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School of Accountancy Advisory Board

College of Business 

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Constitution

Preamble

The Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy of the 黑料视频 College of Business is committed to the goals of academic excellence established by 黑料视频.

Article I

Name

Section 1 

The name of the organization shall be 黑料视频 School of Accountancy Advisory Board ("The Board").

Article II 

Objectives

Section 1 

The objectives for the Board are to advise and assist the School of Accountancy at 黑料视频. The objectives include: 

A. Providing a channel of communication between the faculty of the School of Accountancy and the professional community. 

B. Providing a source from which the faculty and School Director may seek and receive advice related to faculty involvement in the profession and community, recruiting of accounting students, curriculum development necessary to meet the needs of a dynamic business environment, and other matters. 

C. Providing the accounting faculty a forum to discuss their research programs and their implications for practice. 

D. Communicate to the faculty current accounting issues and concerns deserving of academic study.

E. Assisting in the development of plans to obtain financial support for vital needs not funded through the state budget such as research projects, faculty salary supplements, library, student grants, and equipment. 

F. Reviewing the status of private funds of the School and advising the Director on matters related thereto. 

G. Identifying with and promoting a positive image of the students, faculty, and programs of the School in the professional community and to the general public. 

H. Provide an outside voice to the University administration relative to the School of Accountancy's mission, needs, directions and activities. 

I. Assisting the faculty in finding opportunities that will enable them to obtain the relevant practical experience necessary for a quality program and which meet the requirements for such experience established by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business for accreditation of programs in accounting. 

J. Assisting the faculty and administration in recruiting and retaining students and faculty of the highest quality.

K. Assisting the School in maintaining accreditation of the accounting program by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.

Article III

Membership, Officers, and Meetings

Section 1 

The Board shall consist of persons knowledgeable in the field of accounting, including public accounting and serving in positions in business enterprises, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental entities

Section 2 

The Board members are initially elected for a three-year term unless selected to fill an unexpired term. Selection for additional terms follows the same procedure as for initial selection. 

Section 3 

The election of officers for a year (July to June) shall usually be conducted at the Spring meeting for the next year. 

Section 4 

The officers of the Board shall be (1) a Chair, and (2) a Vice Chair and (3) Executive Secretary. Additional officers will be determined by vote of the membership. The Director of the School of Accountancy shall serve as Executive Secretary to the Board.

Section 5 

The Board shall normally hold two regular meetings each year on dates selected and announced at least 60 sixty days in advance by the Board Chair or Executive Secretary. Typically, these meetings will be held in October and April of each academic year. Special meetings may be called, if deemed necessary, by the Board Chair or the Executive Secretary.

Article IV

Committees

In order to facilitate its objectives and to better assist the School of Accountancy with its programs and activities, the Advisory Board shall operate under the following standing committees:

A. Executive Committee: -- Chair, Vice Chair, Executive Secretary, , Chairs of Membership Committee, Immediate past Chair and such other person(s) serving at the pleasure of the Chair. This Committee will conduct any necessary business between regular meetings of the Board. The Executive Secretary shall be a nonvoting member of the Executive Committee and a nonvoting member of the Advisory Board. 

B. Committee on Membership -- shall consist of between two and five members appointed by the Chair. The Committee on Membership shall recommend to the Advisory Board candidates to fill vacancies on the Board. The Committee shall also make nominations for the office of Chair and Vice Chair and recommendations to the Chair as to membership on all committees. 

Other committees shall be appointed as needed by the Executive Committee.

Article V

Amendments

Section 1 

The Constitution or the By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the voting membership of the Board or, for absentees, by mail, or e-mailed/electronic ballot.

By Laws

Title A

Purpose

A. The purpose of the Bylaws is to identify the methods by which provisions of the Constitution for the School of Accountancy Advisory Board shall be applied to the operation of the Board.

Title B

Officers

A. Term of Office - An officer's term of office shall be one year and commence at the conclusion of the annual Spring meeting. Officers may be elected to a maximum of three consecutive one-year terms.

