Introduction to AGS

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The Associated Graduate Students (AGS) represents graduate students at UCI and works to improve the graduate student quality of life.

The AGS, an unincorporated association of the state of California, is the recognized graduate student government association at the University of California, Irvine. We represent nearly 5,000 graduate and professional students to the campus and system wide administration. The AGS is governed by a President, four Vice Presidents elected by the Council, and a Council of representatives elected by each academic unit. AGS collects $9 per quarter from each graduate student (except the College of Medicine and Graduate Schools of Management students, who pay $4.50 per quarter and get half the representation of Council).

AGS is governed by A constitution, bylaws, Roberts Rules of Order, and University Policy.

AGS Meeting Agendas and Minutes, as well as Resolutions are available online.

Current AGS Issues include:

• Graduate Students Cut Out of Health Care?. A letter to Chancellor Drake demanding that GSHIP be included in any discussions with the Health Insurance broker.
• Tax Fraud Victim?. Information and contact information available for those who may be victims of identity theft.
• Problems with Medical Benefits. Information about Temporary IDs.
• GSHIP Coordinator Change. Mary Jo DeJesus to replace Beth Laham as GSHIP Coordinator. Phone number will be the same.
• AGS and UCI Vote Present: Early Voting Information for the Presidential Primary Election
• UCI's proposed new Graduate Student Center
• Departmental Graduate Student Associations. For help organizing yours, visit this link, or contact president "at" ags.uci.edu or vpinternal "at" ags.uci.edu.

Disappearing AGS Issues include:

• Mentoring Award Form. The nomination period is now closed.

• Recent News from UCSA. Including documents from the Graduate and Professional Workshop
• Graduate Student Housing Policy. Proposed rent increases: Vista Del Campo 4%?, Palo Verde 3.9-4.1%, Verano 3-6.4%?. Please email vpinternal@ags.uci.edu to report your rent increase.

Useful Links

• AGS Services
• Organization of AGS
• Meetings
• Anthill Pub And Grille

AGS Help Center

Check out this FAQ for information about how to get reimbursed for monies approved by AGS: How To Be Reimbursed.

Need help with navigating this site? Click on the AGS Help Center link in the left navigation bar to find FAQs, How-tos, Tutorials, Videos, Links and Glossary Definitions.