History - A.S. Office of the President

Get to know the past A.S. Presidents and their accomplishments while serving at UC Santa Barbara

Gurleen Pabla, A.S. President | 2022-2023

Accomplishments / Projects

Accomplishments / Projects:

Return to Campus Working Group
⁃ COVID, Housing Crisis

AS Bike Shop
⁃ Finalized a location, began building

Basic Needs Vending Machine
⁃ Finalized machine for food insecure individuals
⁃ Purchased second machine for a new location

AS Academic Resource Fund
⁃ Provided grants for students struggling financially to cover textbooks and academic costs

Strategic Vision

Housing Crisis Town Hall

Mental health town hall

Committee on Committees (CoC) rebuilding

President’s Cabinet
⁃ Fulfilling appointments to fill the cabinet

Legal Code Restructuring
⁃ Worked with Attorney General’s Office to restructure and update AS Legal Code

Pearman Fellowship
⁃ Introduction of AS to students through an educational program
⁃ Places them in different offices as fellows

Immigrant resilience week
⁃ Director of Dream Scholar Affairs worked with USS

Safe Transportation Task Force
⁃ Reimbursed students for rides to and from campus

Food security and basic needs task force
⁃ Housing vouchers for undocumented students

New AS Logo (Communications Director + CMU)

Sat on various Chancellor committees and task forces

Munger
⁃ Advocating for student voices to be heard
⁃ Spoke at Faculty legislature meeting
⁃ Represented students on review panel

Undergraduate Council
⁃ Extended Pass / No Pass Deadline

Cultural transformation workshops

Two Executive Orders
⁃ UCSA Fee
⁃ Safe Transportation Task Force