The Business and Finance committee is a subcommittee of AGS Council.

Graduate student and professional student fees at UCI include $9/qtr and $4.50/qtr, respectively, towards AGS. However, the AGS Constitution dictates that Council should not raise student fees and shall attempt to become financially independent of the fee.

To this end, the business and finance committee is charged with seeking out viable business opportunities for AGS to increase revenue streams. This will allow AGS to increase graduate student programming and bring other graduate student services to the UCI campus without increasing student fees.

For more information, or to get involved, contact vpfinance@ags.uci.edu

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The AGS Business and Finance Committee was created in 2009 from the former Business and Social Committee (Resolution 09-19). Click here for the Social Committee.

The charter outlines the purpose, membership, and operational guidelines for the Business and Finance committee.

download the Business and Finance Charter

BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER
ASSOCIATED GRADUATE STUDENTS (AGS)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

I. OVERVIEW
It is recognized that AGS requires income to properly pursue programming and advocacy as constitutionally charged. The growth and future actions of AGS will be driven by both ideas and the funding required to implement those ideas. Therefore, a Business and Finance Committee is hereby established. The Business and Finance Committee is focused on identifying strategies which increase revenue streams and supplement AGS activities without increasing student fees. The Business and Finance Committee seeks to develop and advise on an income growth model suitable to AGS future needs. AGS recognizes that having a written financial plan can help prepare for future opportunities.

II. RESPONSIBILITIES

To research viable income opportunities within the capacity of AGS and the university environment.
To build, maintain and solicit relationships with campus entities in order to partner in possible income generation.
To present business opportunities and income strategies to AGS once a quarter.
To look at the AGS balance sheet and suggest possible reallocation to the VP Finance and Executive board.

III. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Voting:

AGS Business and Financial Committee Chair (VP of Finance by default).
3 to 8 graduate students

IV. PROCEDURAL

Oversight: Committee oversight by AGS Vice President of Financial Affairs
Recommendations: Recommendations to be approved by a simple majority.
Quorum: Quorum is required for all votes and consists of the Chair and 3 additional voting members.
Proxies: Each position is responsible for appointing their own proxy prior to the scheduled meeting.

V. OPERATONAL GUIDELINES:
      1. Membership:
1.1 Graduate Student Members: All graduate student members must be UCI graduate students in good standing.
1.2 Applications: The AGS Vice President of Finance shall solicit applications and the AGS council shall approve all Graduate Student Members.
      2. Procedures:
                  1.2 Meeting Frequency: The Business and Finance committee shall meet at least once a month.
      2.2 Meeting Time: At the beginning of each quarter the committee shall set the time and date for all meetings.

Revised 03-2009

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