At its Thursday meeting, the Graduate Student Council (GSC) approved the “Joint Bill Confirming William Reimers as the ASSU Librarian,” which the Undergraduate Student Association (UGS) unanimously passed on Wednesday.

The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) Librarian role was created in 2020 to “maintain institutional knowledge in the ASSU” by documenting the history of the ASSU and activism on campus. The ASSU Librarian is responsible for maintaining an “Official Copy of the Governing Documents of the Association” and updating the documents in the event of any changes made by the ASSU. ASSU President Ava Brown ’26 appointed William Reimers ’28 for the role.

Some councillors had questions about the appointment, expressing their desire to meet Reimers to establish a line of communication.

“How would we send him specific materials… if we’re passing something and he would be tracking and putting them in one place, how would we make sure that line of communication is sustained?” GSC co-chair and third-year J.D. candidate Laurel Kim asked.

In response, Brown said that Reimers will maintain an active line of communication and monitor any agendas that come in. 

The GSC also voted on a quick grant for the Colombian Student Association, providing $2,577.23 in funding for their upcoming Carnaval de Barranquilla event. The funds will be used to purchase food, drinks and decorations for the event, which will support an estimated 130 students.

Following the grant, GSC Treasurer Elena Vasilache, a fourth-year M.A. candidate, raised concerns about the number of annual grants that the GSC had to look through following a bill passed in the fall that dissolved the club sports funding umbrella.

“The number of applications has increased a lot, from 70 to 240,” Vasilache said. “For next year, I think we should consider at least for the funding for the annual grant season to put an additional two treasurers, because that is a lot of work.”