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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA STUDENTS FOR THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE CONSTITUTION WE the members of the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space here at the University of Central Florida, in order to create a forum to educate the students and the general public of the benefits of space exploration and development, associate with other chapters of SEDS, and provide a base for discussion and exchange of ideas related to the exploration and development of space, do hereby establish this constitution for the University of Central Florida chapter of the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Article 1: Section 1: CHAPTER NAME AND COMPOSITION NAME The organization shall be named Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, University of Central Florida Chapter, or SEDS-UCF. Section 2: COMPOSITION 1. Student members of SEDS-UCF will be composed of any students, in undergraduate or graduate programs of any college within the UCF community, that are in good standing with the University of Central Florida. This collective will be referred to as the SEDS-UCF general body. 2. Associate members of SEDS-UCF will be composed of any faculty or staff position at the University of Central Florida. These positions include, but are not limited to: a. The SEDS-UCF Primary Faculty Advisor. b. Any SEDS-UCF Technical Faculty Advisor added for project/policy purposes. Article 2: Section 1: GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF TERMS WITHIN DOCUMENT TERMS DEFINED 1. Terms that are used to characterize affirmative voting requirements are stated below: a. Simple Majority: Defines an affirmative vote count greater than or equal to half of the participating members in a defined eligible voting body.

b. Super Majority: Defines an affirmative vote count greater than or equal to two-thirds of the participating members in a defined eligible voting body. 2. All uses of the terms in Article 2 Section 1.1 in subsequent Articles will be subject only to the definitions stated within this article, and will not deviate from the definitions stated within this article unless otherwise noted. Article 3: Section 1: DEFINITION OF OFFICER TYPES, POSITIONS, AND OFFICER ELECTIONS OFFICER TYPES 1. Terms that are used to characterize the different types of SEDS-UCF officers are defined and elaborated below: a. Elected Officer: Defines an officer position within SEDS-UCF that requires the eligible SEDS-UCF student member to be given a vote of confidence by the SEDS-UCF general body. This type of position is also referred to as an E-Board Officer, and the collective of officers that fall under this definition will be referred to as either the E-Board or Executive Committee. Elected Officer positions will dictate policy decisions of SEDS-UCF. b. Appointed Officer: Defines an officer position within SEDS-UCF that requires the eligible SEDS-UCF student member to be given a unanimous vote of confidence by all of the current Elected Officer positions. Appointed Officers of SEDS-UCF will serve in a capacity that reinforces the policy decisions set by the current Elected Officers of SEDS-UCF. Elected Officers reserve the right to hold a vote of no confidence of any appointed officer at any time, either in meeting or by proxy, requiring a simple majority vote from all current and active elected officers for the appointed officer in question to be removed from his/her position. c. Past Presidents: Individuals that have the right to serve as advisors to the current Elected Officers of SEDS-UCF. 2. The Officer Positions that fall under the definition of an Elected Officer position are defined below, along with their duties: a. President: The President shall be the official representative of SEDS-UCF for all related functions or events. He/she shall preside over all general meetings of the organization, and shall be the chief coordinator of all general SEDS-UCF meetings. He/she shall have the power of VETO over all SEDS- UCF legislative material. He/she shall have the power to issue Impeachment papers upon consultation and agreement of the Primary Faculty Advisor. He/she shall enforce and uphold all aspects of the SEDS- UCF constitution. b. Vice-President: The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President in his/her absence. He/she will be designated as the Chief of Staff and will coordinate the inner functions and

