To that end, Mayopoulos said that the UC does not expect an immediate financial resolution from Thursday afternoon’s meeting.

“We are aware that we will not walk out of President Faust’s office with a check for a quarter of a million dollars,” Mayopoulos said, though he added, “I don’t think it is symbolic. I think that we genuinely do want to see that President Faust understands how important co-curricular activities are for undergrads and that she supports an increase in funding for those.”

After the meeting with Faust, Mayopoulos said that more talks with other Harvard officials such as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith will be planned.

Mayopoulos said that the UC hopes it can receive an increase in funding for the next academic year.

Mayopoulos stressed the importance of student input in the process of acquiring the funding. In their press release, UC leaders requested that any student who participates in a campus organization gather near Massachusetts Hall at 4 p.m. Thursday in anticipation of their meeting with Faust. As an incentive, UC leaders said thicker toilet paper will be distributed to those present.

“I don’t think the UC can do this by itself, but the UC shouldn’t do it by itself—it should do it with the students backing it,” he said.

—Staff writer Noah J. Delwiche can be reached at noah.delwiche@thecrimson.com.