Student Government

• Active Minds Active Minds is a mental health advocacy group dedicated to changing the conversation about mental health and de-stigmatizing mental illness throughout the UCLA campus and the greater Los Angeles community.
• Bioengineering Graduate Association The Bioengineering Graduate Association (BGA) at UCLA was established to facilitate the communication of graduate students with department members, encourage the involvement of students in the graduate community, and establish platforms for the academic and professional development of its members. BGA coordinates with the department to provide resources of academic outreach for graduate students, including arranging lunch with guest speakers, organizing annual retreats to promote intra- and inter-departmental research exchange, and releasing other opportunities for student involvement. BGA also works to enrich the life of graduate students and form close bonds within the department. The council provides peer advising and mentoring, facilitates new student orientation, leads social gatherings and after hours, and provides community support for current students.
• Biological Sciences Council The UCLA Biological Science Council aims: 1) to provide a forum space for the graduate students within the Biological Sciences to discuss issues pertaining to graduate student life, funding, training, expertise, and etc 2) to promote interdisciplinary collaboration amongst the graduate programs represented by the Biological Science Council 3) To organize cross-disciplinary events to facilitate meaningful relationships and collaborations with students in the departments represented by the Biological Science Council. 4) To provide assistance and guidance to undergraduates who aim to enter graduate training in the Biological Sciences
• Black Graduate Students Association The primary purpose of the BGSA shall be to promote a social, informative, and professional network for Black graduate and professional students in order to ensure their retention and continued academic success at UCLA. In addition, the BGSA serves to make the UCLA community aware of and responsive to the needs and concerns of Black graduate and professional students and advocates for persons of the African Diaspora within the University and the surrounding area.
• Bruin Archives Bruin Archives is a student-led initiative designed to foster interconnectedness, diversity, and inclusivity among UCLA students. Inspired by The Strangers Project in New York, this project provides a platform for students to share their unique stories anonymously through writing, creating a shared space of empathy and understanding on campus.
• Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies Graduate Students Association (ELTSGSA) The Graduate Students Association of the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies is responsible for student programming of events as well as representation/communication of student issues to department faculty and staff. The GSA Board is elected from a democratically nominated pool of candidates representing all language sections in accordance with our constitution. The result of this collaboration is an even distribution of both GSA responsibilities and representation within the department.
• DGSOM Medical Student Council (MSC) The DGSOM Medical Student Council (MSC) provides reasonable and effective student governance for the students of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The MSC serves as the representative voice of the student body and as a mechanism for interaction with The David Geffen School of Medicine faculty and staff. It provides programs and services that assist in the completion of the educational mission of the School of Medicine.
• DiverSWC DiverSWC’s mission seeks to integrate an identity-informed approach to health and wellness by providing resources and events that encourage all campus organizations to create more inclusive programming. The committee also focuses on creating events and presentations that focus on intersectionality and the unique experiences of marginalized students.
• Engineering Graduate Student Association We represent all engineering departments in student government- including voting, throwing events, and managing tuition derived budget.
• Fully-Employed MBA (FEMBA) The mission of the Fully Employed MBA Council (FEMBA Council) is to accelerate ideas, inspire engagement and build bridges with all that the UCLA Anderson School of Management (Anderson) has to offer. The FEMBA Council is a student-led, student-run organization working collaboratively with its key stakeholders (FEMBA students, administration, and faculty) to enrich the FEMBA experience.
• Graduate Student Nursing Association (GSNA) Graduate Student Nursing Association (GSNA)
• GSA Graduate Students Association.
• History Graduate Students Association We are an association of graduate students in the UCLA Department of History.
• Humanities Council Humanities Council is one of the thirteen academic councils under the umbrella of the Graduate Student Association. Membership of this organization consists of UCLA graduate students in the departments of Asian Languages & Cultures, Applied Linguistics, Art History, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, European Languages and Transcultural Studies (French and Francophone Studies, Germanic Languages, Italian, Scandinavian) Indo-European Studies, Linguistics, Musicology, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages, and Spanish & Portuguese. We represent humanities graduate students at GSA Forum meetings, allocate funds provided by GSA, and foster intradepartmental, interdepartmental, and divisional actives.
