We are an on-campus organization here at UCI that incorporates the best interests of all four of our housing communities, including Arroyo Vista, Campus Village, Mesa Court, and Middle Earth. Our main goal is to be an outlet for students, to amplify or otherwise represent the over 5,000 voices of the masses and to be an advocacy group in an effort to enhance the experience in on-campus in the residential halls.
The Government of Undergraduate Student Housing (G.U.S.H.) was established in 2006 by Fred Lipscomb, Executive Director of Undergraduate Housing. The GUSH organization was modeled after student housing governments throughout the country, with aims to serve as a central voice that advocated for the needs of the undergraduate housing residents living in the on-campus housing communities.
GUSH is currently run by the 5 executive board members and 1 professional staff advisor. Weekly meetings are held with representatives from each of the 4 on-campus undergraduate housing communities and continues striving to improve the on-campus residential experience. Issues and concerns are brought up during these meetings by the representatives and are discussed in order to make progress in the communities.
GUSH provides opportunities for the four undergraduate housing communities to come together at weekly governmental meetings and at various activities through out the year. Some of our most noted activities include the Sand Castle Contest hosted at area beaches and the GUSH Beach House Party where various performance groups showcased their talents and expressed their UCI spirit. These events were implemented to kick off the Elections for the upcoming year's GUSH Executive Board.
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