Constitution of the Association of Non-Traditional Students

University of Wisconsin-Marathon County

Table of Contents:

¨ Preamble

¨ Article I: Name

¨ Article II: Membership

¨ Article III: Declaration of Rights

¨ Article IV: Officers

¨ Article V: Committees

¨ Article VI: Procedure and Rules

¨ Article VII: Amendments

¨ Article VII: Date of Effect

Preamble

We, the non-traditional students of the University of Wisconsin Marathon County, seek to provide an effective means by which we may promote, protect, and defend our own interests, do hereby establish this Constitution to enumerate the powers granted to us by the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County Student Association.

Article I: Name

The name of this organization will be the Association of Non-Traditional Students at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County, hereafter known as A.N.T.S.

Article II: Membership

Section I: All students currently enrolled at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County who agree with the Preamble of this Constitution and believe that a change needs to be made in the way the Student Association represents students on this campus, shall be eligible for membership in A.N.T.S.

Section 2: All students shall be eligible for active membership by attending one or more business meetings and shall be eligible to vote on, any and all, A.N.T.S. business at said meetings.

Section 3: The duties and powers of members shall be outlined in the By-Laws of this Constitution.

Section 4: A.N.T.S. shall be open to membership to any student regardless of age, race, sex, or religious affiliation.

Section 5: The objectives of the A.N.T.S. shall include any of the following and shall be reviewed and updated on a yearly basis as membership determines necessary:

¨ Students who have experienced a gap in their educational process between graduation from high school and entering college.

¨ Students who are parents.

¨ Students caring for elderly parents.

¨ Students who are employed on or off-campus.

¨ Students who have multiple responsibilities besides school in their lives.

¨ Students who are 21 years of age or older.

Article III: Declaration of Rights

In addition to all right(s) granted to them in the Constitution of the UW-Marathon County Student Association, members of A.N.T.S. shall also enjoy these rights:

¨ The right to select and endorse candidates for Student Association positions.

¨ The right to democratically choose an advisor(s) from faculty & staff of UWMC.

Article IV: Officers

Section 1: The A.N.T.S. officers shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer and a Public Relations Coordinator.

Section 2: The duties and powers of officers shall be outlined in the By-Laws of this Constitution.

Section 3: All officers shall be, at the time of their election and during their time in office, members of A.N.T.S. and maintain a good academic standing, as defined in the current UWMC catalog.

Section 4: During the first meeting of the year, the members of A.N.T.S. shall elect, by a majority of the vote of the members present, the following officers, who shall serve a one-year term: Vice-President, Public Relations Coordinator, Treasurer.

Section 5: President shall be elected at the last meeting of the year so duties include recruitment throughout summer and beginning organization at beginning of new academic year.

Section 6: Removal of officers shall occur when negligence in fulfilling constitutional requirements occurs or a violation of the code of ethics has been proven according to a majority vote of A.N.T.S. members. All removal of officers shall follow the procedures of Student Association guidelines.

Section 7: Vacancies of officers shall be handled in the following way:

¨ In the case of the removal or resignation of the President, the Vice-President shall become President for the remainder of the academic year.

¨ In the case of the removal or resignation of the Vice-President, Public Relations Coordinator, or Treasurer, a new one shall, by majority vote at the next scheduled business meeting, by election to fill such positions during the year.

Article V: Committees

A.N.T.S. will have the power to establish committees as specified in the By-laws of this Constitution.

Article VI: Procedure and Rules

All circumstances not covered by the A.N.T.S. Constitution and By-Laws will default to the most current version of Robert’s Rules of Order.

Article VII: Amendments

Amendments to this Constitution will be adopted and become effective upon the majority vote of the active members of A.N.T.S. at scheduled business meetings.

Article VIII: Date of Effect