UC Graduate & Professional Council (UCGPC) hosts an annual Sacramento Advocacy Day. This is a two-day, systemwide advocacy initiative that brings together graduate and professional students from across the University of California to engage directly with state legislators, legislative staff, and policy partners at the California State Capitol. Participants will help advance shared student priorities related to affordability, basic needs, research support, and public investment in higher education.
This program centers student voice in the policy process. Through coordinated preparation, training, and legislative meetings, delegates will learn how state policy decisions translate into real impacts on graduate and professional students’ daily lives.
UCGPC offers travel grants to cover expenses. Apply here.
(SoCal campuses: UC Los Angeles, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara // NorCal: UC Merced, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz)
Sacramento Advocacy Day is designed for students who are interested in public policy, student leadership, and community advocacy – and who want to contribute to a collective, systemwide effort to strengthen higher education across California. If you have questions about this program please reach out to treasurer@ucgpc501c3.org.