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What does ASUCI do?

Student Programming Funding Board (SPFB)

The Campus Organizations Funding Board is established to fund programming events by Recognized Campus Organizations (RCOs). It is the board’s goal to sponsor events that are inclusive to the entire UCI campus community, cultural, and/or educational.

Student Advocacy

The Student Advocate General develops and implements campus climate-based responses and initiatives, on behalf of the varying demographics and intersecting identities of the UCI undergraduate community. The Office collaborates with students and administration to establish that the student perspective is both present and accurate.

Entertainment and Events

Whether its the Office of Student Services, Academic Affairs, or Vendor Fair, ASUCI wants to enhance student life by providing concerts, speakers series, vendor market fairs, talent shows, art fairs, and different forms of entertainment throughout the school year.

Student Representation and Voting

The Elections Commission works to ensure there are fair and impartial elections during the Spring Quarter. The ASUCI Elections Commission is empowered by the Elections Code and ASUCI Constitution and serves at the will of the undergraduate student body.

Advocacy and Legislation

The Office of the External Vice President strives to advocate for students beyond the campuswide level. Along with UCSA, a coalition of UC campuses geared towards making the UC more affordable, accessible, and improving its quality to the students they serve, they work on a variety of activism efforts!

Student Resources

Every office in ASUCI strives to bring resources for students on campus and partner with on campus organizations and departments to make resources more accessible. Resources such as commuter/transfer programs, food swipes, academic reimbursement programs, grants, mentorship, discount tickets, transportation, media and tech, and more!

Senate Updates

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Please click the link below to access the Senate Zoom Link:

Senate Zoom Link

“We, the Senate of the Associated Students of the University of California at Irvine, as advocates for the student, promise to facilitate interaction amongst students, faculty, and administration, educate and inform the UC Irvine undergraduate community by pledging to be accountable to our constituency in an effort to enhance the quality of student life”.

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Last weekend, the External Vice President’s offi

Last weekend, the External Vice President’s office held the UC Student Organizing Summit with the UC Student Association (UCSA)Over 200 students throughout the UC system met up over Zoom to discuss UCSA’s 4 campaign goals for the 2020-21 academic school year at the conference. Check out the 4 campaigns and their new goals!Look out for more student conference opportunities with the EVP office in the future!#FundtheUC #RacialJusticeNow #UCweVOTE #ACQUIRE #UCSA

Hey Anteaters! Fill out this form to sign the peti

Hey Anteaters! Fill out this form to sign the petition urging Academic Senate to require professors, lecturers, and faculty members to record all lecture materials for Fall 2020! We are living through a time of increased emotional unrest and uncertainty. Students have varied access to finances, technology, and stable living conditions. As we all look for solutions to alleviate the anxieties of students, we would appreciate your support by considering the universal recorded class requirement.Link in bio!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2020UC Irvine Stud

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2020UC Irvine Students Urge the Orange County State Legislative Delegation to Support ACA 5The incoming and outgoing student body presidents at UC Irvine released the following joint letter this morning urging Orange County's state legislative leaders to support ACA 5 (Weber). #Opportunity4All #ACA5 #YesOnACA5

Black Lives Matter Movement Resources -- We compil

Black Lives Matter Movement Resources --
We compiled a list of resources that may be helpful to you (petitions, where to donate, how to get involved, etc). Link in our bio or check your emails!! We hope you found this to be resourceful and we can't thank you enough for allowing us to do our part. There is still so much more we need to accomplish and achieve. Let us know how we can continue to serve you.

Official Statement Denouncing Racial Injustice in

Official Statement Denouncing Racial Injustice in America

𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘈𝘚𝘜𝘊𝘐 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘖𝘝𝘐𝘋-19 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘺.
Stigma is a cluster of negative attitudes and beliefs that drives the general public to fear, avoid, and even discriminate against people with mental illnesses. Sometimes this leads to a self-stigma, in which an individual feels shame and self-blame internalized by their personal mental health challenges. Because of this, people are afraid of judgement if they choose to disclose their mental health problems and/or stories. Unfortunately, as a young adult coming into UCI, I believed this stigma. I continuously found myself breaking down almost every day and believed that this was part of the college experience. It came to the point where I had to fake a smile to get through the day because I was afraid and embarrassed to express vulnerability. I used to believe that I couldn’t talk to anyone because I’ve always been perceived as a happy and positive person, maybe I was just overreacting and being too sensitive. I am grateful to say that UCI has introduced me to resources and individuals who’ve pulled me out of this stigma. I am beyond thankful to have found a comforting friend group who have made me realize that sometimes it’s okay to not be okay and to embrace it instead of feeling shame. Now as a mental health advocate, I recognize that I fell into the stigma and it blinded me from validating myself and my feelings. I hope to spread awareness and encourage others to join this journey of ending the stigma. Everyone has experienced it, if not will experience mental health challenges and talking about it should be as important as physical health. To anyone who has shared and inspired others with their mental health story, thank you! To anyone who has been a shoulder to cry on or a listener, thank you! To anyone who is reading this, thank you f

