University of California Student Association

University of California Student Association
Founded February 11, 1971
Location
President
 Kevin Sabo
Board Chair
 Guillermo Rogel
Board Vice Chair
 Yanira Rivas Pineda
Treasurer
 Rebecca Ora
Affiliations
Website www.ucsa.org
Formerly called
 UC Student Lobby

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is a 501(c)(3) organization, purposed as a student association of all University of California (UC) students.[1] Its charter states that it "shall exist to: serve the interests of the current and future students of the University of California and promotes [sic] cooperation between various student governments of the University and student organizations concerned with higher education."[1] The Association plays a part in various aspects of the UC system's governance, notably including the selection of the student representative on the UC Board of Regents.[2]

It has been noted for its opposition to education funding cuts[3][4] and increases in student fees[5][6][7] and for its support of affirmative action in enrollment policies.[8] The association mobilizes students via voter registration campaigns; it recorded 26,000 new voter registrations in 2006, and added 12,300 new registrations in 2008 for the California Democratic and Republican primaries.[9]

Governance

UCSA's governing body is its board of directors, which is chartered to be made up of the external vice presidents of all UC student governments. However, UCSA generally requires each student government to pay dues to maintain voting rights on the board.[1] Thus, student governments may effectively "withdraw" from UCSA by refusing to pay dues. As of March 2016, the UCSA board of directors included voting members from the following 17 student governments:[10]

Non-voting student governments

Registered public charity

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has determined that UCSA is "exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code" and that UCSA is a "public charity".[13] UCSA is registered with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts as an "Unincorporated Association".[14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Charter of the University of California Student Association" (PDF). University of California Student Association. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ↑ "UC Student Regents". University of California Student Association. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. ↑ Jacoby, Pat (2007-05-17). "Marco Murillo, New President of UC San Diego Students, Credits Preuss School With Opening Scholastic Perspectives" (Press release). University of California, San Diego University Communications. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  4. ↑ Schevitz, Tanya; Fagan, Kevin; Yi, Matthew (2008-04-22). "Nearly 2,000 protest college spending cuts". SFGate. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  5. ↑ Avila, Theresa (2008-05-15). "Fee hike leads to protests". The Daily Bruin. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  6. ↑ Miran, Aria (2008-01-18). "Regents To Postpone Increase in Student Costs". The Daily Nexus. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  7. ↑ Jacobson, Jennifer (2003-09-19). "Students Sue States Over Tuition Increases but Face an Uphill Battle". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  8. ↑ "The Board of Regents, September 1998" (PDF). google.com. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  9. ↑ Galio, Katalina (2008-01-23). "12,300 UC Students Registered in Time for Primary". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  10. ↑ "Student Board". University of California Student Association. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  11. 1 2 3 Von Kaenel, Camille (2014-04-01). "UCLA graduate government considers rejoining UCSA". The Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  12. 1 2 Menendez, Sarah S. (2014-03-04). "UCI Leaves UCSA". New University. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  13. ↑ Internal Revenue Service, letter dated December 15, 2013.
  14. ↑ UCSA’s State Charity Registration Number is CT0211086. The registration records may be searched online; Registry of Charitable Trusts.

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