February 19, 1998
6:17pm: Call to order.
Secretary's Report: Two errors in the minutes were pointed out: "od" for "of," and "Transsexual" for "Transgendered." Subsequent to correction of these errors, a motion to approve the minutes of the January meeting of GSCAS was made, seconded, and carried unanimously.
Treasurer's Report: Bill Murad (Classics), Treasurer, was not present, so Julie Theoret reported that we have approx. $11,100 minus approx. $6,200 - 6,580 from funding requests approved at the last meeting.
Funding Proposal: Representatives of the Russian Symposium requested $1,480: we fundedn the sypmposium at $1,500 last year. A motion was made to fund at $1,000. Another motion was made to fund at $800. Both motions were seconded. The motion to fund at $1,000 was carried by a vote of 9-1.
President's Report: Julie Theoret (Math), President, reported that more NAGPS information will be placed in Alderman library.
We discussed whether we might use funds to send representatives to NAGPS meetings, but decided that this would contravene the Council's constitution.
Elections are coming up on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We have no real candidates; our officers will have to be elected through write-in. Candidates are Amy Campbell for Honor, Amanda French for President, Tom Ambrosio for Honor, and Rich Pierce for President.
We discussed the Council's constitution and by-laws. Discussion centered around honoraria for invited speakers, social entertainment, and whether the Board of Visitors's "guidelines," which specify that our funds cannot be used for these purposes, are binding. Ewan McNay offered to find out for next time. We decided to change the wording of Article VI, Section 2, by adding the words "members present, provided that the meeting is quorate." These changes will have to be approved officially next time by a vote of the Council, but a motion to initiate these changes was seconded and carried unanimously.
We decided to put the constitution and by-laws on the website.
Jordi Comas, from Sociology, raised an objection to the exclusivity of an upcoming symposium/conference. An article in the Cavalier Daily reports that the symposium, which will include Bishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama, will be held in the Rotunda but will be filmed rather than open to all members of the university community (including grad students). We agree that the Council can go on record as being opposed to this.
Old Business: The Orientation Committee reports that it is still waiting to hear back from Dean Huskey.
The tax speaker event went well.
Kathy Nixon has not reported back to us about the Publishing Forum; Amanda French (English) will get in touch with her.
Bar Night will be Wednesday the 4th.
Day Care: Libby Thompson runs the University day care center on Copeley Road. Employees' children have first priority, but there's no subsidy. There is a long waiting list, however. Cost varies according to the age of the child.
The meeting adjourned at 7:53pm.