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Kansas State University Student Chapter of The American College of Veterinary
Pathologists
Constitution:
Article I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII
Bylaws: Article
I |
II |
III |
IV
Article I:
Name
Section1. The name of this
organization shall be the Kansas State University Student
Chapter of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (KSU
SCACVP).
Section 2. The Chapter shall operate
under an official charter granted by the American College of
Veterinary Pathologists.
Section 3. The Chapter shall be
self-governing in all matters not in conflict with the
provisions of this constitution.
Article
II:
Objectives
Section 1.
To promote collegiality and professional development of its
associates through its programs and by its relations with other
Student Chapters and with the parent body, the American College
of Veterinary Pathologists.
Section 2. To encourage veterinary student involvement in the
field of veterinary pathology and provide an additional
opportunity for its associates to gain professional knowledge in
this field.
Section 3. To make available to the
students the opportunities offered by the American College of
Veterinary Pathologists.
Section 4. To contribute to the
development of the field of veterinary pathology at Kansas State
University College of Veterinary Medicine through activities
involving the faculty and student associates.
Article
III: Associateship
Section 1. Associateship shall be limited to students in good
standing enrolled in the professional veterinary curriculum of
AVMA accredited training institutions in veterinary medicine.
Section 2. To be eligible for associateship benefits, students
must have paid current semester Chapter dues.
Article
IV:
Mentors
Section 1. The KSU SCACVP may have mentors consisting of:
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Trainees currently enrolled in veterinary pathology residency
programs established by Kansas State University.
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Graduate
students currently enrolled in veterinary pathology graduate
programs established by Kansas State University.
Section 2. Mentors do not have voting
privileges and do not pay chapter dues.
Section 3. The mentor’s role shall
include sharing their post-graduate learning experiences with
the associates of the Chapter and assist with the functions of
the Faculty Advisor.
Section 4. Names for mentors will be
submitted by the faculty advisor and elected by a majority of
the Associateship of the
Chapter. The number of mentors shall not exceed half the number
of associates of the Chapter.
Article V:
Officers and Faculty Advisors
Section 1. To direct the activities of
the Chapter, the following officers and committee members shall
serve for the entire academic year: President, Vice-President,
and Secretary-Treasurer. Mentors shall be ineligible to hold
office.
Section 2. The President,
Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer, shall have held a
Chapter Associateship for
at least one complete year before being elected, and preferably
have maintained good attendance at club meetings and events. The
first officers of the Chapter shall be exempt from this
requirement.
Section 3. All officers may be
reelected for any number of successive terms, or may be replaced
before completion of their terms by a majority vote of the
Chapter.
Section 4. At least one but no more
then two faculty advisors from the faculty of the Kansas State
University shall be elected by the Chapter by a nomination
procedure as specified in the Bylaws. If there is more than one
advisor, it is preferred that one advisor shall represent
Clinical Pathology and one shall represent Anatomic Pathology.
Advisors shall be elected to four-year terms. All faculty
members designated as faculty advisors shall be members in good
standing of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
Article
VI: Custody of the Constitution and Bylaws
Section1. A copy of the Constitution and Bylaws shall be in the
possession of the President and Secretary-Treasurer of the
Chapter.
Section 2. A copy of the Constitution
and Bylaws shall be in the possession of the Advisor(s) of the Chapter.
Section 3. A copy of the Constitution
and Bylaws shall be in possession of the Secretary-Treasurer of
the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
Section 4. Kansas State University may
require additional copies of the constitution.
Section 5. Each of the aforementioned
officers shall promptly deliver his/her copy to their successor.
Article
VII:
Amendments to the Constitution
Section 1. Any associate of the
Chapter may propose amendments to the Constitution at any
regular meeting.
Section 2. Adoption of an amendment
shall be by two-thirds vote of all associates attending a later
regular meeting, provided that such two-thirds majority shall
include at least half the associates of the Chapter.
Section 3. All amendments shall be
approved by the Council of the American College of Veterinary
Pathologists prior to their adoption.
Kansas State University Student Chapter of
The American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Article
I:
Election of Officers and Faculty Advisors
Section 1. Election of the officers
listed in Article IV of the constitution for the subsequent
academic year shall take place no later than the next to the
last meeting of each academic year. If possible, said elections
shall take place at least two weeks before the end of that
semester.
Section 2. Election for President
shall be by written ballot. The person receiving the most votes
shall be elected to the office.
Section 3. The remaining officers
shall be elected by the same procedure in the order in which
they are listed in Article IV of the constitution.
Section 4. If an officer is unable to
complete his/her term, the following transition procedures will
be followed:
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If there
is a vacancy in the President’s office, the Vice-president shall
succeed and a special election will be held to fill the
Vice-president office.
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When any
other office becomes vacant, a new officer shall be elected to
serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
Section 5. Faculty advisor(s) shall be elected no later then the
last meeting of the academic year in which the current advisor’s
term expires. Nomination for Faculty Advisor shall be by written
ballot. Choice between the two candidates receiving the first
and second largest number of nominating ballots shall then be
made by written ballot. Chapters with two co-advisors should
provide for continuity by electing one advisor every two years.
The first of two co-advisors shall have a two-year term, second
one for four-year term. Thereafter, advisors may be reelected
for any number of successive four-year terms, or may be replaced
before completion of their terms by a majority vote of the
Chapter. When any advisor becomes unable to serve, a new advisor
shall be elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
Article
II:
Duties of Officers
Section 1. The President shall be the
chief executive officer of the Chapter, shall preside at all
meetings, and shall serve as chairman (or considered
ex-officio
member) of any committees formed in the Chapter.
Section 2. The Vice-President shall
assist the President in the performance of his/her duties and
shall preside in the absence of the President at Chapter
meetings.
Section 3. The Secretary-Treasurer
shall be the sole custodian of the financial resources of the
Chapter and shall collect dues and fees promptly. He/she shall
keep adequate financial records and permit their inspection by
any other officer of the Chapter or by the Advisor upon request.
Upon advance request of the President, he/she shall present an
oral financial report at any meeting of the Chapter. Also upon
advanced notice, he/she shall present a complete and final
written report at the last meeting of each school year, and at
that time he/she shall deliver to his/her successor all Chapter
records and funds in his/her possession. A copy of the final
report signed by the President of the Chapter and Faculty
Advisor shall be submitted to the Secretary Treasurer of the ACVP, as a function of coordination
of the Student Chapters. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Chapter
shall preside at meetings of the Chapter in the absence of the
President and Vice-President. The Secretary-Treasurer shall take
and keep minutes of all meetings. He/she shall preserve all
papers relating to the affairs of the Chapter (including a copy
of the Constitution) and deliver the same promptly to their
elected successor.
Article
III:
Dues
Section 1. No dues to the ACVP are required for the student
chapters or their associates.
Section 2. Student Chapter dues of
$5.00 will be collected once per semester and will be due by the
mid-point of each semester.
Article
IV:
Amendments to the Bylaws
Section 1. Amendments to the Bylaws
shall be proposed and adopted by the procedure specified in
Article VI of the Constitution.
This charter Constitution and Bylaws was approved on November 4,
2002 by 35 new
members of the Kansas State Chapter of the American College of
Veterinary
Pathologists.
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