• Master of Healthcare Administration Student Association (MHASA) at UCLA The Master of Healthcare Administration Student Association (MHASA) is a student-led initiative explicitly crafted for the health administration graduate student body at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. This organization pioneers an in-person and virtual collaborative environment that connects various student cohorts, fostering stronger relationships among students and faculty within the health policy management department. This effort is especially critical given the predominantly remote format of our program, which naturally restricts face-to-face networking opportunities. MHASA is dedicated to collating and voicing course feedback collectively and devising tailored professional development opportunities for our members, who typically balance their studies with full-time professional commitments. Our goal is to enhance their academic achievements and equip them with the leadership skills necessary for their future success.
• Political Science Undergraduate Council The Political Science Undergraduate Council serves all Political Science Students. It provides events, peer advising, and organizes the Political Science Undergraduate Journal. Council members may also serve as a liaison between students and the Department.
• Public Health Student Association The purpose of the Public Health Student Association (PHSA) is to serve the academic and social needs of its members; act as a liaison between graduate students, administration, staff, and faculty of the Fielding School of Public Health; promote community involvement among association members; and advance the field of public health through education, advocacy, and professional activities.
• Public Policy Leadership Association The Public Policy Leadership Association (PPLA) is a student organization representing and advocating for the interests of public policy students. The PPLA advances the mission to foster an accommodating, inclusive, and equitable learning environment for all UCLA MPP students. To further promote the interest of the students, the PPLA incorporates Public Policy administration and student leaders from different Luskin Caucus organizations. Every UCLA MPP student is a member of PPLA and is invited to attend and participate in PPLA events.
• School of the Arts and Architecture Council The School of the Arts and Architecture Council is part of the Graduate Student Association. The Graduate Student Association is a student-run, ASUCLA-affiliated organization that sponsors a variety of social, academic, and community programs.
• Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Student Association The Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Student Association (SPGSA) acts as a bridge between graduate students, our faculty colleagues, and the wider UCLA community. Members of this annually elected student organization represent Spanish & Portuguese graduate students at faculty meetings, Humanities Council meetings, and with the departmental Graduate Affairs Committee and Lower Division Council. SPGSA organizes 1-2 meetings per quarter to discuss issues relevant to graduate students, to share career planning and academic professionalization information with peers, and to create a social forum to involve new and continuing graduate students in our scholarly community.
• SWC Body Image Task Force The aim of the Body Image Task Force is to help the entire UCLA student body combat issues of body image. We do so by hosting events, workshops, and speakers that tackle issues such as exercise, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, mental health, and self esteem. Living as college students in Los Angeles, we want to help students understand how influenced we all are by media images and we want to give students the tools to combat these influences. The media has given us a specific image of what is beautiful, and we want to encourage every student on campus to feel confident and beautiful no matter how their body looks. By improving our self esteem, we can focus less time on our physical appearance and more time on living our lives. We hope to enhance the self esteem of students by demonstrating beauty isn’t only skin-deep, and by pushing students to be positive with themselves and not to be so critical. We also want to show how physical health affects mental health. We want to teach students ways to take care of their own health which will help them feel better. For instance we emphasize healthy eating and fitness, but encourage individuals to focus on feeling good rather than looking good. We want to make help accessible to those who are struggling with body dismorphia or eating disorders. Through our programming, we hope to educate the student body on these issues and how to tackle them. The Body Image Task Force also aims to help students learn how to handle college stress. We hope to provide stress outlets because we believe that mental health is also connected to self esteem and in general happiness. As students, we all face a variety of obstacles that can ultimately hold us back. We hope to reduce these personal barriers to help each student here reach their full potential.
