Constitution
Article
I – Name
The name of this organization
shall be the Association of International Students (AIS)
The purposes of AIS are:
To provide activities and
programs for international students and the university community at large which
will contribute to their cultural, academic and social development.
To help promote a spirit of
cooperation and friendship among international students and between
international students and the rest of the campus community.
All international students at the
University of Tulsa shall be considered active members of AIS. As such they may
participate in any and all of the association’s activities and events. There
are no membership dues assessed for such members.
Those in the university community
who show interest in AIS and its ideals shall be deemed associate members. Such
individuals will possess all the rights and privileges of active members, with
the exception of the right to vote for officers. Voting privileges will be
limited to international students.
Officers of AIS shall be:
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer
The duties of each officer are as
follows:
President – Presides over all
meetings and provides general direction for AIS. President will also delegate
duties to appropriate members of AIS as necessary.
Vice-President – Assists and
advises president on all matters, carrying out duties of president when
president is absent.
The president of AIS will hold
regularly scheduled meetings, such meetings occurring at least once every month.
All officers will be expected to attend and actively participate in such
meetings, and all meetings will be open to the general membership of AIS.
Meetings will be held in the ISS
offices, and a separate space will be allocated for AIS to use for maintaining
files, etc.
A representative of the
International Students Services office will serve as advisor to AIS. It will be
the advisor’s duty to attend meetings, advise as necessary, co-sign documents
and requisitions when needed, and provide other logistical support when the need
occurs.
Each officer will be elected for
a one-year term, each term consisting of a regular academic year.
Elections for the following year
will be held every April, such dates set by the membership. Any enrolled
international student is eligible to run for any office. Students wishing to run
for office must complete an application designed for this purpose prior to the
deadline for applying. No write-in nominations will be accepted.
Elections will be conducted by
secret ballot and the results counted and verified by a second count. Results of
the election will be announced the Monday following the elections. In the event
that vacancies exist among office positions, the President will appoint
individuals to fill such positions with the approval of the other officers.
At the beginning of each school year a designated officer will file an updated SAB registration form and submit it to SA. Any subsequent changes in officers will be reported on a timely basis to SA.