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4. In the
event of the resignation or dismissal of a Board
director, the Board will fill the unexpired term by
revisiting the previous election's list of nominees
and inviting the nominee who received the next highest
votes to fill the vacancy. If this method does not
yield a nominee, the chair will solicit nominations
from the Board; the successful nominee will be
determined by vote of the Board. Directors who serve a
partial term are then eligible to serve two
consecutive full terms.
5. The highest number of
consecutive full terms a director may serve is two. No
director will serve more than two consecutive full
terms on the Board.
C.
Meetings.
1. CWN will meeting
monthly during the academic year.
2. The Board of Directors
will meet regularly during the academic year,
separately from the general meetings of the
membership.
D. Conditions for a
Vote
No business will be
brought to a vote unless a quorum of directors is
present. A quorum is defined as all members present
for a scheduled board meeting.
E. Officers
1. Officers of the
organization are elected by vote of the Board.
2. The officers and their
duties are:
a. Chair (or co-chairs) sets agenda for and presides at
Board meetings, presides at regular meetings,
represents CWN at University functions, serves as
spokeswoman for the group to the University and the
public. The chair (or-chairs) will serve as an ex
officio director of the Board for the year following
her term, unless she continues to serve as a regular
director.
b. Treasurer keeps the
books and pays the bills, receives dues and meeting
reservations and payments, coordinates lunch service
at meeting place for regular meetings, prepares list
of attendees for each meeting, serves as or appoints
host for each meeting, prepares the budget projection
for the coming year.
F. Committees and
Rotating Responsibilities
All directors of the
Board will serve as officers or members of committees.
Members-at-large may also serve on committees at the
discretion of the each committee chair. Committee
chairs are elected by the members of each committee.
The committees and their duties are:
1. Membership solicits
members, handles elections, manages database,
publishes directory, provides labels as
needed.
2. Program coordinates
regular program luncheons, publicizes
meetings.
3. Social coordinates
after-hours social activities including receptions,
holiday party, etc.; publicizes social
activities.
4. Scholarship and receives applications,
publicizes and awards scholarship.
Article IV-Mechanism for
Formulating a CWN Position on an Issue
Whenever the
organization, as represented by the Board, chooses to
take a public position on an issue which relates
specifically to the mission of the organization, the
chair will poll the Board to find whether there is
agreement on the desirability of making a public
statement. If such agreement exists, the Board will
decide what statement will be made. Unless the Board
can reach consensus, no statement will be made as
being representative of CWN. Position statements will not include
advocacy or endorsements of particular individuals. Article CWN Scholarship
The Capstone Women's Network
Scholarship Fund is established by CWN to promote the
education of an adult (23 years or older) female
student who will be enrolled in The University of
Alabama in any course of study during the semester for
which a scholarship is given.
The organization reserves the
right to terminate the scholarship at any time; to
increase or decrease the amount of the annual
contribution and amount of the award; and to give
multiple scholarships.
The gift of $500 (payable in
lump sum) is condition upon the following terms,
provisions, and guidelines:
1. The amount of the
scholarship(s) will be $500, payable to the
recipient at the beginning of the fall
semester.
2. Consideration will be
given to adult undergraduate female students who
reside in the state of Alabama and who require
financial aid to continue their
education.
3. The recipient will be
eligible to retain the scholarship for one
succeeding year of her education, provided she
demonstrates proficiency in her field of study and
provided the committee deems the recipient to be
deserving of the scholarship.
4. If an eligible
recipient is not found and the scholarship is not
awarded, the monies will be carried forward to the
next year and be disbursed as deemed appropriate by
the committee.
5. The scholarship will be
administered through the Capstone Women's Network.
The recipient will be selected by a committee
composed of members of the CWN Board of
Directors.
6. Information about the
scholarship will be disseminated through regular
University financial aid channels as well as other
appropriate media.
The scholarship recipient
will also receive an honorary membership in CWN
during the period of the scholarship. Membership
dues are waived, but payment for lunch meeting is
not included in the honorary membership.
Article VI-Adoption of
and amendments to the Bylaws
1. Bylaws will be
adopted by simple majority of ballots received.
2. Amendments to the bylaws
will be introduced by the Board and approved by vote
of the membership.
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