UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO STUDENT UNION

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

 

Sponsored by:                                                                                                 65LCR#6

 

Authored by:  Scott McEachron                                            Representative-at-Large

 

 

A Resolution

 

Resolution History

 

The Wilderness Study Group, CU Wildlife Initiative, and the Rainforest Action Group have operated as independent environmental groups on campus through the support of referenda monies. The Rainforest Action Group referenda period ends the spring of 2007, the Wilderness Study Group and CU Wildlife Initiative have referenda funding until the spring of 2008. These groups received funding based on mission statements promoting the expansion of environmental awareness on campus and in greater Boulder community. The similar goals and funding avenues for these groups will enable them a greater level of efficiency and impact of campus through there consolidation into a single student group, CU Wild.

 

 

Resolution Summary

 

Whereas: The Wilderness Study Group, CU Wildlife Initiative, and the Rainforest Action Group have operated as independent student groups.

 

Whereas: Consolidation will promote greater efficiency by enabling a single group greater visibility and impact on campus and in the community through the pooling of resources and volunteers.  

 

Whereas: Consolidation will promote cost savings through a decrease in administrative costs

 

Whereas: Consolidation will not inhibit the achievement of the individual mission statements and a single student group will allow separate groups’ mission statements to be achieved with greater impact and efficiency

 

 

 

 

 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislative Council of the University of Colorado Student Union, that:

 

SECTION 1: The Wilderness Study Group, CU Wildlife Initiative, and the Rainforest Action Group collapse into a single student organization known as CU Wild  

 

SECTION 2: This new group shall obtain joint funding.

 

SECTION 3: CU Wild will be maintained as a single SOFO account

 

SECTION 3: This new group shall have the authority to hire a student outreach director and a student administrative director through the spending of the referenda monies.  These positions must be given to full fee paying students and will be paid at the Student Assistant level I.

 

SECTION 4: ENACTMENT. This resolution takes effect following its passage by the Legislative Council and upon obtaining the signatures of the Council President and the Tri-Executives.

 

Vote Count

8/24/06                                                       Passed                                        Acclamation

 

 

_____________________________                          ______________________________

Joseph Martinez                                                        Ashley Nakagawa

UCSU Legislative Council President                        UCSU Tri-executive

 

 

 

______________________________                        ______________________________

Andy Aitchison                                                           Charles Johnson

UCSU Tri-executive                                                  UCSU Tri-executive