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ARTICLE I
Definition of Terms |
Final Draft
8/30/00 |
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Section 1.
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| The term "Association" means the IUN Alumni Association
which is comprised of dues-paying graduates, former students, and
friends of the IUN campus. The association will be organized as
a Constituent Society under the By-laws and Articles of Incorporation
of the international Indiana University Alumni Association, Inc.
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The term "IUN Alumni Board" hereinafter referred to as the "Board"
is the governing body of the Association. The Board will be elected
or appointed according to the procedures set forth in this Constitution
and By-laws.
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The term "Indiana University Alumni Association" means the Association
of graduates, former students, and friends of Indiana University who
are joined together to promote the interests of Indiana University
and its alumni.
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The term "Executive Council" means the elected officers and council
members who govern the Indiana University Alumni Association, Inc.,
an Indiana not-for-profit corporation.
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| The term "Constituent Society" means an affiliate organization of
the international Indiana University Alumni Association. Its purposes
will be the same as the purposes of the Indiana University Alumni
Association, but in addition, may be organized for more specific objectives,
such as promoting the interests of the IUN campus and its alumni. |
| ARTICLE II
Identification
Section 1. |
| Name. The name of this organization is the Indiana
University Northwest Alumni Association, hereinafter referred to
as the "Association".
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Purpose. The purposes are to promote the interests of IUN and to
establish and maintain a mutually beneficial relationship between
IUN and its alumni.
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Location. The principal office of the IUN Alumni Association is
the IUN Alumni Office, whose mailing address is 3400 Broadway, Gary,
Indiana 46408.
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| Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Association will begin on the
first day of September of each year and will end the last day of August
of the succeeding year. |
| ARTICLE III
Membership
Section 1. |
| Eligibility. There will be two (2) classes of
membership consisting of regular members and affiliate members.
All natural persons who are graduates or former students of IUN
and have received one or more credit hours are considered alumni
of IUN. Such persons are eligible for regular membership in the
Association and Indiana University Alumni Association. Natural persons
who have not attended IU or have not received one credit hour are
eligible to become affiliate members of the Association and the
Indiana University Alumni Association. Affiliate members will have
every right of membership except that of voting in the Association
elections. |
| ARTICLE IV
Meetings of Members
Section 1. |
Place of Meeting. All meetings of the Association will be held at
such place as specified in each official meeting notice.
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Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the members of the Association
will be held each year, with the exact time and place to be set by
the Board.
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| Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Association
may be called by the Board or by the President upon written request
of seventy-five regular members of the Association. In the event of
such request, a special meeting will be held not later then two months
after the receipt of such request. |
| ARTICLE V
Officers
Section 1. |
Designation. The officers of the Association will consist of a President,
Vice President, Immediate Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, and
the Director IUN Alumni Relations, who will be a voting officer of
the Association. All officers, with the exception of the Director,
must be regular members of the Association..
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Term of Office. The President, Secretary, and Treasurer will be
elected to serve for a period of one year from the first day of September
of each year until the last day of August of the succeeding year.
The Vice President will be elected for a one year period and will
succeed to the Presidency after serving one year as Vice President.
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| Responsibilities of the Officers. The responsibilities of the various
officers are those usually associated with their respective offices. |
| ARTICLE VI
IUN Alumni Board
Section 1. |
| Members. The Board will be composed of the officers
of the Association, six members elected at large, and one appointed
member representing each degree-granting unit. All officers and
Board members must be regular members, including those selected
by the degree-granting units..
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Term of Office. All Board members will be elected or appointed for
a three-year term. One-third of the Board members will be elected
or appointed each year and will serve until their successors are installed.
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Responsibility of the Board. The responsibility of the Board is
to promote the interests of Indiana University Northwest, and to establish
a mutually beneficial relationship between IUN and its alumni by creating
and sponsoring alumni programs and communications that will carry
forward these purposes. The Board will advise the Executive Council
through its elected member to that Council about Association matters
and concerns.
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Meetings and Notice. The Board will hold no less than two meetings
each year. Such regular meetings will be called by the President,
and at least fourteen days written notice will be given of each meeting.
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Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called at
the discretion of the President or upon written notice of five members
or the Board. Such special meetings will be held at a place designated
by the President. Five days written notice will be given of each special
meeting.
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| Executive Council Representative. One member of the Board will be
elected by the Board to represent the Association as a voting member
of the Executive Council for a three-year term. If the elected or
appointed Board member's term on the Board should expire before the
Board member's term on the Executive Council expires, then the Board
member shall be considered a member of the Board so long as the Board
member continues to serve the three-year term on the Executive Council.
The representative may be replaced by the Board should a vacancy occur. |
| ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
Section 1. |
| Rules of Order. Meetings of the members of the
Association and the Board will be governed by rules contained in
Roberts' Rules of Order Revised in all cases in which such rules
are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with this
Constitution.
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Amendments. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote
of the regular members of the Association who are present and voting
at the annual or special meeting, or by two-thirds vote of the Board
and later ratified by two-thirds vote of the Association.
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By-laws. The Association may adopt new By-laws by an affirmative
vote either by the membership or by the Board. A By-law may be repealed
by passing a By-law to that effect.
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Prohibited Activity. The Association shall not engage in fund raising
or other activities that can be construed as acting in the capacity
of a foundation, nor shall it engage in lobbying activities on a state
or national level without first obtaining express authority from the
Indiana University Alumni Association. Such activities may endanger
the nonprofit tax status that the Indiana University Alumni Association
has been granted under the laws of Indiana and the Federal Government,
which govern not-for-profit corporations.
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