UCMSA Universalis

This article is about the study association in Maastricht, Netherlands. For other uses, see Universalis (disambiguation).

University College Maastricht Study Association Universalis
The UCMSA Universalis Logo
Abbreviation	UCMSA Universalis
Formation	December 3, 2002 (2002-12-03)
Legal status	Association
Location	Maastricht, The Netherlands
Membership	Students (>600)
Official languages	English
Main organ	General Assembly, Executive Board
Affiliations	University College Maastricht, [[Maastricht University], [Universalis Academic Council]]
Staff	10-20
Website	[1]

UCMSA Universalis is a multicultural and multidisciplinary student society directly affiliated with the University College Maastricht. It is run by UCM students for UCM students and contributes to both academic and social life at UCM. The association is involved in the organisation of debates, poetry readings, parties, charity fundraisers, student representation, and other events. Following a structure typical of Maastricht University study associations, it is led by an executive board of seven. Next to the executive board, an academic board has responsibilities in the areas of event organisation, student/staff coordination and student representation. Active members are organised as committees which provide services for all students at the college. All new students automatically become a member upon enrolment at the college.

Organisation structure

Board members serve for one or two semesters after which they can re-apply. Committee chairs are each chosen internally in any way the committees see fit.

The executive board consists of:

• President: Elliot Burke-Perrin
• Treasurer: Cas van der Hoven
• Secretary: Dominic Christian
• Public Relations: Jan Steinke
• Executives: Julie Richert, Julia König, Olof van der Werf

The currently active committees and societies in Universalis are:

Committees

• Arts and Photography Committee
• Politics Society
• Theatrical Society
• Wine-tasting Society
• Chess Society
• Charity Committee
• Excursion Committee (EXCO)
• Party Committee (IIIDegree)
• Sport Committee
• Sustainability Committee (GECCO)
• Magazine Committee
• Yearbook Committee
• Music Committee
• Meat Society
• Film Society
• Newsroom Committee
• Dance Committee

History

At the beginning of September 2002 UCM's first students gathered in the back yard of the newly founded college. Several students formed an informal founding committee to get a student society started. Because the diversity of UCM's students and its curriculum, they decided that Da Vinci's Homo Universalis was a suitable symbol for the student society's identity. It represents the juxtaposition of different interests in its members and of the diverse UCM student body. The founding committee decided to call the association Universalis and Brian Pagán designed the logo, a stylised version of the Vitruvian Man. The first unofficial Universalis general meeting was held on 19 September 2002. The organisation's structure was drawn up by the founding committee and the first board was elected. The organisation was registered with the Maastricht Chamber of Commerce and certified by a notary on 3 December 2002, marking the official establishment of UCM Study Association Universalis.

Past composition of the Executive Board

	President	Treasurer	Secretary	Executives	Public Relations Officer
Spring 2013	Elliot Burke-Perrin	Cas van der Hoven	Dominic Christian	Julie Richert, Julia König, Olof van der Werf	Jan Steinke

	President	Treasurer	Secretary	Social Chair	Academic Chair	Public Relations Officer
Autumn 2012	Jan Meijer	Elina Muceniece	Dominic Christian	Christine Baljet	Christophe Verrier	Jan Steinke

	President	Treasurer	Secretary	Social AO	Academic AO	Internal CO	External CO
Spring 2012	Caroline Mattias	Florian Simonsen	Menno Reijven	Christine Baljet	Arno Angerer	Jan Meijer	Elina Muceniece
Autumn 2011	Philipp Dienstbier	Vadim de Waart	Maria Tenberge	Catriona O'Sullivan	Svenja Engels	Isabel Voets	Simonas Savickas
Spring 2011	Rogier Hanselaar	Menno van der Ven	Maria Tenberge	Roos Malmberg	Veronika Brantová	Pieter Kuijsten	Simonas Savickas
Autumn 2010	Rogier Hanselaar	Anne Verroen	Esmee Bergman	Roos Malmberg	Veronika Brantová	Christina Leuker	Elena Buscher
Spring 2010	Harm van Leeuwen	Astrid Dalsegg	Eszter Boros	Lieke de Boer	Veronika Brantová	Christina Leuker	Elena Buscher

	President	Treasurer	Secretary	Social AO	Academic AO	Public Relations Officer
Autumn 2009	Harm van Leeuwen	Astrid Dalsegg	Eszter Boros	Lieke de Boer	Benjamin Ahnert	Pascal Possler
2008–2009	Nina Weser (2008) Yela Naletto (2009)	Aernout Verhallen	Theresa Schlagheck	Pieter Verhallen	Sarah Kunz	Susanne Kuhrmann (2008) Pascal Possler (2009)
2007–2008	Steffie van Kuppevelt	Anke Kip	Annika Lie (2007) Mayke Geradts (2008)	Melanie Kruger	Nina Weser	Iona Ebben (2007) Susanne Kuhrmann (2008)
2006–2007	Iris Burks		Annika Lie (2007)	Daan Cramer		Jakob Josten
2005–2006	Johan Peters	Tobias Müller	Kai Störmer		Eliot Rolen	Kim Solberg
2004–2005	Jennifer Plenter	Gertjan Lucas (2004) Johan Peters (2005)	Govert Veldhuijzen (2004) Raphael Hartmann (2005)	Vincent Tangena	Stéphanie Bijlmakers	Jesper Kleingeld

	President	Vice President	Secretary	Treasurer	Internal AO	Public Relations Officer
2003–2004	Erik Pot	Miquel Staal	Gertjan Lucas	Sjors Martens	Jennifer Plenter	Lucas Josten (2003) Jesper Kleingeld (2004)
2002–2003	Erik Pot	Brian Pagán	Gertjan Lucas	Peter Wiebe	Lucas Josten	Jennifer Plenter

External links

• Universalis
• Luminous, UCM alumni
• University College Maastricht
• Maastricht University