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Society for Human Resource Management    

Auburn University      Student Chapter

Chapter By-Laws

Revised, September 2002

 

Article I - Identification

 

Section 1         Name: The Name of the Society shall be Auburn                                                  University Student Chapter of the Society for Human                                           Resources Management.

 

Section 2         Address: Department of Management

                                           College of Business

                                           Lowder Building

                                           Auburn, AL 36849            

 

Section 3         Sponsor: The East Alabama Chapter of the Society for Human                           Resource Management

 

Article II - Purpose

 

The purpose of the Society shall be to encourage adherence to the Code of Ethics, to strive for higher standards of performance in all phases of Human Resource Management, and to develop greater recognition of the importance of the human resource function.

 

Article III - Membership

 

Section 1         A member may be any undergraduate, graduate, or special                              student enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours per term in a                               degree-seeking program. The coursework, taken or planned,                           may also support a demonstrated interest in the field of human                           resource management.

 

Section 2         Payment of dues: Dues of $35 per year for National                                             membership shall be required of each member. Membership is                           renewed annually. Dues of $15 per semester ($30 per year) for                           local membership are also required for each member.

 

Section 3         Changes in dues: Changes in dues may be made by a vote of                           the majority quorum of member present at any regular or                                   special meeting.

 

Article IV - Officers

 

Section 1         The Executive officers of the Society, who shall be elected,                               shall be the President, Vice President of Programming, Vice                             President of Publicity, Secretary, Treasurer, and other suck                              offices which may be deemed  necessary in the course of                                  business. Any of the offices may be held by the same person.

 

Section 2         All elected officers shall be chosen by plurality vote. Each                                  officer shall assume office at the first meeting of the fall                                      semester, having been elected at the end of spring semester,                           and shall hold the office for one calendar year.

 

Section 3                                                Vacancies

                          A.  In the event that any office of the Society becomes vacant                           during the course of the year due to graduation, withdrawal                               from the Society, or by resignation, such vacancy will be filled                           by the appointment of the President.

 

                          B. An officer appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold the office                               during the remaining term of his or her predecessor and until                           regular elections are held.

 

Article V - Election and Balloting

 

Section 1         Election of the officers: Officers will be elected at the last                                   official meeting of the spring semester for the following                                       academic year. Any member may be nominated to run for                                 office. Nominations will be taken from the floor.

 

Section 2                                         Election Decision:

                          A. Votes required for election: All officers shall be elected on                           the basis of plurality of the nominees for a given office. The                               nominee receiving the greatest number of votes of the total list                           shall be declared elected.

 

                          B. Tie votes: In the event of a tie vote, successive balloting                               shall be conducted until one nominee receives a plurality.

 

Article VI - Meeting of Members

 

Section 1         Meetings shall be held at 6:00PM on the first and third                                        Thursdays throughout the school year, excluding the summer                           months.

 

Section 2         Special meetings may be called at any time by the President.

 

Section 3                                        Notice of Meetings:

                          A. Notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be placed                           on the Management bulletin board, the SHRM sandwich board,                           and any other places deemed necessary.

 

                          B. Each regular member shall be notifies by email of the time,                           place, speaker, and topic of each regular or special meeting.

 

Section 4         Presiding Officers: The President, or in his/her absence the                              Vice President of Programming, shall preside as Chairperson                           at all meeting of the Society. In the absence of these officers, a                           Chairperson shall be appointed by the members present.

 

Section 5         Voting eligibility: Every member of the Society in good standing                           shall be entitled to one vote on any matter of the Society's                                 business to be aced on upon by vote.

 

Section 6         Eligible members: A member shall be in good standing when                           he or she meets membership requirements and has met all                               dues requirements.

 

Article VII - Duties of Officers

 

Section 1         President– The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer                           of Society. He/She shall preside at all meetings for the                                       members and shall have charge of the affairs and business of                           the Society. The President will also check with the advisor(s)                           about new information, pick up mail, and organize committees.

 

Section 2         Vice President of Publicity– The Vice President of Publicity                               shall oversee recruitment of new members and publicize all                              meetings of the Society. Duties will include posting signs of                               meetings and writing memos for distribution to professors for                           the purpose of meeting announcements in classes.

 

Section 3         Vice President of Programming– The Vice President of                                      Programming shall provide speakers for meetings and                                       schedule plant/businesses visits when possible. He/She shall                           also perform any duties of the President in his/her absence or                           at the request of the President. He/she shall also maintain                                 contact with the Society’s parent chapter, The East Alabama                           Society for Human Resource Management.

 

Section 4         Treasurer– The Treasurer is responsible for collecting national                           and local dues from the membership, sending in application                              and fees for national membership, and maintaining the                                       finances for the organization.

 

Section 5         Secretary– The Secretary is responsible for recording the                                  minutes for the meetings, recording membership attendance,                           obtaining and updating a membership email list, and contacting                           members to remind them of meetings.

 

Section 6         Other officers will be appointed on an as needed basis.

 

Article VIII - Committees

 

Committees may be appointed by the President as may be necessary to successfully conduct the business of the Society.

 

Article XI - Amendments to the By-Laws

 

This code of by-laws may be altered, amended, or repealed, at any meeting of the members of the Society by a majority vote of the members voting at such meetings.