09-78 Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival, Funding Request

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 $1800.00 from the Special Projects budget to fund the Mid-Autumn Chinese festival for graduate students.

Attachment: chinese.pdf

FINAL VOTE: Pass 

YEA: 23 

NAY: 0  

ABS: 1