• SWC Bruin Consent Coalition Bruin Consent Coalition was formerly known as 7000 in Solidarity: A Campaign Against Sexual Assault. Our most important goal is to support survivors of sexual violence. All members receive trauma-informed training, advocacy and resource education. We also prioritize educating our fellow students and community members on the necessity of consent in all sexual acts. Additionally, we encourage fellow Bruins to be effective bystanders and speak out against sexual violence.
• SWC Bruin Run/Walk Run/Walk is one of several committees within the Student Wellness Commission (SWC) and is responsible for putting on one of the biggest student-run events on campus every year: a 5K event in the spring that benefits the Painted Turtlel. It brings together UCLA students, faculty and members of the greater LA community to benefit the children’s hospital. There will be live performances, free food and giveaways as well as a silent auction and prizes.
• SWC BruiNecessities As part of the USAC Student Wellness Commission, BruiNecessities looks to support UCLA students by raising awareness to the lack of basic resources available on campus, and seeks to fill these gaps, by working with different entities on campus to bring programs and services to students. BN was initiated from two unaddressed needs on campus: the service of free menstrual hygiene products and oral health screenings - but the committee's reach goes beyond in addressing hygiene, food insecurity, etc.
• SWC Earth SWC Earth promotes sustainability in the student lifestyle through projects in collaboration with other UCLA organizations throughout the year. We educate students on environmental issues, put on activities and programs to promote sustainable habits, and spearhead projects committed to making environmental change on campus. Environmental health = public health!
• SWC Health, Nutrition, & Fitness Health, Nutrition & Fitness (HNF) is a committee under UCLA’s USAC Student Wellness Commission that is dedicated to educating the student body about proper nutrition, fitness, and health. HNF’s goal is to improve student welfare by teaching students how to incorporate healthy habits into their everyday routines. HNF can be seen as a Health – Nutrition – Fitness triangle. If one or more elements of the triangle are missing, the triangle is incomplete and the body suffers. Through unique programs and events, HNF focuses on bringing together all the elements of the triangle to provide students with a truly holistic approach to life.
• SWC Planned Parenthood Chapter at UCLA The Student Wellness Commission (SWC) Planned Parenthood Chapter @ UCLA is a student committee that aims to provide a platform for students to be better activists for reproductive health as well as educate the undergraduate student population on accessing reproductive healthcare. Through our comprehensive education programs and continued support from Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, we aim to address students’ reproductive health resource demands, connect students to local Planned Parenthood health centers, as well as mobilize the student body on issues affecting sexual health and reproductive rights. The SWC Planned Parenthood Chapter @ UCLA strives to not only keep the student body informed of current reproductive health issues, but also to empower them to make well-informed decisions for their own bodies.
• SWC Sexperts Dedicated to increasing the awareness and education of sexual health through exciting campus-wide events at UCLA. Focusing on the pillars of communication, consent, sexual-health, and pleasure.
• SWC Student Education and Research of Contemporary Health SEARCH: Student Education and Research on Contemporary Health—our name says it all. We know that there is a lot of research out there on health issues that are currently plaguing college students, but we want to cater out research and solutions specifically for the UCLA student body. Being a college student requires juggling academics, extra-curricular activities, work, friends, and family among a myriad of other things. Sometimes the health of the student gets pushed in the backseat in order to deal with these tasks, and students become sleep-deprived, consume energy drinks, abuse academic performance enhancement drug, and much, much more. Our goal is to find research studies and conduct our own research about healthy living styles and healthy alternatives to common choices and to disseminate this research to the UCLA student body so we can arm them with the tools they need to make the decisions that are best for them not only now, but also for the future.
• SWC Total Wellness Total Wellness is currently a division of the Student Wellness Commission. Total Wellness Magazine is a continuing endeavor started by the Student Welfare Commission in the 90's and refounded in 2009. The organization has come a long way since its humble roots as a quarterly newsletter and has since been committed to building a quality magazine publication replete with a highly trained and talented staff of writers and designers, internal review board, and medical review board of UCLA MDs, PhDs, RDs, and other UCLA health experts and professionals.
