Jeff Wright

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  badgerherald.com/news/2009/02/11/asm_approves_constit.p - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/13/2009    Last Visited: 3/15/2009  

  ASM Constitutional Committee Chair Jeff Wright discusses some last-minute changes to the bylaws Tuesday at the Student Activities Center.
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  Wright added the bylaws were created in "good faith" to address concerns from groups outside of ASM that questioned the setup of the government proposed in the new constitution.
  
  "It was our attempt to give people a clue on how the government would get up and running," Wright said.
  
  According to Constitutional Committee Chair Jeff Wright, bylaws guiding the proposed executive committees were considerably limited at Tuesday's meeting.
  
  The executive committee would not have the power to affect the budgeting process of the finance or appropriations committees, for example, and would have no say in General Students Services Fund's administration or budget expenditure.
  
  The new bylaws also forbid the executive board from reallocating over $200 without senate approval and cannot interfere with "essential duties of elected ASM officials," Wright said.
  
  "We decided the senate would operate under a more streamlined process," Wright added.
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  In addition, students will have more opportunities to voice their opinions on items of consideration, according to Wright.
  
  "We hope this allows for more participation throughout the meetings rather than only having time to speak at the very beginning," Wright said.

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  badgerherald.com/blogs/opinion/2009/02/18/asm_constitut - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/18/2009    Last Visited: 3/15/2009  

  Alright, so this is a debate between Chynna Haas of the Campus Women's Center and Jeff Wright of ASM and the Constitutional Committee.
  
  First thing to notice before I get into this: The vote is next week - Feb 23 and 24. Now, the opening statements went by before I could actually get this up and running, so I'll summarize brief points there: Jeff Wright emphasizes the point that ASM doesn't really have any effectiveness right now (either in elections or governance) and that this would.
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  5:19 - Jeff - I'm going to pull a Palin here and not directly answer the question right away.
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  5:24 - Jeff - There are some things that could falter, but there are protections against a bad president.
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  5:32 - Jeff - we created this financial code as a midway point between the Constitution and bylaws.
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  Jeff - Why put it in the constitution when timelines and circumstances change? It's in the financial code!
  
  Question: What should be the roll of ASM?
  
  Jeff - it's to represent students, be advocates and manage the budgets.
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  Jeff - We're just changing the leadership of this and putting some more bureaucracy to make sure it works smoothly..
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  Jeff - dangerous to suggest the Vote Yes side doesn't empathize with diverse groups on campus.
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  Jeff - the structure now makes sure that Student reps aren't disenfranchised on shared gov.
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  Jeff - this gives them more power.
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  Jeff - while we are creating a separate body, it's going to be more efficient. Agendas modeled after Common Council agenda, can register their own complaints.
  
  Bylaws and Financial Code - what guarantee is there to the students that this is actually going to work?
  
  Jeff - I find it hard to believe that people are going to go in and change the bylaws.

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  badgerherald.com/news/2008/09/23/constitution_to_incl.p - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/23/2008    Last Visited: 9/23/2008  

  These changes are efforts to create a more effective and efficient University of Wisconsin student government, according to Jeff Wright, Constitutional Committee chair.
  
  "We felt as though making changes to the current structure — rather than trying to build a new one — would put us in a place where we would be making piecemeal and disjointed forms to the structure that would not work in the end," Wright said."To rebuild a really effective student government for this campus, we needed to think completely from scratch."
  
  Wright said the fundamental difference between the current constitution and the draft is the delineation of powers.
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  The Constitutional Committee will announce details on the feedback listening sessions next week, Wright said.

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  badgerherald.com/oped/2008/12/02/asm_in_need_of_activ.p - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 12/3/2008  

  According to Jeff Wright, Constitutional Committee chair, this power is necessary to "respond to issues and events that cannot wait for the Senate to reconvene."

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  badgerherald.com/oped/2008/12/02/asm_in_need_of_activ.p - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 12/3/2008  

  According to Jeff Wright, Constitutional Committee chair, this power is necessary to "respond to issues and events that cannot wait for the Senate to reconvene.

