Administrative Committees

Note: A number of these committees have not contacted us for requests for undergraduate representatives or an updated description. If you are a member of a committee and do not see it listed and/or have not contacted us yet this year, please have your chair or the appropriate contact email us at ucsc.scoc@gmail.com

Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)

The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) negotiates future UCSHIP student health insurance plans at UCSC. It meets with insurance providers quarterly to ensure that health insurance benefits important to UCSC students are retained/obtained.

Beyond Compliance Working Group

The Beyond Compliance working group is charged with increasing faculty engagement and participation in shifting the culture and policy around sexual violence and sexual harassment on campus. The emphasis on faculty engagement distinguishishes this committee from the general work of the Coordinated Campus Response Team, the Title IX and CARE offices, resource centers, and others committed to this work although it works in collaboration and coalition with these groups.

Student Housing West Student Advisory Council
To ensure we remain focused on the UCSC student experience as we progress through the Student Housing West (SHW) development process, we are creating a Student Advisory Council for the project. This group of student leaders will provide feedback and act as the voice of the student body while we proceed through the design, construction and operational planning of the new SHW community.

The UCSC students embody the unique characteristics of the UCSC campus culture, and represent the most reliable source of information about the current on-campus residential experience.  With this in mind, a student advisory council is essential to maintaining the unique and desirable elements of the campus culture and student experience. Through this advisory model Capstone Development Partners and the University aim to engage students during various phases of the project to hear feedback, answer questions, and incorporate ideas for the project when and where feasible.

Areas of interest for which student feedback and discussion is important include:

• Provide feedback on the unique considerations in the design of these new living-learning communities.

• Discuss the project’s approach to sustainability and identify opportunities for integrated learning experiences through design, construction and operational phases of the project.

• Brainstorm how to foster the strongest sense of community and how facility design impacts this.

• Discuss how to integrate the elements of the residential college experience that students value the most.
• Consider thematic residential cluster areas conducive to the needs and desires of upper division undergraduates.
• Generate innovative ideas and options that enhance safety, security, facilities operations, and fixtures and furnishings.
• Consider best options for amenity areas including social, dining, recreational and study spaces.
• Identify issues of special concern and advise the development team regarding how best to address these concerns through the design process.
• Provide feedback on plans for innovative use of technology throughout the community.
• Discuss ideas on how SHW can best connect residents with adjacent residential communities and the campus at large.
• Provide student-focused outreach and communications for the new SHW community.

Student Handbook Revision Committee
Campus regulations shall be reviewed every two years or more frequently if need be. Recommendations for changes shall be submitted to the chancellor or designee for approval prior to the end of the spring quarter every two years. The revision efforts will be lead by Assistant Dean Cliff Golz.  We will begin in spring quarter and will probably finish by early summer.  Any student appointed will be provided alternate ways to participate (Zoom, Google hangouts, etc.) should we go into summer and they are not local.

Advisory Committee on Campus Transportation and Parking (ACCTP)

reviews policies, plans, capital improvement projects, and both existing and proposed transportation, parking, and circulation programs and services for the UCSC main campus, 2300 Delaware Avenue, and the Coastal Science Campus. The committee should also be engaged in discussions about the transportation-related services at other campus-owned facilities and satellite campuses. Their primary objective is to recommend a sustainable funding model that a) ensures adequate support of programs, services and infrastructure to provide access to campus-owned facilities and b) aligns with campus goals related to sustainability and the limits imposed on campus by the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP).

Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) Planning Committee:

Meeting once a month for 1-1.5 hours, time commitment may increase. 
A Long-Range Development Plan is defined as "a physical development and land use plan to meet the academic and institutional objectives for a particular campus or medical center of higher education. It is updated periodically to meet changing needs and conditions. This process ensures that campus development supports academic, research, and public service goals, while also responding to UC systemwide policies and projected enrollment demand. The LRDP does not constitute a mandate for growth, nor is it a detailed implementation plan for development. It does not commit the campus to carrying out development on any given timeline.

Housing Rates, Recharges, and Fees Committee:

The Residence Operations Rates, Recharge and Fees Committee (RRFC) or ‘Rates Committee’
supports Colleges, Housing and Educational Services (CHES) Residence Operations annual Operating
Budget Proposal. The committee discusses operating and capital strategies, and reviews supporting
presentations and documentation.

