President
The AGS President for 20011-2012 is Payel CHowdhury.
Office Hours: Not yet scheduled
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Unlike the Council members, the President is accountable to the entire graduate student body and not just their affiliated academic unit. The Council can assign duties to the President as it sees fit.
The duties of the President include, but are not limited to:
- Serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the AGS.
- Representing the AGS to the Chancellor and the campus administration, the Dean of the Graduate Division and non campus individuals and groups.
- Preparing and presenting during the Spring quarter an Annual Report indicating the activities and accomplishments of the Council during the preceding year.
- Preparing, administering and expending, in conjunction with the Vice President of Financial Affairs, the AGS budget as indicated in the AGS Constitution and Bylaws.
- Coordinating fund raising for the AGS.
- Creating long-term recommendations for the advancement of AGS goals.
- Preparing and conducting elections as directed by the AGS Constitution and Bylaws and the Graduate Council.
- Chairing all meetings and functions of the Council, except when prohibited by the AGS Constitution and Bylaws.
