Agenda

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

responsibilities for all positions within executive, staff, committee and council capacity.

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that we set aside $3,000.00 for a formal conference at the Hotel Laguna on Wednesday the September 23rd from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.

on behalf of: AGS Social Committee and UCI Academic and Professional Women’s Group

WHEREAS new (and continuing) UCI graduate students may need items for their home

WHEREAS continuing and graduating students may have items they wish to sell or donate but do not have a convenient way to do so;

WHEREAS the Graduate Sale in Spring 2009 had a turnout of over 100 people and a highly positive response from the AGS Social Events survey

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that $300 from Special Projects be allocated to fund a graduate student sale.

Volunteers from the UCI Academic and Professional Women’s Group will also help out with time, but they do not have funds to hold the event.

Bill 09-65 Fund Graduate Student T-Shirts and Transportation to the Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure”

Sponsored by Hanoz Santoke
Written By Svetlana Bershadsky

Whereas the Associated Graduate Students (AGS) aim to bring students together in a variety of activities, and

Whereas 40 graduate students will be attending the Susan G. Komen ‘Race for the Cure,’ a walk to raise awareness of and end breast cancer, and

Whereas publicizing graduate student community efforts and social events is an important goal for AGS, and

Whereas arranging transportation and having all graduate students arrive and leave in unison will aid in event organization and publicity opportunities, and

Whereas this year’s race will be held on September 27, 2009 in Newport Beach,

Let it therefore be resolved that AGS allocate $714.80 ($433.20 for t-shirts and $281.60 for transportation) from the Special Projects budget to pay for grad student event t-shirts and transportation.

WHEREAS it is stated in Article V, Section 4 of the AGS Constitution that “AGS project funds are intended to improve the social and academic environment of the UCI campus for graduate students,”

WHEREAS SPICMACAY (Society for Promotion Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth) @ UCI is hosting a concert on October 17, 2009 entitled “Violin Concert by Lalgudi Duo and Troupe,”

WHEREAS the concert is meant to provide graduate students with an opportunity to experience Indian Classical Music and the musical instrument Violin, played by two of the leading exponents in the field,

WHEREAS the concert will be widely advertised and open to additional graduate students and faculty to attend,

WHEREAS the concert will be a nice stress reliever as well as a memorable experience for the musically inclined,

WHEREAS no such Violin concert has been held in UCI before and students will learn about fusion of oriental and western music

THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED that the AGS Council shall contribute $2000 from the Special Projects fund for the SPICMACAY @ UCI “Violin Concert by Lalgudi Duo and Troupe.”

SPICMACAY @ UCI (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture amongst Youth)

This concert is better focused towards UCI’s multi-ethnic audience, and more so than any of our previous concerts. The reason, more than the actual performance or the performers, is the instrument itself. The violin is a predominant member of most musical traditions, and so it needs no introduction to its listeners. What makes it so desirable to most listeners is its curious quality of being able to fit in so seamlessly into both western and eastern classical traditions, so that listeners often wonder where it really originated. The artists we wish to present, Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, hold the well-earned reputation of being torchbearers of a deeply specialized style within the ornate realms of Carnatic (or South Indian) Classical Music. They have been admired for their precision, their sophisticated yet disciplined style, and their ability to play compositions full with emotions as if they were singing them in words. Yet, we wish to accomplish much more than the promotion of Carnatic Music through this concert. We hope that through the medium of such an event, we can truly promote music itself, using the violin as a bridge to bring together ardent music enthusiasts from different cultures. Diverse students and faculty members will be able to better enjoy this concert. Although the style of performance might be new to them, the sounds will be the same. We genuinely believe that this could be a great opportunity for anyone with a keen interest in music: the ones who wish to learn about Indian Music, those who seek aesthetic joy from the duo’s enchanting performances, and those who simply come out of their love for the violin.

We had an audience of 250 people in the last concert we did. We are looking for audience strength of 250-300 this year.

• April 25-2006: Indian Classical Carnatic music Lecture Demonstration by Ms. S. Sowmya.

• October 22-2006: Indian Classical Music (Carnatic Instrumental: Chitravina) concert by Sangeet Samrat N Ravikiran Accompanied by: Shubha Chandramouli (mrudangam).

• April 12, 2008: Mohan Veena Concert by Grammy Award Winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

• May 10th, 2009: Sheanai Concert by Ustad Ali Ahmed Hossain Khan accompanied on table by Shri. Subhen Chatterjee.

Have you requested/secured funding from other sources? If so, from where? If not, why?

We have requested funding from ASUCI and Dean’s fund. We have not heard back from them as yet.

Will you be willing to share photographs, testimonies, fliers, etc. from your program/event to be used for name recognition purposes by AGS?

(Please include itemized total program budget, funding secured or anticipated from other sources, and funding requested from AGS)

4. Posters/ Flyers/Printouts: $100 (Including stationeries like poster materials etc)

Sponsored by Annessa Stagner, VP Internal on behalf of AGS Executive Board

Written by Annessa Stagner, VP Internal and School of Humanities Representative

WHEREAS AGS is charged with promoting graduate student needs;

WHEREAS AGS has identified the need to improve campus connection and social interaction for the graduate students;

WHEREAS AGS may contract with ASUCI for inclusion of AGS members in ASUCI sponsored events;

WHEREAS as ASUCI traditionally pays over $85,000 from undergraduate student fees for the Shoktoberfest event and has traditionally excluded grad students due to a lack of financial participation from graduate students;

WHEREAS ASUCI has approached AGS for inclusion in this year’s event as a sign of goodwill and an effort toward strengthening partnerships and only requires a nominal financial contribution for inclusion;

WHEREAS AGS has been approached by graduate students asking for inclusion in the 2009 ASUCI Shoktoberfest event;

WHEREAS AGS has set aside funds for special projects that promote graduate inclusion and activities;

THEREFORE let it be resolved that AGS will donate $1000 to ASUCI for inclusion of graduate students in the 2009 Shoktoberfest event to be paid from special project funds.

Bill 09-65 Fund Graduate Student T-Shirts and Transportation to the Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure”

Sponsored by Hanoz Santoke Written By Svetlana Bershadsky Whereas the Associated Graduate Students (AGS) aim to bring students together in a variety of activities, and

Whereas 40 graduate students will be attending the Susan G. Komen ‘Race for the Cure,’ a walk to raise awareness of and end breast cancer, and

Whereas publicizing graduate student community efforts and social events is an important goal for AGS, and

Sponsored by Hanoz Santoke
Written By Svetlana Bershadsky

Whereas the Associated Graduate Students (AGS) aim to bring students together in a variety of activities, and