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GSA Advocacy

JeremiaKimelman — 2009-10-21 18:41:53

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- The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week to hone their lobbying skills and make routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education. If you are interested in either attending weekly meetings or joining the legislative visits, please contact the director of Lobby Corps, Chris Lewis, at [[MailTo(cslewis AT ucdavis DOT edu)]].	+ The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week to hone their lobbying skills and make routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education. If you are interested in either attending weekly meetings or joining the legislative visits, please contact the director of Lobby Corps, Chris Lewis, at [[MailTo(cplewis AT ucdavis DOT edu)]].

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gsalobby — 2009-10-19 13:43:42

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- The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week to hone their lobbying skills and make routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education. If you are interested in either attending weekly meetings or joining the legislative visits, please contact the director of Lobby Corps, Chris Lewis, at [[MailTo(cslewis AT ucdavis DOT edu)]]	+ The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week to hone their lobbying skills and make routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education. If you are interested in either attending weekly meetings or joining the legislative visits, please contact the director of Lobby Corps, Chris Lewis, at [[MailTo(cslewis AT ucdavis DOT edu)]].

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gsalobby — 2009-10-19 13:42:22

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- The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week to hone their lobbying skills and make routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education. If you are interested in either attending weekly meetings or joining the legislative visits, please contact the director of Lobby Corps, Chris Lewis, at [mailto: cslewis AT ucdavis DOT edu]	+ The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week to hone their lobbying skills and make routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education. If you are interested in either attending weekly meetings or joining the legislative visits, please contact the director of Lobby Corps, Chris Lewis, at [[MailTo(cslewis AT ucdavis DOT edu)]]

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gsalobby — 2009-10-19 13:41:51

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- The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week and makes routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education.	+ The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week to hone their lobbying skills and make routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education. If you are interested in either attending weekly meetings or joining the legislative visits, please contact the director of Lobby Corps, Chris Lewis, at [mailto: cslewis AT ucdavis DOT edu]

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gsalobby — 2009-10-19 13:32:06

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	+ + The undergraduate student government ([http://asucd.ucdavis.edu ASUCD]) has an advocacy unit as well. [http://lobbycorps.ucdavis.edu Lobby Corps] meets every week and makes routine visits to the State capitol in Sacramento to lobby legislators and staffers about issues concerning higher education.

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Marrah — 2009-09-13 16:17:45

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- The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008. Former NAGPS board members generated a proposal for constitutional and bylaws amendments to be presented at the 23rd NAGPS National Conference. Please review these proposed changes at http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/2009NAGPS.	+ The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008. Former NAGPS board members generated a proposal for constitutional and bylaws amendments to be presented at the 23rd NAGPS National Conference. Please review these proposed changes at [http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/2009NAGPS NAGPS Amendments].

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Marrah — 2009-09-13 16:11:37

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- The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008.	+ The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008. Former NAGPS board members generated a proposal for constitutional and bylaws amendments to be presented at the 23rd NAGPS National Conference. Please review these proposed changes at http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/2009NAGPS.

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Marrah — 2009-03-06 14:09:45

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- To get involved in this form of advocacy, contact the External Chair at [[MailTo(gsaexternalchair AT ucdavis DOT edu)]].	+ To get involved in this form of advocacy, contact the External Chair at [[MailTo(gsaexternalchair AT ucdavis DOT edu)]] or see [http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/GSA_External_Chair External Chair Page].

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Marrah — 2009-03-03 19:05:32

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- The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008. For some of the benefits of being a member school see [[File(NAGPS Member Benefits.pdf)]] and [[File(NAGPS Member Benefits (Healthcare).pdf)]].	+ The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008.

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Marrah — 2009-03-03 19:04:18

nagps member benefits docs

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- The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008.	+ The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008. For some of the benefits of being a member school see [[File(NAGPS Member Benefits.pdf)]] and [[File(NAGPS Member Benefits (Healthcare).pdf)]].