B. The duties of the Chair are:

• to be the executive head of the Board and shall preside over its meeting;
• to be responsible for establishing the agenda for the meeting,
• to decide points of order;
• to have the power to appoint any officer in case of vacancy; and
• to have general responsibility for programs at regular meetings.

C. The duties and rights of the Vice Chair are:

• to assist the Chair in the performance of assigned duties;
• to succeed to the Chair's power and duties in the event of absence or disability,
• to succeed to the position of Chair at the expiration of the Chair's term when the Chair has completed the term(s) and
• to report the status of finances of the Board, including providing oversight and financial updates related to funds established by, or in the name of, the Board.

D. The duties of the Executive Secretary/Director of the School of Accountancy are:

• to keep complete minutes of all meetings;
• to disseminate the minutes of the Board members in a timely manner
• to maintain the Board鈥檚 Constitution and Bylaws in accordance with the Board鈥檚 approved actions.
• to be responsible for general correspondence;
• to assist the Chair with the structuring of programs at regular meetings;
• to ensure communication between School of Accountancy faculty and the Advisory Board;
• to coordinate meetings and activities of the Advisory Board and Membership Committee in conjunction with the Advisory Board Chair or Committee Chair, and
• to report on the status and use of private funds.

Title C

Advisory Board Membership

A. The Committee on Membership shall make recommendations concerning membership to the Advisory Board. Subject to the approval by a majority of the members of the Advisory Board present, the individuals recommended by the Committee on Membership shall be appointed. 

B. Members shall be appointed for three-year terms commencing at the end of the Spring meeting or at the beginning of the meeting immediately following their appointment to the Council. The Membership Committee is encouraged to recommend members from a diverse background, specifically, geographically diverse, ethnically and culturally diverse, diverse in experience and those at all stages in their careers (subject to membership qualification). 

C. Board members should have substantial professional experience, generally have a bachelor鈥檚 degree, substantial professional experience and generally have been in a career for at least seven years. 

D. The Board shall be limited to 36 full members, twelve of whose terms expire each year. In addition to full members, the Board may have up to 15 Associate Members (Associate Members are discussed in Title D). Each member of the Accounting Advisory Board may from time to time be asked to raise an amount for the School or College. That amount shall be considered a responsibility of each member and shall be measured by a collective goal as well as individual targets.

E. In addition to fundraising, each member is expected to make a charitable contribution or pay annual dues in an amount determined by the Executive Committee and ratified by the full Board (currently at $500). Each member is also responsible for their own travel costs to attend meetings.

Title D

Associate Membership

A. Individuals who do not meet the requirements for membership due to the length of their professional career may be elected as Associate Members.

 B. The Committee on Membership may nominate individuals for participation on the Advisory Board with the status of Associate Membership. Subject to the approval by a majority vote of the Advisory Board, the individuals recommended by the Committee on Membership shall be appointed. Each individual nominated should have received at least a bachelor's degree and have been in career at least two years from, but no more than seven years from the commencement of their initial term. 

C. Terms for an Associate Members shall be for a period of three years beginning at the meeting immediately following their appointment to the Board. Once an Associate Member has the requisite experience (generally at seven years) they will be considered for full Membership status. 

D. Associate members have non-voting status and may not chair a committee. Each Associate Member is expected to make a charitable contribution or pay annual dues in an amount determined by the Executive Committee and ratified by the full Board (currently at $250). Each member is also responsible for their own travel costs to attend meetings.

Title E

Emeritus Member

A. This is reserved to recognize the long-standing Board member that we want to continue to recognize and keep as part of the group but may no longer be able to be active (e.g., this person has retired). This person would have full voting rights but would not be held to meeting attendance requirements and would not be expected to pay the annual dues. This position is reserved for those individuals that served the University and the Board for an extended period of time.

Title F

Nomination of Officers and Committee Chair

A. The Committee on Membership shall make nominations for the office of the Chair, Vice Chair and Chairs of the Membership Committee at each Spring Meeting. 

B. Nominations may also be made by other Board members with permission from the nominee prior to the submission of the nominee's name.