Article I - Name
The name of this organization shall be the Rutgers Ukrainian Students Club. Acronym: RUSC.
Article II - Objective
The purpose of the Rutgers Ukrainian Students Club shall be to promote Ukrainian cultural awareness among the Rutgers University community; engage in Ukrainian Cultural activities;promote the Ukrainian language and to build camaraderie amongst its members; and to maintain a link between itself and other Ukrainian organizations.
Article III - Membership
Membership shall be open to all Rutgers University students and must comply with federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, disability, marital status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Article IV - Officers
The minimum number of officers of the Rutgers Ukrainian Students Club shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Event Coordinator. Multiple officers in each position are permitted. The President, with a majority approval of the executive board, will decide how many of each position to offer for next year, before candidacy ballots are accepted. At least one of the primary officers shall be a Rutgers College student or Rutgers College affiliate. No more than 9 people can be on the executive board at any one time.
Section 1 - Responsibilities
The duties/responsibilities of the officers shall be as follows:
The President will be responsible for organizing and conducting all meetings unless otherwise authorized by the President or in the President's absence. The President shall be responsible for all actions of the organization and shall serve as the official representative of the organization. The President shall see to it that all officers are fulfilling their duties as stated. The President shall work with other officers to prepare annual reports, budgets, and form committees when necessary. The President will make decisions that are considered necessary and proper regarding the well-being of the organization.
The Vice-President shall serve in the absence of the President. The Vice-President shall assist the President and coordinate the efforts of the organization's committees. The Vice-President will help ensure that all officers fulfill their duties. The Vice-President will also help the Event Coordinator with planning of events.
The Secretary shall record the actions of the club. The Secretary shall take charge of all documents by maintaining a file system for the organization including a list of members, officers, re-registration, past events, and other necessary documents as assigned by the President or Vice-President. The secretary will be responsible for any written correspondence between other clubs and organizations. Most importantly the secretary will handle advertisement for the club.
The Treasurer shall prepare financial reports for the presentation at meetings. Also the Treasurer shall represent the organization at Treasurer meetings. The Treasurer shall be the chairperson of a budget committee responsible for preparing the following year's budget. The Treasurer shall collect dues (if appropriate) and maintain a record of all due-paying members. The Treasurer shall send all bills when due and pay bills from officers and committee members only when clearly authorized and when receipts for expenditures are attached. The Treasurer shall receive and bank all monies due to the organization; keep bookkeeping records of said funds, and give, upon request, a statement of finances. The Treasurer shall disburse all monies as the organization may direct.
Rutgers College requires that all monies (including but not limited to dues, donations and student fee allocations) of student organizations registered at Rutgers College and receiving more than 50% of its funding from Rutgers College must keep it's funds in the Rutgers College Student Fund Accounting Office. Otherwise, all monies must be maintained in an account at one of the residential undergraduate colleges where it is registered. Organizations must hold their funds at only one college.
Events Coordinators (2) shall be responsible for the planning and coordination of club events and fundraising events. Details of the event shall be agreed upon by the entire board. The Events Coordinator will also be responsible for all photo documentation of events. There shall be two events coordinators.
The following officers: President, Vice-President, and Treasurer, shall be the only authorized people to withdraw funds.
Section 2 - Website
A webmaster shall be appointed by the board in order to keep the website up to date and to continuously improve the website appearance. The webmaster will not be considered a board member unless it is a board member who is undertaking this task.
Section 3 - No Treasurer
In the case that the Treasurer or Secretary is unable to fulfill their duties, the other shall temporarily assume responsibility of both Treasurer and Secretary having the title Secretary-Treasurer until the position can be filled as provided below. The title of Secretary-Treasurer will only be temporary and will be considered a single office position.
Section 4 - Duty
It shall be the duty of all officers to develop and encourage promising leaders.
Section 5 - Executive Board
The Executive Board shall consist of: the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Events Coordinator and Treasurer.
Article V - Elections
No student may hold more than one office at the same time.
Section 1 - Nominations
The methods of nominations from the floor and self-nominations shall be used to nominate all candidates for the following academic year. The officers nominated shall include the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Events Coordinators and Treasurer.
Nominations for officers should be made at the meeting prior to the election.
If, after the close of nomination, there are no candidates for a given position, the present President shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.
Section 2 - Procedure
The above officers shall be elected by the current board. Elections will be made by secret ballot. The election will proceed position by position and the votes will be tallied at the end of each vote. An officer may not take part in the voting process for a position, if he/she is running for that position. They may however vote on other positions they are not running for. The presidents vote shall be counted as two votes while the remaining members votes will be counted as one vote each. In the case of a tie, the president will break the tie. In order for a candidate to win the position, at least two board members must have voted for them out of the six. If this does not occur, a re-vote will be held.
Section 3 - Vacancy
Should a vacancy occur in any position, except that of the President, a special election shall be held at the next possible executive board meeting, unless the vacancy occurs eight weeks prior to the election date, when the President shall appoint a temporary officer to serve out the term. If a vacancy in the position of the President occurs, the position shall be filled as provided above.
Section 4 - Eligibility
Only current board members are eligible to vote.
Section 5 - Removal
Removal from office will occur when a member is not present at a meeting without any prior and valid notification. The amount of absences will be set by the President and will be stated at the first officers meeting after the elections. After the said amount of absences is reached, removal from office will occur with a majority vote of remaining officers.
Article VI - Meetings
Special meetings will be held when requested by any officers or the advisor. There shall be at least two meetings per semester during the academic year. The Executive Board shall be required to meet periodically throughout the summer.
Article VII - Amendments
Any member may propose an amendment to the Constitution. A written copy of the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Executive Board.
The amendment will be incorporated with a majority vote of the Executive Board. The same voting breakdown and procedure will be used as in the election process.
Article VIII - Environment
This organization shall remain responsible for the ecological consequences of its actions and take steps to insure that any of the actions of the organization shall not further adversely affect the environment All posters and other paraphernalia used to advertise activities will be removed from the area to which they were affixed after the expiration of said activities.
Article IX - Moneys
The Executive Board will institute a one time flat fee for membership of $10.00 to cover club expenses such as refreshments for general meetings and donations to the Children of Chernobyl Fund.
Section 2 - Fundraising
The Events Coordinator, with the help of the Treasurer, will be in charge of fundraising events. Fundraising events shall abide by all Federal, NJ and University laws and guidelines.
Article X - Laws
Section 1 - State and Federal
This organization shall abide by all applicable laws of the State of New Jersey and the United States.
Section 2 - University
This organization shall abide by all applicable rules and regulations of the University and under the privileges as granted by the Office of Student Leadership, Involvement & Programs, Deans, and Dean of Students where chartered. This organization shall also abide by the rules and regulations of the Board of Governors, the University, and the Colleges as provided by the Board of Governors and the Deans of the Colleges.
AMENDMENT I (4-25-06)
This organization shall hold meetings open to participants from other Rutgers campuses and branches as well as guests. However membership will be limited to Rutgers-New Brunswick/Piscataway students only.