BALLSTATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGEOF ARCHITECTUREAND PLANNING ALUMNI SOCIETY

CONSTITUTION

The name of this organization shall be the Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Society, herein referred to as the Alumni Society.  The Alumni Society shall be a division of the Ball State University Alumni Association.

Article II:  Goal and Objectives

The goal of the Alumni Society shall be to support the programs of the College of Architecture and Planning, and to stimulate interest in the educational, professional, and social activities of the College's alumni, individually ad collectively by:

1.   Establishing Alumni Society programs and events that will carry out the goals of the Society.

2.   Developing a wide-spread program of networking among members of the Alumni Society and the faculty and students of the college, based upon the identification of special interests and/or geographic considerations.

3.   Taking joint action with the College when and where needed for the advancement of the environmental design and planning professions, and for the strengthening of educational offerings and services of the College.

4.   Working for the recognition and visibility of the College and its alumni.

5.   Encouraging high professional and educational standards for the College.

6.   Serving as an auxiliary arm of the College in:

6.1    Providing input from the environmental design and planning professions on desirable professional attributes of the College's graduates, and recommending courses of action that would help achieve that objective;

6.2    Being involved in the promotion of programs for, and recruitment of students for the College when needed;

6.3    Serving as a sounding board and advisory panel on College concerns when consulted.

Article III:  Membership

Section 1.  Membership.  Members of the Alumni Society shall be all alumni of the College, former students who were enrolled in programs of the College, and the current faculty of the College.

Section 2.  Active Membership.   Active Members shall be those who make an annual gift to the Ball State University Foundation.

Section 3.  Associate Membership.  Associate members of the Alumni Society shall be those so recommended and approved by the Board of Directors (identified in Article IV).

Article IV: Board of Directors

Section 1.  Membership.  The Alumni Society is to be governed by a Board membership consisting of:

1.1    Twelve (12) at-large members, who are Active Members of the Alumni Society

1.2    The Dean of the College

1.3    The Associate Dean of the College

1.4    One faculty member of the College

1.5    A member of the Ball State University Alumni Programs staff

Section 2.  Officers.  The Board shall elect from among its 12 at-large alumni members a president, a vice president, and a representative to the Ball State University Alumni Council.  The Ball State University Alumni Programs staff member shall serve as secretary-treasurer.

Section 3.  Powers, Procedures, and Responsibilities.  Authority of the Alumni Society shall be vested in the Board of Directors, which in all matters shall serve in an advisory capacity to the College of Architecture and Planning.  It is empowered to perform all duties and responsibilities which are consistent with this Constitution to promote the purposes of the Alumni Society.  This governing body shall establish such committees and offices, and appoint such officers as may be found expedient; and have the power to interpret and change all provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Alumni Society.

Article V:  Meetings

Section 1.  Annual Meeting of the Alumni Society.  There shall be an annual meeting, scheduled by the Board.  The Board action (except routine business) shall be briefly reported at the annual meeting.  The President shall make an annual report and provide for such other reports as he/she deems necessary.

Section 2.  General Meetings of the Alumni Society Board of Directors.  General meetings of the Board, other than the annual meeting, shall be called at the discretion of the officers of the Board.

Article VI:  Bylaws

The Board of Directors will establish bylaws necessary for administering the Alumni Society in accordance with this Constitution.

Article VII:  Constitutional Amendments

This Constitution may be amended at any meeting of the Alumni Society Board of Directors according to procedures set forth in the bylaws.