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April 8th, 2025

3:00 – 4:30 pm

AgendaMinutes

Zoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98559266028?pwd=XOXI1eAbHbfVmdgNNgEAcBZ9mM86JT.1

  1. Welcome and Introductions
    1. Members introductions: Name, Pronouns, Year, Major, and Space.
    2. Order: Cowell, Stevenson, Crown, Merrill, Kresge, Porter, Oakes, RCC, C9, JRL, GSA, GSC, SAB, Provost, SUA, Lisa, Lucy
  2. Approval of Agenda & 3/11/25 Minutes
  3. Public Comment
  4. Announcements & Updates
    1. Member updates
    2. SFAC Merchandise Update
    3. Scheduling a weekend meeting
      1. Sunday, April 13, 2025, 11:00 - 2:00 pm.
      2. We will have an in-person and Zoom option.
      3. Lunch will be provided
    4. Spring CSF Meeting @ UC Irvine 4/26 - 4/27
      1. RSVP Due 4/10
  5. Subcommittee Meetings Weekly on Zoom - Choose new times
    1. Outreach Committee
    2. Audit Committee
  6. Campus Elections (3:15 - 4:00 pm)
    1. Fee Referendum Presentations
    2. Schedule + Materials (statements and budgets)
    3. Subcommittee to develop statements for the ballot
  7. 2024-2025 Funding Call
    1. Resources
      1. Proposal Folder
      2. Rating Worksheet
      3. Absent Member Notes
    2. Proposals to review and discuss this meeting:
24Slugworks Nook Launch Supplemental FundingNicolas Kouatli, Tamara BallSlugworks$71,000.00
  • Email from Slugworks
  • No response to follow up request for information on 3/28/25 (requested response by 4/8)
26Minorities and Philosophy Speaker ConferenceSomreeta Paul, Charissa ZeiglerMinorities and Philosophy UCSC chapter$5,000.00
  • No response to follow up request for information on 3/28/25 (requested response by 4/8)
29Academic or Personal use Loaner Laptops & Chargers funding proposalM Pratt, A Kelkar, M Douglas, A Popkeyna$25,329.00
41Black Academy & Transfer Prep PartnershipLenora Willis, Autumn Johnson, Lorato Anderson, Sara RadoffBlack Academy$55,000.00
  • Updates from Lucy regarding proposal #41
42African American Mentorship ProgramAutumn JohnsonAfrican American Resource & Cultural Center$44,309.00
  • Updates from AARCC Director regarding proposal #42: At this juncture, given the state of the budgets, we are willing to accept any amount of funding to ensure that our current mentors retain their positions for AY26 to properly plan to sunset the program in AY27 if we are unable to procure stable funding.
46Afya (Swahili for Good health)Lenora Willis, Jennifer Roldan, Santos, Dr. Erica LittleABC Student Success, College Student Life$120,000.00
47ABC Transfer ProgramsAutumn JohnsonAfrican American Resource & Cultural Center$13,920.00
48AA/PIRC Student InternsCaz SalamancaAsian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center$74,896.00
49Funding for Travel to Mock Trial Tournaments for the 2025-2026 SeasonAndres Martinez-SabinoMock Trial at UC Santa Cruz$25,000.00
50Bridge to Success Program (BTS)Caz SalamancaAsian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center$74,642.00
  1. Adjournment

Upcoming Guests/Topics:.

  1. Discussion on TAPS Letter
    1. 2024 Letter
    2. Response from Dan (to questions we developed on March 11th)
  2. Results of 2023-2024 progress reports from awardees
  3. Student Fee Summit
    1. Google Doc
  4. Campus Based Fees Review for summer session, FY 26