gatherings of all Elected Officers, and shall perform such duties as are generally associated with his/her office or assigned by the President. He/she shall be in charge of keeping the voting history of legislative material. He/she shall handle all conference-related logistics and planning for each conference attended by members of SEDS-UCF. He/she shall be in charge of auditing the club s budget once a semester. c. Secretary: The Secretary shall maintain minutes of all of the meetings of the chapter and shall be custodian of all its records not specifically assigned to others. He/she shall conduct the correspondence of SEDS-UCF and send out notices of all general meetings. He/she shall keep a full and correct list of all SEDS-UCF student members names, applicable contact information, current major, and other information that the President establishes as necessary. He/she shall keep a full and correct list of all SEDS-UCF alumni names and applicable contact information that the President establishes as necessary. d. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall have charge of all of the funds of SEDS-UCF and shall be in charge of making all required financial reports and expenditure details available to all Elected Officers. He/she shall be in charge of making sure all SEDS-UCF members have their membership dues paid and up to date. e. Director of Projects: The Director of Projects shall maintain an active line of communication between designated SEDS-UCF project leads, and the Elected Officers. He/she shall ensure that all SEDS-UCF related projects have the required amount of participation, tools, and equipment necessary to be successful. He/she shall also recommend potential projects, along with potential project leads, to the Elected Officers for consideration. f. Director of Activities: The Director of Activities shall coordinate all social events put on by SEDS-UCF with the intent of participation by the entirety of the SEDS-UCF student body. He/she shall be responsible for organizing a social event or activity at each SEDS-UCF general body meeting, and with promoting a sense of community amongst all SEDS-UCF student members in any manner seen fit and agreeable to the Elected Officers. g. Director of External Affairs: The Director of External Affairs shall be responsible for all correspondence between SEDS-UCF and other SEDS chapters at the local, national, and international levels. He/she shall ensure that all the affairs of, and events put on by, SEDS-UCF are adequately reported to the SEDS National Chair of the Council of Chapters. He/she shall also ensure that the Elected Officers are informed of SEDS National projects and encourage participation in said projects. He/she shall design recruitment strategies for the purpose of growing the student membership of SEDS-UCF and present said strategies to the Elected Officers for approval. 3. The Officer Positions that fall under the definition of an Appointed Officer position are defined below, along with their duties. Note that there may be multiple people appointed to serve an Appointed Officer position: a. Outreach Officer: The Outreach Officer shall be responsible for implementing all recruitment strategies approved by the Elected Officers. He/she shall be responsible for designing all

media associated with the agreed upon recruitment strategy, and maintaining the quality and effectiveness of said media. He/she shall be responsible for upholding requirements on recruitment media set out by the UCF Organization of Student Involvement Golden Rule Handbook. b. Fundraising Officer: The Fundraising Officer shall be responsible for finding and investigating potential donors that support the mission statement of SEDS-UCF. He/she is responsible for the determination of whether or not a potential donor is legitimate and acting in a capacity that meets requirements set out by the UCF Organization of Student Involvement Golden Rule Handbook. c. Quartermaster: The Quartermaster shall be responsible for creating and maintaining a detailed roster of all equipment, tools, and supplies owned by SEDS-UCF. He/she shall be responsible for loaning out equipment to project leads, and keeping track of the project leads the equipment was loaned out to. He/she shall be responsible for coordinating with project leads such that all SEDS-UCF equipment, tools, and supplies are returned after the conclusion of each respective project. d. Project Lead: The Project Lead, or Project Leads, shall be responsible for managing and ensuring the success of the SEDS-UCF project assigned to them by the Director of Projects. He/she shall be responsible for reporting to the Quartermaster and the Director of Projects the exact needs of the project in question, which may include but not be limited to member participation, parts, equipment, tools, supplies, guidance, etc. He/she shall be responsible for any equipment loaned out by the Quartermaster. e. Historian: The Historian shall be responsible for maintaining a detailed catalog of all past SEDS-UCF outreach, project, activity, and fundraising events as well as any digital media associated with them. He/she shall be responsible for attending all SEDS-UCF outreach, activity, and project events for the purpose of documentation. f. Webmaster: The Webmaster shall be responsible for maintaining the SEDS-UCF website. He/She shall make sure that all information about outreach events, projects, and activities on the website is up to date, accurate, and easy to access via all forms of digital medium. 4. The Officer Positions that fall under the definition of a Advisory Officer position are defined below, along with their duties: a. Past Presidents: The past presidents whom are still members of the SEDS-UCF general body as defined in Article 1 Section 2.1 may serve as formal advisors to the current active president of SEDS-UCF, at the discretion of the current active president. i. The past presidents shall sit on the Executive Committee, but do not have voting privileges on the committee itself or any of its actions. ii. The current active president of SEDS-UCF has the sole right to revoke any past president from serving as an advisor without a vote from the executive committee.

