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March 11th, 2025

1:30 – 3:00 pm

AgendaMinutes

Zoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98559266028?pwd=XOXI1eAbHbfVmdgNNgEAcBZ9mM86JT.1

  1. Welcome and Introductions
    1. Members introductions: Name, Pronouns, Year, Major, and Space.
    2. Order: Cowell, Stevenson, Crown, Merrill, Kresge, Porter, Oakes, RCC, C9, JRL, GSA, GSC, SAB, Provost, SUA, Lisa, Lucy
  2. Approval of Agenda & 3/4/25 Minutes
    1. Approval of 3/4/25 Agenda & 2/25/25 Minutes (tabled from last meeting)
  3. Public Comment
  4. Announcements & Updates
    1. Member updates
    2. SFAC Merchandise Updates
    3. When to Meet for spring quarter meeting: https://www.when2meet.com/?29368249-ULnd1
  5. Subcommittee Meetings Weekly on Zoom - Both this week
    1. Outreach Committee Tuesday @ 5pm to 6:30pm
    2. Audit Committee Wednesday @ 11am to 12:30pm
  6. CSF Report
  7. Discussion on TAPS Letter
    1. 2024 Letter
  8. 2024-2025 Funding Call (If Time)
    1. Resources
      1. Proposal Folder
      2. Rating Worksheet
      3. Absent Member Notes
    2. Proposals to review and discuss this meeting:
24Slugworks Nook Launch Supplemental FundingNicolas Kouatli, Tamara BallSlugworks$71,000.00
25Kresge Presents PRIDEMaría Dolores Castillo, Keith Tinoco, Alexandru WechslerKresge College/Kresge Presents PRIDE$17,000.00
26Minorities and Philosophy Speaker ConferenceSomreeta Paul, Charissa ZeiglerMinorities and Philosophy UCSC chapter$5,000.00
27Supporting Interdisciplinarity and Intersectional Identities: Community-Building through Mentorship in Environmental StudiesDanielle Klawitter, Dr. Flora LuEnvironmental Studies Department Graduate Program$5,000.00
28The Colleges-Sponsored Writing CenterJaime CortezThe Colleges - Sponsored Writing Center$75,000.00
29Academic or Personal use Loaner Laptops & Chargers funding proposalM Pratt, A Kelkar, M Douglas, A Popkeyna$25,329.00
41Black Academy & Transfer Prep PartnershipLenora Willis, Autumn Johnson, Lorato Anderson, Sara RadoffBlack Academy$55,000.00
  • Updates from Lucy regarding proposal #41
42African American Mentorship ProgramAutumn JohnsonAfrican American Resource & Cultural Center$44,309.00
  • Updates from AARCC Director regarding proposal #42: At this juncture, given the state of the budgets, we are willing to accept any amount of funding to ensure that our current mentors retain their positions for AY26 to properly plan to sunset the program in AY27 if we are unable to procure stable funding.
  1. Adjournment

Upcoming Guests/Topics:.

  1. Results of 2023-2024 progress reports from awardees
  2. Student Fee Summit
    1. Google Doc
  3. Funding Proposals (tabled from previous meetings)