This year ASUCM created a strategic investments committee composed of the President, Treasurer and members of the Senate. This committee was tasked with finding ways in which ASUCM would have the opportunity to engage in cross-campus collaboration with various campus departments.
The strategic investments committee decided that the best way to do so would be to provide departments with financial support for projects that they may be currently working on or planning to start within the semester or year.
The committee set aside an allocation of $125,000 from the rolled over 2014-2015 academic year budget to provide financial assistance for these projects. All campus departments were encouraged to submit a proposal to be considered for funding.
There were thirteen proposal submitted, from those proposals submitted eight were chosen to give in person presentations. From the in person presentations, the strategic investments committee decided to fund three projects, those projects are as follows:
Collaborative Workspace
- Amount funded: $22,671
- Submitted by: Blum Center
- Purpose: To provide indoor and outdoor spaces where students can meet and work together; these spaces are critical to creating a sense of community at UC Merced. There are few spaces like this that exist on campus for students.
Bobcat Lair (KL 169) Audio-Visual Equipment Upgrade
- Amount funded: $46,905.50
- Submitted by: Office of Student Life (OSL)
- Purpose: This project would upgrade all of the A/V in the space including but not limited to the televisions, projector, and sound.
UC Merced-Lake Yosemite Trail
- Amount funded: $50,000
- Submitted by: Physical and Environmental Planning Department (Office of Planning and Budget)
- Purpose: The proposed UC Merced/Lake Yosemite Trail project consists of constructing a pedestrian path that connects the UC Merced campus to the Lake Yosemite Regional Park.
Below you will find links to the full proposals funded by the committee:
Blum Center - Collaborative Workspace
Office of Student Life - Bobcat Lair Audiovisual Equipment Upgrade
Physical and Environmental Planning - UCM-Lake Yosemite Trail
