I plan to work with the Housing Security Commission to address the multitude of housing security issues that have arisen in the past year since the pandemic. One of my main priorities is to increase transparency with the administration regarding how leases are distributed to students. Furthermore, I also plan on creating a constant line of communication between issues of housing security and the administration in order to make them understand the current struggles that students are facing on a daily basis.
Similarly, I want to ensure that our most vulnerable populations are protected against houselessness. This will look like expanding UCI’s social safety net to accommodate for students from low ses households so that they have housing accommodation. This will be done through working with ACC housing to provide students with temporary housing on campus where students are able to live for a few quarters before moving into more permanent housing. I hope that this will provide a solution for students that are undergoing housing emergencies.
TL;DR:
• Increase transparency between Housing administrators and UCI students
• Create constant line of communication between administration and office
• Provide vulnerable populations with temporary housing accommodations
• Assist students with finding temporary and permanent housing
• Make out of state and international students a priority for receiving ACC leases.