MSU ALUMNI CLUBOF NORTHEAST OHIO ARTICLE I —NAME The name of this organization shall be the Michigan State University Alumni Club of Northeast Ohio. This organization is formed as a non-profit corporation, serving as an alumni club affiliated with the MSU Alumni Association of Michigan State University. ARTICLE II — OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Michigan State University Alumni Club of Northeast Ohio shall be: (a) To act as an agency for the dissemination of information regarding the educational advantages of Michigan State University, and (b) To support the activities of Michigan State University toward the realization of its educational program in every way possible, including scholarships, and (c) To unite for social purposes those persons who are interested in the distinguished record and future progress of Michigan State University. ARTICLE III — MEMBERSHIP All graduates and former students; faculty and staff members; former faculty and staff members; parents of students; and friends of the university residing in the area of the MSU Alumni Club of Northeast Ohio are eligible for membership. All graduates of the current calendar year shall be considered members of the club for the balance of that calendar year. ARTICLE IV — BOARD OF DIRECTORS The governing body of this club shall be a board of directors of up to 15 members. One member of the board of directors shall serve as a Young Alumni Coordinator.This individual should be an MSU graduate of 10 years or less in order to represent the young alumni demographic within the club’s geographic boundary. The directors of the club shall be elected for a term of three years.A director can be a candidate for re-election to the board of directors following the expiration of his or her three-year term. Between elections, the board of directors, by a majority vote of its members, shall fill all vacancies on the board that occur.All terms begin August. 1. ARTICLE V — OFFICERS The officers of the club shall be a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.The officers of the club shall be elected by the board of directors from among its members at the first meeting after September 1 of each year.The treasurer shall be bonded at the expense of the club. ARTICLE VI — STANDING COMMITTEES It shall be the duty of the president, and other officers of the club at the beginning of their terms, to review the need for continuing the previous year’s standing committees and the need for additional committees.The president shall appoint all standing committees deemed desirable by the board of directors. ARTICLE VII — ELECTIONS NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.A nominating committee of not less than three, nor more than five, members shall be appointed by the president prior to the spring meeting. 2.The nominating committee shall present the names of all nominees from the dues-paying membership prior to the winter meeting. 3.The nominating committee shall have the further duty to select, prior to the election of officers prescribed herein, one or more candidates for each office from among the members of the board of directors.The candidates shall be presented at the summer meeting of the board of directors for the election of officers as prescribed herein. ARTICLE VIII — MEETINGS Meetings of the club shall be called as and when deemed desirable by the board of directors.The board of directors shall meet four times a year.Meetings of the board of directors may be called by any officer at any time the business of the club may require. Attendance of directors at each meeting of the board of directors is of vital importance to the club’s program.Attendance at board meetings shall be mandatory and effective. ARTICLE IX — BYLAWS Such bylaws may be adopted as from time to time shall be deemed advisable by a majority of the members of the board of directors. ARTICLE X — AMENDMENTS These Articles of Association may be amended by a majority of the members of the board of directors. BYLAWS SECTION I:All officers and committees not otherwise provided for shall be chosen by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board and in such manner as the meeting may decide. SECTION II:Meetings of the membership called by the board of directors shall be held at a time, date and place that the board shall designate, with proper notice being given to all members. SECTION III:In addition to the duties imposed by Article V of the Articles of Association, the secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of all meetings of the club and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be imposed by the board of directors. SECTION IV:It shall be the duty of the treasurer to receive all monies paid to the club, to disburse money as approved by the board of directors, and to provide an annual accounting to the general membership of all financial transactions of the club. SECTION V:Roberts’ Rules of Order shall govern parliamentary questions in meetings of the board of directors or of the club membership.
