SNG Student Nursing Government Mission Statement

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1 SNG Student Nursing Government Mission Statement SNG shall advocate for all nursing students, encourage good fellowship among students, create a sense of unity and facilitate communication between faculty, staff, students, and the SGA of USCA, identify student concerns and act as representatives of those concerns, actively implement changes in areas of student concerns, and inform students of current events, upcoming issues, potential problems, and issues within the nursing field.

2 University of South Carolina Aiken Student Nursing Government Bylaws Preamble We, the students of the University of South Carolina Aiken School of Nursing, in order to conduct student affairs in an efficient, orderly, and systematic manner; to define clearly the powers of nursing students; to secure for ourselves training and experience in self-government and to provide an organizational framework through which our efforts for a better institution may be directed, do hereby ordain and establish these bylaws for the Student Nursing Government. Mission Statement SNG shall advocate for all nursing students, encourage good fellowship among students, create a sense of unity and facilitate communication between faculty, staff, students, and the SGA of USCA, identify student concerns and act as representatives of those concerns, actively implement changes in areas of student concerns, and inform students of current events, upcoming issues, potential problems, and issues within the nursing field. Article I. Organization Section 1.01 Name (a) The name of this body shall be The University of South Carolina Aiken Student Nursing Government, referred to as SNG Section 1.02 Jurisdiction (a) All students registered at the University of South Carolina Aiken and accepted to the Upper-division School of Nursing shall be members of the nursing student body and shall be subject to this Constitution and its bylaws. Section 1.03 Franchise (a) Only students registered at the University of South Carolina Aiken and accepted to the Upper-division School of Nursing shall be entitled to vote in the special and general elections of the Student Nursing Government. (b) SNG shall not discriminate based on a person s race, color, creed, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, marital status, lifestyle, disability, or economic status. Article II. Structure

3 Section 2.01 Composition (a) The Student Nursing Government Board shall consist of the following voting members (i) President (ii) Vice President (iii) Secretary (iv) Treasurer (v) Media Director (vi) Director at Large (vii) Student Government Senator (viii) Semester 4 President (ix) Semester 5 President (x) Semester 6 President (xi) Semester 7 President (xii) Semester 8 President (b) The President of the Student Nurses Association is invited to act as an Ex-officio member and may be present at SNG meetings but may not vote. Section 2.02 Terms of Office (a) The President, Vice President, Secretary, Media Director, and Director at Large shall serve a one year term and shall take office on the last day of classes of the spring semester. (b) Semester Presidents terms shall run for the term of the elected academic semester. Section 2.03 Duties and Powers of the President (a) Serve as the principal officer of SNG and preside at all meetings of SNG and the Executive Committee. (b) Shall be responsible for seeing that lines of direction given by the actions of the Executive Committee are carried into effect, and for reporting to the membership and the Executive Committee on the conduct of the affairs of SNG. (c) Appoint committees and their chairpersons, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, and make other appointments as necessary. (d) Serve as chairperson of the executive and Academic Affairs Committees

4 (e) Serve as an Ex-officio member of all committees. (f) Serve as the SNG representative on the faculty Student Support Committee (g) Represent SNG in matters pertaining to the organization and perform all other duties pertaining to the office of President. Section 2.04 Duties of the Vice President (a) Assume duties of the President in the absence or disability of the President. (b) Ascend to the office of President in case of vacancy in the office. (c) Serve as chairperson of the Bylaws Committee. (d) Perform other duties as assigned by the President. Section 2.05 Duties of the Secretary (a) Keep minutes of all meetings of SNG and the Executive Committee, and ensure accuracy before distribution to the Executive Committee for action. (b) Shall send, receive, and distribute all official correspondence. (c) Shall serve as chairperson of the public relations committee (d) Shall perform any other duties assigned by the President. Section 2.06 Duties of the Treasurer (a) Act as custodian of organization funds and see that an annual financial report is prepared. (b) Shall record all receipts, expenditures, and appropriations of monies of SNG. (c) Provide guidance to SNG through the Finance Committee concerning the investment of resources and acquisition of fixed assets. (d) Shall serve as chairperson of the finance and Fundraising Committees. (e) Perform other duties as assigned by the President. Section 2.07 Duties of the Media Director (a) The individual is responsible for managing Facebook and other social media platform pages for the organization. The job of the Media Director is to ensure that these pages are active and the social reputation of the organization is being increased through their actions. (b) Monthly maintenance of SNG corkboard including a lesson for each month. (c) Advertising Development (Stall-Wall and Flyers)