• THE UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL The Graduate Student Council is a representative body that advocates on behalf of graduate students in the school of music. This group of elected members meets regularly with leadership and classmates alike to in an effort to support and celebrate our students.
• USA Elections Board USA Elections Board facilitates free and fair elections for USAC.
• USAC Academic Affairs Commission To advocate on behalf of the UCLA undergraduate body to the administration on all issues affecting academic life.
• USAC Campus Events Commission Since 1965 Campus Events Commission (CEC) has been one of the largest purveyors of campus entertainment. Since its inception, it has acquired a reputation for its edgy style of advertising and controversial events. Still pushing the envelope today, CEC has remained a student-run, student-funded organization, dedicated to introducing and the finest fare in film, music and speakers into the UCLA community. Be it media seen or heard, Campus Events Commission is constantly in search of that which is as evocative and diverse as its audience. Come to one of our many events!
• USAC Community Service Commission Community Service Commission (CSC) is the community service focused office of UCLA student government (USAC). We serve both as an umbrella organization for 32 student-run service projects, and a center for the service efforts of the campus community, using large-scale service programming, and advocacy & awareness initiatives to engage UCLA students in ethical service. CSC projects under our umbrella address issues within the community, using both direct service and advocacy to affect social change. Each of our projects focuses on a particular issue in areas ranging from poverty and homelessness, to education, to health, and beyond. Projects receive direct advisory, transportation and resource support from CSC to strengthen their service efforts. Throughout the year, CSC staff members plan Alternative Break immersion trips, Volunteer Day, Servocacy Fest, Project Bruin, Nonprofit Networking Night, teach-ins and advocacy campaigns. We also partner with other campus organizations and UCLA administration (e.g. Volunteer Center) to co-program service events. Through the Commissioner, we have a voice on USAC to represent service-minded students across campus. Our overall mission is to better the Los Angeles & global community with both direct service and advocacy, and to educate and inspire fellow students to do the same.
• USAC Cultural Affairs Commission The Cultural Affairs Commission is one out of the fourteen offices in USAC, the Undergraduate Student Association Council. The mission of the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) is to put on quality programming with cultural, political, or social relevance that is accessible to all students. The commission is focused on “edutainment” (education + entertainment), arts activism, fostering community spaces centering marginalized communities and student-run programs that: ignite dialogue regarding current events, facilitate an exhibition of creativity, and promote cultural opportunities on campus.
• USAC External Vice President The External Vice President is the elected student body officer charged with representing the. undergraduate student body of UCLA to all off-campus entities that affect student life at UCLA. These decision-making bodies include: * the UC Board of Regents, * the UC Office of the President (UCOP), * the California State Legislature, * the California Governor, * the U.S. Congress, * the Westwood Neighborhood Council, and * the City of Los Angeles. The External Vice President’s Office coordinates its advocacy efforts through two student government coalitions: the University of California Student Association (ucsa.org) and the United States Student Association (usstudents.org). At a district level, the Bruin Lobby Corps coordinates advocacy efforts to elected officials in and around the Los Angeles area. The office’s work is mainly centered on fee and financial aid policies, and our goal with regards to our advocacy is to ensure a University that is affordable and accessible to all. Learn more about the EVP Office and USAC at students.asucla.ucla.edu
• USAC Facilities Commission The Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) Facilities Commission (FAC) is one of 15 undergraduate student government offices. FAC is responsible for ensuring UCLA facilities are accessible, sustainable, and representative of student needs. Our role is to amplify the student voice on sustainable campus policy and fulfill student demands when maintaining campus facilities, including buildings, outdoor spaces, and UCLA-managed transportation services. FAC must also engage the UCLA community in promoting sustainability and accessibility across campus, educate on how these issues affect the campus, and provide resources surrounding these issues. The Facilities Commissioner, the elected USAC officer who oversees the commission, also chairs The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), the undergraduate sustainability funding body, and appoints various campus committees related to space allocation and sustainability. With multiple projects and over 50 student members, FAC welcomes all undergraduate students to get involved in making the campus more sustainable and accessible.
