Article 1 - Name

The name of the organization will be the Romanian Student Association at Rutgers , with the acronym RSA.

Article 2 - Purpose

The purpose of RSA shall be:

• To promote fellowship among the Romanian community at Rutgers and other students, faculty, or staff interested in Romania, its language, history, and culture.
• To welcome and counsel all newly arrived or prospective Rutgers Romanian students.
• To promote social and educational activities among the Rutgers community related to Romania and its culture.

Article 3 - Membership

• Member of the RSA can be any Rutgers Romanian (or Romanian descendant) student, faculty, staff member, or alumni.
• Admission shall be made upon request and shall be approved by the Executive Committee.
• Members have the duty to comply with the RSA Constitution.
• Any RSA graduate student member is a full member of RSA. Full members can vote and be elected as RSA officers.
• Any RSA undegraduate student, faculty, staff, or alumni member is an associate member of RSA. Associate members are not allowed to vote or be elected as RSA officers.

Article 4 - Structure

• Policy decisions are made by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is composed of the following officers elected from the full members of RSA:
  1. President,
  2. Vice-President,
  3. Treasurer.
• The term of office for all members of the Executive Committee shall be one year.
• No officer shall hold two or more offices simultaneously.
• The decisions of the Executive Committee are taken with the approval of at least two of its members.
• Each year, the Executive Committee shall present a complete report of the RSA activities during the past year to all the members.
• The members of the Executive Committee share the responsibility of organizing RSA events. In addition, they have the responsibilities described below:
  • The President shall be the chair of the Executive Committee and the official representative of RSA in Rutgers GSA. During the absence of the President, he/she is temporarily replaced (in this order) by the the RSA Vice-President or RSA Treasurer.
  • The Vice-President shall keep record of the decisions taken by the Executive Committee and by General Meetings. Additionally, he/she shall maintain the RSA website and manage the RSA mailing list.
  • The Treasurer shall be responsible for the RSA funds and shall pay the bills under the direction of the Executive Committee.

Article 5 - Meetings

• The Executive Committee shall meet at least once per month.
• General Meetings shall be held at least twice per year. General Meetings shall be scheduled during the Spring or the Fall Term and should be announced at least seven days in advance.
• The majority of the Executive Committee or one third of the full members may call a General Meeting.

Article 6 - Elections

• General elections for the Executive Committee shall be held once per year, during a General Meeting.
• Only RSA full members can candidate for positions in the Executive Committee.
• The voting process shall be secret.
• General elections for the Executive Committee must be held with a quorum of at least the majority (half plus one) of the RSA full members. If a quorum is not obtained at the election meeting, general elections shall be postponed by no more than fifteen days. A quorum shall not be required for the rescheduled general elections meeting.
• To be elected, a candidate shall obtain the absolute majority of the votes. If a first round vote does not produce a winner by absolute majority, a second round shall be held between the two most voted candidates.
• There shall be no voting by proxy or mail.

Article 7 - Resignation and Removal from Office

• The removal from office of an Executive Committee member can be pursued with the approval of the majority of the full RSA members, during a General Meeting specially organized for this purpose.
• New elections for an open Executive Committee position shall be held at the next General Meeting.

Article 8 - Constitutional Amendments