External Affairs Commission

Great Seal of the External Affairs Commission (under Chair Dizon)

Office Location

354 Memorial Union

Office Hours

TWR: 8:10-8:55 AM and MW: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Meeting Schedule

Tuesdays beginning 5:10 PM at the Garrison Room, Memorial Union

Website

ASUCD External Affairs Commission

EAC Information Network

Principal Organization

Associated Students, University of California, Davis

The External Affairs Commission (EAC) is one of the seven commissions that advise the ASUCD Senate. They serve the Association and the greater Davis Community by establishing and/or maintaining relations with the University's administration and also off-campus bodies affecting student welfare.

Nominations for the Honorary Order of the Equine can be found at this link.

The ASUCD Constitution of 1996 establishes and gives the commission its organic responsibilities:

...establishing liaison and achieving rapport with all off-campus, public bodies affecting students and their welfare in the University; (and) to work with the Executive Branch and Senate in developing and recommending policies for action in external areas.

Though the Constitution and Bylaws state EAC as only responsible for off-campus bodies, Vice Presidents Hooper and Fluet have construed "external" to mean matters outside of the Association's structure; this interpretation places issues of university relations, withstanding academic affairs, under the jurisdiction of EAC. In addition to its main duty to advise and recommend policies to the ASUCD Senate, the commission also:

• Holds open forums and discussions on student issues, such as health or safety
  

• Represents the campus' undergraduate students by appointing commissioners to Academic Senate Committees
  

• Advocates and works with the local and state governments on behalf of our member-students
  

• Sponsors local or state legislation pertinent to our constituents
  

• Issues special citations to recognize individuals or groups who contribute to students' welfare in the campus and in the City of Davis

Commission Membership
Consistent with Bylaws, the ASUCD Senate appoints to the commission nine voting members and up to four, but no less than two, alternate members at the discretion of the Chair of the Interviewing Committee. Additional non-voting, ex-officio members sit on the commission, as follows: the President, the Vice President, members of the ASUCD Senate, a designee from the Office of City and County Affairs; a designee from University Affairs; a designee from Lobby Corps; and a representative of the Graduate Student Association. The schedule for selection causes members' one-year terms to stagger: the chair and four commissioners serve Fall terms ending on June 30th; four commissioner serve Winter terms ending on December 31st; and all alternate members serve terms ending with each academic quarter.

Voting commissioners may serve as an ancillary commission officer, rotating every academic quarter. Bylaws state the chair shall appoint from amongst the commission a Vice Chair, subject to the commission's confirmation. In practice, past EAC Chairs observe a more democratic tradition: receiving nominations for the position and allowing the commission to vote. Established under Chair Lee, the commission also maintains the post of the Commission Clerk—responsible for submitting and archiving the records for each meeting. In the cases where no commissioner wishes to accept nomination as the Clerk, the Vice Chair assumes the vacated duties.

EAC's Current Work
The commission holds its regular meetings on Tuesdays at 5:10 PM at the Garrison Room,Memorial Union (2nd Floor Patio) and are open to the public. In his most recent quarterly report, the chair¹ outlined the 2009 Winter plan for the commission, such as:

• Involving of the Davis Community in the University's Centennial Celebrations
  

• Involving UC Davis' students in the 2009 AMGEN Bike Tour
  

• Sending weekly representatives to the Davis City Council Meeting
  

• Appointing commission members to Academic Senate Committees
  

• Cataloging and submitting documents to the University Archives
  

• Establishing a student-community relations award
  

• Planning the joint meeting of the Davis City Council and the ASUCD Senate

3 generations of EAC Chairmen: Steven D. Lee, Gregory J. S. Dizon, Michael K. Lay EAC 2007-2008 EAC 2006-2007 EAC Comissioners circa 2004-2005. (back) Jane Finnegan, Chibuzo Gloria Uche, Elly Drygas, Avni Patel, Elyssa Hesky, Andrea Cheuk, (front) Pete Hernandez, Dan Boland, Eduardo Aguilar, Nico DeAnda-Scaia, Jeremy Gimbel

Members of the Commission

Chair & Presiding Officer

Hyatt Cummings


• Term expires June 30, 2009
  

• Member of the commission since Winter 2008
  

• Elected Vice Chair for Spring 2008 & Winter 2009
  

• Appointed as Commission Chair on Winter 2009

Heather Belfor


• Term expires June 30, 2009
  

• Member of the commission since Winter 2008

Dana Percoco


• Term expires December 31, 2009
  

• Member of the commission since Winter 2008
  

• Elected Vice Chair for Fall 2008
  

Maryam Taeb


• Term expires June 30, 2009
  

• Member of the commission since Fall 2008
  

Gianni Rosas-Maxemin, Commission Historian


• Term expires June 30, 2009
  

• Member of the commission since Fall 2008
  

Shayna Lesovoy


• Term expires June 30, 2009
  

• Member of the commission since Fall 2008
  

Bihter Ozedirne, Director of Public Liaison


• Term expires December 31, 2009
  

• Member of the commission since Winter 2009
  

Vacant Seat


• Term expires December 31, 2009

Former Commission Chairs
Gregory J. S. Dizon^{2 3}
Retired commission seal used under Chair LeeSteven D. Lee (Spring 07-Fall 07)
Michael Lay (Fall 06-Winter 07)
Jenny Yu (Spring 06)
Jeremy Gimble (Fall 05-Winter 06)
Eduardo Aguilar (? -Spring 05)
Megan Gann (?-?)
Not sure if there are any inbetween Megan and Eddie

Moving Up

What former members of EAC have gone on to aspire to. Many on this student government commission move on to hold other student government positions.