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𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘈𝘚𝘜𝘊𝘐 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘖𝘝𝘐𝘋-19 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘺.
My mental health has not been the greatest for a long time. I would describe my mental health as this journey where sometimes I believe that I can do anything and feel joy in living my day and sometimes I lay in bed not having any motivation or willingness to be happy or be a functioning human being. It's this feeling of emptiness or loneliness I have that I don't know how to fill up by myself or keep whole. I always had this notion in my head that once I do find that "perfect answer" that solves all of my problems, I will be happy for the rest of my life. I used to think that once I followed those self-care tips and tricks you see on your social media feed such as wearing face masks and thinking happy thoughts often, I will finally be healed. However, I realized that there isn't always a concrete answer to improving my mental health; I need to figure out my own version of self-care and healing that works for me. I remind myself that we all go through our own experiences in our lives due to our identities and environments, so not every solution we see and hear will successfully apply to us because we all have different needs that can't be solved with one ultimate solution. I think understanding and accepting your thoughts and emotions and acknowledging what you may need for yourself while considering your own circumstances is a big start to figuring out how you want to approach taking care of your mental health. I'm not here to say that taking care of yourself is going to be easy, accessible, linear, or will happen in an instant. What I want to say is that self-care is important for us and will always be important for the rest of our lives. We may never find that "perfect answer" that works forever but we may find what can work for us in th

𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘈𝘚𝘜𝘊𝘐 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘖𝘝𝘐𝘋-19 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘺.
How beautiful is it that May is both Mental Health Awareness Month AND Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month? To me, the subjects are intertwined. I call it beautiful, not to overlook the difficult reality of mental health challenges or socioeconomic barriers that AAPIs have historically faced in America (and abroad), but to celebrate the ongoing resilience and strength within.
To me, mental health means growing up in a collectivist household positioned in an individualistic society. To me, mental health means navigating intergenerational trauma as a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants. To me, mental health means battling the thoughts in my head telling me I’m still not enough. Mental Health Awareness Month is about addressing the fact that stigma still exists. I call myself an advocate, but the fact that I’m still not comfortable sharing everything that’s on my own plate is proof that stigma is far from eliminated. This month, and every day after, I hope you’ll join me to take some quality time for yourself. Check in with your mental health; it is just as important as physical health. Self-care looks different for everyone. Some days, I don’t even feel as though I have the capacity to do so—and that’s okay too. Go at your own pace, don’t fall into the trap of productivity guilt. You are doing your best (and you’re doing great). I’ll be rooting for you, always.

As some of you may know, May is National Asian Pac

As some of you may know, May is National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! APAHM recognizes the achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and their contributions to U.S history and culture. This rich heritage can be seen thriving within communities and continues to shape millions of lives every day.

𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘈𝘚𝘜𝘊𝘐 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘖𝘝𝘐𝘋-19 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘺.
The stigma surrounding mental health, especially growing up in an Asian American household, was undeniably real. It took me years to be able to open up to my family about my mental health; however, it was a conversation that definitely needed to be had. For so long I felt alone in my journey, because I never felt that I could really talk to anyone about what I was going through. I will admit, this time of quarantine and isolation has truly taken a toll on my mental health. That is why I believe it is important now more than ever to reach out to others and to take care of yourself. I encourage everyone to practice self-care however they see fit. Personally, the uncertainty and fear of the situation we are living in has brought a great deal of anxiety, as I’m sure many of y’all can relate. It is so important to acknowledge the Individuality of your mental health journey and realize all of us are at different places in our lives. No matter where you are and what it is you are going through, just know you are seen and loved. Do not hesitate to seek help whether that be through speaking to a friend or connecting with the Counseling Center. We are all in this together, and we are all going to get through this together.

Our fellow Anteaters, This is our last push for th

Our fellow Anteaters,
This is our last push for the Mental Health Survey. Your mental health matters to us. Keeping consistent with that promise, ASUCI's State Legislative Affairs Coordinator and the Mental Health Commission are partnering to prepare a response across the UC System about mental health services on our campuses. We invite you to participate in this survey that will help us tailor an equitable response to each campus. All data collected will remain anonymous and no identifiable data will be retained.
All UC students are invited to fill this out! It takes less than 10 minutes to fill out and helps provide long-term support for students.
Survey closes TONIGHT at 11:59pm.https://bit.ly/mentalhealthEVP

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Spring Quarter Office of the Internal Vice President Office Hours

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Hello! The Office of the Internal Vice President is hosting virtual office hours now throughout all of Spring Quarter . Due to COVID-19 we will be having to host remote office hours. You can speak

Student Financial Situation Survey

ASUCI Internal Vice President2020-04-05T23:42:24-07:00April 5th, 2020|

Hello! ASUCI would like to understand the current financial situations of our students due to the impacts of COVID-19, so we are putting out a survey to gather data. Don't worry, this survey is completely

ASUCI Advocacy Efforts COVID-19 Response Survey

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Hello Anteaters! I truly hope you all are taking care of yourselves and focusing on important matters in regards to your emotional, mental, physical, and educational wellbeing. I know this time has been very

Office of the Internal Vice President End of the Year Updates

ASUCI Internal Vice President2019-06-12T14:07:31-07:00June 12th, 2019|

Hello Anteaters, I hope all of you have gone through finals and checked off another successful academic year. I am Sanjanaa Ellur and I served as your Internal Vice President during this academic year.

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During this week’s senate meeting, our senate standing committees have been working on projects together ranging to better provide transparency, advocacy support, and accountability within ASUCI!

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During this week's Senate Meeting, ASUCI's Chief Accountability Officer, introduced new accountability measures across all ASUCI offices as accountability is the forefront of ASUCI's mission this academic school year. Senators also plan on hosting a Senate Intern Program next quarter for those interested in assisting senators in their advocacy projects and developing a greater understanding of ASUCI's legislative branch. A full list of updates can be found in our meeting notes on the ASUCI homepage! ... See MoreSee Less

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