Associated Students of the University of California

Not to be confused with University of California Student Association.

Associated Students of the University of California
AbbreviationASUC
FormationMarch 2, 1887; 137 years ago (1887-03-02)
TypeStudent association
Legal status501(c)(3) organization
Headquarters412 Eshleman Hall, Berkeley, California[1]
Location
President
Shrinidhi Gopal
Student Advocate
Antonio Caceres
External Affairs Vice President
Saanvi Arora
Academic Affairs Vice President
Kenneth Ng
AffiliationsUniversity of California Student Association[2]
Budget
$1,678,558 [3]
Websiteasuc.org
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The Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) is the autonomous and officially recognized students' association of the University of California, Berkeley. It is the only students' association within the University of California that is fully autonomous from the university administration. Founded in 1887,[4] the ASUC is an independent, 501(c)(3)[5] non-profit, and unincorporated association. The ASUC controls funding for all ASUC-sponsored organizations, advocates on behalf of students to solve issues on campus and in the community, engages with administrators to develop programming, increase student-organizational resources, and increase transparency.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "ASUC | Home". Associated Students of the University of California. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Student Board - University of California Student Association". University of California Student Association. 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "ASUC FY23 General Budget [FINAL ABSA ALLOCATIONS]". Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Johnson, Robert S. (1966). "Berkeley: Student Government". University of California History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. ^ ASUC Form 990 for the 2008-2009 tax year