Article I. Executive Offices

Section I. President
A) The President shall be elected from among the Freshman, Sophomore and Junior classes and by all classes in the spring term of a given academic year for service in the next academic year;
B) The duties of the President shall include the following:

1) Be the official spokesperson for the Assembly;
2) Serve as a non-voting chair for General Assembly meetings;
3) Cast tie-breaking votes in the General Assembly, including in-Assembly elections for various offices or posts, unless otherwise noted;
4) Facilitate student communication with the college administration and faculty via regular meetings with the leadership of both;
5) Propose the agenda for Assembly meetings;
6) Appoint one Vice-President to chair each Standing Committee, excluding the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee and the Executive Committee
7) Consult the Executive Vice-President on all appointments;
8) Serve on the Council on Student Life, as a member of the Undergraduate Finance Committee, and other ex-officio positions as may arise;
9) Chair the Executive Committee
10) Set the agenda for Executive Committee meetings

Section II. Executive Vice-President
A) The Executive Vice-President shall be elected from among the Freshman, Sophomore and Junior classes and by all classes in the spring term of a given academic year for service in the next academic year;
B) The duties of the Executive Vice-President shall include the following:

1) Serve as Parliamentarian of the Assembly in that person's absence;
2) Assume the responsibilities of the President in the event of the President's inability to do so as a result of temporary absence or temporary incapacitation;
3) Serve as a chair of the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee;
4) Advise the President on all appointments;
5) To act as a liaison between the President and the vice-presidents.

Section III. Treasurer
A) The Treasurer shall be elected from among and by the General Assembly;
B) The Treasurer shall be elected at the first organizational meeting held by each Assembly;
C) The duties of the Treasurer shall include the following:

1) Maintain financial records of all Assembly business and be prepared to inform the General Assembly at each meeting of the financial status of the Assembly;
2) Present complete financial reports at the first and last General Assembly meetings of each term;
3) Inform the General Assembly of any expenditure made by the President or the Executive Committee at the first meeting of the General Assembly following the expenditure;
4) Be the liaison of the Assembly to the Student Activities Office for all financial matters;
5) Serve on the Executive Committee;
6) Serve as President should both the President and Executive Vice-President be absent or incapacitated;

Section IV. Secretary
A) The Secretary shall be elected from among and by the General Assembly;
B) The Secretary shall be elected at the first organizational meeting held by each Assembly;
C) The duties of the Secretary shall include the following:

1) Monitor attendance records for all General Assembly and Committee meetings;
2) Record the proceedings of General Assembly meetings and Executive Committee meetings and make available the minutes of those meetings to the Assembly and the student body;
3) Serve on the Executive Committee;
4) Work in cooperation with the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee in maintaining Assembly records;

Section V. Vice-Presidents, excluding the Executive Vice-President
A) One Vice-President for each Standing Committee shall be nominated by the President and approved by a majority vote of the Assembly;
B) The duties of said Vice-Presidents shall include the following:
1) Conduct regular committee meetings;
2) Record the proceedings of their committee meetings, and make available those minutes to the Assembly and the student body;
3) Serve on the Executive Committee;
4) Present to the General Assembly a justification of any and all decisions to reject a motion;
5) To take and report attendance at committee meetings to the Membership and Internal Affairs Committee and the Secretary;

C) The Vice-President for Administration and Faculty Committee Relations as well as that for Communications, must be in residence for all three terms (Fall, Winter, Spring) of that academic year for which he serves;
D) All other Vice-Presidents must be in residence Fall and Winter terms. Should the Vice-President be leaving for Spring term, he or she shall appoint a replacement who is in residence Winter and Spring, subject to the approval of the General Assembly.

Section VI. No individual shall hold more than one of the Vice-Presidencies at a given time.

Section VII. Parliamentarian
A) The Parliamentarian shall be chosen by the Assembly Advisor from among those students who are not Assembly Representatives;
B) The Parliamentarian shall have final jurisdiction in all matters concerning the Constitution or the Rules of Order;
C) The Parliamentarian shall be considered an Officer of the Assembly, though he or she will not serve on the Executive Committee;
D) The Parliamentarian shall collect and tally all votes;


Back to Consitution Section