CONSTITUTION OF THE

BLINN COLLEGE, BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION CAMPUSES

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Preamble

In order to provide a formal structure for the Blinn College, Bryan/ College Station Campuses, Professional Association, to conduct its business, we, the faculty adopt this constitution.

ARTICLE I

NAME AND MEETINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION SECTION 1: This Association shall be called the Blinn College, Bryan/ College Station Campuses, Professional Association.

SECTION 2: This organization shall have a minimum of two regular meetings each year, one at the beginning of each long semester, the exact date and time to be set by the president of the Association. Notification of meetings must be given one week ahead of time to all eligible members.

SECTION 3: Additional meetings necessary to carry on the prescribed business of the Association shall be called at the discretion of the president of the Association or in response to a petition signed by twenty-five percent of the members in good standing.

SECTION 4: Forty percent of the membership shall constitute a quorum.
 
ARTICLE II

MEMBERSHIP

SECTION 1: The membership shall consist of those eligible persons who have paid the dues as established by the organization. Dues shall be set by a majority vote of the members present at the first fall meeting.

SECTION 2: .Those eligible for membership shall consist of Bryan campus and College Station Campus professional staff members who are employed either (1) on a Regular, Adjunct, or Part-time contract, or (2) in a position which requires at least a bachelor's degree.

 
ARTICLE III
PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION
  SECTION 1: The primary purpose of the Association is to provide a channel of reciprocal communication among the members of the Association.

SECTION 2: The Association may also discuss and make recommendations on reports presented by standing and ad hoc faculty committees, whose purposes are as follow:

A. to work toward professional growth;

B. to administer any faculty scholarships (if established by the Association);

C. to administer social events and programs of interest to this Association;

D. to encourage and support student extra-curricular activities;

E. to promote community awareness of the faculty and student activities of the Bryan Campus.

SECTION 3: The Blinn College, Bryan Campus, Professional Association is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).

ARTICLE IV OFFICERS: NOMINATION, ELECTION, AND TERMS SECTION 1: The officers shall consist of a president, a vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer.

SECTION 2: A slate of officers shall be presented by a nominating committee at a special meeting in the Spring Semester. This slate should be sent to all members in good standing two weeks prior to this special meeting.

SECTION 3: In addition to nominations submitted to the Association by the Nominating Committee, nominations may be made from the floor, with prior consent from the person being nominated.

SECTION 4: Election of officers for the following academic year will be conducted during-a special meeting in the spring; election will require a simple majority vote by the members present.
 
 

 SECTION 5: All officers shall serve for an elective term of one academi year. No officer shall serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office.

SECTION 6: Each officer shall be from a different division or the administration.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS: DUTIES

SECTION 1: It shall be the duty of the president to preside at all meetings of the Association.

SECTION 2: It shall be the duty of the president to call any additional meetings deemed necessary to carry on the prescribed business of the Association. The president shall see that the membership is notified of any such called meetings at least one week prior to the meeting.

SECTION 3: It shall be the duty of the president to appoint standing committees as designated in this constitution.

SECTION 4: It shall be the duty of the president to appoint any special committees.

SECTION 5: It shall be the duty of the president of the Association to approve all official communications sent out in the name of the Association.

SECTION 6: It shall be the duty of the president of the Association to conduct all meetings according to Robert's Rules of order

SECTION 7: It shall be the duty of the vice-president, in the absence of the president, to conduct all meetings of the Association and to assume all other duties and functions of the presiden

SECTION 8: It shall be the duty of the vice-president to succeed to the office of the president in the event of the death or the resignation of the president.

SECTION 9: It shall be the duty of the secretary-treasurer to record the minutes of the proceedings of all meetings.

SECTION 10: It shall be the duty of the secretary-treasurer to conduct all correspondence of the Association.

SECTION 11: It shall be the duty of the secretary-treasurer to establish and keep a full and accurate account of all monies collected and disbursed by the Association.

SECTION 12: It shall be the duty of the president of the Association to sign all checks and the duty of the secretary-treasurer to cosign all checks.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 1: Any section of any article of the by-laws of this constitution may be suspended at any business session of this Association by a two-thirds majority vote of the members present.

SECTION 2: A proposed amendment to this constitution must be submitted not later than one month prior to a regular meeting. Due publicity of the proposed amendment is the responsibility of the officers of the Association. The ratification of a proposed amendment to this constitution requires a vote of two-thirds majority of the membership.

SECTION 3: No business shall be transacted unless a quorum is present.

SECTION 4: No committee shall transact business unless a quorum is present.

SECTION 5: The president shall appoint any or all of the following standing committees following his or her election:

Nominating Committee

Scholarship Committee

Social Events Committee

Student Activities Committee

Community Awareness Committee

 SECTION 6: Dissolution of this organization can be effected with the notification of all the membership and a two-thirds vote of this membership. Upon the dissolution of this organization, the Officers shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the Association, dispose of all of the assets of the Blinn College, Bryan/ College Station Campuses, Professional Association exclusively for the purposes of this Association in such manner, or to such organization(s) organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Officers shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed by the appropriate court of Brazos County, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization(s), as said court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

ARTICLE VII

ADOPTION

This constitution shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of those attending the organizational meeting and the approval of the Board of Trustees.

All actions taken by this Association determined by the Administration and Board of Trustees to be outside the domain of this constitution are invalid. Any changes in this constitution and by-laws are subject to the approval of Administration and Board of Trustees.