The student Regent is a voting member of The Regents of the University of California, attending all meetings of the Board and its Committees and serving a one-year term commencing July 1. The Board of Regents meets six times a year, every other month, in two-day meetings. The powers and authorities of The Regents are broadly established in the Constitution of the State of California and are reflected in Bylaw 5 of The Regents of the University of California.

The student Regent is reimbursed for expenses incurred for attendance at meetings of the Board and its Committees. All mandatory University fees and tuition are waived for the student Regent during the academic years in which he or she serves as a Regent-designate and as a member of the Board.

** Student Regent Application Information **
The deadline for applications was February 21, 2008.

The student Regent for 2007-2008 is:

Ben Allen
408 Eshleman Hall
Mail Code 4500
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 642-2711
email Ben

UCLA graduate student D'Artagnan Scorza has been appointed to be the student Regent for 2008-09. He is a non-voting Regent-designate from July 2007 until his term begins July 1, 2008.