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CONSTITUTION Article I Name The name of this organization shall be the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Student Council. Article II Objectives The objectives of this organization shall be to improve the College of Agriculture's curriculum, student-faculty environment, student organization involvement, and other matters deemed necessary.
Membership The membership of the College of Agriculture Student Council shall be divided into three groups (elected class representatives, club representatives, and major representatives). All members of the College of Agriculture Student Council must be enrolled in the College of Agriculture (or Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering). Section 1: The president or one selected representative of each club within the College of Agriculture as recognized by the Council. Section
2: Nine at-large representatives selected by Article IV, Section
II & III. Section 3: The College of Agriculture student senator to the University of Kentucky Senate shall be a member of the College of Agriculture Student Council. Section 4: The president of the College of Agriculture Student Council is elected by Article IV, Section 2. Candidates for president must have a 2.00 grade point standing and not have less than 60 hours credit at conclusion of the Spring Semester. It is highly recommended that candidates for President have been a prior member of the Council. Section
5: The selected representative of an organization may only represent
that Section
6: One representative from each academic major within the College
of Section
7: All committee members will serve on a least two committees during
the Election Procedures The President and nine-at-large representatives (three per class) shall be elected by the following procedure: Section 1: The election will be held in April. Section
2: The President shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast.
Section 3: In the event of a tie, the Council will interview the candidates involved and will determine the representative. This section applies only if more than six candidates are affected. Section
4: If the President and/or elected representatives fail to return
to school, Section 5: Term of office shall be from June 1 to May 31. Section 6: Any undergraduate student in the College of Agriculture may vote in College of Agriculture Student Council elections. Article V Officers Section 1: The Officers of the College of Agriculture Student Council shall be known as the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Reporter. Section 2: The Vice President, Secretary Treasurer, and Reporter shall be elected at the end of the academic year after elections and shall serve for one year. Section
3: Vacancies occurring in any office of the Council caused by resignation,
Duties
of Officers Section 1: It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the College of Agriculture Student Council. The president or his appointee will serve as a voting member on the undergraduate curriculum committee. Section
2: It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to preside over the
meetings in the absence of the President, to coordinate committee activities
and to be Section 3: It shall be the duty of the Secretary to record the proceedings of the Council, to manage student organization registration, and to handle the correspondence of the Council. Section
4: It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to keep record of receipts
and
Meetings Section
1: The College of Agriculture Student Council shall hold a regular
monthly Section 2: The President shall call additional meetings when deemed necessary. Section
3: Each organization is required to have the selected representative
or a Section
4: All representatives who miss two meetings within their term,
without an Section 5: The officers of the College of Agriculture Student Council are required to attend 75% of the Council meetings held; if this requirement is not fulfilled, they shall be expelled from their office and the Council shall elect an individual to fill that office. Excuse policy will be followed as described in Section 5. Section
6: All members of the Council should provide College wide updates
to the groups they represent at meetings, in classes, or via email.
Article VIII Voting Section 1: The members of the Council shall be entitled, only when present, to one vote on each proceeding with the exception of the President, except in case of a tie. In order for club representatives to vote, the club they represent must have paid their club dues to the Council.
Amendments Section 1: The Constitution may be revised or amended by a 2/3 vote of the Council at any regular meeting, if notification is given ten calendar days prior to the meeting.
Advisory Council The Advisory Council of the College of Agriculture Student Council shall consist of the Dean of the College of Agriculture, the Associate Dean for Instruction, and Director of Student Relations of the College of Agriculture. Its duties shall be to advise and assist the Council.
Ratification of Constitution and By-Laws Ratification of this constitution and by-laws requires a 3/4 vote of the members present at any regular meeting of the Council.
Council Activities The Council
shall be an active participant in many College of Agriculture activities
1. Course and Teacher Evaluation 2. Academic Programs of the College 3. Student Relations
4. Student-Faculty Relations
Freshman Representatives Section
1: Applications for Freshman Representatives will be taken the
second week of September.
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