Constitution and Bylaws of The University of Nebraska Student Chapter Association for Computing Machinery (acm) as of October 30, 2007 Article I name

1. This organization shall be called the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, also referred to as ACM-UNL.

1. The chapter is organized and will be operated exclusively for education and scientific purposes and, in furtherance thereof, specific objectives are:

(a) To promote an increased knowledge of the science, design, development, construction, language, and applications of modern computing machinery;

(b) To promote a greater interest in computing machinery and its applications; and

(c) To provide a means of communication between persons having interest in computing machinery.

2. The above purposes will be fulfilled by the means of discussions, lectures, projects, publications, affiliation with professionals in the field, and association with a professional organization, specifically the Association for Computing Machinery, also referred to as ACM.

1. This Chapter shall not discriminate in the selection of members or appointments when discrimination is defined as denying individuals membership or appointment on the basis of gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national or ethnic origin, gender identity or expression, place of residence, or sexual orientation.

2. A student organizationThis Chapter shall consist of at least five currently enrolled student members. Non-students will be allowed to participate in any student organizationChapter activity, but will not be, an elected or appointed officers of said organizationACM-UNL. A non-student is someone who is not currently enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall or spring semester.

3. Membership in this Chapter is open to all persons who are currently enrolled as full-time undergraduate or graduate students, as defined by the standards of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

4. A full-time student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln who ismay become a member in good standing of the ACM-UNL, may upon request and payment of dues become a voting member of this chapter.

5. A full-time student at the University of Nebraska who is not a member in good standing of the ACM, may upon request and payment of dues become a non-voting affiliate member of this chapter. No such person may be a non-voting affiliate member for more than one year.

1. The officers of this chapter shall be chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer, and public relations chair. Each officerThe chair and secretary must be a members in good standing of the ACM, and all officers must be a voting members in good standing of this chapter, and a full- time studentstudents at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

2. The officers shall be elected at the beginning of each academic year as defined by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The new officers will take on the full responsibilities of their new positions effective immediatelyupon election. If a special election is required during the year, the circumstances that require the special election will determine how long the delay period beforewhen the newly elected officer takes overassumes responsibility; this period shall not exceed one month in length.

3. Any member who has served in either of the offices of chairman or vice-chairman in each of two consecutive years may not hold either office in the immediately following year.

4. Vacancies in any office other than chairman, whether caused by resignation, removal, or disability, shall be filled by a provisional chair elected by quorum (defined as majority) vote of the Executive Council for a temporary position. In the following general meeting, the voting membership will vote to confirm or deny, by quorummajority vote, the new officer. In the event of a vote of denial, an election for the office will be held at the meeting immediately following the denial vote. If the office of chairman is so vacated, the vice-chairman shall immediately assume that office, and the Executive Council shall then fill the vacant office of vice-chairman.

5. If an officer is deemed unfit or unable to carry out the duties of office due to misconduct or inactivity, the that officer may be removed from the office by proposal of any voting member. Such removal which must be confirmed by three-quarters vote of the voting membership. At least sixteen members must be present at the vote.

1. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of this the chapter Chapter and of itsthe Executive Council. The chairman shall represent this chapter at all meetings with the a ACM regional representative. The chairman shall also appoint all committees of this chapter and designate the committee chairman.

2. The vice-chairman shall assume the duties of the chairman in event of the chairman's absence. The vice-chair shall assume those duties of the chairman that are so delegated to the vice-chairmanby the chair.

3. The secretary shall keep minutes of all chapter Chapter meetings and Executive Council meetings. The secretary shall prepare the annual chapter report for presentation to this the chapter Chapter at the annual Election Meeting and prepare the reports to the chairman of the ACM Student Chapters Committee. The secretary shall send official notification to ACM headquarters of changes in the elected officers or in the chapter chapter sponsorsponsor of this chapter. The secretary shall send official notification to the executive director of the ACM of any proposed changes in this chapter's bylaws for approval prior to their distribution to the membership. The secretary shall similarly notify the executive director promptly of the final action of the proposed changes.

4. The treasurer shall collect dues and maintain financial and membership records. The treasurer shall make the annual report of this chapter's finances required by the treasurer of the ACM.