5 (d) Develop a scrapbook and photograph SNG events (e) Perform other duties as assigned by the President. Section 2.08 Duties of the Director at Large (a) Perform such duties as assigned by the President in accordance with the priorities and needs of SNG. (b) Act as a counterpart to SGA senator. (c) Serves as chairperson for the Student Affairs Committee Section 2.09 Duties of the SGA Senator (a) Act as defined in the bylaws of the USCA SGA. (b) Act as liaison between the USCA SGA and the School of Nursing Section 2.10 Duties of Semester Presidents (a) Serve on committees as appointed by the President (b) Assist the SGA senator in conducting Town Hall meetings (c) Take report to their respective semesters (d) Perform other duties as assigned by the President. Article III. Advisors Section 3.01 (a) During elections held in odd numbered years, a faculty member shall be appointed by the Dean of the School of Nursing to serve as an advisor for a two-year term. (b) Nominations shall be made by members of SNG and accepted by the faculty members before elections. The newly elected board shall then elect the new Faculty Advisor during their first meeting. (c) In case of vacancy, SNG shall make nominations and hold a special meeting to appoint a new advisor. The appointed advisor shall serve the remainder of the twoyear term. (d) The Faculty Advisor must be a member of the School of Nursing faculty. (e) The Faculty Advisor shall serve as a resource person for interchange of information between SNG and the School of Nursing faculty. (f) The Faculty Advisor should be present at all meetings of SNG.

6 Article IV. Elections Section 4.01 Process (a) The President, Vice President, Secretary, treasurer, Media Director and Director at Large shall be nominated and elected at the end of the spring semester by majority vote of all members of the School of Nursing. (b) Semester Presidents shall be elected at the beginning of each academic semester by a majority vote of their classmates for a total of five representatives. (c) The SGA senator shall be nominated and elected according to the bylaws of the USCA SGA. Section 4.02 Qualifications (a) All SNG offices require that the student must be accepted to the USCA School of Nursing and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0, as well as be in good standing with the university. Section 4.03 Dual Office Holding (a) No student shall hold more than one SNG office. No student other than the SGA School of Nursing senator shall hold concurrent office in the USCA SGA and SNG. (b) The President of the USCA Student Nurses Association shall not hold a voting office in SNG. Section 4.04 Vacancy (a) In the case of a vacancy in the office of President, Vice President, Secretary, treasurer, Media Director or Director at Large the Executive Committee shall convene to recommend the appointment of a replacement to serve the remainder of the term. (b) The appointment shall be ratified by a two-thirds vote of SNG members. (c) In the case of a vacancy of Semester President the class shall hold a special election to fill the position by majority vote. (d) In the case of a vacancy of the position of SGA senator the position shall be filled according to the USCA SGA policy and procedures. Section 4.05 Oath of Office (a) All SNG officials shall take the following oath upon assuming office: I do solemnly affirm that I have read, understand, and will uphold the Student Nursing Government Constitution and Bylaws and will faithfully uphold the office of for the USCA s Student Nursing Government.

7 (b) Officers shall be sworn in by their predecessors, with Semester Presidents being sworn in by the Vice President. Article V. Impeachment Process Section 5.01 Grounds for Impeachment (a) Any student holding office in SNG is subject to impeachment for failure to perform the function of his/her office, for gross neglect of duty, for failure to execute assigned responsibilities, or for violation of the philosophy of the USCA SON and the provisions of these bylaws. Section 5.02 Notice (a) Written notice shall be sent, at least seven days prior to the accused and all members of SNG specifying all charges, and the time, place, and date of the hearing. Section 5.03 Impeachment Committee (a) The impeachment committee shall consist of the members of SNG and will elect a chair to preside over the hearing. A two-thirds vote of the impeachment committee is necessary to remove the individual from office. Section 5.04 Hearing (a) Removal from office may be exercised only after SNG has conducted a fair hearing. (b) The President or acting chair of SNG shall instruct any SNG office holder subject to impeachment to appear before the respective executive board for a hearing. (c) In the event that the President of SNG is being impeached, the Vice President shall instruct the President to appear. Article VI. Committees Section 6.01 (a) The following committees of SNG can be appointed by the President at the start of his or her term of office. All committees shall have at least one executive member sitting on them. Before action is taken on a committee proposal, a vote must be taken. In the event of a committee vacancy, the President shall appoint a replacement within 15 days. (b) The President of SNG shall serve as an Ex-officio member of all committees. Section 6.02 Executive Committee

