The Student Affirmative Action Committee of the University of California, San Diego

1975
1977
1989
1990
1991
1995
1996

SAAC was created alongside the struggles of the Lumumba-Zapata College

Summer Bridge is created
Students hold various actions to establish an Ethnic Studies Department.
UC San Diegos Ethnic Studies Department is established
Rodney King ruling, Students of color shut down the I-5 against the court's ruling
The Cross-Cultural Center is established
Proposition 209 is passed in the State of California, SAAC holds various actions against
the ruling

1996 The Womens center is established.

1998 Students hold a protest during the Universities annual campus graduation to bring
awareness of the lack of students of color
1999 QPOC is created.
The LGBT Resource Center is established.
Student of Color Conference (SOCC) is hosted at UC San Diego.
2007 Students protest against the Dimensions of Culture (DOC) Writing Program in Marshall
college for its lack of educating students on the struggles underrepresented students of
color face.
2009 All UC wide student walkout on Sept. 29, the first day of the academic year.
November 15-16: SAAC members host the annual Student of Color Conference.
November 19-21: UC Regents vote to increase student fees by 32% during their
meeting at UCLA. SAAC participates in the various actions that took place at UCLA.
2010 February: Compton Cookout is thrown by UCSD Fraternities; Noose is hung on 7th floor
of Giesel Library; Koala editor uses racial slur against black students on SRTV; KKK
Hood is placed on Dr. Seuss Statue. SAAC holds various actions alongside allies on the
University Campus.
March 4th: SAAC coordinates and participates in the National Day of Action for Public
Education. Thousands of UCSD students participate in the action both on the UCSD
Campus and in Downtown San Diego. Art Collective performs at the protest on campus.
2011-

Chican@ Legacy Mural is permanently installed on Peterson Hall.

MSA is accepted into SAAC.
December 2011: SAAC works with Public Education Coalition and other orgs to Reclaim
the CLICS library (slated to be turned into a lecture hall by admin) and re-open it as a
student-run 24-hour study space for finals (Reclaim CLICS). The space remains a
student-run study space for Winter quarter, after which admin go through with their plans
of turning it into a lecture hall.

2012 SAAC created a Gender & Sexuality Chair Position.

2013 ASUCSD passes resolution in support of divesting from corporations such as Northrop
Grumman, Alliant Techsystems, General Electric, and others whose technology is used
by the Israeli Defense Forces to violate the human rights of Palestinians (from the SJP
press release) by a vote of 20-12-1 after four years of Students for Justice in Palestine
pushing for this resolution in ASUCSD.
MEChA de UCSD Hosts the 20th Annual National MEChA Conference at UCSD
BSU hosts ABC Conference at UCSD
QPOC hosts QPC at UCSD