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All regents and campus chancellors were present for the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday that was held at UC Riverside’s Highlander Union Building.

Chair of the UC Board of Regents Sherry Lansing announced in her opening remarks that the regents will be moving their meeting on May 17 from UC San Francisco to Sacramento and that a rally advocating for increased funding to the university will be held on the steps of the state Capitol.

UC President Mark Yudof makes his opening remarks Wednesday, arguing that funding the UC is the best investment state leaders can make.

Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge started off the public comment session by welcoming the regents to the city and the campus.

Chris LoCascio, editor in chief of the UC Riverside Highlander and president of the organization Fix UC, addresses the Board regarding a proposed overhaul of the UC funding system during the public comment session.

President Mark Yudof and Chair Sherry Lansing discuss agenda items during the UC Board of Regents meeting held at UC Riverside Wednesday.

UC Provost Lawrence Pitts responds to a question during the Committee on Finance meeting.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block lauded the UCLA Community School as an effective form of outreach to underrepresented minority groups during the Committee on Education Policy meeting.

Chancellors (from left) Susan Desmond Hellman (UC San Francisco), Michael V. Drake (UC Irvine), Dorothy Leland (UC Merced), Linda Katehi (UC Davis) and Timothy P. White (UC Riverside) listen to a committee meeting discussion.

Student Regent Alfredo Mireles advocated for more student input in health service reform during the Committee on Health Services discussion.

UC Student Association president Claudia Magaña addressed the Board Wednesday, reiterating a request for two additional student regents to be appointed to the Board and supporting the “millionaire tax” on the wealthy and the repeal of Prop. 13 as ways to increase UC funding.

Occupy UC Riverside protesters have set up approximately 10 tents in the main quad of campus adjacent to the Bell Tower.

Posters portraying the members of the Board of Regents as wealthy members of “the 1%” surrounded the Occupy UC Riverside encampment.

After addressing the Board of Regents during the public comment session, Fix UC president Chris LoCascio spoke to a gathering of approximately 50 students at the Bell Tower advocating for the UC Student Investment Proposal, which he helped draft with other UC Riverside students.

The UC funding plan proposed by Chris LoCascio and Fix UC would eliminate up-front tuition altogether in favor of a payment of a portion of students’ income after graduating and obtaining a steady job.

UC Riverside students listen to Fix UC’s public discussion forum on the UC Student Investment Proposal at the Bell Tower.

Frederick Tatum of Arkansas has traveled to Riverside to stand in solidarity with the students involved in the Occupy UC Riverside movement.

Students sit inside Occupy UC Riverside’s encampment near the Bell Tower. The group is planning a Day of Action for Thursday during which UC students from other campuses are expected to take part as well.