Panel on Affordable Housing and Basic Needs for Graduate Students

The panel will be at UCSC’s Graduate Student Commons

Co-organized by the GSA and Graduate Division
Part of Housing Santa Cruz County Affordable Housing Month 
Co-sponsored by UCSC’s Humanities Institute, Graduate Division and Community Relations (University Advancement)

• Zoom Link: Join via Zoom
• RSVP: Google Form

Panelists:

• Steve McKay & Ankit Sharma (Department of Sociology, Center for Labor and Community, Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies)
• Tim Galarneau (Co-Director of Education and Training at the Center for Economic Justice and Action (CEJA), UC Basic Needs)
• Mariah Lyons (Assistant Dean of Students, Student Support Programs, Director of Slug Support)
• Laura L. Arroyo (Associate Vice Chancellor, Colleges, Housing and Educational Services Division of Student Affairs and Success)
• Elaine Johnson (Executive Director Housing Santa Cruz County)
• Isaac Espinosa (GSA)

Agenda

• 4.00-4.05 – opening remarks Peter Biehl (VPDGS) and Sophie Trobitzsch (GSA President)
• 4.05-4.35 – panelists introductions with opening statements about the topic (3-5 mins)
• 4.35-5.00 – Moderated follow-up questions to the panelists (will be send to panelists later this week)
• 5.00-5.15 – presentation of the Graduate Cost of Attendance and Living Calculator
• 5.15-5.45 – Q&A
• 5.45-6.00 – closing and next stepsPizza will be served.