Advocacy

What is the Advocacy Department?

The Advocacy Department of USG is charged with staying in close contact with administrators and students about issues affecting students in their area of focus. These concerns may come from data collected by Senators, administrators, individual students or student organizations.

The members of this department include representatives from cultural assemblies and offices on campus who work to create solutions to problems that represent a middle ground between students, staff, faculty, and the community. They serve as the liaison between key administrators and students, make sure students are aware of important changes taking place on campus, and increase awareness of available resources for students.  They lead university-wide committees, pursue advocacy projects, assist the USG President, Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, and other USG members with projects, and communicate with individual students regarding their concerns.

Advocacy Liaisons

2023-24

Asian Pacific American Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Sea Gira

Contact: gira@usc.edu

Black Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Abonie Blount

Contact: ablount@usc.edu

Environmental Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Jon-Marc Burgess

Contact: jonmarcb@usc.edu

First Generation Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Patrick Nguyen

Contact: pnguyen5@usc.edu

International Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Charan Ravikumar

Contact: cravikum@usc.edu

Joint Assembly for Miltary-Associated Students

Advocacy Liaison: Elle Barker

Contact: eabarker@usc.edu

Latine Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Kiana Amaya

Contact: kamaya@usc.edu

Middle Eastern North African Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Yasmeen ElFarra

Contact: yelfarra@usc.edu

Native American Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Zidane Zamorano

Contact: zzamoran@usc.edu

Queer and Ally Student Assembly

Advocacy Liaison: Isabel Jasper

Contact: ijasper@usc.edu

Student Assembly for Accessibility

Advocacy Liaison: Annette Malan

Contact: amalan@usc.edu

Student Assembly for Gender Empowerment

Advocacy Liaison: Maya Hermanus

Contact: hermanus@usc.edu

Transfer Student Assembly 

Advocacy Liaison: Chase Dudum

Contact: dudum@usc.edu

Pacific Islander Student Association

Advocacy Liaison: N/A

Contact: N/A

Imagine, Dreams, Access and Success

Advocacy Liaison: Heydy Vazquez

Contact: hyvasque@usc.edu

Keep up with our work

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