issues UCSA will work on this year. To get involved in any of these campaigns please contact your voting representative. Find them here board roster.

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2007 - 2008

1. 2008-2009 Budget Priorities - UC Regents & Governor

• Fee Freeze
• $66 million allocated to Academic Preparation Programs ($33mil from the State, $33mil from the Regents)

2. Academic Preparation Institutionalization - UC Regents

• Ensure that Academic Preparation is always funded at a baseline of $33 million + inflation
• SIAP programs maintain or increase their current proportion of the Academic Preparation funding
• Conduct a feasibility study around creating an endowment to fund Academic Preparation

3. Pass the California DREAM Act (SB 1) - State Legislature & Governor

4. Standardized State-Wide Financial Aid Policy- UC Regents

• Ensure that all students have a choice to receive FFEL or Direct Loans
• Allow financial aid packages to be allocated over 9 months or 12 months

2005 - 2006

1. The Student Compact

Fee Freeze 2007-8
$33 million for Academic Preparation Programs
Increase Cal Grant B

2. Diversity in Admissions

2005 - 2006

1. Voter Registration/ Get Out The Vote

2. Student Fees and Financial Aid

3. Student-Initiated Outreach

2003 - 2004

1. Campus Environmental Sustainability

2. Protect Education and Freeze the Fees

3. Student Outreach

2002 - 2003

1. YouthVote: Empowering Student Voice

2. No on the Information Ban (No on Prop 54)

3. No Education Fee Increase, and Graduate Student Tax Exemption