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Enhance Student Representation on Campus Committees: Apply Now!

Join over 60 committees at Berkeley that include student representation! Serve on the Academic Senate, Graduate Council, and various advisory committees focused on diverse topics including academic freedom and student diversity. Gain valuable experience, advocate for your peers, and influence campus policies. We currently have 35 vacancies in administrative committees and 4 in the Academic Senate. Responsibilities include attending monthly meetings, updating the GA on issues, and reporting on committee progress. Visit [GA Campus Committees](https://ga.berkeley.edu/campus-committees) to learn more and apply!

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Enhance Student Representation on Campus Committees: Apply Now!

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  1. Campus Committees • Student voice in campus policy • Academic Senate and administrative • Examples of Academic Senate: Academic Freedom, Student Diversity and Academic development, Graduate Council • Examples of administrative: Advisory Committee on Creative Arts, Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Dependent Care, Health Fee Advisory Board • Alternative to serving on a GA committee • Appointed by the CAVP

  2. Committee Clusters • Over 60 committees have student representation • Clusters (overlapping): • Equity and Inclusion (e.g., Committee to the Vice Chancellor of Equity & Inclusion; Student, Diversity and Academic Development) • Campus facilities (e.g., Design Review Committee) • Advocacy (e.g., Cal Climate Action Partnership, Committee on Student Actions and Demonstrations) • Academics (e.g., Academic Freedom, Grad Council) • Student Support (e.g., Campus Bicycle Subcommittee, Health Fee Advisory Board) • Community (e.g., Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund)

  3. Organization and Vacancies • In development: Website for accessing information on committees and getting in touch with representatives (via ASUC and GA coordinators) • Vacancies • Academic Senate: 4 vacancies (out of 13 committees with student rep) • Administrative: 35 vacancies (out of about 50 committees—some committees have more than one spot for a graduate student representation)

  4. We need your help! • Current make up of reps: GA exec board, project coordinators, officers, delegates, and other graduate students • Some of these committees require specialized knowledge or serve particular communities (e.g., Design Review Committee, Haas Public Service Award Committee, Student Technology Council) • Delegates can help out by either applying to fill these vacancies or letting their departments know about the opportunities

  5. What you can do • All information on the committees (vacancies, representative responsibilities, application) found on the GA->Advocacy->Campus Committees page: • https://ga.berkeley.edu/campus-committees • Responsibilities include • attending committee meetings (usually monthly) • keeping the GA up to date on committee issues • working with the GA to reach out to students potentially impacted by the committee’s work • writing a report once a semester detailing the committees goals, accomplishments • Apply!

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