Philosophy:
The impetus for its creation came in the wake of the dramatic drop of underrepresented students in the UC system, due to the passage of Proposition 209 and UC Regent Standing Policy 1 (SP1).
 Organizations from the historically underserved communities at UCLA pressured the University of California office of the President to allocate funding to all UC campuses for the creation of a funding source for student-initiated, student-run programs. Resulting from this pressure, the SIAC was created on the UCLA campus.
History:
Although the SIAC was created only a decade ago, student-run, student-initiated efforts have been ongoing at UCLA for over 30 years. For students living in underserved communities, there has been an historic lack of adequate college outreach services and relevant educational support the K-12 education system.
 Hence, UCLA students from historically underserved communities have consistently addressed those needs by providing relevant, culturally sensitive and institutionally challenging services. The SIOC is the result of a long line of collaborative student-initiated programs such as those provided by the Community Programs Office (CPO) and the Student Retention Center (SRC).
The SIOC provides an alternative to traditional university outreach efforts. The SIOC projects accept all students who seek to participate by encouraging students from the most challenging backgrounds to participate. The program works at the student's individual levels to empower them to take their academic and life goals into their own hands.
There are seven (7) projects in the Student Initiated Access Center that administer services to over a thousand service recipients in the Los Angeles metropolitan region. The project receives funding through successful student referendum measures approved in 1999, 2005 and 2009. The Student Initiated Access Committee administers funding, evaluates projects, and oversees operations for its Center.
Student Initiated Access Committee Members (2010-2011):
Katrina Vo
VSU Representative, SIAC Chairperson
katrina.k.vo@gmail.com
JOAQUIN SUAVERDEZ
Samahang Pilipino Representative, SIAC Vice Chair
joaquin.suaverdez@gmail.com
Teresa Caro
AISA Representative
t.caro.1@gmail.com
Ashley brummel
ASU Representative
asuaccesscoordinator@gmail.com
yolandA de loera
MEChA Representative
mecha.ac@gmail.com
muhammad faizan shabbir
MSA Representative
faizanshabbir@gmail.com
selina stasi
PISA Representative
selina_stasi@yahoo.com
layhearn tep
CRC Representative
layhearn.tep@gmail.com
suza khy
USAC Academic Affairs Commissioner
suza.khy@gmail.com
Natasha Saelua
UCLA Administrative Representative/SIAC Advisor
nsaelua@saonet.ucla.edu
SIAC Contact Info:
Student Activities Center, Suite 106
220 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310.206.0843
Fax: 310.206.3175
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