By-Laws
For
University of Central Florida
Student Chapter 811
Of The
Institute of Industrial Engineers
September 1997
Article I
Qualification For Membership
Section I:
All members shall be active.
Section II:
All members shall have paid all applicable chapter and National
Society dues. The regular annual dues for all University Chapter
members shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) per year. Two dollars
($2.00) of the annual dues will be University Chapter dues.
Article II
Offices
Section I:
Elected offices of the chapter shall be as follows:
- President
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Historian
Elected representative of the Industrial Engineering and Management
Systems Department shall be as follows:
- Engineering College Council (ECC) Representative for IIE.
Section II:
In case the office of President becomes vacant, the Vice President
shall serve the remainder of the elected term as President pro-tempera.
If both the Vice President and President offices become vacant,
the chapter will elect a new President and Vice President. If
the office of Secretary, Treasurer, or Historian becomes vacant,
a temporary officer shall be elected for the remainder of the
term. Such candidate shall be nominated from the floor and elected
by secret ballot at the same meeting. The President shall appoint
a temporary ECC Representative should the office become vacant.
Section III:
If the position of Faculty Advisor becomes vacant, a committee
will be formed to determine a list of candidates from the IEMS
faculty whom are interested in the position. Chapter members
will elect by secret ballot the faculty member to hold this position.
The election will take place at the next meeting after the vacancy.
Section IV:
Absentee ballots will be accepted, in written form and signed,
by the Nominating Committee and one officer.
Section V:
If irregularities in voting are suspected, they shall be called
to the attention of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating
Committee may call a special meeting of the chapter if deemed
necessary before tabulation of election results.
Section VI:
To qualify to vote in elections for officers one must have been
an actrive member for two (2) meetings prior to the last meeting
of the term in which elections are being held.
Article III
Officers' Duties
Section I:
The duties of the President shall be as follows:
- To determine date, time, and place of all meetings.
- To preside over all meetings.
- To appoint necessary standing and special committee and chairpersons.
- To insure that the duties and responsibilities of other officers
and committee chairpersons are fulfilled.
- To be active at all ECC meetings.
- To notify all ECC representatives of ECC meetings.
- To insure that the Chapter Development and other necessary
reports are filed.
Section II:
The duties of the Vice President shall be as follows:
- To preside over meetings in the absence of the President.
- To be responsible for the Program Committee.
- To be reponsible for the Membership Committee.
- To be responsible for the Social Committee.
Section III:
The duties of the Secretary shall be as follows:
- To maintain a record of minutes of all regular, special, and
officers' meetings.
- To maintain, in good order, the chapter files.
- To be responsible for attendance.
- To be responsible for notifying members of chapter activities.
Section IV:
The duties of the Treasurer shall be as follows:
- To maintain the financial accounts of the chapter.
- To report the financial status of the chapter at the beginning
and end of each semester. Income/Expense Report format.
- To develop a budget for the chapter for the term.
Section V:
The duties of the Historian shall be as follows:
- To maintain archived files in an organized system.
- To report awards given to chapter members to campus newsletters,
local newspaper, and IE Solutions magazine.
- Seek out IE articles of interest to share with chapter members.
Article IV
Committees
Section I:
Standing Committees shall be:
- Membership Committee
- Publicity Committee
- Social Committee
- Engineer's Fair Committee
- Finance Committee
- Procedures Committee
- Alumni Affairs Committee
- Program Committee
- Chapter Development Committee
- Webpage Development Committee
Section II:
All Committee Chairpersons shall be appointed by the President
unless otherwise specified. The President, with approval of the
Committee Chairperson, shall appoint the members of the committee.
The President shall provide the Committee Chairperson with a
written statement on the particular committee's purpose and function.
Section III:
Each Committee Chairperson shall be responsible for submitting
ti the Chapter a written summary report of all activities at the
last meeting of each academic term. These reports may be required
more frequently by request of the President.
Section IV:
A summary report shall be submitted each academic term by each
Committee Chairperson to the Secretary and shall consist of the
following:
- A statement of purpose and function.
- A statement of activities.
- A list of committee members.
Section V:
All members shall be willing to adhere to the "The Golden
Rule" (handbook for students) as well as other laws, and
regulations governing the University of Central Florida and its
students.