University of California Student Regents

Student regent of the University of California
Seal of the University of California
Incumbent Marcela Ramirez since July 1, 2016
Member of	Regents of the University of California
Nominator	University of California Student Association Board of Directors Regents' Special Committee to Select a Student Regent Student government nominating commissions
Appointer	Regents of the University of California
Term length	One year (Preceded by approx. one-year term as Regent-designate)
Constituting instrument	Constitution of California
Formation	1975
First holder	Carol Mock
Deputy	University of California Student Regent-designate
Salary	Two-year full tuition waiver or scholarship
Website	regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/about/members-and-advisors/student-regent.html

The student regent is a position on the University of California Board of Regents created by a 1974 California ballot proposition to represent University of California (UC) students on the university system's governing board. It is required by the California Constitution. Student regents serve an approximately one-year term as 'student regent-designate', followed by a one-year term as a full voting member of the Regents. The 2016-2017 student regent is Marcela Ramirez, a UC Riverside graduate student; the student regent-designate is Paul Monge Rodriguez, a UC Berkeley law student.

Virtually any UC student in good academic standing may apply to be student regent. Southern and northern regional UC student nominating commissions annually select ten semifinalists from those who apply. These semifinalists are then interviewed by the University of California Student Association (UCSA) board of directors. The board chooses three applicants, who are then interviewed by the Regents’ Special Committee to Select a Student Regent. The Regents may reject the list of finalists. The committee then recommends a nominee to the full board of University of California Regents, which then votes on the nominee. Once approved, the nominee becomes 'student regent-designate', shadowing the student regent for approximately one academic year until the beginning of their formal, year-long term on July 1 of the next year. Traditionally, the position alternates between undergraduate and graduate students as well as between the various UC campuses. However, some students involved in the selection process have said that it may be biased towards graduate students as well as students from UCLA and UC Berkeley, traditionally considered the flagship campuses of the UC system.