Student Senate
About Student Senate
Meeting Time and Location
Officers
Senate FAQS
Contact Us
Minutes
Allocations
Funding Requests
Creative & Innovative (C&I) Project Grants
Constitution, rev. Spring 2015
Bylaws, rev. Spring 2015
About Student Senate
Porter Senate is a group of community members that represent you! We are responsible for making sure that the voices of every Porter student are heard. And we take great care to stay tuned in to the latest Porter happenings and turn your ideas into action through collaboration and funding.
Porter Students - we want to hear from you! Come join us at an upcoming Senate meeting or meet with an officer or representative during Open Office Hours. Here are some Porter Senate FAQS that explain more about our function.
Meeting Time and Location - Winter Quarter 2025
Fridays 1:00pm - 2:00 pm,
- On DISCORD: PORTER SENATE
- In Person: Porter HITCHCOCK Lounge
Officers
Co-Chairs: Alyssa Obregon & Gabriel Landeros
Vice Chair: Aneri Pillai
Treasurer: Arianna Fabian
Secretary: Angelina Cheng
Public Relations: Sarah Hendrix
Parliamentarian: Paulina Garcia
Porter Representatives to Student Union Assembly:
- Gabriel Landeros
- Mubashir Kahn (Alternate)
Academic Senate Representive: (open)
Student Academic Senate Representative: Arianna Fabian
Student Committee on Committees: (open)
Student Fee Advisory Committee: (open)
Core Council: (open)
Senate FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (PDF)
Contact Us
General Inquiries: portersenatechair@ucsc.edu
Funding Inquiries: portersenatetreasurer@ucsc.edu
Minutes
Allocations
|
PROGRAM |
Date Allocated | Quarterly Allocation + quarterly carryover | Program Allocations |
| Quarterly Allocartion |
$728.55 | ||
| Baskin Day 2024 | 10/21/24 | $100.00 | |
| Hermanos De UCSC | 10/28/24 | $100.00 | |
| Fall Carry Forward | $528.55 | ||
|
Discretionary Allocation: Wtr '25 |
$728.55 |
||
| Fall Carry Forward | $528.55 | ||
| PKRG Cumbia Night | 1/17/25 | $100.00 | |
| Carry Forward | |||
|
Discretionary Allocation: Spr '25 |
$728.55 | ||
| Winter Carry forward | |||
Funding Requests
Guidelines:
- Your Porter Senate Discretionary Budget Request must be submitted by 4:00 pm Wednesday in order to be placed on the agenda for that Friday’s meeting.
a) Requests submitted after 4:00 pm will be tabled until the following week. - It is your responsibility to present the funding request to Senate and field any questions from Senate, the presentation may be made by any member of your organization.
a) Funding requests will only be considered if a presentation made. - Porter Senate does not typically fund travel.
- Porter Senate does not fund retroactively, i.e. Senate will not fund re-imbursements for purchases and expenditures that have already been made.
- Distribution of Funds is by Purchase Order or Transfer of Funds to a University account only.
Required forms (download to complete & email to portersenatetreasurer@ucsc.edu):
- Please download and complete Porter Senate's Funding Proposal form. Be sure to attached a description and budget for your program or event, as the Senate Funding Award Form (required for all SOMeCA, OPERS, College or University Unit sponsored organization).
- Please download and complete Porter Senate's Funding Award Form, section 1.
Please Contact the Porter Activities Office (Porter_Activities@ucsc.edu) if you have questions completeting either form.
Creative & Innovative (C&I) Project Grants
Support for creative and innovative Porter sudent projects. Funding is provided by the Porter Provost and awarded by the Porter Senate. Only Porter students are eligible to apply.
Porter students should be the primary (but not necessarily the exclusive) beneficiaries of the project. Grants must be highly rated according to some (but not all) of the criteria below:
Does the project facilitate Porter students' work as creative artists and innovators (in any and all fields)?
Does the project involve Porter students as makers of art and proponents of cultural or societal or scientific change (rather than only as audience members)?
How many students will directly benefit from this grant? How many Porter students? How will these students benefit?
How will this project have a positive affect on the Porter community as a whole?
Grant proposals must include a detailed breakdown of expenditures. Late or incomplete applications will not be funded.
Deadlines are PM on the 2nd Thursday of Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. Application forms and further information can be obtained from the Porter Student Activities office.
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