<The International Students Association>

Charter for Recognition

<October><01>, <2008>
Updated August 26, 2011
Mission Statement: The <International Students Association> aims to, promote better
relations among students of different cultures through a variety of intellectual,
informative, and entertaining events encouraging cross-cultural communication and
keeping the Clark and Worcester communities abreast of international cultures. Through
integrating socio-cultural, as well as political and historical perspectives from our richly
diverse communities, we should be able to critically evaluate today's connections of
politics, cultures and civil society. We share a belief that international understanding and
unity are fundamental in building respect among different peoples and in encouraging
enduring peace and harmony in a global community. ISA shall have the goal of actively
pursuing its objectives in collaboration with other organizations, and scheduling a
minimum of six programs per academic year. ISA adheres to policies and programs
enacted by the Clark University Undergraduate Student Council and its respective
Constitution.

The current Executive Board and contact information are as follows:

President Haanee Akhtar Tyebally (htyebally@clarku.edu)
Secretary- Vinayak Sinha (vsinha@clarku.edu)
Treasurer Jessica Chung (jchung@clarku.edu)
Deputy Treasurer- Elizabeth Huff (ehuff@clarku.edu
Events Planning Chair- Currently Open
Events Planning Chair- Mariana Lopez Davilla (MLopezDavila@clarku.edu)
Publicity Chair- Caitlin OBrien (cobrien@clarku.edu)
Publicity Chair- Crystal Fam (cfam@clarku.edu)
Ambassador- Andrew Hostetler (ahostetler@clarku.edu)
Technology Coordinator- Divya Sarisdharan
Publicity Committee: (Elected in Fall semester)
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Name of Organization

The name of this organization shall be <The International Students Association>,

henceforth referred to as <ISA>.
<Bylaws: Here begins the technical part of your charter. Under each section, bylaws should be established, regarding
that section. A new Bylaw should be written (i.e. Bylaw 102: Active Members, Bylaw 103: Voting members, etc.)
whenever an item regarding that sections does not pertain to a current Bylaw. If an item does pertain, organize it as a
section of that Bylaw, as seen below. Anytime the charter is revised, it has to be submitted and approved by the Student
Council Judiciary Committee.>

Article II:
Membership
Bylaw 101: Equal Opportunity
Each qualified individual regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national
origin, age as defined by law, disability, or veteran status, shall have equal opportunity to
participate as a member of the group. As enacted by the Clark University Student Council in
Bylaw 101 of the Constitution which states:
Sec. 1: Student Council advocates the Universitys policy of equal opportunity,
which states:
It is the policy of Clark University that each individual regardless of race, color, sex, sexual
orientation, religion, national origin, age as defined by law, disability, or veteran status, shall
have equal opportunity in education, employment, or services of Clark University.

Sec. 2: Student Councils interactions with the undergraduate student body shall exhibit
the spirit of the Universitys Equal Opportunity Policy.
Bylaw 124: SAF Funding Requirements
As enacted by the Clark University Student Council in Bylaw 124 of the Constitution that
all Student Council recognized organizations receiving funding from the Student Activities Fund
must:
Sec. 1a: Be open to membership to all members of the Clark Undergraduate Student Body
regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or
handicap.
Sec. 1b: Be continuously available for additional membership, activities, and participation
by all members of the Clark Undergraduate Community.
Sec. 1c: Have an Executive Board.
Sec. 2a: Open and widely publicize all organizational meetings and events, and activities
that the organizations hold, sponsor, or co-sponsor (excluding the Spree Day
Committee).
Sec. 2b: Allow events and activities held, sponsored, or co-sponsored to be open for the
participation of all members of the Clark Undergraduate Student Body regardless
of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or handicap.
Sec. 3a: Submit one (1) copy of its charter, if changed to the Judiciary Committee of the
Student Council for approval by that committee.
Sec. 3b: Submit one (1) copy of all executive board changes, as necessary, with updated
contact information to the Judiciary Committee of the Student Council.
Sec. 3c: Keep on file for their reference, and the reference of their members, a copy of their
charter.
Sec. 4: Notify the Student Council Secretary in writing at least one week in advance of any
organizational elections for the purpose of openly and widely publicizing the said
elections.

Sec. 5: Have an advisor, said advisor can not be an undergraduate student. (effective spring
2005)
Sec. 6: Failure to comply with any portion of this bylaw will be cause for an organization
to be considered ineligible for SAF funding.
Bylaw 130: Membership Prerequisites
Sec. 1: All members of <The International Students Association> must be full-time
undergraduate students in good academic and social standing and who have paid their Student
Activities fee in full.
Bylaw 131: General Members
Sec. 1: General or active membership is defined as all those students who have met the
above prerequisites and who have shown a particular interest in the Association and participated in
ISA subcommittees actively. These members shall be allowed to attend the Board meetings, and
shall have the right to vote and suggest ideas as regular Board members, in consent and approval
of the Executive Board. On the other hand, anyone who signs up at the activities fair/ General
meetings and prefers participating passively is referred to Member. These members are also
eligible to vote during elections and specific decision-making processes.
Bylaw 132: Voting Members
Sec. 1: A voting member is defined as anyone who has met the prerequisites of general
membership.
The above bylaws are required statements for recognition. The first (Bylaw 101) is required by University standards.
The second is mandatory by Student Council standards (Bylaw 124). The following (Bylaws 130-132) are mandatory
by the Judiciary Committee. You should add more bylaws based on membership as you see fit!>

