====== GRACS New Students Committee ======

The New Students Committee is a standing (permanent) committee of GRACS.

===== Composition =====

The committee members are appointed at the beginning of each semester by the [[gracs:executive_committee|GRACS Executive Committee]].

Any person who is enrolled in a UT computer science graduate program may serve on GRACS committees.

===== Duties =====

  - Make recommendations and handle tasks related to new CS graduate students.  For example:
    - Decide on a rough outline of activities for the year.
    - Coordinate GRACS' part of [[gracs:new_student_orientation|New Student Orientation]] with the Grad Office.
    - Manage the new student Buddy Program.
    - Run the GRACS part of [[:gradfest|GradFest]].
    - Help Grad Office with e-mail lists for incoming students.
  - Report to the [[gracs:executive_committee|GRACS Executive Committee]] at its meetings.
  - Not spend (nor commit to spend) money without the Treasurer's involvement.
===== Meetings and Quorum =====

  * Either a regular meeting schedule should be agreed or each meeting should be called with some notice.
  * Standing committees don't have a pre-established meeting schedule, they can set their own.
  * The committee chair (if one is named) or any two members may call a meeting.
  * Post meeting times & places on the GRACS calendar (see [[gracs:communication|communication]])
  * More than half of the committee membership constitutes a quorum.  (Committee business can be conducted only with a quorum.)

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