CONSTITUTION

 
Article I           
Name:  SECUS (Student Education Club of the University of Scranton).
Be it known by the resolution of the Executive Committee that SECUS is hereby established.

Article II          
Purpose:  SECUS is organized to bring together students with a mutual interest in Education and to provide academic and social enrichment for its members.

Article III        
Goals: 
To provide an atmosphere to stimulate social interaction among club members and promote a unified community environment through club discussion meetings, lectures, and social affairs.

To broaden the knowledge and experience of students in the whole field of education.

Article IV        
Membership:
Section 1.  Membership shall be open to all students of the University regardless of race, creed, sex, color, national origin, major, or class standing.
Section 2.  Membership fee shall be set at the first meeting of each year.

Article V         
Officers:
Section 1.  All officers shall be club members.  (Active shall be those who pay dues and attend 90% of all meetings.)
Section 2.  The officers shall be:
                    a.  President
                    b.  Vice President
                    c.  Secretary
                    d.  Treasurer
Section 3.  Duties of the Officers:
                    a.  The President shall preside at all meetings and shall be chairperson of the Executive Committee, shall be a        
                    member of all standing committees, and perform all other duties pertaining to the office.
                    b.  The Vice President, in the absence of the President shall fulfill the duties of the office of President.  In case of
                    permanent vacancy in the office of the President, the Vice President shall be a member of the executive committee.
                    c.  The Secretary shall keep the record of the proceedings of the Association meetings, and be responsible for
                    recording all club activities.
                    d.  The Treasurer shall keep an accurate record of all money received and/or paid out.
Section 4.  Nominations and Elections:
                    a.  Nomination shall be made from the floor at a meeting toward the end of each school year.
                    b.  The active member shall vote by secret ballot immediately following nominations.
                    c.  A Quorum is mandatory for this meeting.
                    d.  All officers shall be elected by majority vote.

Article VI        
Meetings:
Section 1.  Meetings shall be called when deemed necessary by officers.
Section 2.  Meetings will not be held during the months of June, July, August, or January.

Article VII       
Amendments:  This Constitution may be amended at any meeting to which proper notice is given if ratified by 2/3 of the club members.

Article VIII      
Moderators:  The Moderator shall be Dr. Barbara Cozza.

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