portion of the undergraduate population that come from all 

 

parts of the world and bring varied and diverse 

 

perspectives to campus,

 

 

Whereas, students with disabilities at UCI face many unique 

 

challenges attending school, and 

 

 

Whereas, it is critical that students with disabilities 

 

have a sufficient help to enable them succeed

 

 

 Whereas, ASUCI has a duty to ensure that students with 

 

disabilities are receiving the resources necessary to be 

 

successful on campus, 

 

 

Whereas, it is important that ASUCI also directly remains 

 

informed as to what the needs of students with disabilities 

 

are and thus develops a special committee that facilitates the 

 

information between the two parties, 

 

 

Whereas, the Disability Resource Center is interested in 

 

working with ASUCI in continuing this special  committee

 

which is composed of both students with disabilities, professional 

 

staff from the Disabilities Resource Center, ASUCI 

 

officials, and Senate members, 

 

 

Whereas, this  special committee can help serve the interest of 

 

students with disabilities by engaging in dialogue with the 

 

Disability Resource Center to work together to find resolve for

 

the problems at the Center so that to ensure that a 

 

measure of efficacy reaches the student with disabilities 

 

population, and

 

 

Therefore Let it Be Resolved, that ASUCI Senate

 

creates a special committee for student senators

 

 with the Disability Resource Center to 

 

service the needs of students with disabilities,   

 

 

Let it further be resolved that the Senate Committee is

 

empowered to select new members for the new 

 

academic year and explore more avenues to reach out and 

 

support the student with disabilities community at UCI, 

 

working with the Disability Resource Center as needed, and 

 

Let it be resolved that ASUCI Senate appoints 

 

Senators Lydia Natoolo, Amal Jude Noureldine, Alison Lu, Zeina Mousa,

 

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Grecia Orozco, Elsie Castillejos, Hannah Tompkins,

 

and Michael Bender to this committee, and

 

Let it be resolved that this Special committee be named Disability Resource 

 

Center Special Committee and

 

 

 

Let it finally be resolved that following the rules stated 

 

under ASUCI Bylaws, Article XIV, Section A, the progress of 

 

the Disability Resource Center Special Committee will be reviewed 

 

at the end of the Winter Quarter 2017 to discuss its annual 

 

renewal