Section 2: PROCESS OF SUCESSION 1. The order and process of officer succession, if the President or any other Elected Officer is deemed unable to perform his or her duties, is stated below: a. If an Elected Officer, other than the President, is unable to perform his/her duties, the President will appoint a member to serve in his/her stead for the remainder of the term of office. This appointee will then be brought before the Elected Officers for a confirmation vote. The appointee shall require a simple majority of the vote amongst the Elected Officers in order to be confirmed. If the appointee is not confirmed, the President shall have three weeks to appoint another member for the position to repeat this process. b. If the Elected Officer that is unable to perform his/her duties is the President, the vacancy in the office of the President is filled by the Vice-President. The now acting President will then appoint a member to serve as Vice-President, and will be brought before the Elected Officers for a confirmation vote. The appointee shall require a simple majority of the vote amongst the Elected Officers in order to be confirmed. If the appointee is not confirmed, the now acting President shall have three weeks to appoint another member for the position to repeat this process. c. If the process stated in Article 3 Section 2.1.a or Section 2.1.b fails to replace an Elected Officer, the remaining Elected Officers, not including the acting President, will hold a special meeting to appoint a single member for the vacant Elected Officer position. The President, or acting President, will be prohibited from proposing, and restricted from debate of, any appointee made by the remaining Elected Officers. The appointee shall require a simple majority of the vote amongst the student members of SEDS-UCF, not including Elected Officers, Appointed Officers, or Advisory Officers, in order to be confirmed for the position. d. Any appointee made using the processes stated in Article 3 Section 2.1.a-c must not be a member that is currently an Elected Officer. Section 3: TERMS OF OFFICE AND PROCESS OF ELECTION 1. All officers shall be elected in elections to be held within the timeframe from the first week of March to the final week of April. 2. Newly elected officers shall assume responsibility of their position during the beginning of the Summer C term, and will serve a one (1) year term. 3. Officers shall be elected in the following manner stated below, and in the approximate time constraints given. The entire election process for all Elected Officer positions shall last 5 weeks at a maximum:

a. 1 st week: An announcement will be made at the general body meeting that the election cycle has begun. Detailed descriptions of each Elected Officer position, along with any necessary forms and stated qualifications for Elected Officer positions, will be made available to SEDS-UCF members by the current President. An election supervisor will be named at this meeting. i. The election supervisor is defined as the highest ranking Elected Officer that is not planning on running for any Elected Officer position during this election process. below: ii. The ranking of officer positions to determine election supervisor is stated 1. President 2. Vice-President 3. Secretary 4. Treasurer 5. Director of Projects 6. Director of External Affairs 7. Director of Activities iii. If every Elected Officer is running for an Elected Officer position, the primary chapter faculty advisor shall serve as the election supervisor. b. 2 nd week: An officer nomination meeting will be held exactly one week after the announcement of the start of the election cycle. The rules for the nomination meeting are as follows: i. Any SEDS-UCF member attending the officer nomination meeting shall be able to nominate either him/herself, or another SEDS-UCF member, for any Elected Officer Position. Positions. ii. Any SEDS-UCF member can be nominated for, at most, 2 Elected Officer iii. The nominee is not required to attend the nomination meeting; however any nominations by SEDS-UCF members must be made in person at this meeting. iv. Any nominee for President must have been a member of SEDS-UCF in good standing for one full continuous year. iv. No SEDS-UCF member can be nominated for an Elected Officer position that he has already served in for two terms.

c. Middle of 3 rd week: All nominees will submit an official SEDS-UCF form proving that they satisfy the minimum UCF OSI Golden Rule requirements for elected office within a Registered Student Organization. d. 3 rd Week: All nominees will submit platforms for each Elected Officer position that they have been nominated for. Each nominee will be required to speak to the attendees of the SEDS-UCF general body meeting to discuss their platform for office. An online ballot will open after this meeting for SEDS-UCF general body members to vote. Voting rules are as follows: i. The voting period will last from the conclusion of this general body meeting, to the general body meeting exactly 1 week later. ii. All SEDS-UCF general body members are allowed to vote and can only vote for one candidate per Elected Officer position. e. 4 th Week: First wave of election results will be announced. Any nominee that has secured a simple majority of the vote from all SEDS-UCF members for an Elected Board position shall be elected to that position. If no nominee secured a simple majority for an Elected Board position, the following process occurs: i. Only the top two vote-getters for the position will remain in contention for the Elected Board position in question. All other nominees for the Elected Board position in question are eliminated from contention. ii. A run-off election between the top two vote-getters for the position shall be held, governed by the rules stated in Article 3 Section 3.d.i-ii. f. 5 th Week: Second wave of election results will be announced if any run-off elections are needed. Any nominee that has secured a simple majority of the vote from all SEDS-UCF members for an Elected Board position shall be elected to that position. If a run-off election for an Elected Board position ends in a tie: i. Another in-meeting run-off election will be held by the current Elected Officers, not including any current Elected Officer in contention for the Elected Board position in question. Either candidate must earn a simple majority of the vote from this party in order to be elected to office. ii. If the run-off election depicted in Article 3 Section 3.f.i also ends in a tie, the Primary Chapter Faculty Advisor shall decide which candidate will be elected to office. Article 4: Section 1 COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

