General Assembly
Cultural Graduations
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Introduction:
Cultural Graduation has been a longstanding tradition at Occidental. The event allows graduates to celebrate their cultural heritage and traditions in an intimate atmosphere with family and friends. Furthermore, Latino Grad, API Grad, and Black Grad typify the tenets Occidental proudly embraces. Namely, these graduation ceremonies mirror Occidental’s Mission Statement clauses of Equity and Community. Therefore, the ASOC Senate is asking pertinent administrative departments to permanently institutionalize these time honored graduations by allotting a minimum of $2,500.00 to each ceremony.
Proposal:
Currently, ASOC is responsible for subsidizing a total of $7,500.00 (approximately $2,500.00 per graduation) to Latino Grad, API Grad and Black Grad. For years, ASOC has been an advocate and financier for these graduations via annual consultation with Grad representatives and guaranteed financial support. However, an influx in funding requests from clubs/organization across campus has rendered this situation untenable. Next year, is it unlikely ASOC will commit $7,500.00 (which represents 12.5% of our total budget) to these respective graduation programs. Thus, in accordance with Occidental’s Mission Statement and the financial limitations of ASOC, Senate is proposing the Dean of Students Office guarantee an annual appropriation of at least $7,500.00 to cultural graduations. This institutional assistance will enable ASOC to actively fund more club/organization events and allow administrators to promote the central mission of the college.
ASOC Cultural Graduation Funding 2007-2008:
|
Cultural Graduation Name: |
Total Event Cost: |
2007-2008 ASOC Senate Grad Allocation: |
|
Latino Grad |
$9,052.00 |
$2,668.27 |
|
API Grad |
$7,842.14 |
$2,451.92 |
|
Black Grad |
$10,109.00 |
$2,379.81 |
|
TOTAL: |
$27,003.14 |
$7,500.00 |
Presented by Patrick McCredie on March 17, 2008