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I. NAME
AND PURPOSE
A. This
organization shall be known as the Bioengineering Student Senate
B. The purpose
of this organization shall be to further social and academic
interests of students interested in Bioengineering
II. MEMBERSHIP
A. All currently
enrolled students in a graduate program at Rutgers University
or UMDNJ shall be members
III.
MEETINGS
A. At least
one regular meeting shall be held each semester, the time and
place of the first meeting shall be determined by the president
B. At the
first meeting, the organization shall establish a regular meeting
time, date and place for the academic year
C. Special
meetings may be called by the president upon written request
by the members of the organization
D. A quorum
for all regular and special meetings shall consist of two-thirds
of the officers including either the President or Vice-president.
E. Any situation
not provided for in this constitution shall be decided in accord
to Robert’s Rules of Order, revised
IV. OFFICERS
A. Elected
officers of the Bioengineering Student Senate shall be a President,
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and GSA Representative
B. All officers
shall serve without salary or financial remuneration
C. The president
shall:
1) Preside
at any meetings of the organization
2) Call
special meetings when requested under Article III, section
C
3) Perform
other duties as customarily pertain to the office of the president
D. The vice-president
shall:
1) Be
an aide to the president, ant, in case of an absence or disability
of the president, pro tempore assume and perform duties of
the president
E. The secretary
shall:
1) Keep
a record of all meeting proceedings
2) Conduct
correspondence of the organization
3) Send
a brief meeting minutes to members/officers
F. The treasurer
shall:
1) Maintain
the financial records of the organization
2) Be
responsible for receiving all revenue of the organization
3) Pay
all authorized bills for the organization
4) Render
an account at each meeting, or more often if required, or
all receipts and expenditures
5) Submit
at the last meeting of the Spring term, a written detailed
annual report of the income and expenditures of the organization
G. The GSA
representative shall:
1) Attend
all GSA meetings serving as a representative of the Bioengineering
Student Senate
2) Report
findings to the officers following the GSA meeting and to
the members at large at the Bioengineering Student Senate
meetings
V. COMMITTEES
A. The standing
committees of this organization shall be:
1) Bioengineering
Symposium Planning
2) Graduate
Bioengineering Fellowship Book
3) Bioengineering
Student Senate Website Development
4) Bioengineering
Research at Rutgers University/UMDNJ Book
B. Each
committee chairperson shall:
1) Be
responsible for all the activities of the committee
2) Be
responsible for all proper financial accounting of the committee
under the supervision of the Treasurer
3) Submit
a written report of the activities of that committee at the
last regular meeting of the Spring term and be prepared to
report orally at each meeting
4) Carry
out all directions of the organization
5) Serve
without salary or remuneration
C. The Bioengineering
Symposium Planning Committee shall:
1) Coordinate
with another organization or act alone to establish an annual
bioengineering symposium, thus creating a forum to present
research from any discipline in bioengineering
2) Establish
guidelines for poster and/or oral presentation awards
D. The Graduate
Bioengineering Fellowship Book Committee shall:
1) Create
a resource with a compilation of research and dissertation
fellowship application information in Bioengineering related
fields
2) Inform
members of fellowship opportunities
E. The Bioengineering
Student Senate Website Development Committee shall:
1) Develop
and maintain a website for the Bioengineering Student Sentate
2) Post
and update relevant organization information
F. The Bioengineering
Research at Rutgers University/UMDNJ Book Committee shall:
1) Compilation
of all Bioengineering research at Rutgers University/UMDNJ
to provide a resource for faculty, students and interested
persons
G. Special
Committees shall:
1) May
be established by the president or by an organizational vote
2) Shall
report to the committee
VI. ELECTIONS
AND VANCANCIES
A. Elections:
1) Officers
and Committee Chairpersons shall be elected by a majority
vote of the legal votes cast by the members of the organization.
2) Election
will be held on the last meeting of the academic year
3) Officers/Chairpersons
shall take over in at the end of the academic year and serve
till the next election (1 yr)
B. Vacancies:
If an elected officer/committee chair shall become vacant, the
president shall order at the earliest possible date a special
meeting of the organization for the purpose of filling such
an office. The member elected shall immediately enter upon his/her
duties and remain in office until the next election
VII.
AMENDMENT
A. The proposed
amendment must be submitted to the secretary in writing no fewer
than 50% of active members in the organization
B. The proposed
amendment shall be discussed at the next regular meeting after
the meeting it was submitted, providing all members of the organization
have been previously informed of its contents
C. Two-thirds
of the legal votes cast shall be required to pass the amendment
VIII.
ADVISOR
A. A member
of the faculty in any graduate program related to bioengineering
and with a strong interest in bioengineering shall serve as
the advisor to the organization.
IX. UNIVERSITY
REGULATIONS
A. This
organization shall be in full compliance with all pertinent
University Regulations and any other rules, regulations and
policies of Rutgers University that may be relevant to its activities
Bioengineering
Student Senate Membership.
1. Scott
Banta
2. Kristine
Schmalenberg
3. Deanna
Thompson
4. Joseph
Vitolo
5. Kristin
Labazzo
6. Cristy
Richards
7. Dee Dee
Zimmerman
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