Definitions:

Bump

Bump is the process by which rooms are allocated to new members or those old members who wish to change location or type of room. Rooms are given out based on a member's seniority. On Bump day, all new members (and interested old members) assemble to pick rooms (from the available pool of rooms) to live in. If you want to live with a roommate of your choice bump will be the day this is officially done as well. The policies regarding room allocations are firm. As rooms are given out based on seniority, a single is absolutely not possible - more likely a triple.

There are, however, official means by which you can obtain a double: a. By either selecting one that's open when it's your turn to make a selection or b. By obtaining the permission of a member who already has Tenure on a double (i.e. rights to the room) and who is willing to admit you into an open space.

Bump is held on two days: the first day consists of the selection process of rooms, the next day, consists of the actual move-in to the new room.

Chore / Work Shift

As it is a cooperative and is run by mostly students, all members living at the UCHA are required to perform a chore obligation which is equal to 4/5 hours a week. This contribution helps keep rent costs low.

Crew

All chore assignments fall under a particular crew (i.e. Kitchen, Facilities, Security etc.). When a member moves in he/she is assigned to one of these crews (usually the kitchen) and may transfer to another crew with the consent of that crew chief.

Crew Chiefs

Is the chief student supervisor in charge of a particular crew. He/she is responsible for the daily activities of this crew and is in turn supervised by a department head.

Department Heads

He/she is a full-time (Non-student) manager, who is overall in charge of a department. There are three department heads and all crews fall under the direct supervision of these three individuals (Office, kitchen and Facilities).  All department heads are supervised by the Executive Director.

Deposit Number

All persons moving in to the co-op (UCHA) are given a deposit number which becomes their identification number for transactions in the organization.

Fine

A penalty levied for non- compliance of a household requirement. Fines are given for various reasons.

Chore shift: For non- fulfillment of a household chore requirement, it is calculated per hour (i.e.$10.00/hour).

Bathroom: Fines are levied for not cleaning the bathroom according to the specified criteria (see postings for details).

Uncooperative: Fines are also given for behavior that is deemed not in keeping with the spirit and expectation of the organization (see rule book for details).

Orientation

The UCHA offers his new members two orientations.

General orientation: At this orientation various aspects of cooperative living is covered. The orientation is held usually on the first or second week of the quarter and all those attending may be given QPHs.

Kitchen Orientation: This is the second major orientation that you are required to attend. It covers food service information that includes California health codes and Co-op administrative procedures. This orientation is held during the second/third week of school (See postings for dates) and is very often combined with the general orientation.

Parking Bump

This follows the same procedure as stated above, for the allotment of parking spaces. Here too allocations are made according to a member’s seniority.

QPH (Quarter Project Hour)

This is an additional chore/project requirement worth 4 hours (to be completed at any time during the quarter), which is required of members in addition to the weekly chore requirement of 4/5 hours. Members may fulfill these requirements by doing special chore projects (as advertised) or one of individual choice after having received prior authorization (ex: painting ones room).

Seniority

Is the number of days a person has stayed in the organization.

Zero Seniority

If a member owes more than $80.00 at the time of Bump, he/she is deemed delinquent, temporarily loses his/her accumulated seniority (for that quarter only) and is forced to bump with zero days. There is a similar requirement of chore shifts – members exceeding 2 unfulfilled shifts, are deemed delinquent and are placed on probation and may have their seniority restored only on completion of such by the due dates (usually the end of that quarter).