1. The Executive Committee shall consist of all the Elected Officers stated in Article 3 Section 1.2, with the President serving as the Committee Chair. 2. The Executive Committee shall dictate the policy decisions of SEDS-UCF through the discussion, modification, and/or approval of legislation passed from the Treasury and Finance Committee. The Executive Committee shall also dictate actions to pursue in detail by the three sub-committee s acting under the Executive Committee. 3. Any legislation passed to the Executive Committee requires a simple majority vote by all present committee members in order to be signed into action. 4. If legislation is rejected by the Executive Committee, it is sent back to the committee from which the legislation came from for revision or deletion. 5. As stated in Article 3 Section 1.2.a, the acting president shall have the power of veto over all legislation passed by the Executive Committee. If a veto is invoked on a piece of legislation, a supermajority of all officers of SEDS-UCF, both elected and appointed, voting in support of the legislation is required to override the veto. Section 2 PROJECTS COMMITTEE 1. The Projects Committee shall consist of all of the active Project Leads and the Quartermaster, with the Director of Projects serving as the Committee Chair. 2. The Projects Committee shall discuss the state of active projects undertaken by SEDS-UCF, and will draft and/or approve appropriate legislation to request funds for said projects. 3. Once the legislation in Article 4 Section 2.2 has been approved, it is sent to the Treasury and Finance Committee for debate and approval. Section 3 INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1. The Internal Affairs Committee shall consist of the Director of Activities, Historian, Webmaster, and all Outreach Officers, with the Vice-President serving as the Committee Chair. 2. The Internal Affairs Committee shall be responsible for organizing all informal SEDS-UCF outreach events that include, but are not limited to, general body meeting activities, social events for SEDS-UCF members, Alumni meet-ups, and any end of the semester activities. It shall also be responsible for the creation of all media to promote informal SEDS-UCF events. It shall also be responsible for drafting and/or approving legislation to fund all informal SEDS-UCF events. 3. Once the legislation in Article 4 Section 3.2 has been approved, it is sent to the Treasury and Finance Committee for debate and approval.

Section 4 PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1. The Professional Affairs Committee shall consist of anywhere from 3-5 appointed officers that facilitate a supporting role to the committee chair, the Director of External Affairs. 2. The Professional Affairs Committee shall be responsible for organizing all formal SEDS-UCF outreach events both inside and outside UCF that include, but are not limited to, conference planning, maintaining correspondence with corporate and private sponsors of SEDS-UCF, and maintaining a functioning relationship with the SEDS-National board. It shall also be responsible for the creation of all media to promote formal SEDS-UCF events. It shall also be responsible for drafting and/or approving legislation to fund all informal SEDS-UCF events. 3. Once the legislation in Article 4 Section 4.2 has been approved, it is sent to the Treasury and Finance Committee for debate and approval. Section 5 TREASURY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE 1. The Treasury and Finance Committee shall consist of the Director of Projects, Vice-President, the Director of External Affairs, and any appointed Fundraising Officers with the Treasurer serving as the chair. 2. The Treasury and Finance Committee shall be responsible for constructing a predicted budget of expenses every semester utilizing funds from, but not limited to, membership dues, expected sponsorship funding, UCF Student Government allocations and bills, etc. to appropriately fund the interests of SEDS-UCF. It shall also be responsible for the execution of legislation passed by the Executive Committee if said legislation has financial requirements associated with it. 3. The Budget Committee shall be responsible for voting on legislation passed by the Projects Committee, Internal Affairs Committee, and the Professional Affairs Committee. 4. Once legislation is passed by the Budget Committee, the legislation is then sent to the Executive committee for final approval. 5. If legislation is rejected by the Budget Committee, it is sent back to the committee from which the legislation came from for revision or deletion. Section 6 COMMITTEE GOVERNANCE 1. Each of the committee chairs for the Projects, Internal Affairs, Professional Affairs, and Treasury and Finance committees reserve the right to establish rules for their respective committees how they see fit under two conditions.

