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View the update from AAVP Gavello's office for the week of 9/30 to 10/8.
EVP Justin Sayarath's office is hosting a Townhall in regards to Surge. This will be an opportunity to student organizations to communicate their needs for the remainder of the process. Be sure to attend!Â
EAVP Abbasi's office has been working hard to register thousands of students to vote before the October 22 deadline in California. View the Vote Coalition's video made by the National Affairs Office a and register to vote!
View the OP-ED written by EAVP Abbasi and members of his office in regards to Measure R on the Berkeley ballot this November!
Be informed and don't forget to register! http://www.californiastudentvote.org
The Office of AAVP Gavello is hard at work to increasing student access to financial resources. Her office is holding a Grants Workshop on October 5th from 5-7 PM. Be sure to attend and find out how your organization can get funded through one of the many grants offered through the AAVP office!
For questions or comments, contact AAVP Gavello at [email protected] or her Chief of Staff at [email protected]
Through the advocacy and work of AAVP Joung (2011-2012), Gavello (2012-2013) and their offices, the Student Learning Center (SLC) is now open 24/7 starting today. Your Student Action elected representatives are committed to providing tangible resources and results for every student on campus and will continue to working to increase academic resources on and off campus!
If you have any questions or comments, contact AAVP Gavello at [email protected]
AAVP Gavello's Office has been hard at work since summer to get everything organized for grants and library hours. Check out her update for the week and see how she's been serving you!
PRESS RELEASE:
For Immediate Release September 25, 2012 Shahryar Abbasi, ASUC External Affairs Vice President ([email protected]; 925-212-4487)
THE ANNUAL STUDENTS OF COLOR CONFERENCE (SOCC) WILL BE HELD FROM NOVEMBER 9TH-11TH AT UC, RIVERSIDE
In an effort to congregate students of color in a safe space and to educate students on cultural and racial issues still existent in the today’s society, the SOCC is an opportunity to share opinions and views with students from all over California.
By Ada Gu, ASUC Office of the External Affairs Vice President RIVERSIDE, Calif—The 24th annual Students of Color Conference (SOCC) will be held this year from November 9th to 11th at the University of California, Riverside. This yearly event is held by the UCSA as a platform for membership to congregate together to discuss and challenge cultural issues and inequalities that exist in our education system even today. The SOCC is a safe space for students of color and proponents of cultural equality to strategize and plan campus and statewide actions. It is the UCSA’s oldest and largest conference, and for the past 24 years, has been a major forum used to bring diverse, passionate students together from campuses all over California.
To finish the first phase of registration for the UC Berkeley delegation, please:
1.Complete the application at http://tinyurl.com/ucbsocc.
2.Turn in your $30 refundable deposit at the LEAD Center located at 102 Hearst Gym
3.Sign the University waiver at the LEAD Center located at 102 Hearst Gym The LEAD Center will be accepting your refundable deposits and collecting waivers Monday- Friday between 10am-4pm up until the deadline which is October 8th.
There will be no exceptions after this deadline. The deadline to cancel registration is October 8th by 5pm. If you cancel your registration after this time, your deposit will be non-refundable.
If you are unable to pay the $30 deposit please contact Prabhdeep Kehal at [email protected]. To learn more about the Student of Color Conference and the UCSA, you can contact the UCSA office in Oakland at 510-834-8272 and visit www.ucrsocc2012.com.
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THE ASUC EXTERNAL AFFAIRS VICE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE WORKS AS THE OFFICIAL BRANCH OF UC BERKELEY’S STUDENT GOVERNMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS ON THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS.
The LEAD Center is formally inviting you to attend Leadership Symposium from 11:00am to 4:10pm on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at UC Berkeley.
The symposium offers students just like YOU the chance to explore one’s own leadership style while building upon new and existing leadership skills. It also provides the opportunity for you to learn and understand how important relationships are to successful and effective leadership. Through this experience, you will explore your own leadership style, enhance your leadership skills, and develop the knowledge and the ability to create prosperous relationships with others while bringing about positive social change for the community and the world.
Whether your interest is personal leadership development or in developing the leadership skills to help your organization, we are sure you will find something at the Leadership Symposium that fits your needs.
