committees Overview

AGS Committees

AGS Committees are open to all graduate and professional students who want to participate.

Academic Senate Committees

Academic Senate Committees represent UCI’s shared governance between faculty, administration, and students.

AGS appoints graduate representatives to these committees each fall.

UCI Campus Committees

UCI Campus Committees govern and advises various student centers or other councils across campus.

AGS appoints graduate representatives to these committees.

AGS Committees

AGS Committees are open to all graduate and professional students who want to participate. Please contact the supervising executive for meeting information.

Internal Committee

The Internal Committee actively represents graduate student concerns regarding on-campus housing and parking, healthcare and insurance, academic units, and student life. The Internal Committee also plans student life-oriented events to support and enrich the graduate and professional student community.

Have complaints or concerns about housing, healthcare, or your academic unit? Have an idea for a student wellness event? The Internal Committee is looking for student feedback about their experiences.

Supervising Executive: Juan Carlos Ruíz Malagon, VP of Internal Affairs

Committee Members: Viviana Alvarez Rodriguez, Chely Garfio, Harika Pulipelli, Grace Bower, Christine Dianne Guiyangco, Christopher Ihinegbu, Mariana Gomez, and Kelsey Weymouth-Little

Contact Internal VP

External Affairs Committee

The External Affairs committee monitors active and pending legislation on the state and federal levels, lobbies in Sacramento and Washington D.C., and raises awareness about political issues affecting the graduate student body. The External committee is the representative to the UC Graduate and Professional Council (UCGPC).

Supervising Executive: Rebecca Angela Ruíz, VP of External Affairs

Committee Members: Fabián Cruz-Ruiz, Héctor Guevarah, and Sedat Orhan

Contact External VP

Social Committee

The primary goal of the committee is to organize social events geared toward the interests of the graduate-professional student body at UC Irvine.

Supervising Exec: Zora Mihaley, VP of Social Affairs

Committee Members: Katie Lord, Xin Zuo, Mark K. Gradoni, Partho Paul, Celina Yang, Aakriti Bisht, Luke Chavez, Adam Adam, Britney Nguyen, Diksha Sivaprasad, Meghan Lamba, Dexter Graphene, and Matthew Madruga

Contact Social VP

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee is responsible for overseeing Project Funds—small grants for student organizations hosting events open to the whole campus—and Travel Grants, small grants for graduate students to present original research at conferences at which they’ve been admitted.

Supervising Executive: Christine Head, VP of Financial Affairs

Committee Members: Xin Zuo, Joseph Hin Yam Lam, Brenda Bustos, Fernanda Hernández Paredes, Derek Yeghiazarian, and Jake Melton

Contact Finance VP

Academic Senate Committees

Academic Senate Committees represent UCI’s shared governance between faculty, administration, and students. AGS appoints graduate representatives to these committees each fall.

Graduate Council

Daniel C. Tracht, Amelia Roskin-Frazee, and Celina Yang

Council on Educational Policy

Christopher Ihinegbu

Council on Enrollment Management and Admissions

Joseph Hin Yam Lam

Council on Equity & Inclusion

Grace Bower

Council on Faculty Welfare, Diversity, and Academic Freedom

Kelsey Weymouth-Little

Council on Planning & Budget

Matthew Madruga

Council on Research, Computing & Libraries

Fran Beresford

Council on Teaching, Learning and Student Experience

Mark K. Gradoni and Partho Paul

Subcommittee on Courses

Mariana Gomez

UCI Campus Committees

UCI Campus Committees govern various student centers and resources across campus. AGS appoints graduate representatives to these committees.

Bren Events Center Board

Britney Nguyen

Anteater Recreation Center Board

Naja Spotsworth Christmas and Harika Pulipelli

Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee

Voting Members: Zoë Miller-Vedam, Daniel C. Tracht, Ava Ham, and Karen Valladares

Non-voting Members: Juan Carlos Ruíz Malagon and Amelia Roskin-Frazee

The Hill Advisory Board

Aakriti Bisht and Fernanda Hernández Paredes

Student Fees Advisory Committee

Christine Head

Police Accountability Board

Amelia Roskin-Frazee

Public Safety Advisory Committee

Rebecca Angela Ruíz

Student Center Board of Advisors

Brenda Bustos