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29 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BILL 09

September 1, 1988

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUDENT UNION
Sponsored by:

Law School Representative
Representative-at-Large

Vicky Ortega
Sean Murphy

Authored by:

WLC member

Nita Benetin
A BILL

BILL HISTORY
The members of the University of Colorado Women's Law Caucus, Hispanic Law
Caucus, and Womens Study Program present a Conference on the Advancement of
Women featuring Ellie Smeal, former president of NOW and Fund for the Feminist
Majority. We ask for your support.
This is an opportunity for the University of Colorado to bring a nationally
acclaimed figure to the Boulder campus to illustrate CU's continuing commitment
to the advancement of heightened awareness of opportunities open to women,
encourage women to pursue positions of power through higher education and
political office.
Ellie Smeal is recognized and supported both nationally and locally. The World
Almanac for 1983 chose her as the fourth most influential woman in the United
States and was named by Time Magazine as one of the "50 Faces for America's
Future". President Carter appointed her to Presidential Com missions concerned
with International Women's Year and the White House Conference on the Family.
Ellie Smeal's local supporters include Pat Schroeder, Martha Ezzard, Dottie Lamm,
and Dorothy Rupert.
In view of Ms. Smeal's prominence and credentials, $2,000 + GAR is a reasonable
amount for UCSU Ex-e cutive Council to invest in this Conference. The Women's
Law Caucus has been working on fundraising for this event throughout the summer
and presently has $900 committed from law -firms, organizations and members of ·
the community. Letters have been sent to over 60 law firms and businesses asking
for support and funding. The firm of Gorsuch and Kirgis have donated their office
resources and have already typed letters and made community contacts. The
Colorado Women's Bar and Colorado's NOW chapter has offered support and
resources including money, mailing lists.
A committee is working to make this a statewide event and various undergraduate
.groups are being contacted and asked for their support. This effort will go into full
swing in early September when the students return for the fall semester. Dean
Nichole has been contacted and asked for support. We are also gathering faculty
support.
BILL SUMMARY
This Bill shall allocate an amount not to exceed $2,000 plus GAR to the Conference

on the Advancement of Women.
BE IT ENACTED by the Executive Council of the University of Colorado Student
Union, THAT:

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SECTION 1:

UCSU is interested in bringing about an awareness of
opportunities open to women through higher education.

SECTION 2:

An amount not to exceed $2,000 plus GAR shall be allocated
from Central Reserve to provide an honorarium for Eleanor
Smeal, keynote speaker for the conference on the
advancement of women.

SECTION 3:

A written report shall be submitted pursuant to 24 ECB 1/4.

SECTION 4:

This Bill shall take effect immediately upon passage.

09/0l/88 -PASSES- EXECUTIVE COUNCIL- 1st READING- 9-5-0
09/08/88- PASSES- EXECUTIVE COUNCIL- 2nd READING- ACCLAMATION
BUDGET
Hall Ren tal/Dep.
Food (one day 10/07)
Lodging {2 nights at $50/ngt)
Travel (R/T from Arlington, VA)
Advertising
Typsetting, Paste & Photo Screen
Posters
Flyers (2,000)
New papers
Colorado Daily (~page ad, 10/6 & 10/7, $92.40 x 2)
Campus Press (~ page ad, 10/6, $89.00)
Honorarium
Program (1 ,000 copies)
TOTAL

~BaL_

Drew Bolin
President Pro-Tempore
UCS U Executive Council

$ 250.00
40.00
100.00
368.00

55.00
25.27
48.86
184.80
89.00
2000.00

65.00
$3225.93