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Constitution
- The elected executive committee should consist
of at least: President, Vice President, and Treasurer, but may also
include other positions as the current members agree on.
- The executive committee elections should be
held once a year no later than 14 days before the end of the spring
semester. If an election should not take place within the time
established time, the existing executive committee may be retained
to the following year upon the agreement of the existing membership
body. The official end of each committee term will end the Monday
following finals of the spring semester.
- Members of the elected committee must be
volunteered by the existing members of the organization, must be
full-time Toxicology graduate students and must not be graduating
within the election year in which they are to serve. If nominated
persons do not wish to join the executive committee the announcement
should be made publicly and a call for re-nominations should take
place within one week of the refusal.
- Members of the executive committee can not
hold committee position for more than two consecutive terms.
- Should an executive position be resigned from
during the elected year, the remaining executive committee can
either choose to elect a new official or delegate the
responsibilities of that position among themselves. Upon the
occasion of more than one resigned position within an elected year
elections should be held to fill the vacant positions as quickly as
possible. The Treasurer may not take over responsibilities or
change positions within the executive committee after the new
election term officially begins (after the first Monday following
finals of the spring semester).
- Any member of the executive committee may be
voted out of office by a majority vote of the current organization
members when destructive behavior or inability to perform or neglect
of responsibilities by the committee member occur.
- Active members of the organization must be a
full-time graduate student obtaining either a degree or minor in
Toxicology. Active members are allowed to invite undergraduates or
non-students interested in the field of Toxicology to attend
meetings, but will not be allowed to vote on matters being decided
upon during the meetings.
- Active members of the organization must
maintain a grade point average acceptable by the University Graduate
College requirements.
- Active members may be asked to pay yearly
dues.
- Behavior of the active members of the
organization must remain in accordance with the guidelines set by
the Graduate Student Handbook.
- Any motion brought forth during organization
meetings shall be voted on during the meeting and decided upon by
the members present at the meeting.
- Voting during organization meetings should be
open unless at least one member feels ballot voting would be more
appropriate.
- Motions for the altering of policy established
by the organization must be approved by the membership majority.
- All non-members attending functions for which
the organization is providing food or other provisions must pay out
of pocket or reimburse the organization.
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