REQUEST FOR ACTION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
All requests may be typed and submitted to the Executive Vice President no later 5:00 p.m. Thursday in order to be included in the agenda for the following Tuesday. The Executive Vice President reserves the right to delay the Request for Action to a later Council session if the Executive Vice President feels the agenda for the next schedule meeting is full.
Item Number: 112	Legislation Number (B: Bill, R: Resolution): R40-75
Author:   Zamora	Second:  Enriquez
Synopsis: Category VII Breadth
Date of Presentation: 5/17/2005
Whereas, one of the goals of the ASUCI Legislative Council Representatives is to represent the academic needs of our constituents, and Whereas, the state of California and consequently its institutions are increasingly becoming more diverse, and Whereas, we live in an increasingly interdependent world in which many pressing issues transcend national borders, and Whereas, as responsible citizens of a multicultural state we should be informed about multicultural and international issues that ultimately affect us, and Whereas, the UCI Category VII Breath requirement allows students the opportunity to fulfill this responsibility by learning about issues related to diversity, and Whereas, the Task Force on Undergraduate Education has submitted a report which would potentially eliminate the Category VII, Multicultural/International Breadth Requirement, and Whereas, via a survey conducted by one of the Social Sciences Representatives during winter quarter most of the students expressed their discontent with the removal of this requirement, and Whereas, the elimination of such requirement would further perpetuate ignorance and stereotypes among the different groups that compose our diverse state, Let it be resolved that ASUCI Legislative Council does not support the removal of the Category VII Breadth, and Let it finally be resolved that a copy of this legislation be sent to the Council on Educational Policy, the Executive Vice Chancellor, the Associate Executive Vice Chancellor, the Dean of Undergraduate Education, and the Chair of the Academic Senate.
Referred to: Rules	Committee on: Rules: Pass
Vote Required: Majority	FINAL VOTE: Passed YEA: 8 NAY: 2  ABS: 2
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE ON THE DATE OF 5/24/2005 HAS TAKEN ACTION ON THIS LEGISLATION.
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