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.
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.
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Manage the new student Buddy Program.
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Help Grad Office with e-mail lists for incoming students.
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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
communication)
More than half of the committee membership constitutes a quorum. (Committee business can be conducted only with a quorum.)
See GRACS Internal Start Page for more GRACS administrative topics.