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Rackham Student Government
Board Meeting: September 29, 2011
Agenda
I. Call To Order
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Previous Minutes
IV. Officer Reports
a. Graduate Student Body Vice President, Josh
b. Graduate Student Body Treasurer, Mindy
V. Second Reading of Amended Board Resolution F-01-11: Creating Student
Advisory Committees for the Rackham Associate Deans
VI. Committee Reports
a. Academic Affairs
b. Budgetary
c. Communications
d. Legislative Affairs
e. Student Life
f. Bylaw Review
g. Service Opportunities
h. Career Opportunities
VII. Future Events Overview (Social, Academic, & Legislative)
VIII. Brief RSG T-shirt Overview
IX. Open Discussion
X. Adjournment
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Board Resolution: F-11-01
Presented for first reading on September 29, 2011
Presented for second reading on _______________
Final Vote: ____ Yea ____ Nay ___ Abs _____
Date
A RESOLUTION CREATING STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR THE
RACKHAM ASSOCAITE DEANS
WHEREAS, The Rackham Student Government (RSG) serves as the conduit between
the graduate student body and the university at large, including the
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Students; AND
WHEREAS, RSG recently hosted a set of four lunches with the deans for the student
body; AND
WHEREAS, It became apparent during these lunches that regular contact between
Rackham’s associate deans for programs and initiatives and students in
their divisions would be mutually beneficial; AND
WHEREAS, RSG appoints graduate students to a number of school and university
wide committees and workgroup; AND
WHEREAS, The associate deans for programs and initiatives have each voiced
support for the creation of a student advisory panel; NOW ON BEHALF
OF THE STUDENT BODY OF THE HORACE H. RACKHAM
GRADUATE SCHOOL, BE IT
RESOLVED, That a student advisory committee for the associate dean be created for
each of the Rackham Graduate School’s four associate deans; AND BE
IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, That each associate dean shall serve as the chairperson of his or her
advisory committee; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, That each committee shall meet at least once in the Fall semester and
once in the Winter semester, at times and locations determined by the
chair; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, That the membership of the advisory boards shall be appointed by the
RSG Board for a term of one year; AND BE IT FURTHER
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RESOLVED, That the chair of each committee may appoint additional members to the
committee for a specified term; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, That the size of each committee will be determined by the chair and
communicated to the RSG Board on an annual basis; AND BE IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED, That vacancies will be filled by the RSG Board under the advice of
appropriate advisory committee’s chair; AND BE IT FINALL”Y
RESOLVED, That the chair of each advisory committee or their designee will transmit
to board a report of his or her committee’s discussions on or before the
last day of the fall and winter terms.
AUTHORS
______________________________ __________________________
Tien-Huei Tsu Eli Benchell Eisman
Representative, Division 1 Representative, Division 1
Chair, Academic Affairs Committee
ATTEST
By Signing below, I certify the this resolution was dispatched by the RSG Board
under the rules as prescribed in section IX of the bylaws and that the vote count
appearing at the top of this resolution is accurate.
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Joshua Bow
Vice President, Rackham Student Government
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION
I, Michael Benson, President of the Rackham Student Body, do hereby approve /
veto this resolution on this the _______ day of _____, 2011.
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Michael L. Benson
President, Rackham Student Government