Educators @ASUYuma

Constitution
Adopted on January 31st, 2017
Updated on November 9, 2017
Mission Statement
To represent, collaborate, and voice ideas, interests, and concerns of the teaching profession with
the support of peers, mentors, and teachers.
Article I- Purpose
Section 1. The purpose of the Educators @ASUYuma shall be to:
A. Encourage an interest in the teaching profession through networking of the community,
schools, teachers, and peers.
B. Create opportunities to develop leadership skills and demonstrate them through club
activities and events.
C. Develop professional and academic growth through the support of peers, teachers, and
mentors.
Article II- Membership
Statement of non-discrimination: This organization shall not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender
identity in any of its policies, procedures, and practices. This policy will include, but is not
limited to recruiting, membership, organization activities, or opportunity to hold office.
Statement of compliance: This organization shall comply with all University and campus policies
and regulations, in addition to all local, state, and federal laws.
Section 1. General Student Eligibility
A. Each member of the Educators @ASUYuma must be enrolled at Arizona State
University and is open to all students.
B. No member is financially charged to attend or participate in club activities.

Article III- Leadership

Section 1. Offices of Responsibility
A. The Educators @ASUYuma is managed by four officers: President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer.
B. There are Junior positions: Junior President, Junior Vice President, Junior
Secretary, and Junior Treasurer whom shadow and work together with the 4
officers to help transition the club to the junior officers during their senior year.
 C. The officers positions are held by the members of the club whom are elected by
their peer at the beginning of the fall semester of each school year. New officers
take power at the next meeting after they are elected.
D. A club advisor attends meetings and club functions to supervise elections and club
policies.
Section 2. Role of Officers
A. The officers determine the manner in which the duties of fundraising, activity
planning and public relations will be distributed.
B. The president of the Educators @ ASUYuma is the moderator for all decisions
and reserves the right to organize club and officers meetings.
Article IV-Meetings
An official meeting must be scheduled, announced through email, have at least one officer in
attendance, have an agenda, and an advisor present or advisor designate in attendance.
Section 1. Regular Club Meetings
A. The Club will meet 4 times a month in lieu of the Clinical Experience class
(includes both ongoing cohorts)
B. Each meeting must have an agenda announced by email at least 24 hours in
advance of the meeting created by the president.
Section 2. Cancellation of Meeting
A. In the unfortunate event that a meeting must be cancelled, notification must be
send to all members via email giving a minimum of 24 hours prior notice.
Article V
Elections will take place in the second month of the Fall Semester. Any member is open to
officer candidacy and voting.
Section 1. Officer candidates are club members nominated by other members, or
by the club advisor, or may nominate themselves. Candidates must agree to run in
the election for the office, orally introduce themselves, and state their goals for
the club and their qualifications to hold office

Section 2. Candidates can only be elected to offices if the receive a majority vote
of member present for the elections.

Section 3. A member must be present at the elections meeting to run for office.

Section 4. A member must be present at the election meeting to vote for officers.
Section 5. Officers elected will complete a two-year term (Junior and Senior
years).
 Article VI- Financial
Section 1- Financial responsibilities
A. All expenses must be approved by the majority of the club (includes both ongoing
cohorts members). In the case of an emergency, the Advisor can make a decision.
B. The academic advisor is in charge of the P-card (if a P-card is acquired) and can use
it for club approved items. Officers can ask the advisor to make a charge off of the
P-card.
C. Only 80% of funds can be taken out as 20% of funds is reserved for upcoming year.
D. The Treasurer and President will be in charge of all finances not taken care of by
the academic advisor.
E. Anything purchased that needs to be reimbursed needs to be approved by majority
of the club before the time of the purchase. Receipts need to be turned into the
Treasurer for reimbursement.
F. The Educators @ ASUYuma is a non-profit group.