CONSTITUTION: Of the Morgan State University Student Post Society of American Military Engineers

Article I Name of Headquarters

The name of the Post shall be the Morgan State University Student Post of the Society Of American Military Engineers.
The headquarters shall be in the Clarence Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering. 5200 Perring Parkway. Baltimore, MD .21251.

Article II Objectives

The objectives of the Post are:

In the interest of national defense:

To advance knowledge of the science of military, civil, architecture, environmental and related disciplines and disaster response.
To promote efficiency in the military and civilian engineer services of The United States.
To maintain its best standards and traditions.
To reserve the memory of services rendered by the engineering profession throughout the history of The United States.
To encourage, foster and develop between the military engineers and other arms of the military service and their civilian partners a spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding of their respective duties, power and limitations.
To encourage, foster, and develop relations of helpful and mutual interest among engineering students, professional engineers and those in the military service.
To hold meetings and presentation of appropriate papers.
To foster social and professional interaction.

Article III Membership

Classification. Membership of classes is prescribed by the National Society, as fellows:

Engineering Member.
Member
Sustaining Member.
Student Member.
Honorary Member.
Fellow.
International Member (see Addendum covering definition of each category).

Eligibility. An applicant must be a National Society Member in good standing.

Article IV Government

The government of the Post shall be vested in its officers and Board of Directors.
The officers shall consist of a President, and one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Assistant Secretary- Treasurer who shall be elected by the Post. They shall hold office for one year or until their successors have been duly elected.
The Board of Directors shall consist of 2 members, and a faculty advisor.

Article V Meetings

The Post shall hold an annual meeting for the election of officers and other business pertaining to the Post. Monthly meetings shall be held for the purpose of, presentations of trips, updates, workshops, and social events. Summer recess from June to September may be had at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Article VI Amendments

This Constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of the Post by an affirmative of at least two- thirds of all ballots cast by the members, voting in person, by written proxy or by letter ballot; Provided that the notice of proposed amendment(s) shall have been submitted previously to all members of the Post not less than fourteen days prior to the date of the meeting; and Provided further the amendment(s) is approved by the National Society.
Amendments to the Constitution may be suggested by a majority vote of the Board of Directors or by petition signed by not less than 4 directors or by not less than ten eligible members. In the case of the proposed amendment signed by ten eligible members, the Board of directors must approve the proposed Amendment prior to it being submitted to the Post as provided in paragraph I above. All proposed amendments shall be put in writing to be considered by the Board of Directors.

BY Laws

Article I Membership, Admission, and Separations

The membership may be attained through application for membership to the Morgan State University Post. Transfer to this Post from another Post is usually through notification to the National Society and the Morgan State University Post.
Any member of the Post may withdraw by letting their membership expire; such resignation shall not become effective until said member shall have paid all sums due to the Post at the time of resignation.
Members of the Post whose dues remain unpaid shall be notified in writing of the fact by the Treasurer. Members two months in arrears may, after a further formal notice of one month, be dropped from the Post; Provided that the Post shall act in the best interest of all concerned in any case which may arise relating to dues or fees; Provided Further that any member three months in arrears in dues shall not be entitled to vote or hold office.
Reinstatement. Any member that was dropped may be reinstated by a vote of two-thirds of the membership present at any time at any regular meeting and indebtedness to the Post is liquidated

Article II Board of Directors

The Board of directors shall be judged of the qualifications of its members and, subject to limitations herein prescribed, shall have power to fill vacancies, arising in its own number; Provided that directors so selected shall serve until the next annual election only, at which time the vacancies occurring in the regular course; Provided further. that a vacancy in the office of the President shall be filled by the Vice President; Provided further, that should all three offices of the President, Vice President, and Secretary be vacated, the treasurer shall temporarily perform the duties of the President and shall immediately call a meeting of the board of Directors for the purpose of filling the vacancies until the next regular meeting.
The Board of Directors shall meet each month for the transaction of business and three members thereof shall constitute a quorum. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President on his own initiative.
The Board shall submit the local annual meeting of the Post a report of the affairs, which shall include an abstract of the financial and membership status of the Post and a review of the Post activities for the fiscal year, together with any suggestions or recommendations it may deem appropriate respecting past and further activities of the Post.

Article III Officers

The President shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Post. He/she shall preside at he meetings of the Post. He/she shall appoint the members of the Program Committee and have general supervision over all committees. In his/her absence, his duties devolve upon the Vice President.
The President, or in his/her absence the Vice-President, shall preside at all meetings and shall sign all written contracts and obligations of the Post.
The Secretary shall have charge of the correspondence and records of the Post. The secretary shall, (a) be responsible for suitable arrangements for all meetings of the Post; give timely notices of all meetings to all members; (c) record the proceedings of all meetings; (d) submit a monthly report of each meeting to the Board of Directors; and (e) submit the annual report to the Board of Directors during the last calendar quarter. In the absence of the Secretary, the duties shall devolve under the Assistant Secretary.
The Assistant Secretary shall assist the Secretary with the duties and act as the Secretary with the duties and act as the Secretary during the Secretary's absence.
The Treasurer shall be comptroller of the accounts of the Post under the direction of the President. He/she shall: (a) make collections and disbursements under the supervision of the President as directed the Post; (b) render annual reports in January and such specified reports as may be called for by the President; and (c) file Federal, State, and Local income tax returns (The Society has a tax exempt status) with a copy to the National Society. The accounts shall be audited annually by a auditing committee of three members appointed by the President at least thirty days prior to the submission of the annual report to the Post. The committee shall report to the President the results of the audit in February.
The Assistant Treasurer shall assist the Treasurer with the duties and act as the Treasurer during the Treasurer's absence.
The Board of Directors will serve with the officers of the Post under the supervision of the President or ranking officer, and shall have a vote on matters of Post business in the same manner as the officers.
In the event of a vacancy in the position of the President, the Vice-President shall become President. In the vacancy in the position of the Secretary shall be filled by the Assistant Secretary; and vacancy in the position of the Treasurer shall be filled by the Assistant Treasurer. In the event that the Vice President or Assistants are not available, the Board of Directors shall elect a new incumbent, Provided that the Board of Directors gives a unanimous vote. In the event that there is no unanimous vote, the election will be held by the Post in the manner provided in its Constitution and By-Laws.
Unless otherwise stated herein, the term of office shall begin upon the adjournment of the meeting at which such officers are elected, and shall be for a duration period of at least one-year.

