Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
The Student Health Advisory Committee is an advisory board to University Health Services-Tang Center and campus administration that represents the entire student population at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) meets 3-4 times per semester and makes recommendations to the Tang Center Executive Director and the senior management team of University Health Services--Tang Center (UHS). The specific functions of SHAC are to:
- Create an organized dialogue between students and administration about student health and counseling needs, and UHS programs and services.
- Provide program and service advice/consultation.
- Advise UHS regarding insurance and budget issues, and student impact.
- Identify educational/informational needs of students.
- Address barriers related to seeking care and provide user feedback around accessibility and ease of use.
- Assess emerging student issues and keep UHS connected to student life and campus.
- Give campus administrators planning advice given student needs and budget constraints.
- Assess perception of UHS services.
- Provide student input through additional channels such as hiring and other Tang Center committees.
Membership
SHAC strives to reflect the diversity of the student body and includes representatives from the ASUC, bridges Multicultural Resource Center, Committee on Student Fees, Greek Community, Graduate Assembly, Health Worker Peer Education Program, Immigrant Student Issues Coalition, international students, multiple recruitment and retention centers, National Pan-Hellenic Council, queer and transgender students, Residence Hall Assembly, Student Parent Association, Transfer/Re-entry Student Association, University Students Cooperative Association and at-large undergraduate and graduate students. See membership list below.
Joining SHAC
The official SHAC membership recruiting period begins at the start of each fall semester. Open positions for specific communities can be filled throughout the academic year.
2012-13 Recruiting Update
SHAC membership is currently closed pending analysis of space and finding a balance between a manageable size committee and hearing from a wide range of perspectives. If openings become available, priority will be given to the following communities: Black Recruitment and Retention Center, Cal Independent Scholars Network, Mixed Students Union, National Pan-Hellenic Council, REACH Recruitment and Retention Center and Student Veterans.
Contact Us
Email:
shac@berkeley.edu
Staff to the Committee: Bene Gatzert, (510) 642-3629 and Kim Jarboe LaPean, (510)643-3920
| Member name *=graduate student | Community |
Natalie Gavello |
ASUC |
Diya Das* |
At-Large Graduate Student |
Yufei Liu* |
At-Large Graduate Student |
Bahar Navab* |
At-Large Graduate Student |
Loreen Atallah (co-chair) |
At-Large Undergraduate |
Nupur Savalia |
At-Large Undergraduate |
Alex Beletsky (co-chair) |
At-Large Undergraduate |
Vi Tran |
At-Large Undergraduate |
Tarek Barnes |
Arab Student Union/Arab Recruitment and Retention Center |
Deanna Alwafai |
Committee on Student Fees |
Flor Alicia Gowans |
Chicano/Latino Health Education/ RAZA Recruitment and Retention Center |
Alli Yates |
Berkeley Student Cooperative |
Stephanie Cardoos* |
Graduate Assembly |
Roberto Vargas* |
Graduate Student Mental Health Advisory Committee |
Aakash Hazari |
Greek Community |
Kate Yu |
Health Fee Advisory Board |
Tenzin Paldron* |
Immigrant Students |
Sing Yuen Chan (Joseph) |
International Students |
Mitra Vijeh |
Native American Recruitment and Retention Center |
Justine Velasquez |
Pilipino Academic Student Services |
Fay Pon |
|
Sofia Lynn |
Queer Students (Trans, Gender non-conforming, Gender Queer) |
Ben Vanderschelden |
Residence Hall Assembly |
Jessica Alegria |
Student Parents |
Kie Fujii |
Students with Disabilities |
Michelle Hong |
Transfer Students |
|
Non-voting members |
Bene Gatzert |
Tang Center |
Claudia Covello |
Tang Center |
Kim LaPean |
Tang Center |
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