Register now at http://leadershipsymposium.eventbrite.com
If you want more information about the symposium, visit: sa.berkeley.edu/leadership/symposium.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected]. We hope to see you at there! Leadership Symposium is sponsored by the LEAD Center, ASUC Auxiliary
PRESS RELEASE:
For Immediate Release September 25, 2012
Shahryar Abbasi, ASUC External Affairs Vice President ([email protected]; 925-212-4487)
Lilly Adams, State Chair, CALPIRG ([email protected]; 206-462-9238)
Daniel Tuchler, President, Cal Berkeley Democrats ([email protected]; 949-246-6952)
CALIFORNIA INTRODUCES NEW ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS
In an effort to bring the democratic process into the new technological age, California moves one step closer to increasing accessibility to voter registration.
By Ada Gu, ASUC Office of the External Affairs Vice President BERKELEY, Calif.—Registering to vote is becoming easier than ever with the launch of an online registration system Wednesday, September 19th. In an increasingly technologically connected world, where the internet is more accessible than a mailbox, this is a strong move forward by California elections officials hoping to increase accessibility to the democratic process.
This process has allowed the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) to partner with the University of California Student Association (UCSA), CALPIRG, and Rock the Vote to create an online portal to help register students that is available through http://www.californiastudentvote.org. Students should remember to list their university to help show which university is registering the most students to vote. Under the new law, the online form is also available for applicants to fill out at the Secretary of State’s website. To ensure registration security, the application, which will request date of birth and the last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security number, will be checked against their driver’s license or state identification card. If the application is successful, an electronic image of the applicant’s DMV signature will be added to the application at the end. However, if no signature is on file with the DMV, applicants will be required to print out the form and mail a completed version to the county election’s office.
The introduction of this new process is “great news for Democracy.” This statement issued by Secretary of State Debra Bowen was supported by state lawmakers as well as voter advocates, who have an invested interest in the upcoming November election. This online portal comes at a time when the ASUC Vote Coalition, a non-partisan organization, has been working towards registering residents in the Berkeley community. The coalition is UC Berkeley’s student government’s official voter registration coalition composed of student organizations on campus, such as CalPIRG and Cal Berkeley Democrats. Collectively, the coalition has a goal of registering 12,000 students, striving to raise the profile of voting on campus and foster an atmosphere of democratic involvement among students. Supporters of this move say it will help more than 6 million qualified but unregistered Californians to take part in the November elections. As of May, 72% of California’s 23.7 million eligible voters were registered.
The deadline for voter registration in California is October 22, two weeks before the November 6 general election. This election, which features the presidential race, critical state ballot initiatives and local council and mayoral races, requires active participation from all eligible voters.
The online application process resulted from legislation passed last year by state Sen. Leland Yee, ahead of a delayed federally required statewide voter database. According to Yee, the online registration process will not only increase voter information accuracy but will also reduce costs and allow more voters to take part in the elections. An online application does not lead to automatic registration as county election officials must verify the information before the applicant is able to vote.
When the bill was passed in California, eleven other states including North Carolina, Oregon and Washington were either already offering or were in the process of offering online registration. Now California will join their ranks and facilitate the democratic process by making the voter registration process easier for the remaining 6 million qualified Californians.
Students and all eligible voters can register to vote now through http://www.californiastudentvote.org. Please remember to list your university in the process.
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THE ASUC EXTERNAL AFFAIRS VICE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE WORKS AS THE OFFICIAL BRANCH OF UC BERKELEY’S STUDENT GOVERNMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS ON THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. CALPIRG IS A STATE-WIDE, STUDENT-DIRECTED AND STUDENT-FUNDED NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO STAND UP FOR THE PUBLIC AGAINST POWERFUL SPECIAL INTERESTS AND ENSURE THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. CAL DEMS IS THE OFFICIAL ARM OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ON CAL’S CAMPUS AND THE LARGEST CAMPUS CHAPTER OF THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE DEMOCRATS.
The Office of EAVP Abbasi is working towards increasing student representation at the local level by enabling students to serve of critical city commissions. Many of these commissions overlap with goals and projects that Berkeley students are already working on! If you're at all interested in serving on a commission, contact EAVP Abbasi at [email protected]!
Please note, you must live in the district within which there is an opening. Open positions are updated monthly. View the current openings now as of 9/13/12!
EAVP Abbasi's office is organizing efforts to attend the hearings on upcoming bills pertaining to issues important to us as students. On August 6th, the Senate Appropriations Committee will hear comments on:
Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act – AB 970 (Fong)
Same Day Voter Reg – AB 1436 (Feuer)
Middle Class Scholarship Act – AB 1500 & AB 1501 (Speaker Perez)
On August 8th, the following bills will be heard:
Private Student Loans – SB 1289 (Corbett).
