He is getting a feel for what each campus is doing in both areas. Max Espinoza spends approximately 20 hours per week, apart from the meetings, in Regent-related commitments such as reading, research, reflection, phone calls, and writing letters. This time commitment can vary from one Student Regent to the other. There are nine regularly scheduled Regent meetings during the year that are two days in length. They usually take place at Laurel Heights at UC San Francisco.
Regents attend other events also, such as special meetings and visits to campuses.
Much of the work the Regents are engaged in relates back to the Master Plan of Higher Education. A Regent must be able to talk about both the pro's and con's of a subject. Some Regents have been successful at bringing small groups together. For example, this year the Oxnard School District and UC Santa Barbara are in dialogue. In general, the Regents deal with policies, as opposed to the Chancellors, who run the campuses.