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THE CHICANO CAUCUS OF COLUMBIAUNIVERSITY ConstitutionARTICLE IThe name of this organization shall be the Chicano Caucus of Columbia University.ARTICLE II, MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALSMISSION STATEMENTChicano Caucus seeks to provide its members who self-identify as Chicano, Mexican, or Mexican-American with an environment that will help them to fulfill their educational goals, to promote their cultural consciousness, and to help them become active in serving the needs of their community.The goals of this organization in achieving this mission statement shall be:- To inform Chicanos from every region of the United States about higher educational opportunities. Particular emphasis on the strengths and weaknesses of an education at Columbia, and at other east coast universities, encouraging them to apply, and assisting them in the application process.- To initiate and participate in activities that foster inter-group relations, interaction among the Chicano Caucus, the Columbia Community, the New York and east coast Chicano, Mexican, and Mexican-American community.- To contribute through our active participation to the general well-being of Latinos, and towards the proper resolution of the problems facing these analogous peoples.ARTICLE III, MEMBERSHIPSection 1.Membership is open to anyone who agrees to work to fulfill the goals of the Chicano Caucus andhas read the Constitution.Section 2.Final authority for any actions taken on behalf of the Chicano Caucus shall be vested in the general membership. Each member is accorded one vote. On the occasion that a general membership vote be organized, a majority of those members present will pass on all issues and questions brought to a vote, except amendments to the constitution, elections, impeachment, and where otherwise stated. A majority vote shall be defined as greater of 50% of votes.Section 3. Amendments to the Constitution and any other issues not covered under Section 2 will require a simple majority of the quorum and a one-week waiting period before voting on said issue. Two thirds of the general membership shall constitute a quorum. Each member is accorded one vote.Section 4.All members elected to the executive board are general body members. In order to run for an elected position, the general body member must be nominated or nominate themselves for office.The winner is the candidate with the greatest number of votes. At any time during the tenure of the elected official, he/she can be impeached by civil majority of a quorum.Section 5. The general membership may delegate to the executive board, and all other branches under it, theauthority to take actions necessary to fulfill the goals.Section 6. Membership may be withdrawn by revocation or resignation.Section 7.General body meetings will be open to all members. A modified informal parliamentary procedure will be observed at these meetings. General body members can amend the meeting’s agenda.ARTICLE IV, EXECUTIVE BOARDSection 1.The Executive Board is the visual representation of the Chicano Caucus of Columbia University. The Executive Board is elected by the general membership to serve the general membership. In the event of a time-sensitive situation, the executive board has the authority to make an immediate decision, but must then inform the membership of their actions at the next general membership meeting. The general membership has the authority to either accept or reject the actions or decisions of the Executive Board. In the event that the general membership does not agree with the decisions or actions of the executive board, the board must rectify their decision or action accordingly.Section 2.The membership of the Executive Board shall include a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Political Chair, Community Chair, Cultural Chair, Education Opportunities Chair, Alumni Relations Chair, Newsletter Editor, and Historian.Section 3. ChairIt shall be the duty of the Chair to moderate all meetings, to serve as parliamentarian at such meetings, to promote the Chicano/a Community at Columbia University, the greater New York region, East Coast Chicano community, and in the U.S., to act as the spokesperson for the organization at all campus and community events and to organize production of monthly reports of activities, progress, and Caucus interests. In organizing meetings, the incumbent shall provide an agenda for each meeting; anyone wishing to include an item on the agenda must contact the President one day before the meeting.Section 4. Vice ChairIt shall be the duty of the Vice Chair to serves as the Chicano Caucus representative to the East Coast Chicano Student Forum (ECCSF), to assist the Chair as needed, to assume all duties of theChair, when necessary, as described under Section 3, and to assist in monthly reports of activitiesand progress.Section 5. SecretaryIt shall be the duty of the Secretary to contact the general membership and inform them of all meetings and events, to continuously maintain and update the membership list-serv, to organize the agenda for each meeting, and to record the minutes of all meetings and distribute them accordingly.Section 6. TreasurerIt shall be the duty of the Treasurer to keep an accurate record of all Chicano Caucus transactions, to submit a monthly report of all these transactions, to be the primary individual that signs all Caucus expenditures that have been approved of by the general membership (or theexecutive board when necessary), and to serve as the Chicano Caucus representative to ActivitiesBoard of Columbia and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.Section 7. Political ChairIt shall be the duty of the Political Chair to inform and educate the Chicano Caucus membership on both history and issues that currently face Chicanos/as, to serve as the Chicano Caucus representative to the United Students of Color Council and submit weekly reports on initiatives, and spearhead socio-political campaigns that address the interests of the Caucus constituents.Section 8. Community ChairIt shall be the duty of the Community Chair to educate him or her self on the relevant issues facing the Mexican/Mexican American/Chicano community both on Columbia 's campus and in the surrounding area in order to spearhead necessary campaigns and/or disseminate information that will promote the interests and well being of the Mexican/ Mexican American/Chicano communitySection 9. Cultural ChairIt shall be the duty of the Cultural Chair to preserve and


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