The Rates Committee serves as an advisory body, supporting the development of annual room and
board and program rates and fees for key CHES auxiliary units. The scope for the Rates Committee
includes programs funded by student and program fees, including the University of California
Housing System (UCHS), Conference Services, and Early Education Services.

Outlined below are specific Rates Committee charges:

• Attend five to six 90-minute Rates Committee meetings from December 2017 – March 2018
• Review presentations and participate in discussions that support the annual Residential
Operations Operating and Rates Proposal and other auxiliary services budgets and fees
• Support operating strategies that help to achieve the following CHES Financial Goals:
• Maintain low student room and board rate annual rate increases, while sustaining a
high quality living and learning environment
• Manage capital resources effectively to provide for current and near term facility
maintenance and renovation needs
• Build and maintain sufficient reserve balances to provide for future facility
replacement and expansion to support campus enrollment growth, the Long Range
Development Plan, and compliance with the Settlement Agreement with the City of
Santa Cruz
• Manage dynamic and increasing information technology infrastructure costs while
providing students with current technology systems and capabilities
• Coordinate with other campus partners to simplify and improve operational and
financial processes to increase efficiency and enhance the stewardship of University resources.

Library Student Advisory Committee (LSAC):

The LSAC serves the campus by advising on the design and implementation of library policies and services affecting students, offering student perspectives on library issues, gathering input from other UCSC undergraduate and graduate students, representing the University Library at campus events and meetings, and advocating for the University Library to campus constituencies.

Advisory Committee for Information Technology (ACIT):

Provides a forum for reviewing, evaluating, and recommending strategies, plans, and policies for campus information technology in order to support and advance campus priorities. The work of the ACIT is intended to further an information technology environment that supports and facilitates the realization of campus, divisional, and individual goals. More Information

Arts Division - Dean's Student Advisory Board (DSAB):

Student Board to share experiences within the Arts and plan for future of the division.

Classroom Subcommittee (ACF CS):

The Classroom Subcommittee will make recommendations to the Capital Improvement Programs Subcommittee on issues regarding classroom utilization, classroom standards and design, and other classroom space issues such as modernizing multimedia equipment and classroom maintenance. The Capital Improvement Programs Subcommittee will forward the approved recommendations to CPS. Meets quarterly.

Committee on Ethnic Programming (CEP):

Reads and evaluates proposals submitted by undergraduate students to fund events and activities which support diversity on campus and enhance retention of students. Prefer students with experience organizing campus programs.

Information Technology Security Committee (ITSC):

This committee is responsible for setting security policies, evaluating new threats and reducing risk of intrusion, loss of data integrity and compliance violations. It suggests and evaluates resources for approaching security concerns, and generates initiatives to propose major projects that will improve campus IT security.

Campus Conduct Board:

Hears cases of alleged violations of student conduct regulations and reports findings and recommendations to the dean of students.

Learning Technology Committee (LTC):

Looks at how IT can support learning and teaching at UCSC. This committee discusses learning models including hybrid and distance delivery and other innovative approaches. They consider how instructors can use technology to make teaching more effective for teachers and learners, including in the classroom, labs and on the web.

Office of Physical Education, Recreation, & Sports Services (OPERS):

Provides policy advice regarding OPERS programs, services, facilities, and allocation of resources.

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Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC):

Reports to and advises the Chancellor, the Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor, and Vice Provost of Student Success on programs and services funded by student fees. Meets weekly for two hours. Note: this is a two year appointment. More Information.

Student Union Assembly President's Advisory Council (SUAPAC): INACTIVE

Serves to provide non-binding advisory opinions on interpretation of all policy concerning SUA, including university policy, SUA governing documents, standing rules, and parliamentary procedure. The Council will review interpretations and rulings by the President at the request of the President or any other member of the Assembly. The Council shall assist the SUA in an impartial and non-partisan manner.

Campus Welfare Committee (CWC): INACTIVE

The forum where issues of concern to faculty, staff, and students are discussed. The committee advises the administration regarding the impact that planning decisions will have on the welfare of faculty, staff, and students, and undertakes certain projects assigned to it which are both of importance to the campus community and within its charge.