• USAC Financial Supports Commission The Financial Supports Commission (FSC) is the USAC office responsible for helping UCLA undergraduates navigate financial issues through advocacy and programming. It’s run by the Financial Supports Commissioner (also abbreviated “FSC”), one of the 15 USAC council members who are elected by the student body to represent them as their student government. In addition to running the commission, the commissioner sits on council on Tuesday nights to discuss and vote on various topics of student interest, such as student fee allocations, the passing of resolutions, and current advocacy issues.
• USAC General Representative #1 We're the Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC)'s Office for General Representative! This office is intended to be a safe space that upholds and works to promote equity, inclusivity, accessibility, and community at UCLA. Within this office, we will work as a collective towards our goals and provide a space that invites folks of a diversity of experiences and backgrounds to feel supported. As our platforms strive to empower underserved communities with the resources necessary to promote their retention and wellbeing at UCLA, we establish a clear and healthy line of communication within the office that is sensitive to our capacities as students and as human beings.
• USAC General Representative #2 Student Government
• USAC General Representative #3 The Office of USAC General Representative III
• USAC Internal Vice President's Office We seek to serve you, the students! As the representative organization for over 1000+ student organizations at UCLA, we are accordingly interested in promoting the varied interests of this diverse body. We recognize that this objective may seem formidable, ambitious even. After all, it is difficult to represent such a disparate array of clubs, teams and organizations. However, rather than bemoan such a daunting task, we are instead committed to embracing this immense diversity; which paints our campus in different strokes and which allows us both to appreciate the uniqueness within ourselves as well as in others. Moreover, we do not see UCLA as an isolated outpost in the greater Los Angeles area, disconnected and aloof from its surrounding environment. Instead, we see the two entities as active partners in a fruitful relationship that is continuing to evolve in significant and important ways. Thus, not only do we hope to advocate student engagement on campus, but we also hope to extend that engagement to the community of Los Angeles. As citizens and students of this active, moving city, we must recognize our own interdependence, our own parallel currents; we must become more conscious of the direction in which we are moving; and the Office of the Internal Vice President is committed to doing this.
• USAC International Student Representative The International Student Representative and the office was established to support and represent the needs and voices of the international-identifying community at UCLA. The ISR Office aims to undertake numerous projects ranging from cultural awareness and celebration of the international student diversity to advocacy efforts in raising the concerns and struggles of international students and striving for a solution. The ISR office aims to promote, initiate, and support efforts that encourage improved support and inclusion for international students, and shall thus also act as a liaison and support office for international students to the best of its ability.
• USAC Office of the President The Office of the President functions as an integral part of the Undergraduate Students Association Council by promoting leadership, education and retention. The office's primary responsibility is to act as an administrative component of the entire council while facilitating programs and leadership development that bring different campus entities together.
• USAC Student Wellness Commission (SWC) The purpose of SWC is to advocate on behalf of the students regarding health and general well-being; to plan programs to improve student welfare and the community around them and to educate and increase awareness through various forms of media.
• USAC Transfer Student Representative The Office of the Transfer Student Representative is one of 15 offices of the Undergraduate Student Association (USA). The role of the elected Transfer Student Representative is to be the voice that represents the undergraduate transfer student population to the USA Council. The office is meant to address the collective needs of the transfer student body and ensure those needs are met by student government and by the administration. Among other steps towards transfer justice, the Office of the TSR appoints transfers to campus-wide committees, presents Transfer Awareness Trainings, co-hosts Transfer Transitions, lobbies for transfer legislation at the state and national level, and works with other UCLA transfers and transfers across the UC to advocate for a more equitable university experience for transfers. This role was created in 2014 as a result of advocacy by the Transfer Leadership Coalition and stands as a symbol of the power transfers have at UCLA.