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May 14, 2013 Minutes

I. Call to Order

P. Scelfo opened the meeting at 4:39 p.m.

Attendance:

Present: K. Albert, J. Blair, R. Booker, J. Burns, J. Cai, T. Grove, R. Kay, N. La Celle, J. Il Lee, G. Mezey, E. Newbury, M. Paine, P. Scelfo, B. Schaffner, R. Wayne

Absent: A. Gitlin, E. Loew, E. McNelis

Others present: A. Epstein, A. O’Donnell

II. Election of Officers

Chair�
G. Mezey nominated Jim Blair for chair. Jim accepted. The nomination was seconded. The nominations were closed. There was no discussion as the nomination was uncontested. J. Blair was appointed as the Chair by unanimous consent.

Executive Vice Chair�
A. Epstein explained the responsibilities of this position. A. Moore nominated D. Bunck. David accepted. The nomination was seconded. The nominations were closed. There was no discussion as the nomination was uncontested. D. Bunck was appointed the Executive Vice Chair by unanimous consent.

Vice Chair for Operations�
J. Blair nominated Melissa Lukasiewicz. Melissa accepted. The nomination was seconded. The nominations were closed. There was no discussion as the nomination was uncontested. M. Lukasiewicz was appointed the Vice Chair for Operations by unanimous consent.

Ranking Member�
G. Mezey nominated Randy Wayne. Randy accepted. The nomination was seconded. The nominations were closed. There was no discussion as the nomination was uncontested. R. Wayne was appointed Ranking Member by unanimous consent.

J. Blair took over heading up the remainder of the meeting. He then explained they needed to elect chairs for the three UA standing committees.

III. Election of Standing Committee Chairs

CJC�
J. Blair nominated Greg Mezey to continue as Chair. Greg accepted. The nomination was seconded. The nominations were closed. There was no discussion as the nomination was uncontested. G. Mezey was appointed by unanimous consent.

Peter Scelfo, Melissa Lukasiewicz, and Randy Wayne all said they would be willing to be appointed as CJC members. Their requests were accepted and their appointments to the CJC were made without objection.

CWC�
B. Schaffer said since she has been elected as the chair of the EA this year, she is no longer able to serve as chair, but would be willing to stay on as a member.

R. Wayne nominated Alex Moore. Alex accepted. The nomination was seconded. The nominations were closed. There was no discussion as the nomination was uncontested. A. Moore was appointed by unanimous consent.

Brigitt Schaffner and Ulysses Smith said they would be willing to be appointed as CWC members.

Their requests were accepted and their appointments to the CWC were made without objection.

CIC�
G. Mezey nominated George Ruizcalderon. George accepted. The nomination was seconded. The nominations were closed. There was no discussion as the nomination was uncontested. G. Ruizcalderon was appointed by unanimous consent.

Ned La Celle said he would be willing to be appointed as a CIC member, and one additional seat was left vacant. N. La Celle’s request was accepted and he was appointed to the CIC without objection.

M. Paine asked if the office could change the tent cards to read Graduate/ Professional Student in the fall. A. Epstein said the office would look into it.

IV. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 5:06 p.m.

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