If you are interested in learning more about the bills or joining the EAVP office on August 6th or 8th (or both!), then fill out the following Google Form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE5Oc1N1OHNzSHFIb3JJRllldm5CUWc6MQ
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the EAVP office at [email protected]!
External Affairs VP Shahryar Abbasi is recruiting individuals to attend this year's 14th Annual UC Student Congress at UCSD from August 17-20th. The EAVP office is decreasing the original cost from $190 to only $90 for 20 individuals. In order to receive this subsidized rate though, you have to apply before Friday, July 20th at 5 PM.
All questions can be addressed to EAVP Abbasi's Chief of Staff at [email protected]. Hope to see you there!
The Berkeley Academic Senate provides the organizational framework that enables the faculty to exercise its right to participate in the University's governance. The Berkeley Division formulates positions on campus and systemwide issues through a deliberative process that includes standing committees, Divisional Council, and plenary meetings of its Senate membership.
This year, 14 of the Academic Senate committees are calling for 1-2 undergraduate representatives, responsible for representing the undergraduate voice on the issues discussed by the committee they serve on. Any UC Berkeley student is eligible to serve on a committee. Apply now before Monday, July 9th. All questions can be directed to AAVP Gavello at [email protected].
This is one of the many forthcoming efforts from Academic Affairs Vice President Natalie Gavello's Office to provide administrators with tangible proof of what the students want out of their libraries on campus. The information submitted here will be used to advocate on behalf of allocation of library resources, the 24-Hour Library efforts, and other events that will come out of the AAVP Office this upcoming year.
If you have any questions, contact AAVP Gavello at [email protected] or her Chief of Staff Antonia Acquistapace at [email protected].
The Elected Executive for the 2012-2013 academic year have decided to extend the deadline for their Deputyship and Directorship applications to Monday, July 9 by 5 PM. If you didn't get to check them out before, now is your chance; don't miss this opportunity!
If you have any questions, email contact [email protected] or one of the Chiefs of Staffs directly:
Office of President: [email protected] Office of Executive VP: [email protected] Office of External Affairs VP: [email protected] Office of Academic Affairs VP: [email protected]Â
With the budget crisis at the state level, our representatives need to hear from us, the students! Shown below is a phone banking script provided by UCSA, the University of California Students Association. There are only 3 representatives to call so it won’t take too long at all. The important thing is to get as many people as possible to call, so get your brother or sister or friend or parents to call in too! All calls are planned for Wednesday, May 30th at your convenience, so plan ahead. Let me know if you have any questions and email me at [email protected]. Day of Action Save Cal-Grants Info & Caller Script The Issue: In January Governor Brown proposed devastating cuts to the Cal Grant program, a key financial aid source for students in higher education. Specifically, he has proposed to dramatically increase minimum GPA requirements for new recipients (fall 2013 and beyond). The Governor has also proposed to decouple Cal Grants from fee levels at the UC and CSU and instead have Cal Grant awards mirror the size of the Pell Grant a student receives. For example, if a student receives 100% of the maximum Pell Grant award (currently $5,550), they get 100% of a maximum Cal Grant award to cover all of their mandatory fees. If a student gets 50% of the maximum Pell Grant award, they get a Cal Grant to cover only 50% of their fees at the UC or CSU. Thousands of current Cal Grant recipients do not receive the Pell Grant and would lose their Cal Grant altogether if this proposal were implemented. Both proposals make higher education unaffordable for thousands of low income students and forces students out of the UC and CSU. Targets Senator Darrell Steinberg: He is the Democrat’s leader in the Senate; he makes important decisions during these controversial budget negotiations. Senator Carol Liu: She is Chair of the Senate Budget subcommittee that reviews the governor’s budget proposals for higher ed and ultimately suggests what language should go in the budget. She has yet to decide on any cuts to the Cal Grant program. Senator Bob Huff: He is the Republican leader in the Senate; he also makes important decisions during these controversial budget negotiations. Here’s what to say when you call: Target- Sen. Carol Liu Sacramento Office (916) 651-4021 Target- Sen. Steinberg Sacramento Office (916) 651-4006 Target- Sen. Huff Sacramento Office (916) 651-4029 "Hi, my name is __________________, and I am a student (or former student from) at ___________. I am calling to let Senator (Liu, Steinberg, or Huff) know that Governor Brown’s proposed cuts to the Cal Grant program that will increase the minimum GPA requirements and decouple funding from UC & CSU fee levels, would negatively impact thousands of struggling students. I urge the Senator to allow students the ability to obtain an affordable education and reject these proposals. Thank you."