AGS COUNCIL AGENDAS
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

I.                    Call to Order

II.                 Circulate attendance sheet

III.               Approve agenda (2 min.) 

IV.              Approve minutes from previous meeting (5 min.)

V.                 Brief Executive Reports (10 min)

VI.              Resolution 09-76 Appoint Council Members (10 min)

VII.            Resolution 09-77 Appoint Committee Members (5min)

VIII.         Bill 09-78 Funding Request: Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (5 min)

IX.              New Business (10 min)

Allotted Time: 47 min

Resolution 09-76 AGS Council Appointments

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

            on behalf of: AGS Council        

 Date of Presentation: 10-13-2009

WHEREAS AGS functions best when all graduate students are represented

WHEREAS the AGS Bylaws states “the Executive Council is empowered to appoint a graduate student to a vacant seat only in the event that there are no second place candidates in the prior election, or where those persons decline the opportunity to serve.” in Membership Provisions, Sec. G.

WHEREAS the after-mentioned AGS members were unelected candidates in the previous elections and now wish to serve on council.

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT Christine Eubank is appointed a council member representing the School of Humanities and Jason Deckman is appointed a council member representing the School of Physical Sciences effective immediately.

09-77 Committee Appointments

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

On behalf of:   AGS Council

Date of Presentation: 10-13-2009

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

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

Xiaochen Shi to the Academic Senate Council on International Education

Leona Bessonova to the Academic Senate Council on Planning and Budget

Monica Arnold to the Student Center Board Council

Bill 09-78 To Fund Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival

Presented By Peng Zhong

Sponsored by Svetlana Bershadsky, Social Ecology Representative, on behalf of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)

WHEREAS it is stated in Article V, Section 6 of the AGS Constitution that “AGS project funds are intended to improve the social and academic environment of the UCI campus for graduate students,” and

WHEREAS the Mid-autumn festival is an essential festival for Chinese students and some other Eastern-Asian students and makes these students feel more ‘at home’ in the UCI community, and

WHEREAS CSSA is always trying to promote Chinese Culture and eliminate misunderstanding about China. making the mid-autumn party a good opportunity to invite students of all ethnicities  to gather together, have fun, and enhance communication between them,

LET IT THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that AGS allocate $2200.00 from the Special Projects budget to fund the Mid-Autumn Chinese festival for graduate students.