ASUCD Programmatic Committees
Mental Health Initiative
Chair: Deborah Widjaja, Cindy Chen
Description: The UC Davis Mental Health Initiative hosts the UC Davis Mental Health Conference, UC Davis Mental Health Awareness Month, and Counseling Services Student Advisory Board, which aim to engage students in destigmatization and education efforts, prompt attendees to organize around mental health issues, and offer them the opportunity for self-reflection and healing through mental health discourse.
Contact: mentalhealth@asucd.ucdavis.edu
Meeting Time: Mondays from 6-7 P.M. in the Mee Room
# of Senators: 2
Senators: Landrum, Malik
Disability Rights Advocacy Committee (DRAC)
Chair: Misaki
Description: The purpose of the Disability Rights Advocacy Committee, hereinafter referred to as DRAC, is to provide student recommendations to the Student Disability Center, uplift differently-abled student voices within ASUCD, and engage in outreach and destigmatization efforts regarding differently abled-students.
Contact: drac@asucd.ucdavis.edu
Meeting Time: TBD
# of Senators: 1
Senators: Estrada
Aggie Public Arts Committee
Chair:
Description: Enhance UC Davis and campus community with art projects, serve as liason
Contact: apac@asucd.ucdavis.edu
Meeting Time: TBD
# of Senators: 1
Senators: Kaur
DREAM Committee
Chair:
Description: The DREAM Committee’s primary goal is to lead on the advocacy of resources for undocumented students and their community on the UC Davis campus. These resources are meant to provide students with the needed and much desired tools they need in order to lead a successful academic and professional life.
This is to be achieved through the creation of a variety of projects that satisfy the needs of the students. In order to create these projects the DREAM Committee works hard to identify successful partnerships, inspire community involvement and demand awareness and involvement of ASUCD.
Contact: dreamcommitteeasucd@gmail.com
Meeting Time:
# of Senators: 1
Senators: Velasco
Student Health and Wellness Committee (SHAWC)
Chair: Alexander Cohen
Description: The purpose of the Student Health and Wellness Committee,
hereinafter referred to as SHAWC, is to plan health and wellness
related events on a quarterly basis to support the health and wellness
goals of the student population and engage in outreach and
collaboration with health-focused organizations on campus. The access
to critical resources for both mental and physical health is crucial
for the continuation of The University of California, Davis’ success,
but more importantly, the health of those involved in making this
University one of the most distinguished schools within the world.
Contact: arccohen@ucdavis.edu
Meeting Time: Contact Alexander to set up a meeting; Official meetings
will be posted shortly
# of Senators: 2
Senators: Spinoglio
Sexual Assault Awareness Advocacy Committee (SAAAC)
Chair: Akhila Kandaswamy
Description: The purpose of the SAAAC is to bring students together to provide intersectional, trauma informed advocacy for improving campus climate, and to facilitate the expansion of accessibility to educational resources about sexual violence, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. It is additionally the purpose of this committee to ensure that all students are made aware of the reporting process both through the university and law enforcement, victim advocacy resources, confidential support services, information about sexual violence in UC policies as well as students’ rights under Title IX.
Contact: akandaswamy@ucdavis.edu
Meeting Time: Tuesday from 7:15-8:15 P.M. in the Mee Room
# of Senators: 2
Senators: Kaur, Velasco, Malik, Carduny
Transfer, Reentry and Veterans Committee
Chair:
Description:
Contact:
Meeting Time:
# of Senators: 2
Senators: Kaur
International Undergraduate Student Committee (IUSC)
Chair: Esra Hawsawi
Description: Advocacy for international students
Contact: iusc@asucd.ucdavis.edu
Meeting Time:
# of Senators: 2
Senators: Velasco