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BrentLaabs — 2008-11-14 22:09:44

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- The Graduate Student Association is dedicated to ''advocating for graduate student interests'', both on this campus and throughout the - state of California.	+ The Graduate Student Association is dedicated to ''advocating for graduate student interests'', on this campus, throughout the + state of California, and even at the national level.
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- The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University.[[nbsp]] As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008.	+ The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University. As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008.
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- ["UCSA Information" UCSA and Student Representation] -- GSA has recently withdrawn from UCSA, citing how ineffectual the organization is and how poorly it represents graduate student interests. This page has a wealth of information about UCSA and our current status.	+ ["UCSA Information" UCSA and Student Representation] -- GSA has withdrew from UCSA in 2007, citing how ineffectual the organization is and how poorly it represents graduate student interests. This page has a wealth of information about UCSA and our current status.

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Marrah — 2008-11-03 18:42:02

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- The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University.[[nbsp]] As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf.	+ The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University.[[nbsp]] As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf. Here is the 2008-2009 [[File(NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc)]] approved at the 22nd annual meeting October 31, 2008.

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Marrah — 2008-11-03 18:41:36

Upload of file NAGPS Legislative Platform.doc.

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Marrah — 2008-11-03 18:39:26

Upload of file NAGPSLegPlatform.doc.

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FrancisHsu — 2008-08-29 10:51:03

email obfuscation, link to NAGPS

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- The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University.[[nbsp]] As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol.	+ The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University.[[nbsp]] As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. The GSA is also a member of the ["National Association of Graduate-Professional Students"] (NAGPS) who advocates at local and national levels on our behalf.
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- To get involved in this form of advocacy, contact the [mailto:gsaexternalchair@ucdavis.edu External Chair].	+ To get involved in this form of advocacy, contact the External Chair at [[MailTo(gsaexternalchair AT ucdavis DOT edu)]].

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BrentLaabs — 2008-08-03 20:42:35

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	+ ["Health Care Issues"] -- Getting dependents covered and affordable health care are top GSA priorities. +

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BrentLaabs — 2008-08-03 20:16:06

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	+ The Graduate Student Association is dedicated to ''advocating for graduate student interests'', both on this campus and throughout the + state of California. + + The External Chair, with the assistance of the Chair and Campus Organizing Director, is responsible for representing UCD GSA outside of the University.[[nbsp]] As such, we will attend [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/ UC Regents]' meetings and help to get our students on systemwide committees. The External Chair is also in the process of turning the External Affairs Committee into a fully-functioning Lobby Corps, which regularly meets with legislators in the state capitol. + + To get involved in this form of advocacy, contact the [mailto:gsaexternalchair@ucdavis.edu External Chair]. + + GSA also advocates for students on this campus as well. The Vice Chair is responsible for appointing students to serve on [http://chancellor.ucdavis.edu/aac/ University] and [http://academicsenate.ucdavis.edu/committee.cfm Academic Senate] committees. + + == Current Issues == + There are many issues which affect life for grad students. GSA, as a student association, is responsible for representing you on these issues. + + ''Some issues which the GSA Assembly have been working on for quite a long time include:'' + + ["Nonresident Tuition"] -- Reducing Nonresident Tuition, and making it so that international students are eligible for in-state tuition after one year. This will improve the diversity and competitiveness of our programs, and make a better university experience for all. + + ["Student Fees"] -- Student Fees continue to increase, and we're working with the state legislature to slow these increases. + + ["Housing Issues"] -- We believe that housing in Davis should be fair and affordable. To that end, we're working to ensure that tenants can participate fully in the community during elections, and that they are treated fairly with apartment deposits. + + ["Graduate Student Centre Proposal"] -- Grad Studies has proposed a one-stop resource center, administration center, and hang-out spot for grad students. The project is currently on the back burner, though. + + ["Know Your Rights"] -- Getting everyone to know their civil rights is an important issue to us. Read up on your rights today! + + ["UCSA Information" UCSA and Student Representation] -- GSA has recently withdrawn from UCSA, citing how ineffectual the organization is and how poorly it represents graduate student interests. This page has a wealth of information about UCSA and our current status.