Together this gives UCSU the largest student government budget in the nation. The largest recipient of student fees is the Recreation Center. Generally at other universities, funding for stuff like the recreation center and Wardenburg will be placed directly under tuition, said Leslie Woodworth, UCSU Legislative Council president. Legislative Council is the board that approves the UCSU budget.
Most student governments oversee student groups and programing at their universities.
However, UCSU is in charge of much more. This began in 1974 in response to rising frustration about student s rights to make decisions. An agreement was passed known as the Chancellor s Autonomy Agreement. This agreement between UCSU and administration was something to give students more rights and say in what is happening at the university, Woodworth said. Students felt like they weren t represented enough.