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ALUMNI COUNCIL
ARTICLE I
NAME
Section 1 - The name of this Association shall be the Alumni Association of Juniata
College at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE
Section 1 - The purpose of the Association shall be to give organization and aid to
the efforts of the alumni of Juniata College for the benefit of the College; more
specifically:
1. To foster loyalty and unity of its members for the College and its
stated mission and priorities;
2. To provide a mechanism for the exchange of ideas among alumni and for
sampling alumni sentiment;
3. To act as an official channel of communication between the alumni and
the College;
4. To create a network and provide support among alumni.
ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 - The membership of the Association shall consist of Alumni (in course or
honorary), including graduates and former students of the College.
Section 2 - Voting privileges shall be vested in all members of the Association.
ARTICLE IV
ORGANIZATION
Section 1 - The governing body of the Alumni Association shall be the Alumni Council,
as hereinafter defined.
Section 2 - Alumni Council. The Alumni Council shall consist of:
1. The officers of the Association;
2. The three alumni representatives to the Board of Trustees of the College;
3. The eighteen elected representatives; and
4. The ex-officio members as specified in Article VI, Section 2.
Section 3 - Officers. The Officers of the Association shall be the President, Vice
President and Immediate Past President.
Section 4 - Executive Committee. The Executive Committee of this Association shall
consist of:
1. The officers of the Alumni Association; and
2. Three members of the alumni council, one representative from each three-year
term, to serve a period of one year.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1 - President.
1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Alumni Council.
2. The President shall appoint the members-at-large to the Executive Committee
of the Council.
3. The President shall be responsible for convening the Executive Committee.
4. The President shall have the power to appoint other committees not
otherwise provided for and to perform such other duties as the office may require.
5. The President shall be elected annually as provided herein. The Vice
President shall be the sole nominee of the nominating committee for the presidency. The
President shall serve a term of one year without the privilege of succeeding himself
or herself.
Section 2 - Vice President.
1. The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President in the
absence of the President.
2. The Vice President shall be elected annually as provided herein. The
term of office shall be one year without the privilege of succeeding himself or herself.
Section 3 - Immediate Past President.
1. Immediately following completion of his or her term of office, the
President shall succeed to the position of Immediate Past President and serve one
year in this capacity as a member of the Alumni Council. The succession shall be automatic.
2. The Immediate Past President shall serve as chair of the Awards and
Nominations Committee.
ARTICLE VI
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Section 1 - The voting membership of the Alumni Council shall consist of twenty-four
elected members as follows:
1. The three officers of the Association; i.e., President, Vice President,
and Immediate Past President;
2. The three alumni-nominated representatives to the Board of Trustees
of the College; and
3. The eighteen members-at-large elected by the current members of the
alumni council. These members shall serve a three-year term without the privilege
of succeeding themselves.
Section 2 - The following shall be nonvoting ex-officio members:
1. One member of the faculty of Juniata College selected by the President
of the College in consultation with the Executive Committee of the faculty;
2. There shall be three members from the student body at the College;
namely, the President of Student Government, the President of Center Board, and the
President of the Senior Class;
3. The President of the College and his/her designates;
4. The Alumni Relations Staff; and
5. The Past Presidents of the Alumni Association.
Section 3 - Awards and Nominations Committee.
1. The responsibility of this committee shall be to nominate:
a. individuals for special recognition to be given by the Association;
b. the officers of the Association;
c. the members-at-large of the Alumni Council; and
d. the alumni representatives to the Board of Trustees of the College.
2. The nominations by this committee shall be presented to the Alumni
Council for ratification.
3. The chairman of the Awards and Nominating Committee shall appoint members-at-
large to the committee to serve a term of one year. The President of the Association
shall automatically be a member of the committee.
Section 4 - The Alumni Council shall meet not less than three times annually and one
of these meetings shall be at Juniata College and shall coincide with the annual meeting
of the Association. Additional meetings of the Alumni Council may be called at the
discretion of the Executive Committee.
Section 5 - Quorum. Nine members of the Alumni Council shall constitute a quorum.
Section 6 - A vote of the Alumni Council may be taken by polling when authorized by
the Executive Committee.
Section 7 - Any member of the Alumni Council who is absent for three consecutive meetings
of the Alumni Council shall be considered to have resigned from the Council.
ARTICLE VII
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1 - The function of the Executive Committee shall be three-fold:
1. To provide advice for the President as to the overall direction of
progress of the Association;
2. To explore and initiate new areas of alumni activity and to be responsive
to new areas of alumni concern and interest;
3. To act on behalf of the Alumni Council on matters of sufficient urgency
that cannot be delayed until a regular Alumni Council Meeting. Such decisions shall
be subject to review by the Alumni Council.
Section 2 - Membership. The membership of the Executive Committee shall be as described
in Article IV, Section 4 of this Constitution.
Section 3 - Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be called by the President of
the Association.
Section 4 - Quorum. A majority of the full membership of the Executive Committee shall
constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VIII
ALUMNI TRUSTEES
Section 1 - Three members of the Alumni Association of Juniata College are to be nominated
by the Council to the Board of Trustees. Each member is to serve a three-year term
without the privilege of succession.
Section 2 - Nominations for the position of Alumni Trustee shall be made by the Nominating
Committee of the Alumni Council, in consultation with the Trustee Committee off the
Trustees, and said nomination shall be ratified by the Alumni Council as provided
herein. One Alumni Trustee shall be nominated for the Board of Trustees of Juniata
College in a given year.
ARTICLE IX
ELECTIONS
Section 1 - A slate of candidates for all elective positions shall be submitted by
the Nominating Committee to the Executive Committee. Upon approval of the Executive
Committee the slate shall be submitted to all voting members of the Alumni Council. The
slate shall consist of nominations for:
1. President;
2. Vice President;
3. Alumni representative to the Board of Trustees of the College; and
4. Six Alumni Council members-at-large.
Section 2 - Upon ratification of the Alumni Council the elected candidates shall be
published in the Juniata College Bulletin.
Section 3 - The Nominating Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy which
may occur in its membership except by expiration of term. A person so elected shall
hold office for the balance of the term of the retiring member.
Section 4 - Should vacancies occur in the offices of both President and Vice President,
the Nominating Committee shall have the power to fill both offices for the remainder
of the unexpired terms. Until such an appointment can occur, the Immediate Past President
shall assume the duties of the President.
Section 5 - The membership of the Alumni Council should reflect the demographic distribution
of alumni whenever possible.
ARTICLE X
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
Section 1 - The Alumni Council, shall encourage, support, and cooperate with the work
of all local alumni organizations, welding their united activities into a functioning
force vital to the purpose of this Association. Such local associations shall be known
as Juniata Clubs.
Section 2 - Membership in Juniata Clubs shall not be restricted to graduates of Juniata
College, but may include all persons interested in the College such as former students,
parents of students, and friends.
Section 3 - Any By-Laws adopted by local alumni organizations shall be consistent
with this Constitution.
ARTICLE XI