I.         Call to order
II.        Circulate attendance sheet
III.       Approve agenda (2 min.) 
IV.       Approve minutes from previous meeting (5 min.)
V.        Executive Reports

a.      President (10min)

b.   Internal   (5min, in absentia)

c.      Admin    (5min)

                              d.   Finance (5min, in absentia)

e.       External (10min)

VI.       Resolution 09-57 Appoint CCD (10min)

VI.              Ratify WebResolution 09-58 Social Committee Summer Funding (10min)

VII.            Resolution 09-59 Approve ‘09/’10 Working Budget (20min)

VIII.         Introduce Pub Manager and Pub Owner (5min)

IX.              Resolution 09-60 New Funding Request Form (10min)

X.                 Resolution 09-61 Appoint Several Committee Positions (10min)

XI.              New business (5min)
Time Allotted: 112 min

09-57 Appoint CCD

 

Sponsored by: Jordan Vincent, Physical Sciences Representative

 on behalf of:     AGS Council

 Date of Presentation: 2009-07-21

Written by Jordan Vincent Physical Sciences Rep.

Majority Vote to pass

 

WHEREAS the AGS Constitution Article IV. Section 2c. states that AGS Council has the authority to create Staff positions and make appointments to these positions

 

WHEREAS Campus Communications Director (CCD) is a staff position of AGS Council

 

WHEREAS Jessie Weber, the incumbent CCD, has put her name forward for 2009-2010

 

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that Jessie Weber be appointed the 2009-2010 Campus Communications Director

 

 

 

Sponsored by: Svetlana Bershadsky, Social Ecology Representative

 on behalf of: Social Committee

 Date of Presentation: 2009-07-10

Web Resolution Approved 17-1-0

Unanimous Vote to ratify

 

July 3, 2009

 

WHEREAS AGS is committed to hosting events for graduate students,

 

WHEREAS the Social Committee of AGS facilitates the creation and execution of these events,

 

WHEREAS many graduate students remain on campus during the summer months,

 

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that AGS allot $1,000 from the Special Projects fund to 

 

the Social Committee to host 3 events from July-September for graduate students to attend 

On behalf of:   AGS Council

Date of Presentation: 07-21-2009

Written by Adam VanWart

Majority Vote to pass

WHEREAS the AGS Constitution Article V, Section 5 states that the VP Finance and President of AGS are authorized to prepare a budget for the fiscal year starting July 1^st.

WHEREAS Section E, Part 1 and Part 3 of the bylaws states that AGS should have a working budget prepared for the new council members in order to resume normal monetary activities.

WHEREAS a working budget will allow AGS to implement summer operations in an organized and clear manner.

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that AGS approves the following working budget for the’09/’10 fiscal year.

 

Sponsored by:  Chris Dunckle, VP Admin and Physical Sciences Representative and

Adam VanWart, VP Finance and Physical Sciences Representative

On behalf of:   AGS Council

Date of Presentation: 07-21-2009

Written by Chris Dunckle

Majority Vote to pass

 

WHEREAS in the interest of efficiency and transparency of AGS, and fairness to the applicant, AGS has voted on, and approved an application for monetary requests in 2007 (Resolution 07-78)

 

WHEREAS Resolution 07-78 was amended to the current format of the “Associated Graduate Students Funding Request Application” by Resolution 09-05

 

WHEREAS Resolution 09-05 states that the application may be amended at will to meet the needs of both AGS and applicants.

 

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that Resolution 07-78 be amended to the form as seen in the adjoining PDF document titled as, “Funding Request Application Associated Graduate Students”, maintaining the following guidelines:

 

1.     The application is accessible from the AGS website or office

 

2.     The requester’s application appears in its entirety in the appropriate AGS agenda, and voted on before any approval of funds,

 

3.     The application may be amended at will to meet the needs of both AGS and applicants.

Sponsored by:  Chris Dunckle, VP Admin and Physical Sciences Representative

On behalf of:   AGS Council

Date of Presentation: 07-21-2009

Written by Chris Dunckle

Majority Vote to pass

 

WHEREAS the AGS Bylaws state that the Vice President Administrative Affairs is responsible for graduate student committee appointments

 

WHEREAS these appointments are conditioned on the approval of AGS Council

 

WHEREAS Council members are strongly encouraged to sit on an AGS, Senate, or Campus committee

 

WHEREAS most Committee Appointments are traditionally made at the first meeting of new Council

 

WHEREAS most Committee terms begin during the summer or the beginning of the school year

 

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that the following graduate students be appointed to the following committee.

Fawn Huisman to the Senate Council on Research Computing and Libraries (CORCL)

Josh Gellers to the Sustainability Committee