Article III:
Bylaw 201:

Organization and Responsibility of Officers

Section 1: President
Responsible to actively oversee and coordinate the functioning of the ISA activities and ensure the
efficiency of the Organization for the sake of achieving its intended objectives and purpose. The
President shall also be responsible to work in conjunction with the international and Multicultural
Student Groups and Representatives of the Clark Undergraduate Student Council, in order to
uphold the purpose of the organization.
Section 1.1: Presidential candidates must be nominated by the out-going executive board. The
President must be one of the previous Executive Board members. Only in a situation where a
conflict arises or none of the Board members willing to take over the position, an Active Member
can get nominated.
Section 1.2: At the request of the in-coming President an out-going President may serve as an
Executive Advisor when necessary. This is a purely advisory position and the Executive Advisor
does not have E-board voting rights. The role of special advisor will allow the current executive
board to remain in contact with previous executive board and have the benefit of previous
experience to aid in event planning. In addition, the Executive Advisor will serve as an interim
president and assume presidential responsibilities, in case of the absence or unavailability of the
president.
Section1.3: The President of the International Students Association, henceforth beginning the
2011- 2012 academic year, is required to submit an application for the chair position of newly
created International Gala Committee in accordance with PCF by-laws.

* Any other executive board member seeking to apply for the chair position must seek prior vote of
confidence and receive a majority mandate from within the ISA Executive Board.
Section 2: Executive Board Officers
Secretary (1): responsible for keeping records of attendance, accurate records of meetings, regular
or executive, and submitting regular reports. The Secretary shall ensure that any member may
view any records, at all times. The Secretary shall also inform Executive Board members about
the agenda of current weeks meeting beforehand.
Events Planning Chairs (2): responsible for planning and coordinating the ISA events with other
Clark, Consortium Clubs, and Worcester organizations. The Events Planning Officers are also
responsible to form sub-committees and effectively oversee and coordinate the activities of
Committee officers.
Publicity Chairs (2): responsible for the active promotion of and advertisement of all meetings,
programs and activities in the Clark and Worcester Communities. The Chairs are also responsible
for forming a subcommittee to help with publicity activities.
Treasurer/Deputy Treasurer(2): responsible for managing, allocating and distributing the
(Provided) finances and raising funds whenever necessary. The Treasurer has the signing rights of
fund drawing from CUSC. The Treasurer shall ensure that any person may view the records, at all
times. The Treasurer is also responsible for any special budget requests and writing the yearly
budget proposal. The Deputy Treasurer works with the Treasurer to ensure that all responsibilities
are met.
Technology Coordinator (1): responsible for the technological needs of the organization. This
includes, but is not limited to building and maintaining the website, upkeep of the distribution list,
and any other media needs.
Ambassador (1): responsible for continuing and establishing relationships with other student
organizations with the intention of reaffirming cross cultural interactions and creating new
opportunities for educating and entertaining events for the Clark community.
Special Functions (1): This position is designed to be filled in the event of organizations growing
scope of responsibilities or an increased amount of qualified members whose E-board presence
would be beneficial. The position is optional and should be utilized only in the case of E-boards
majority approval.
Article IV:
Bylaw 301:

Meetings

Section 1: General Meetings shall be held at least once a month, and shall open to all.
Section 2: Emergency meetings can be called by an Executive Board member. This should be
done in writing and submitted to all Executive Members by any means of effective communication
methods and divulged by the Secretary of ISA, and Publicity at least 24 hours in advance.
Section 3: The Executive Board shall meet once a week on regular basis upon the determination of
a specific meeting time set before the academic year start.
Article V:
Bylaw 401:

Elections

Section 1: The Executive Board election shall be held during the last week of April, right before
the academic year ends in order to ensure the smooth continuation of ISA activities without any

distraction so that E-Board can start off its activities the year after as quickly as possible.
Section 2: All candidates, who are running for Executive Positions may be nominated one week
prior to or during the named election. Elections shall be held at a date, time, and place to be
decided upon by at least three members of Executive Board. The President, Secretary and ISA
Advisor shall make sure that the elections are carried out according to the Code of Conduct.
Section 3: The President and other E-Board members should be upper-class students when
possible;
Section 4: Members of the E-Board shall be elected by majority vote of all present members at
the election.
Section 5: Executive Board elections shall be conducted by secret ballot. The President, Secretary
and ISA Advisor must supervise the counting.
Article VI:
Bylaw 501:

Impeachment Procedures

Section 1: Members of the Executive Board may be impeached, in writing, during a scheduled
meeting by any member of the Executive Council, or by ten active members.
Section 2: Charges of the impeachment must be read out by the Secretary and acknowledged by
the Executive Board.
Section 3: No member shall be removed or subject to disciplinary action (exception of reprimand).
Section 4: A majority vote of the Executive Board present is grounds to remove the impeached
member from office.
Section 5: In case of removal from office of an Executive Board member, a special election will
be held as soon as possible and held according to the procedure outlined by Bylaw 401. If the
event that the President is impeached, the procedure outlined in Bylaw 201, Section 1.2 will be
followed.
Article VII: Amendments
Bylaw 601:
Section 1: Amendments to Charter, and/or its respective Bylaws may be written and passed at the
scheduled meetings by two-thirds vote of the voting membership present.
Article VIII: Student Council Judiciary Committee Clause
Bylaw 701: Judicial Approval
Sec. 1: The Clark University Undergraduate Student Council Judiciary Committee must
approve any changes or amendments to this charter.

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