Council members (or Board Directors) provide oversight, insight, and foresight to UCGPC as an organization. There are 9 council members who represent each active Graduate Student Association in each University of California campus. At this time, the following campuses have recognized associations: UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Francisco, UC Merced, UC San Diego, UC Davis, and UC Santa Barbara. The council consists of ex officio directors who serve as external vice president or executive vice president of each graduate student association. Associations with more than one external vice president will identify who will serve as a UCGPC voting director.
For more information, read our governing documents.
UC Riverside Council Member
Fernando David Márquez Duarte is a Mexican decolonial and Marxist activist and thinker from the Abya Yala. He has a BA in International Relations with Honorific Mention from UABC, as well as a MSc in Regional Development from El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) with a CONACYT scholarship. He is currently enrolled in the PhD Political Science program at the University of California Riverside (UCR) with a Fulbright García Robles scholarship and the Dean’s Fellowship. He has more than 5 years of teaching experience in different universities in México and the USA. Currently he teaches at UCR.
Advocacy interests
international students’ rights, disability rights, housing justice, and cost of living adjustment
Why should the UC graduate community participate in UCGPC programs like StARs and Day on the Hill?
I recommend everyone to participate in these programs because it gives you the chance to talk face to face to legislators, and let them know about your needs and suffering as a graduate student and demand actions directly to them.
Email: vpea.gsa@gmail.com
UC San Francisco (graduate) Council Member
David Asakitogum is a Ph.D. student, UCSF SON scholar, Global Cancer Fellow, and Women’s Reproductive Health Advocate. He holds a diploma in nursing from Bolgatanga NTC, a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Ghana, and a certificate in leadership and management in health from the University of Washington. David’s research interest is in cancer care and prevention with an emphasis on gynecological cancers. He loves nature and likes to socialize with friends.
Advocacy Interests
student health, women’s reproductive health, and community services
What do you hope to accomplish as a UCGPC council member?
Abolishing the non-resident supplementary tuition
Why should the UC graduate community participate in UCGPC programs like StARs and Day on the Hill?
Issues affecting students would be brought to the attention of UC authorities. It is a way of also grooming young leaders!
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