January 21st, 2025
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Zoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98559266028?pwd=XOXI1eAbHbfVmdgNNgEAcBZ9mM86JT.1
- Welcome and Introductions
- Members introductions: Name, Pronouns, Year, Major, and Space.
- Order: Cowell, Stevenson, Crown, Merrill, Kresge, Porter, Oakes, RCC, C9, JRL, GSA, GSC, SAB, Provost, SUA, Lisa, Lucy
- Approval of Agenda & 1/14/25 Minutes
- Public Comment
- Announcements & Updates
- Member updates
- Group photo
- https://www.when2meet.com/?28391740-81oLJ
- Would it be better to do it during a meeting (we could have food and snacks)
- Merch
- Student Fee Summit
- Sub-Committee Work
- 2024-2025 Funding Call
- Updates Since Our Last Meeting
- StarChrome: confirmed that they attended an orientation workshop, and confirmed that they are a registered student organization.
- The three proposals that requested over $75,000 were contacted and they confirmed that they submitted under the “joint” proposal model which allowed a request up to $120,000.
- Proposals submitted by the Graduate Student Commons (3). They noted they met with Wahaj for the consultation. Wahaj reports that he did not conduct the consultations. GSC has not yet responded to Lucy’s outreach (as of 1/21 @ 1:30 pm)
- Email #1
- Email #2
- Email #3
- Decision Points
- Rocket Team - request to accept proposal submitted three hours after deadline
- Vietnamese Student Association
- Did not attend consultation meeting
- Contacted Lucy on 12/14/25 to ask about a consultation meeting
- Applications that submitted incorrect documents
- Ex: Permanent Budget and not Operating Budget
- Deliberation
- Resources
- Proposals for Discussion
- Updates Since Our Last Meeting
| 1 | Society of Asian Engineers and Scientists Funding | Jeffrey Chao, Carter Wong | Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) | $13,210.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | TAPS Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station Hardware and Software Update | Georgina Arias | Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) | $39,665.00 |
| 3 | Safe Ride Service Continuation | Georgina Arias | Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) | $75,000.00 |
| 4 | TAPS BCycle Membership for Financial Hardship | Georgina Arias | Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) | $75,000.00 |
| 5 | Pan African Research Fellows | Lenora Willis | Office of African, Black, & Caribbean Student Success | $32,500.00 |
| 6 | Expanding Experiential Learning Opportunities & Supporting Student Employment | Veronica Heiskell, Emily White | Career Success / Student Success and Equity | $37,135.00 |
| 7 | Advanced Scholars Alliance | Lorato Anderson and Marissa Maciel | Division of Graduate Studies | $73,521.00 |
| 8 | ISSP Student Staff and Global Mentorship Program | Andy Ng | International Student Services and Programming | $21,522.00 |
| 9 | Fund the Rachel Carson College Garden | Becca Mansergh | Rachel Carson College | $31,541.00 |
| 10 | 1. NSBE Annual Convention | Nebiy Giday | NSBE (National Society of Black Engineering) | $8,000.00 |
- Adjournment
Upcoming Guests/Topics:.
- Results of 2023-2024 progress reports from awardees
- Guests
- Director of TAPS - Presentation to SFAC per requirements of Measure 73
- Acting Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Success John Bollard
- By-Laws
- [From 6/6/24 meeting minutes]: Marshall, Mel, and Lucy will draft some language and edits for the bylaws responsive to today’s conversation for review next year early in fall quarter.
- Auditing:
- Student Media Voice Fee
- Student Life Facilities Fee
- Group photo
- https://www.when2meet.com/?28391740-81oLJ
- Would it be better to do it during a meeting (we could have food and snacks)
- Merch
- Sub-Committee Work