5. The public relations chair …

1. This Chapter shall have one Primary Advisor, which who must be a permanent Academic/Administrative or Managerial/Professional faculty/staff member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and may have any number of Secondary Advisors, which who may be permanent Academic/Administrative, Managerial/Professional, or Office/Service staff members or Graduate Assistants of the University of Nebraska. Only the Primary Advisor may approve expenditures of funds.

2. The faculty advisor(s), otherwise known as the Chapter Sponsor, shall be nominated by the Executive Council immediately following the annual Election Meeting. The faculty advisor must also be approved by the faculty committee on Student Affairs and the chairman of the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

3. The Faculty Advisor(s) shall be a Member in good standing of the ACM, and be an A or B level faculty or professional staff member of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln..

1. The Executive Council and its duties:

(a) The Executive Council shall consist of the present current officers, the faculty advisor(s), and all committee chairmen.

(b) The Executive Council shall may act on all matters not requiring full membership participation. Minutes of the Executive Council meetings shall be available for inspection by any member of this the Chapter and shall be filed with the Chapter records.

(c) The Executive Council shall meet at the discretion of the chairman or at the request of any member of the Executive Council.

Article VIII - Committees

1. Committees can may be established by a chapter chairman or quorum of thethe Chair or the Executive Council as deemed necessaryappropriate and useful.

2. The chairman and members of committees are appointed by the chapter cChairman, except as otherwise provided in the by-laws. All committee appointments shall terminate at the end of the following election.

Article IX - Meetings

1. Meetings shall be held as planned by the Executive Council. All members shall be notified at least one week in advance.

2. This chapter may hold meetings only in places that are open to all members of the Association for Computing Machinery.

3 The annual election meeting shall be held at the beginning of the academic year as defined by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

4. Minutes of the meeting and a roster of attendance shall be recorded by the secretary, and shall be available on demand to any voting member.

5. A quorum shall be defined as fifty percent of the current membership.

6. Special meetings shall be called at any time deemed necessary by the Executive Council or the faculty advisor. A special meeting may be called by a petition signed by one-half of the membership.

Article X - Disbursements and Dues

1. Disbursements from the treasury for chapter expenditures shall be made under authorization of the chairman or the treasurer and a faculty advisor. Current finances of the organization shall be available on demand to any voting member. Organizational monies will be handled by the Student Organizational Financial Services regardless of source. All monies will be handled through the Treasurer.

2. Annual dues shall be set by the Executive Council each year as deemed necessary for continuing operation of the Chapter and proposed to the faculty advisors. Upon approval of the faculty advisors, the membership dues shall be set until the following year.

Article XI - International Affiliation

1. The international organization with which this Chapter is affiliated is the Association for Computing Machinery.

2. The manner of affiliation is that of independent student/local chapter.

3. This affiliation is based upon submittal of a Chapter Constitution voted on by the members of the Chapter and the approval of said Constitution by the international organization.

4. Although affiliated with the international organization membership to the local Chapter is independent of membership to the international organization and vice versa. Neither organization requires the fees of the other for membership, and they are otherwise financially independent.

5. The affiliation with the international organization maybe revoked only via dissolvement by the international ACM. The local Chapter may not disassociate itself from the international ACM by any means short of self-dissolution and establishment of a new organizational entity.

1. Amendments to these bylaws shall be made in the following manner

(a) The proposed amendment shall be read at a regularly announced chapter meeting.

(b) Chapter and Student bylaws and all amendments must be sent to the executive director of the ACM. After the executive director has provided advice, the proposals must be approved by the Executive Council. The Executive Council may, by a quorum, cause any changes to be void.

(c) After approval has been received from the designated ACM authority, the proposed amendment shall be distributed to the membership in writing with notice of a subsequent meeting at which the amendment will be considered.

(d) At the designated meeting the amendment shall be read again, discussed, and voted upon. Two-thirds of the voting members present and voting shall be required to adopt the amendment.

(e) All amendments must be ASUN approved.

2. Rulings on any point of procedure not included in these bylaws shall be made by the chairman with approval of the chapter advisors.

1. Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the board of Trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the organization, dispose of all the assets of the organization exclusively for the purposes of the organization in such manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, education, religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of Trustees shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

1. Organizational monies will be handled by Student Organizational Financial Services, regardless of source. No part of the earnings of this organization shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article II hereof. This organization shall not engage in any activities not permitted to an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue laws.)