8 (a) The Executive Committee shall be chaired by the President. Members shall consist of the Vice President, treasurer, Secretary, Media Director, and Director at Large. The duties of this committee are to oversee the smaller sub-committees; the executive board will prepare all agendas to be discussed at SNG meetings. Section 6.03 Academic Affairs Committee (a) The Academic Affairs Committee shall be chaired by the President. Members shall consist of two other board members to be appointed by the President. The duties of this committee shall be to channel any student body concerns regarding textbooks, faculty, grades, and such; they will also inform SNG of any concerns of the faculty; they will be responsible for taking forth action on those matters which are brought before them. Section 6.04 Bylaws Committee (a) The Bylaws Committee shall be chaired by the Vice President. Members shall consist of two other board members to be appointed by the President. The duty of this committee shall be an annual review of the SNG bylaws. Any needed revisions will be made along with any addendums. Section 6.05 Fianance Committee (a) The Fianance Committee shall be chaired by the treasurer. Members shall consist of two other board members to be appointed by the President. The duties of this committee shall be to examine previous budgets and recommend a new budget each year to the President; to maintain financial records of SNG and be prepared to give monthly reports to the executive board. Section 6.06 Fundraising Committee (a) The Fundraising Committee shall be chaired by the treasurer. Members shall consist of two other board members to be appointed by the President. The duty of this committee is to generate fundraising projects for the SON; all activities must have approval from the executive board before the event. Section 6.07 Student Affairs Committee (a) The Student Affairs Committee shall be chaired by the Director at Large. Members shall consist of the SGA senator and one other board member to be appointed by the President. The duties of this committee shall be to voice any suggestions/concerns made by the student body of the SON. Section 6.08 Public Relations and Communication Committee (a) Public Relations and Communication Committee shall be chaired by the Secretary. Members shall consist of two other board members to be appointed by the President. The duties of this committee shall be to notify all board members of any pressing issues and is responsible for any SNG publications.

9 Article VII. Meetings Section 7.01 Attendance (a) SNG shall convene at a regularly stated day and time, no less than twice per month to be decided at the beginning of each semester. (b) Special meetings may be called by the SNG President or by written request by a member. (c) In the event that an officer of the board will have an known absence, it is the responsibility of the member to give notice in writing no less than 2 school days in advance to the SNG President. (d) In the event of an emergency absence, it is the responsibility of the board member to give reason within 2 school days following the absence. (e) Any board member of SNG who has more than three unexcused absences shall be subject to impeachment. Section 7.02 Conduct (a) The President shall chair all meetings of SNG. If the President is unable to conduct a meeting the Vice President or Secretary may serve as chair. In the event that there is no chair to call a meeting to order, no business shall be conducted. (b) One Faculty Advisor should be present at all called and special meetings of SNG but shall not vote. Section 7.03 Parliamentarian (a) Meetings should be conducted according to Roberts Rules of Order. The SNG Parliamentarian shall review Roberts Rules of Order at the first SNG meeting. (b) The Parliamentarian shall be seated next to the presiding officer for the purpose of maintaining order. It will be the responsibility of the Parliamentarian to keep a record of all rules and statues governing the actions of SNG and procedures of SNG. Article VIII. Decisions, Motions, and Bylaws Section 8.01 Voting (a) SNG shall vote on all decisions, motions, and bylaws of SNG. (b) Each voting member of SNG shall have one vote on questions presented. The President shall abstain from voting unless the vote of the membership results in a tie. (c) All decisions, motions, and bylaws will require majority vote of a quorum. This quorum shall consist of no less than six voting members.

10 Section 8.02 Notice (a) If a vote occurs on a regular meeting date, only regular notice need be given. If a special meeting is called, then three school days notice must be given. If the above conditions are not met, then any vote taken at such meeting shall be null and void. *The organization agrees to adhere to all policies and procedures of the university and all local, state, and federal laws. Members will become acquainted with policies and procedures in the official student handbook and other policies and procedures provided by the university.

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