Hello Everyone, my name is Kalwis Lo, I am third year Politics Major from Stevenson College. This year I am extremely excited and honored to serve as your SUA Chair for the 2008-09 academic school year. I can't wait to work with the amazing students and staff on this campus. Below are the additional expectations and responsibilities set by the other officers and myself. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have and let me know if I can assist you in any way. I hope I get the opportunity to meet every one enjoy, the campus, and have a wonderful day! Expectations and Responsibilities in addition to Constitutional Duties:

• Visit all college governments/ senates and student organizations

• Honor student body’s priorities

• Has overall responsibility for proper fiscal management of the Student Union Assembly

• Use legitimacy of position to accurately express and fight for student power

• Speak on the behalf of the Student Body only after consulting with the Student Union Assembly and other officers

• Liaison to Student Affairs and Chancellor

• Appoint Treasurer and Recording Clerk

• Serve on the UC Student Body President's Council(SBPC)and the Northern Student Regent Nominating Commission

• Ex-officio member of the Student Union Governance Board (SUGB), Student Committee on Committees (SCOC) and the Alumni Association Council

• Serves as the official student voice on the Academic Senate along

• Assist other Officers and General Body when necessary

• Ensure that there is a fair, equal and open SUA election in the Spring

• Keep in constant communication with the Director of the Student Organization Advising and Resources (SOAR), the leaders of the SUA Partnerships (Engaging Education, Campus Sustainability Council), and the SCOC

• Uphold the Student Body Constitution

email: chair.sua@gmail.com

Monthly Reports

• July 2007
• August2007
• September2007
• October2007

Kalwis Lo

Hey Slugs! My name is Tiffany Dena Loftin, I am a second year at Oakes College and as of now I am undeclared! Let me first start of by saying; I am a very approachable person, so please do not hesitate to come to me for any questions or concerns you might have. I was elected to serve you and I intend to do so. This year I am excited to recruit productive students that can play part in change for the University by joining SCOC. I want to make sure this Committee is used with full potential. Also, I want to make sure our SUA is transparent and available for the better of the students.

• Responsible for general body meetings (progressive)

• Try to communicate with appointed reps from committees

• Chair of SCOC
  Work with CAA on academic senate committees

• Educate undergrad about SCOC

• Wisely use the positions offered by SCOC to create concrete improvement in student lives (strategy)

• Educate students on all internal campus issues that directly affect students

• Head SCOC steering committee/ oversee council

• Visit all colleges and students orgs

• Enforce standing rules for General Body meetings

• Outreach (chair of outreach committee)

email: ivc.sua@gmail.com

Monthly Reports

• June-July
• August
• September

Tiffany Loftin

The CAA office envisions itself as a think tank of sorts that seeks to understand the workings of the Academic Senate in order to better advance and represent the student voice and student power.   The CAA is the official student representative to the Academic Senate, a body consisting of all tenured teachers on campus.  The Academic Senate sets ALL academic policies regarding graduation requirements, course and major approvals, individual major approvals, etc. 

If you ever have one of the following PROBLEMS with Academic issues, the CAA office will work to represent and defend your case:

• You can’t get into a class you need to graduate for your major

• Your individual major is denied
  A student-led course you proposed was rejected

• A professor or TA makes any kind of sexual advance on you

• A TA or professor attacks, disrespects, singles out or tokenizes any aspect of your identity

• Seemingly rigid and arcane academic policies undeservedly screw you over in any way

email:coaa.sua@gmail.com

Monthly Reports

• July
• August
• September
• October

Matthew Palm

The External Vice Chair deals with issues that directly affect students here at UC Santa Cruz on the local, state, and national levels. The EVC is primarily in charge of organizing lobbying efforts, campaigns, and conferences, working with national and statewide associations to inform, educate, empower, create awareness, and initiate dialogue among students. The EVC will work to make the University of California Students Association (UCSA) and the United States Students Association (USSA) more transparent to officers and the General Body, making sure the undergraduate population knows of the opportunities these two associations have to offer. The EVC will also work to keep students up to date about the Santa Cruz community, state and national issues, being the main contact for city council members, legislators, other UC's, etc.

email: evc.sua@gmail.com

Monthly Reports

• July
• August
• September

Victor Sanchez

The Commissioner of Diversity deals with the broad range issues of dealing with diversity and the communities that are adversely affected because of them. The Office maintains communication with resource centers, resource center directors, student organizations, Ethnic Student Organization Council (ESOC), Disability Resource Center (DRC), STARS, Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), and the retention and outreach student organizations. The office also works on Hate Bias issues including but not limited to title IV. In addition to the relationship to these organization the Commissioner of Diversity office supports and puts on programming events that deal with the recruitment and retention of historically marginalized and underrepresented communities on and off campus.

email: cod.sua@gmail.com

Monthly Reports

Leda Hernandez

The Organizing Director is the primary organizer on internal and external campus issues. The OD is responsible for creating and maintaining contact with student organizations and the Student Body at large and coordinating campus-wide campaigns. The OD also makes and facilitates connections between campus movements/issues and state-wide and nation-wide issues. The OD must also serve on board of the UC Student Association or appoint a proxy, as well as hiring a Historian/Media Coordinator to publicize for and keep a database of campaigns/events. The OD also maintains the STUDENT POWER committee of SUA representatives to execute student-initiated campaigns. Ultimately the OD office will be the student power behind the student voice!!!

email: organize.sua@gmail.com

Monthly Reports

Claudia Magana