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CONSTITUTION
of the
TURKISH STUDENT ASSOCIATION
at
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Article
I- Name
The
name of the organization shall be the Turkish Student
Association.
Article
II- Purpose
The
purpose of the Turkish Student Association is twofold.
First, it
intends to create awareness of contemporary Turkey through
talks, cultural
events and gatherings. The talks will focus on current
issues (economy,
foreign policy) and also more informal topics such as travel
plans, folk
music, or Turkish cuisine. Second, Turkish Student
Association aims at
fostering interaction between the members of the expanding
Turkish
community at Brandeis University and their relations with
the students
from other countries.
Article
III- Method for Adopting the Constitution
The
Constitution shall be adopted by the vote of the two-thirds
of the members present at the meeting.
Article
IV- Membership
Section
1
Membership to the Turkish Student Association shall be open
to all
Brandeis University students.
Section
2
Members
of Turkish Student Association shall be accepted without
discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national
origin, class, age, and
sexual orientation or physical condition. Turkish Student
Association will not charge its members fees or dues or will
not engage in cost prohibitive activities without an attempt
to offset costs through fundraising or allocated money.
Article
V- Organization
Section
1
A. An
Executive Board consisting of President, Vice President,
Treasurer,
and Secretary shall decide upon all policies of the Turkish
Student
Association.
B. The
members shall elect each officer of the Executive Board
separately and they shall reserve the right to remove any of
the officers
from their office should he/she not fulfill the position's
responsibilities and duties.
C. With
a majority vote of the members present at an official
meeting, the
members may delegate to the Executive Board additional
responsibilities
beyond their stated office duties as deemed necessary to
enable Turkish
Student Association's activities.
Section
2
The
Executive officers shall represent Turkish Student
Association at all
functions, meetings and activities. The officers shall be
accountable to
the members for the organization of the Turkish Student
Association and
the communication between the Executive Board and members.
The Executive
Board shall also coordinate all Turkish Student Association
activities and
programs. The duties and functions of the officers of the
Executive Board
are as follows:
A.
President
1.
Shall oversee all activities and projects of Turkish Student
Association.
2.
Shall carry unlimited signatory powers to access funds.
3.
Shall serve as the spokesman and/or liaison in all external
matters as
a representative of Turkish Student Association.
B. Vice
President
1.
Shall preside at all meetings and functions that the
President cannot
attend.
2.
Shall fulfill his utmost to help the president and the other
Executive
Board members with their duties.
3.
Shall coordinate the activities.
C.
Secretary
1.
Shall be responsible for initiation and follow-through of
requisitions
and accounts.
2.
Shall process new membership applications.
3. Keep
a record of all proceedings at stated meetings, activities,
etc.
D.
Treasurer
1.
Shall carry signatory power to access Turkish Student
Association
funds.
2.
Shall provide semestrial financial reports to the Executive
Board.
Section
3
A.
Other committee members may be appointed by the Executive
Council as
the Executive Board sees fit.
Article
VI- Elections, Nominations and Removal
Section
1
A.
Elections for Executive Board shall be held annually during
the spring
semester.
B. The
outgoing President shall call for elections and should allow
a
reasonable amount of time for a member's declaration of
candidacy to be
submitted to all the members.
Section
2
Only
undergraduate members of the Turkish Student Association are
eligible
to run for the Executive Board positions.
Section
3
A.
Executive Board shall be elected by a majority vote of the
members present,
at an officially called election meeting.
B. Each
member shall cast one vote.
C. All
voting shall be done by closed ballot to be collected and
tabulated
by the election committee, which is formed before the
election.
Section
4
The
President has the right to remove any officer that can't
keep up with the
demand of their position with the support of the members.
Article
VII- Amendments
The
revisions to the Turkish Student Association Constitution
shall be
adopted by the vote of the two-thirds of the members present
at the meeting.
Article
VIII- Activities
The
Turkish Student Association can not engage in any activity
which
violates the Brandeis University Charter, the University
Judicial Code,
the Constitution or by-laws of Student Union, or endangering
the
tax-exempt status of the University.
Mia
Medina
Isak
Deeskinazis
Dan
Hananel
Melis
Alguadis Alex Mizan
Zeynep
Akcakoca Ahu Karan
Solita
Kalaora Lesli Yenni
Sedat
Behar Evren Sungur
Seli
Kaya Mark Nahmias
Zeynep
Saltuk Gaye Ozpinar
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