Student Observers to Regental Committees

As the official voice of UC students, UCSA and UCGPC jointly nominate students to sit on selected Regental Committees as Student Observers. These representatives are invited to the dais during UC Regents meetings to give a 5-minute remark on an agenda item of their choice to their respective committees. In addition, they are granted “backstage” access to the Regents, which provides critical opportunities to advocate for their issues of priority and build relationships with key decision makers.

Student Observers serve one-year terms and are expected to attend every full Board of Regents meeting, for which the cost of travel, lodging, and food will be covered by the UC Office of the President. Applicants being considered for these positions will first be nominated by UCSA to the appropriate Regental Committee Chair, who will then make the final decision of whom to appoint.

Descriptions of Regental committees may be viewed here. The deadline to apply is July 19, 2025.

Please email Caroline Nguyen at policy@ucsa.org with any questions.

As Executive Director, Salih leads our staff team and organizational strategy, keeps the UCSA office in operation, supports the Board and other student leaders, and fundraises to maximize the potential of our organization. Salih also oversees planning for UCSA’s annual statewide conferences.

Raised in Oakland, California, Salih Muhammad strives to embody the principles of service, sacrifice, and selflessness. For much of his life, he has been committed to living toward the liberation of Black people, at home and abroad.

In 2009, he continued the pursuit of knowledge at the University of California, Berkeley, where he excelled as a Black student and organizer on campus. His favorite quote is from Franz Fanon, who stated, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”