CONSTITUTION OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES GROUP

(SOCIETY of INDUSTRIAL and APPLIED MATHEMATICS CLUB)

(Last modified: January 29th, 2000)

ARTICLE I: NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION

The name of this organization shall be known as the Mathematical Science Group / Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Club) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (hereinafter MSG/SIAM Club).

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

The purposes of the organization are to enclose the friendship among all graduate students of NJIT, to attract people who enjoy the strength of Mathematics, to coordinate seminars with the Department of Mathematical Sciences of NJIT, and to spread the existence, uniqueness, and stability of the power of Mathematics.

ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP

Eligibility for membership of MSG/SIAM Club:

1. All graduate students of NJIT should be eligible for membership of MSG/SIAM Club regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, handicap, marital status or political opinions.

2. All others that are not stated in above but identified with the purpose of MSG/SIAM Club can be honorary members. All honorary members have no right to vote.

3. All graduate students in the Mathematical Sciences Department of NJIT are automatically the members of the MSG/SIAM Club. Any person desiring membership of MSG/SIAM Club shall register with the Vice President.

ARTICLE IV: ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION

MSG/SIAM Club is a registered student organization with NJIT. This organization shall operate within the rules and regulations set forth by NJIT.

ARTICLE V: OFFICERS

The officers of MSG/SIAM Club shall be one President, one Vice President, one executive secretary, and one treasurer. The duties of the officers shall be described as followed, respectively:

O1. President:

1. shall summon and preside over the General Assembly and the executive meetings.
2. shall coordinate and supervise all club activities and represent club in external affairs.
3. shall appoint all officers and delegate responsibilities accordingly.
4. shall coordinate the initiation, preparation, and implementation of all club activities.
5. shall be the Representative of the Mathematical Sciences department and attend the weekly GSA meeting.

O2. Vice-President:

1. shall assist the President in external affairs and internal management.
2. shall become the Acting President when the President is incapable of fulfilling his or her responsibilities. The Acting President will serve the remaining term when necessary.
3. shall manage the records of all club members.
4. shall be the editor-in-chief of the club Annual and other publications.
5. shall inform the members of all club activities.

O3. Executive Secretary:

1. shall administer all external correspondence and club documents.
2. shall announce time and keep minutes of all meetings.
3. shall coordinate and arrange location for all meetings.
4. shall act on the President's behalf if the President and Vice President are incapable of performing their duties.
5. shall assist the President as acting Vice President until a new Vice-President is elected.

O4. Treasurer:

1. shall be responsible for all funds of the organization and also make all bookkeeping of club.
2. shall be responsible for asset management, and purchasing or renting of goods.
3. shall collect all fees.

O5. Webmaster:

1. shall post any needed documents and information onto http://www-ec.njit.edu/~mathsg.
2. shall update requested data of the Webmaster.

As for the election, the following rules will be applied:

E1. In accordance with the NJIT Graduate Student Association rules, members must have attended at least one meeting before the elections in order to be eligible to vote.

E2. The election shall be held in the General Assembly and announced one week prior to the election.

E3. Only the Vice President of club will be elected by a simple majority of the General Assembly. All other club officers will be either nominated then voted for approval or appointed by the President then approved by members.

E4. Election shall be held in the beginning of the each semester. The result of the election will be announced. The Vice President of previous semester will begin serving as President at the end of the previous semester.

As for the term of officers, the following rules will be applied:

T1. The term of all club officers is one semester.

T2. There is no term limit for all officers.

As for the dismissal of officers, the following rules will be applied:

D1. Dismissal of the President shall be requested by more than one-half (1/2) of the membership in writing and become effective when more than three-fourth (3/4) of voters at the General Assembly vote in favor of it.

D2. Dismissal of all other officers shall be requested by the President, and becomes effective when two-thirds (2/3) of the voters at the executive meeting vote in favor of it.

ARTICLE VI: GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1. The President shall summon the General Assembly when necessary. If more than one-half (1/2) of the membership requests a General Assembly in writing, the President shall announce and summon such a meeting within two weeks after receiving the petition.

2. The quorum shall not be less than one-third (1/3) of the total membership.

ARTICLE VII: AMENDMENT

1. This constitution can only be amended through requests by at least one-third (1/3) of all members in writing and confirmation by at least two-thirds (2/3) of voters in the General Assembly.

2. During the General Assembly, any member can address to express a concern or grievance as well as any proposed amendment to the Constitution. Another member must second the motion. The President then will have the right to decide whether to vote during the time of meeting or to postpone until next meeting.

3. All revisions, additions, amendments and/or changes to the Constitution shall in addition be submitted to MSG/SIAM Club and the Vice President of the NJIT Graduate Student Association for certification as to conformance with the by-laws of the NJIT Graduate Student Association.