Resolution in Support of the 2007 Leadership Conference
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
2007 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Adopted February 5th, 2007
Whereas, The purpose of the Humboldt State University 2007 Leadership Conference, “Ignite: Lighting the Passion Within,” is to host a meeting of current and future leaders both locally and abroad in a quest to educate and build personal skills and awareness of Social and Environmental Responsibility and;
Whereas, the Associated Students of Humboldt State University are in support of the 2007 Leadership Conference in association with the Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) and;
Whereas, the GPA was founded at Humboldt State University in 1987 by students and is to this day a student-led, Associated Students program and;
Whereas, the Graduate Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility has since been spread around the world and;
Whereas, it is stated in the University’s Strategic Plan that, “We believe that individuals must be environmentally, economically and socially responsible in the quest for viable and sustainable communities,” and;
Whereas, the international GPA organization requests our assistance in supporting the further development of campus pledge programs around the world and;
Whereas, the 2007 Leadership Conference will be celebrating 20 years of graduation pledges taken around the world and will draw members of the global community including pledged and non-pledged graduates, students, staff and faculty bringing greater prestige to Humboldt State University, therefore be it;
Resolved, Associated Students will show their support by reviewing a special line item in GPA’s budget for 2007-08 in consideration of the conference, committing toward conference publicity on the campus of Humboldt State University, sponsoring Associated Student council and executive members in conference attendance, leading and/or organizing one, or more, workshops at the conference and inviting ASI’s from the California State University system, and be it further;
Resolved, that Associated Students support the 2007 Leadership Conference and be it finally,
Resolved, that this document will be forwarded to President Rollin Richmond, and his executive committee: Richard C. Vrem Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs; Steven Butler; Vice President for Student Affairs; Carl Coffey, Vice President for Administrative Affairs; Robert Gunsalus, Vice President for University Advancement; Saeed Mortazavi, Chair, Academic Senate; and in addition: Carol Terry, University Budget, Associate Vice President; Jená Burgess, Vice-Provost; office of Extended Education; and the international GPA organization Executive Committee.
Authored by: Brandon Hemenway, Johnathan Wu, and Noelle Perlmutter
Signed by: _____________________________
Saqib Keval, Representative
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
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Tyler Smith, Representative
College of Natural Resources and Sciences