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A.S. Elections 2008: Revell Constitution Referendum

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Do you approve the following amendments to the Constitution of the Revelle College Council?

UCSD Revelle College Council Constitution
Revised February 1999, May 2001, April 2002, November 2003, November 2005, January 2007

Article II. Membership

1. Chairperson
2. Vice-Chairperson
3. Financial Controller
4. Director of Communications
5. Director of Publicity and Campus-wide Relations
6. Director of Enterprise Operations
7. Director of Council Programming
8. Revelle Organizations Committee Chair
9. Associated Students (AS) Revelle College Senators (2)
10. Four Class Representatives
    a. Senior Class Representative
    b. Junior Class Representative
    c. Sophomore Class Representative
    d. Freshman Class Representatives (2)
11. Transfer Representative
12. Commuter Representative
13. Speaker of the Revelle College Assembly
14. Eight Three Ex-Officio Members
    a. Revelle Emerging Leaders Program Representatives (2)
    b. Resident Advisor Representative
    c. Revelle College Assembly Representative (3) (1)
    d. Revelle College Dean of Student Affairs
    e. Immediate Past Chair

• Director of Enterprise and their Enterprise committee is needed for the operation of current enterprises and creation of new enterprises. At this point, Council has little continuity over the years and ideas are lost. By having functional enterprises RCC can also maximize student fees.
• Director of Council Programming and their Programming committee is needed for the growing number of Council events, including the annual Revelle College Festival and Welcome Week activities as well as quarterly barbecues and dances.
• Two Freshman Class Representatives are needed on Council since RCC currently only has one voting freshman. All other Council positions are filled with upperclassmen elected in Spring. This additional freshman representative would also allow for more quarterly projects catered towards the Revelle Freshman community. The large freshman community can be better represented on Council with two secured freshman votes and voices.
• The Revelle Emerging Leaders Program is currently an all-campus organization open to students from all six colleges. Currently, all Council ex-officios come directly from Revelle organizations specifically for Revelle students, not all campus organizations. Since RCC funds the ELP operating budget and annual event, their ex-officio presence also complicates funding decisions. There are plenty of other opportunities for ELP members to attain leadership experience besides RCC.
• The Immediate Past Chair does not truly qualify as an ex-officio as currently defined in Council bylaws. This position would usually only serve for 5 weeks, not an entire term. In any case, the adviser and Council Chairperson serve as resources for transitioning members, not the Immediate Past Chair.

• Currently there is only one Council enterprise; an additional voting position is not needed when existing council members maintain the enterprise themselves.
• The creation of a Director of Programming may hinder the relationship between Council and other Revelle programming entities.
• By having two voting freshman representatives there would be an unequal voting representation in terms of class since there is currently only one vote per class. Moreover, it is unclear what this additional freshman representative would do on Council since the existing freshman representative would fulfill their duties. There are alternative ways to incorporate more freshmen on Council by creating other non-voting positions.
• Losing two ELP ex-officios undermines the traditional relationship between RCC and ELP. ELP members serve on RCC organizations by program requirement and value their experience on RCC. Finally, this would also restrict student government experience for ELP members who may run for RCC positions in the future.
• In times where past experience is necessary, having an Immediate Past Chair ex-officio guarantees a solid transition for the next College Council.

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