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 scocslug@ucsc.edu.

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.

Advisory Committee on Campus Transportation (ACCT)

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). The committee meets monthly, mid afternoon on the first tuesday of the month via Zoom.

Students appointed to this committee will work with the head of TAPS(Transportation and Parking Services) to ensure that student interests are being brought before the Santa Cruz Metro Board.

Housing Rates, Recharges, and Fees Committee (HRRFC):

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.

Undergraduate Student Tech Advisory Council (USTAC):

This committee serves as the primary forum for undergraduate students to give direct input to the utilization of technology on campus and the ITS department.

Campus Conduct Board:

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

Department of Athletics and Recreation (ATH-REC):

Provides policy advice regarding department of Athletics and Recreation programs, services, facilities, and allocation of resources.

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.

Diving Control Board (DCB)

The Diving Control Board (DCB) is a policy making body for diving on the UCSC Campus, and is responsible to the Chancellor through the Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Dean of Physical and Bological Sciences. More Information