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Preamble
Membership
Organization
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Section 2. This organization and its members shall not discriminate against any individuals for reasons of race, national origin, color, religion, gender, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, and/ or ability status.
Section 3. Membership in this group shall be open to all who are interested and:
A. Have a genuine interest in the aims and objectives as listed in the Preamble of this Constitution.
B. Participate in at least one of the standing committees.
C. Maintain current payment of dues.
A. The organization and operation of these committees shall mirror that of the LSOU.
Section 2. There shall be several permanent committees
in place to facilitate the functioning of the organization.
A. Activities Committee
It shall be the duty of the Activities Committee to be responsible for supervising the planning and conducting of all activities such as guest speakers, panel and group discussions, social and academic meetings, etc. A member of this Committee should be present at General Meetings in order to report Committee activity to the group at large during General Meetings and to facilitate the voting of issues decided on by the Committee.
B. Communications Committee
It shall be the duty of the Communications Committee to be responsible for the publication of all correspondence and official publications of the Society, to maintain the Society’s web site and e-mail, and to coordinate the publication and promotion of individual member papers. A member of this committee should be present at General Meetings in order to report Committee activity to the group at large. A member of this Committee is also responsible for keeping accurate records of all activities of the Society, including minutes and roll of all Meetings.C. Advocacy Committee
The purpose of this committee is to act on behalf of the interests of students in the Linguistics Department. This committee’s responsibilities include student-faculty liaison relations, complaints, curriculum issues, and Graduate Student Senate Representative (GSSR). The GSSR shall reflect the interests of the Linguistics Department to the Graduate Student Senate. The GSSR is responsible for reporting back to the Advocacy Committee.
A. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to be financial overseer of all finances and dues as described in Article VIII. The volunteer for this position shall be registered with Ohio University.
A. A Facilitator for the subsequent General Meeting shall be put into place at the end of each General Meeting.
B. In order to volunteer to facilitate a meeting the member must be present at the meeting preceding the one they will facilitate.
C. Duties of the Meeting Facilitator will include acting on the Society’s behalf until a new facilitator is selected by soliciting ideas for the agenda, developing a General Meeting agenda and facilitating the business of the Meeting they have volunteered for, and posting the agenda and issues that will be voted on at upcoming Meetings.
Section 5. Other ad hoc groups shall be put
into place for projects as needed.
Section 6. The members of the Committees, Treasurer, and Meeting Facilitators shall not be elected but instead volunteer and commit themselves to work on a project for the duration of that project.
Section 7. If there are more volunteers than are needed for any position, a simple majority vote of members present at the General Meeting decides the outcome.
Section 8. Decisions made by a Committee that involve funding and require participation by LSOU members outside of that committee shall be put up for a vote before taking effect.
Section 9. Each Committee shall select a member to represent and present ideas of the Committee at the General Meetings. The Meeting Facilitator should be informed who the representatives are prior to the Meeting.
Section 10. It shall be the responsibility of each Committee to keep the current Meeting Facilitator informed as to their activities and items requiring attention on the General Meeting agenda.
Section 2. The duties of the Faculty Sponsor shall
be to assist in the maintenance of the aims and objectives as indicated
in the Preamble and to give supervision to the financial affairs of the
Society.
Section 2. Scheduled functions shall be quarterly or
as deemed necessary by the membership and shall be held at a time convenient
to the majority of the LSOU members.
Section 2. Treasurer shall supervise the payment of
dues.
Section 2. The Society shall support and facilitate
the publication and promotion of
individual member’s papers.
Section 2. All members present at a Meeting may vote on issues raised.
Section 3. Two thirds of members present must vote
in favor of an item in order for it to be approved and put into action.
Section 2. The Advisor of Student Organizations must
approve all Amendments within seven days after ratification by members.
Section 1. A simple majority of members shall constitute a quorum.
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