a. Conditions must be stipulated for when legislature created by the committee in question is approved or not approved. b. For all committees open to the general body of SEDS-UCF members, a portion of time during committee meets must be dedicated to addressing concerns of any attending SEDS-UCF members if applicable. 2. Each of the members of the Executive Committee are required to attend each meeting; if a member of the Executive Committee is absent during a meeting, that member will lose voting privileges on any legislation up for consideration during that meeting and an absence strike will be awarded to that member. a. The acting president of SEDS-UCF must be notified 48 hours in advance of any Executive Committee meeting of an absence in order for an absence strike to be nullified. However, the absent member will still lose voting privileges during the missed meet. b. After two (2) absence strikes have been awarded to any one member of the Executive Committee, a preliminary hearing will be called by the other Executive Committee members to discuss the conditions regarding the absence strikes on the member of the Executive Committee in question. A vote of confidence may be called by the acting president of SEDS-UCF against the member of the Executive Committee in question, requiring a simple majority of all remaining Executive Committee members to vote in the negative in order to grant a referral to the Oversight Committee for punitive action. Article 5: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Constitutional amendments will be discussed during Executive Committee meetings. An amendment proposed by an Executive Committee member requires a supermajority of all present Executive Committee members to be passed on to the general body of SEDS-UCF members for a vote. A simple majority of all attending general body members of SEDS-UCF members, not including elected officers, is required to ratify an amendment. The Organization for Student Involvement will be informed; within one month, of the amendments agreed upon, and an updated copy of the Constitution with the attached Amendments shall be supplied to KnightConnect. No amendment shall be made that changes the original intent of any article or section of the constitution. Article 6: Section 1 MEMBER DUES AND GENERAL MEETINGS MEMBER DUES

1. Membership dues shall be required by all active SEDS-UCF members and shall amount to $20 total. Membership shall last one year from confirmation of payment from prospective member being received by the acting SEDS-UCF treasurer. 2. After membership expires, the active SEDS-UCF member will have fourteen (14) days to renew their membership before he/she loses membership within the organization. a. If an appointed officer misses the fourteen (14) day deadline to renew membership, he/she will have their appointed position revoked. b. If an elected officer misses the fourteen (14) day deadline to renew membership, he/she will be referred to the Oversight Committee for punitive action. Section 2 GENERAL MEETINGS 1. General Body meetings shall follow these set of guidelines: a. Meetings should be held bi-weekly at a minimum each semester, not including the summer semester. b. Attendance at each General Body meeting is mandatory for all SEDS-UCF officers, both elected and appointed. c. All SEDS-UCF officers, both elected and appointed, are allowed one (1) unexcused absence from the total number of general body meetings each semester. i. The acting secretary of SEDS-UCF must be notified 48 hours in advance of any General Body meeting of an absence in order for an absence to be excused. The absent member will lose voting privileges during the missed General Body meeting. ii. After two (2) unexcused absences have been awarded to any one officer of SEDS-UCF, a hearing will be called by the Executive Committee members to discuss the conditions regarding the unexcused absences on the SEDS-UCF officer in question. The Executive Committee reserves the sole right to remove any appointed officer by supermajority vote of all present Executive Committee members during this meeting. A vote of confidence may be called by the acting president of SEDS-UCF against an elected officer in question, requiring a simple majority of all remaining elected officers in attendance to vote in the negative in order to grant a referral to the Oversight Committee for punitive action. 2. General Body meetings shall update the chapter s members of any events, projects, outreach events, and conferences of potential interest to SEDS-UCF members. Meetings shall also address the status of each event currently being run or planned by SEDS-UCF elected and appointed officers. Meetings shall also address any updates from SEDS-National given in a timely manner.

