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1) Name
a) The name of
the Council shall be the
Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology Young Alumni
Council and shall serve as a
component of the Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
Alumni Association.
2) Purpose
a) In accordance
with the Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
Alumni Association’s mission
and purpose, the purposes of
this Council shall primarily
support the needs, wants,
and desires of Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
young alumni and shall
include:
i) Serve
and support Graduates Of The
Last Decade (GOLD) with
programs and activities that
are uniquely tailored to
their needs;
ii) Establish a
shared sense of community
among individuals whose ties
to one another and
Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology do not end with
graduation;
iii) Integrate recent
graduates into the Alumni
Association;
iv) Foster an ongoing
dialogue between Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology and
its recent graduates; and
v) Facilitate
continued external awareness
of the school’s developments
and needs, and encourages
alumni involvement in career
services, admission, student
events, alumni programming,
fund raising and the
classroom.
3) Council Membership
a) Each person who has
earned a Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
degree within the past 10
(ten) years is eligible for
participation on the
Council.
b) Each Council Member
is entitled to:
i) nominate, vote for,
and serve as an officer of
the Council;
ii) propose any
amendments to these bylaws.
4) Young Alumni Council
Directors
a) The Council shall
maintain at least twenty
three (23) members,
including the past-president
(Young Alumni – Alumni
Advisory Council
Representative), president,
and secretary. Each member
shall serve for a three (3)
year term and may be
eligible for re-election to
an additional three (3) year
period at the expiration of
their first term.
Re-election to the council
is simply contingent on the
council member’s desire to
serve another term.
b) A Majority of the
Council shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction
of business.
c) Ex-officio
membership on the Council
includes a member of the
Alumni Affairs Office and
may be extended to anyone
selected by a majority of
the Council. Ex-officio
members shall be entitled to
participate in meetings of
the Council: However
ex-officio members shall not
be entitled to vote on any
matter before the Council.
d) New members of the
Council shall assume office
the meeting following their
acceptance to the
appointment. Their official
term shall begin at the
Homecoming meeting following
their acceptance to the
appointment.
e) Each member must
serve as a committee
chairman or as a member of
at least one committee.
f) Selection of
membership to the council is
contingent on a vote by a
majority of the present
council.
i) Alumni
wishing to participate on
the council will be required
to submit a timely
application. The process for
Council membership will be
administered by the
Nominations Committee and
qualified applicants will
eventually need the majority
vote of the Council.
g) A Council member
shall be deemed to have
forfeited his or her seat on
the Council if the member
fails to attend a majority
of meetings without a prior
request for exemption.
5) Officers and Duties
a) The Officers of the
Council, also considered the
Executive Committee, shall
consist of at least a Past
President (Young Alumni –
Alumni Advisory Council
Representative), President,
and a Secretary. The
Committee Chairman shall
consist of at least a
Homecoming Committee
Chairman, an Honor and
Awards Committee Chairman,
an Events / Service Projects
Committee Chairman, a Trips
Committee Chairman, and a
Nominations Committee
Chairman.
b) The Secretary and
President shall be the only
elected positions to the
Executive Committee. The
President shall be selected
from a pool of the current
Executive Committee and
Committee Chairmen. The
Secretary can be selected
from anyone on the council.
The Secretary shall serve
for one (1) year as
Secretary. The President
shall serve for one (1) year
and then become Past
President (Young Alumni –
Alumni Advisory Council
Representative) for one (1)
year on the Alumni Advisory
Council.
c) All Committee
Chairmen shall serve for a
term of one (1) year, and
shall assume office at
Homecoming of each year.
d) New officer(s)
shall be elected by the
Council at the final Council
meeting prior to Homecoming.
e) New committee
chairman shall be appointed
by the President at the
final Council meeting prior
to Homecoming.
f) Should the
President be unable to
complete his or her full
term in office, the
Secretary shall become
President for the remainder
of the unexpired term.
g) The Past President
(Young Alumni – Alumni
Advisory Council
Representative) shall be the
link between the Young
Alumni Council and the
Alumni Advisory Council.
h) The President shall
supervise the general
affairs of the Council and
shall preside at all
meetings of the Council and
shall have power to vote on
all issues. The President
shall have the power to
appoint committee chairs and
members of committees, to
the extent not provided for
by these Bylaws. The
President shall perform such
other duties as the Bylaws
and the Council shall
prescribe.
i) The Secretary
shall be responsible for
keeping accurate and
complete records of the
proceedings of all meetings
of the Council. It is
contemplated that the staff
of Alumni Affairs Office
shall assist the office of
Secretary.
6) Meetings
a) The Council
shall meet four times as
designated by these Bylaws.
b) The exact dates
shall be set by the Council
at the first meeting after
Homecoming.
7) Committees
a) The Council shall
include the following
standing committees:
i)
Executive Committee (Past
President, President,
Secretary);
ii)
Trips Committee;
iii)
Honors and Awards Committee;
iv)
Homecoming Committee;
v)
Events / Service Projects
Committee; and
vi)
Nominations Committee
b) All Committees,
excluding the Executive
Committee, shall include a
chairman who is a current
member of the Council.
c) The President shall
have the authority to
establish and appoint ad hoc
committees that are
considered necessary for the
efficient and effective
conduct of the business of
the Council.
8) Amendments
a) These bylaws may be
amended by the affirmative
vote of two-thirds (2/3) of
the members of the Council.
b) Amendments shall be
submitted to Council members
at least thirty (30) days
before the meeting at which
the proposals will be voted
upon.
Committees for the Young Alumni Council
Trips
This committee plans and coordinates the annual trip for graduates of the last decade. Past trips include Ireland and Spain, while this year's trip is to the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort at St. Thomas from April 21 - 28, 2007.
Honors and Awards
This committee handles the Distinguished Young Alumni Award, which is presented every year at homecoming. The committee works with the Alumni Affairs Office to collect nominations, solicit nominee information and select several finalists. The entire Young Alumni Council votes for the recipients of the award.
Homecoming
This committee works with the Alumni Affairs Office to plan and coordinate activities for homecoming, including the GOLD alumni party and corn hole (new for this year).
Events / Service Projects
This committee works with alumni to plan young alumni events in their hometown. There have been young alumni events in Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Chicago, Detroit, Dayton / Cincinnati and Washington DC. We are always hearing from young alumni who do not live in the midwest and want to coordinate an event in their hometown. This committee also plans service events, such as Habitat for Humanity and Indianapolis Day of Caring with the United Way.
Nominations
This committee handles nominations for new members to the Young Alumni Council. The committee works with the Alumni Affairs Office to solicit self-nominations from young alumni, which is then used to select a slate of new members so that we have at least two members from each class of the last decade. The entire Young Alumni Council votes on the slate.
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