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  badgerherald.com/blogs/opinion/2009/02/18/asm_constitut - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/18/2009    Last Visited: 2/18/2009  

  Alright, so this is a debate between Chynna Haas of the Campus Women's Center and Jeff Wright of ASM and the Constitutional Committee.Â
  
  First thing to notice before I get into this: The vote is next week - Feb 23 and 24. Now, the opening statements went by before I could actually get this up and running, so I'll summarize brief points there: Jeff Wright emphasizes the point that ASM doesn't really have any effectiveness right now (either in elections or governance) and that this would.Â
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  5:19 - Jeff - Â I'm going to pull a Palin here and not directly answer the question right away.
  ...
  5:24 - Jeff - There are some things that could falter, but there are protections against a bad president.
  ...
  5:32 - Jeff - we created this financial code as a midway point between the Constitution and bylaws.
  ...
  Jeff - Why put it in the constitution when timelines and circumstances change? It's in the financial code!
  
  Question: What should be the roll of ASM?
  
  Jeff - it's to represent students, be advocates and manage the budgets.
  ...
  Jeff - We're just changing the leadership of this and putting some more bureaucracy to make sure it works smoothly..
  ...
  Jeff - dangerous to suggest the Vote Yes side doesn't empathize with diverse groups on campus.
  ...
  Jeff - the structure now makes sure that Student reps aren't disenfranchised on shared gov.
  ...
  Jeff - this gives them more power.
  ...
  Jeff - while we are creating a separate body, it's going to be more efficient. Agendas modeled after Common Council agenda, can register their own complaints.
  
  Bylaws and Financial Code - what guarantee is there to the students that this is actually going to work?
  
  Jeff - I find it hard to believe that people are going to go in and change the bylaws.

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  badgerherald.com/news/2009/02/04/grad_students_are_ne.p - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/4/2009    Last Visited: 2/4/2009  

  ASM Constitutional Committee Chair Jeff Wright said ASM seeks to establish a positive relationship with graduate students and hopes to receive input and advice on vital student issues.
  
  "This is part of an overall effort to perform better outreach to a greater part of campus, because in the past, we haven't had the strongest relations with the graduate student body," Wright said.
  
  According to Wright, the number of voiced perspectives offered by graduate students has declined in recent years, but those involved hope to reignite their interests and contributions.
  
  "It is vital for graduate students to succeed at the university with support," Wright said.

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  badgerherald.com/news/2008/11/25/diversity_chair_look.p - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/25/2008    Last Visited: 12/3/2008  

  According to Jeff Wright, ASM representative and constitutional committee chair, the committee has not been active since last year's chair's term ended in May. Wright added ASM did not aggressively seek a replacement because of the transitions taking place in the government alongside the instatement of the new ASM Constitution.

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  badgerherald.com/news/2008/04/21/asm_failing_in_stude.p - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/30/2008    Last Visited: 4/30/2008  

  The declaration of change comes on the heels of the poorly attended "State of the ASM" address, which College of Letters and Science representative and Shared Governance Committee Chair Jeff Wright said was "indicative of larger systemic issues that we are having with student government right now."
  
  Only three members of the media and six ASM members attended the State of the ASM address.
  
  In the statement, the representatives-elect acknowledge what they see as ASM's failures, including "to execute specific and unified campaigns that address issues of higher education," "to seek appropriate input from the student body on its campaigns and services" and to "provide a viable forum to discuss and address current issues affecting the campus."
  
  "We want to send the message to students that many members know the problem and that we are taking steps to address the issues," Wright said."The release was a declaration of our commitment to changing the way student government functions."
  
  The 15th-session council members have outlined a plan to initiate a presidential system, which they hope would help student government to be more accountable to the students.
  
  "We need leaders appointed by students that are accountable to students," Wright said.
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  The representatives-elect also want to create a press office to handle ASM's public relations, a plan that Wright said is very important.
  
  "This year we have been pretty absent, and I would like to see a stronger relationship (between ASM and) the media and then the media to the students," Wright said.

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  badgerherald.com/news/2008/10/16/asm_election_attract.p - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/16/2008    Last Visited: 10/16/2008  

  Jeff Wright, chair of the ASM Constitutional Committee, said the committee wanted to ensure all of the groups concerns were heard.
  
  During the session, Wright said the groups were raising legitimate concerns and the committee would be discussing all of them before deciding on a final draft.

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