CONSTITUTION OF THE

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS  

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

ARTICLE I

Name of the Organization

Section 1   The name of the organization shall be the Agricultural Economics Graduate Student Association, hereafter   referred to as the AEGSA.

ARTICLE II

Section 1   The AEGSA shall promote and facilitate intradepartmental communication among graduate students in the Department of Agricultural Economics.

Section 2   The AEGSA shall provide opportunities for graduate student input into the Department of Agricultural of Economics standing committees.

Section 3   The AEGSA shall promote awareness of graduate students in the Department of Agricultural      Economics.

Section 4   The AEGSA shall promote activities which serve to facilitate the professional growth of graduate students in the Department of Agricultural Economics

ARTICLE III

Membership

Section 1   All currently enrolled graduate students in the Department of Agricultural Economics are members of the AEGSA.

ARTICLE IV

Structure of the AEGSA

Section 1   The officers of the AEGSA shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

                         Clause A   Elected officers shall retain all the rights of the AEGSA members.

Clause B   Elected officers may be recalled by a two thirds majority of the AEGSA members

Clause C   Elections shall proceed and duties of the officers shall be performed as outlined in the By-Laws.

Section 2   The qualifications for officers in the AEGSA shall be that candidates be graduate students in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University and shall be able to serve in the term of office for the following calendar year.

Section 3   The AEGSA shall be divided into standing and ad-hoc committees as outlined in the By-Laws. Election of the Chairman shall be conducted in accordance with procedures outlined in the By-Laws.

ARTICLE V

Executive Board

Section 1   The Executive Board shall be Composed of the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Section 2   The Executive Board shall respond to the will of the AEGSA and at all times be responsible to it.

ARTICLE VI

Meetings

Section 1   The Executive Board shall conduct at least one student activity or meeting per calendar month during the Fall and Spring semesters. The Executive Board shall have the option to call summer meetings.

Section 2   The President shall call special meetings when requested by the Executive Board, or by a written petition from one-third of the voting membership presented to any member of the Executive Board.

ARTICLE VII

Parliamentary Authority

Section 1   A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the members.

Section 2   In the event of two consecutive meetings in which a quorum is not present, a motion must be  presented in each of the two consecutive meetings. At the second meeting, the motion may be voted on and passed by a two-thirds majority of the voting members present.

ARTICLE VIII

 Constitutional Amendments and By-Laws

Section 1   Any member may propose an amendment to this Constitution.

Clause A  The proposed amendment shall be submitted in writing to the AEGSA Executive    Board and be distributed at least one week in advance of the consideration of said amendment

                        Clause B   Any amendment shall require a two-thirds majority of the AEGSA membership.

Section 2    By-Laws not in conflict with this constitution may be adopted by the AEGSA membership.      

Clause A  The By-Laws of the AEGSA are to be attached to and considered an integral part of  this Constitution.

                         Clause B   Any representative may propose an amendment to the By-Laws.

1.     The proposed By-Laws shall be submitted in writing to the AEGSA executive board and be distributed at least one week in advance of the consideration of said amendment.

2.      Any amendment shall require a two-thirds majority of the AEGSA membership.