Article IV Committees

The standing committees of the Post shall include, as a minimum, the Program Committee, Nominating Committee, and the Membership Committee. a. The Program Committee shall consist of members appointed by the President and it shall be the duty of the committee to prepare and submit to the Post for adopting a program of activities. b. The nominating Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Post elected by the Post and shall be the duty of the committee to prepare and submit to the President for adopting a program of activities. c. The Membership Committee shall consist of at least one member of the Post elected by the President to serve for one year. It shall be the duty of the committee to retain and to solicit new members. Applications for the Post membership shall be submitted to the National Society.
In addition to the above standing committees, the Post may establish other special committees, deemed necessary, to promulgate the Post's objectives.

Article V Finances

The fiscal year of the Post shall begin on the first day of September.

The annual dues of members which will entitle them to all privileges of the Post, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be an amount established by the Board of Directors, payable annually in advance.
Individuals who are student members of the National Society may be elected to the Post without payment of local dues.
Upon dissolution of this organization, all assets will be forwarded to the National Society for inclusion into the Society's general fund.

Article VI Meetings and Elections

The regular meetings of the post shall be in accordance with the program presented by the Program Committee and adopted by the post, and generally, shall be held once every month.
The annual meeting may be combined with the regular meeting held in the month specified by the post.
The election of new officers shall take place at the annual meeting held in Mid May prior to the expiration of the term of office of the current officers.
Special meetings must be called by the President at a written request of one-fourth of the membership and may be called by him/her at any time. At least one week's notice of time and place and purpose of meeting shall be given to all members; and only the business stated in the call shall be transacted at the special meeting.

Article VII Multimedia

The Post may issue a variety of multimedia publications under the direction of the President. The type and frequency of the publication will be agreed upon by the Executive Board, when the desire and need of such publication is manifested. The editor and/or director of all multimedia publications shall be selected by the President and be a member of the Post. A copy of the Publication will be provided to The National Society.

Article VIII Seal and Insignia

The seal and insignia of the Post and the Morgan State University Post shall be that as adopted by the National Society and Morgan State University.
The use the seal(s) or insignia(s) shall be prohibited without approval of the Board of Directors for the Post. Members in good standing shall, of coarse, be allowed to wear the ornaments of memberships and display the insignia of the society in proper places.

Article IX Quorum

One third of The Post membership and three officers or members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum; Provided that a notice of at least one-week has been given.

Article X Amendments

Amendments to these By-Laws may be made by a vote of two-thirds of the voting members present at any regular meeting. Provided that the proposed amendment has been presented in writing for consideration to each member of the at least fifteen days prior to the meeting along with an announcement of the date, time, and place of the meeting; Provided further that the amendment is approved by the National Society. Addendum is attached Adopted (date) At the regular meeting of The Post Approved (date) For the Society of American Military Engineers 7 Addendum Definition of Membership Classes Engineering Member. The following persons, citizen of the United States or its possessions, shall be eligible to be classified as Engineering Members: (a) All persons holding commissions as officers in the engineering services of the military forces of the United States, or who, having held such commissions, have been honorably separated from such engineer services; (b) Persons who have graduated in engineering from a school of recognized standing; or who hold a license to practice professional engineering society. Member. The following persons, citizens of The United States or its possessions, shall be eligible to be classed as Members: All persons not included in the preceding paragraph (a) who are serving in the military forces of The United States or, who having so served, have been honorably separated from such forces; (b) who have completed at least two years in the Reserve Officers Training Corps; or (c) who have attended an engineering school of recognized standing for at least two years; or who have demonstrated an interest in military engineering affairs and in preparedness for National Defense. Sustaining Member. A firm, company, or corporation, or a division thereof and other similar organizations which is interested in advancing the a knowledge of the science of military engineering, in increasing the Engineer potential of the United States for National security, and in furthering the objectives of Society, shall be el

Honoral: I Member. Persons who have rendered distinguished services to the Society or who have otherwise attained distinction deserving of recognition by the Society may be elected to honorary membership for life: Provided that the total number of Honorary Members shall not exceed fifteen at anyone time. Fellow persons who have rendered dedicated and outstanding service to the Society and to the engineering profession. Nominees shall have been a member of SAME for a minimum of 10 years. All Fellows shall be members currently in good standing in the Society. International Member: The following persons shall be eligible to be classed as International Members: Nationals of countries other than the United States who have the technical qualifications, for becoming officers of the engineer service of the military forces of The United States or whose past and present service in the military or naval forces of such country corresponds to the service in the military forces of the United States required to qualify a citizen of the United States for military membership. Note: The current definition of a Young Member within The Society of American Military Engineers is one who is under the age of 36. This is not to be confused with the dues category of "Members under the age of 29." 9