[GSAUCR] UC Board of Regents Meeting in Riverside

[President GSAUCR]

*To*: UCR Graduate Students
*From*: Gary Coyne, GSA Executive Vice President, UC Students Association
Board of Directors

The next UC Regents meeting will be held on March 18-19th at UCR. As you may
already be aware, the fiscal crisis has impaced the UC with over $200
million in budget cuts and the regents have voted to curtail the enrollment
of prospective students from the incoming freshman class.  Students are
saddled with fee increases- going up more that 9% next year-and have
expressed concern about the quality of their education. University of
California Student Association (UCSA) wishes to ensure that the UC Regents
prioritize a budget that is committed to quality, accessibility and
diversity across the University of California.

*How can you get invovled?*
There are four UCSA-affiliated Whiteliners at each day of the University of
California Board of Regents meeting.  Whiteliners are provided direct access
to the Regents - they get to go past the line that separates the approved
guest from the audience that must sit in back.  Whiteliners therefore have
the opportunity to speak directly with the Regents and meet with them in
informal situations such as breaks and meals.


The responsibility of a UCSA Whiteliner is to advocate UCSA's positions on
issues the Regents will be considering and to build relationships for UCSA
with as many of the Regents as possible. This is also one of the few times
students have the opportunity to tell the Regents about our priorities and
our action agenda.

Students are generally only appointed to whiteline on one of the two-days
and you must be available for the full day in which you are selected to
attend, normally 8 AM to 5 PM.

*Other Ways to Get Invovled:*
If you are not available to attend a regents meeting for the entire day but
would like to address the Regents on an issue relating to a University or
UCSA priority item you may request to be added to the list of speakers
during the Public Comment period.  The Public Comment section of the meeting
usually begins at the start of each meeting at around 8:30 AM and each
speaker is allotted 1-3 minutes to speak to the regents on a their specific
item.

If you are interested in advocating on behalf of UCSA, please provide the
following information to  uadirector at ucsa.org as soon as possible
(PDT). Please specify if you are interested in whitelining, public comment
or either.

*Name:
E-mail:
Mobile Phone Number:
Year/Major:
UC Campus:
Organization (if any):
Date/s available to attend:
Why you want to be a UCSA Whiteliner or Public Commenter for the February
Regents meeting and how you can address the UCSA priorities around UC
accessibility, diversity, or quality education*:



Graduate Student Association
University of California Riverside
www.gsa.ucr.edu
Office: (951) 827-3740
Fax: (951) 827-6358

"One's greatest nemesis is one's self when one dares not to think openly"  -
Anonymus
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