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;