Article 7: Section 1 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PROCEDURE 1. In order for an Executive Committee member to be impeached, the President, or a supermajority of the Executive Committee members currently in attendance during a meeting, or any SEDS-UCF member citing a notification of noncompliance concerning constitutionality of actions taken by a currently active Executive Committee member, will need to file an article of impeachment. a. The article of impeachment shall clearly and concisely state the grievances against the officer in question, and be signed by a supermajority of the Executive Committee members if not filed by the active president, in order to become an article of impeachment. b. The situations that an article of impeachment is not required for are situations outlined in Article 4 Section 6.2.b, Article 6 Section 1.2.b., or Article 6 Section 2.1.c.ii. 2. The filing of articles of impeachment shall be brought to the Chapter Faculty Advisor for the approval of impeachment proceedings to go forth. 3. Upon acceptance of the Chapter Faculty Advisor for impeachment proceedings to go forth, the articles of impeachment will go to the oversight committee, which is to be convened according to the rules stated in Article 7 Section 3. 4. If the impeachment proceeding is denied by the Chapter Faculty Advisor, no impeachment will take place; furthermore, there will be no further action on the articles of impeachment. Section 2 NOTIFICATION 1. The accused Executive Committee member shall be notified by the Chapter Faculty Advisor within three days of receiving the articles of impeachment. 2. The Chapter Faculty Advisor shall notify the accused within one week of notification of articles of impeachment as to whether or not impeachment proceedings will commence. 3. If impeachment proceedings are to proceed, the accused shall not communicate any information about the received articles of impeachment to anyone not directly or indirectly associated with information stated in the articles of impeachment. 4. If stipulations in Article 7 Section 2.3 are found to be violated, the accused shall be immediately placed on probation from SEDS-UCF for a period of 18 weeks. A simple majority vote from all currently active Elected Officers is required for determination of whether or not stipulations in Article 7 Section 2.3 have been violated. Stipulations in Article 3 Section 2.1 shall govern the election of a replacement for the officer position in question.

Section 3 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND PROCEEDINGS 1. The Oversight Committee shall consist of 3 people; the Chapter Faculty Advisor, who shall be the chair-person of the committee, the currently active President of SEDS-UCF unless the President is the officer up for impeachment in which case the currently active Vice-President of SEDS-UCF shall preside, and an appointed officer selected at random. 2. The Oversight Committee shall meet twice over the span of a week; reserving one meeting for testimony from any affiliated party important to the final decision to the Impeachment Committee, and one meeting for deliberation over the articles of impeachment. A vote of confidence of the officer in question shall take place at this second meeting. 3. A supermajority of all members on the Oversight Committee voting in the negative during the vote of confidence described in Article 7 Section 3.2 shall be required for the articles of impeachment to pass. 4. All currently active members of the Executive Committee must be in attendance of both impeachment meetings; absences of Executive Committee members shall be dealt with according to rules stated in Article 4 Section 6.2.a-b Section 4 PENALTY 1. The penalty for the charge of guilty in an impeachment proceeding shall be the following: a. Immediate loss of his/her position on the Executive Committee. b. The officer in question shall never again be allowed to hold office in SEDS-UCF. c. In the case of misappropriation of funds provided by SEDS-UCF or another third party, restitution shall be required by the impeached in the form of a contract drafted by the remaining members of the Executive Committee establishing a reasonable timeframe to pay back SEDS-UCF. If the terms of the contract are not fulfilled completely by the impeached officer, appropriate legal action will be taken against the impeached officer. 2. At the next appropriate General Body meeting, membership must be informed of the decision by the Oversight Committee. Article 8: Section 1: ADVISEMENT COMPOSITION 1. SEDS-UCF will have at least one Chapter Faculty Advisor at all times, but no more than two primary advisors maximum.

a. The Chapter Faculty Advisor shall serve as the officially recognized faculty advisor for all correspondence between UCF Student Government, and other appropriate entities. b. A Primary Technical Faculty Advisor shall be brought in when necessary for special projects. 2. SEDS-UCF can have an unlimited amount of Secondary Faculty Advisors assisting with projects under the discretion of the Projects Committee. Section 2: POWERS, DUTIES, and LIMITATIONS 1. The Chapter Faculty Advisor shall provide continuity, guidance, and support for the goals of the Chapter. 2. The Chapter Faculty Advisor shall have the decision to override the start of the impeachment process, as stated in Article 7 Section 1.4. 3. The Chapter Faculty Advisor shall be the Chairperson of the Oversight Committee.