Name
of Organization
Commuter
and Off Campus Student Association hereafter referred to as
CAOS.
Purpose
of Organization
To
represent the needs and interests that are unique to commuter
and off campus students at La Salle University. To promote strong
relations between the commuter and off campus population and
the La Salle University community through examining and understanding
cultural diversity, special interests, and unique backgrounds
of individuals and groups within the community.
Goals
-
To foster communication among commuter and off campus students,
resident students, faculty, and administration.
- To ensure that all members of the La Salle community, regardless
of their status, have equal opportunity to participate in all
university sponsored organizations and events.
- To sponsor activities that will encourage commuter and off
campus student involvement on campus.
- To ensure that commuter and off campus students are given
equal opportunity to fully participate in the college experience,
academically, socially, and spiritually.
Membership
Membership
and participation is open to all full and part-time students
of the undergraduate program and will not be denied based on
race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation,
or handicap or disability.
Any
student who wishes to join CAOS must submit his/her name to
the advisor or any current member of CAOS. To become a voting
member the applicant must attend two consecutive meetings. The
applicant’s name shall then be submitted to the Executive
Board for approval as a voting member. Once the Executive Board
has approves the application, the applicant is accepted as a
general member with full voting privileges.
Any
general member missing three unexcused meetings in a given semester
will automatically loose their voting power. Upon a 2/3 vote
of the Executive Board, the general member may also be excused
from CAOS completely. Members who are ill or who have a legitimate
excuse for missing a meeting will not be penalized. The Executive
Board will decide upon the legitimacy of the excuse.
Duties
and Responsibilities of General Members and Officers
1.
Abide by the constitution of CAOS.
2. Regularly attend meetings.
3. Participate actively in all aspects of CAOS.
Executive
Board
Nomination:
The
following office shall be open for nomination:
- President
- Vice President
- Publicity Director
- Programming Coordinator
- Secretary
1.
Officers may either be nominated by a general member or by
self-nomination, at which time the candidate will announce
his/her platform.
2. Nominations shall be held at the last general member meeting
in the month of February.
Election:
1.
Elections will be held at the last general member meeting
in the month of March.
2. Elections shall be conducted by secret ballot, which will
be tabulated by the advisor.
3. The nominee who receives the majority votes cast for the
specific office he/she is running for shall obtain Executive
Board status.
4. No person shall hold more than one elected office position
at any one time.
Term
of Office:
1.
Term of office shall be for the entire academic year following
nomination.
2. An officer may be re-elected for the same position the
following year.
Duties
and Responsibilities of Executive Board Officers
President:
1.
To preside over all meetings of CAOS.
2. To formulate a written agenda for all CAOS meetings.
3. To enforce the CAOS Constitution.
4. To be the official liaison with school officials and
other organizations.
5. In the absence of the President and Vice President, to
appoint an acting chairperson.
Vice
President:
1.
To assume the duties of the President in his/her absence.
2. To attend all meetings of CAOS.
3. To act as an assistant to the President.
4. To maintain the general membership via recruitment.
Publicity
Director:
1.
To attend all CAOS meetings.
2. To promote and advertise all CAOS activities and events.
Program
Coordinator:
1.
To attend all CAOS meetings.
2. To coordinate all CAOS events and activities via the
programming checklist.
Secretary:
1.
To attend all CAOS meetings.
2. To take minutes at all CAOS meetings.
3. To provide all members of CAOS with copies of minutes
from CAOS meetings, prior to the next scheduled meeting.
4. To keep an accurate record of attendance of general members
and officers.
5. To notify members who are failing to fulfill membership
requirements, and to present names to the Executive Board
for further consideration.
6. To maintain an updated CAOS general membership list.
The list is to include names, addresses, and phone numbers
and is to be distributed to all members of CAOS.
Meetings
CAOS
meetings are to be held bi-monthly. The meetings are scheduled
for the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Amendment
of Constitution
Any
general member of CAOS may propose an amendment to this constitution.
For the constitution to be ratified it must receive a 2/3 majority
vote from the voting members of CAOS. If the proposed amendment
is not approved, the amendment may be proposed again for approval
a maximum of one (1) other time in the course of the same semester.
Once passed, the amendment goes into effect immediately.
Quorum
A
2/3 majority of the voting members of CSA must be assembled
at general meetings for business to be conducted.
