Preamble
In order to promote the academic, social, and economic aims of graduate
students of the University of Minnesota, to establish effective communication
among graduate students, to create channels of communication with the
other parts of the university, and to act as the representative organization
for the graduate student body at the University of Minnesota, the Council
of Graduate Students is hereby established.
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I. Name
The organization shall be known as the Council of Graduate Students.
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II. Membership
Each constituent unit, as defined by the Bylaws, shall be entitled to
elect one program representative.
The voting membership of the Council of Graduate Students shall include the elected program representatives, graduate student members of Policy and Review Councils and executive officers, and all graduate school student Senators. Additional voting membership may be designated by the bylaws.
The Council of Graduate Students represents all students in good standing in programs within the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.
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III. Officers and Their Election
There shall be a President and other Executive Officers as established
in the Bylaws and elected by the Council of Graduate Students.
To be eligible for an Executive Office, an individual must be a member of the Council of Graduate Students at the time of nomination, except under extraordinary circumstances, as defined by the Bylaws.
All terms of elective office shall be for one year.
The elections shall be held at such times as specified in the Bylaws.
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IV. Meetings of the Council of Graduate Students
There shall be at least three meetings of the General Assembly during
each of the following academic semesters: Fall and Spring.
Each voting member of the Council of Graduate Students shall have one vote at meetings of the General Assembly of the Council of Graduate Students.
A member of the Council of Graduate Students or his/her designated alternate must be present at the General Assembly meetings to vote.
The means of alternate designation shall be specified in the Bylaws.
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V. Bylaws
The Council of Graduate Students may adopt such Bylaws as two-thirds of
the members present and voting at a General Assembly deem necessary to
conduct business.
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VI. Removal from Office
Any elected officer of the Council of Graduate Students may be removed
from office upon a two-thirds vote of the total voting membership of the
Council of Graduate Students, following seven days notice of the proposed
vote.
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VII. Restrictions on the Use of Funds
This organization shall not provide monetary gain, incidentally or otherwise,
to its directors, officers, or membership. This does not restrict the
payment of wages, salaries, or incentives by the organization for services
rendered.
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VIII. Distribution of Funds
After disestablishment and after all liabilities of this organization
are rectified, the Campus Involvement Center will hold the remaining money
in trust for this organization for three (3) years following the organization's
last meeting. If after that period this organization has not reactivated,
the funds shall be distributed to the following not-for-profit organization(s)
according to the proportions below.
Graduate Fellowship Office 100%
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IX. Amendments
This Constitution may be amended by no less than three-fourths of those
members of the Council of Graduate Students present and voting. A motion
to amend must be made at least one meeting and 7 days prior to voting
on the proposed amendment.
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X. Adoption of the Constitution
This Constitution shall become effective upon a two-thirds vote of those
members of the Council of Graduate Students present and voting at the
first meeting of the Council, Fall Quarter, 1975.
Upon adoption of this Constitution, all existing officers not specifically named hereinafter are abolished.