October
6, 2000
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
I.
NAME. The name of this Association shall be the Middle Atlantic Association of
Colleges of Business Administration.
II.
PURPOSE. The objective of this Association is to promote and improve
collegiate education for business. This Association primarily serves
members within the
jurisdiction of the Middle States Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools and other select regions.
III.
MEMBERSHIP. Membership in the Association is Open to
institutions which:
are accredited by the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools or other appropriate regional
accrediting body,
offer graduate or four-year undergraduate degrees
through schools or departments of business administration; and
during the five years preceding the submission of
application for membership, have conferred an average of at least 25
undergraduate baccalaureate degrees in business administration per
year or have conferred an average of at least 25 graduate degrees in
business administration per year.
Institutions may be admitted to membership by a
two-thirds vote of the members of the Association present at the next
Annual Business Meeting.
A fee, determined annually by the Executive
Committee, is to accompany the application of new members.
IV.
DUES. The members
of the Executive Committee shall determine the annual membership dues.
V.
VOTING RIGHTS. Each
member institution shall have one vote on all matters which come
before the Association.
VI.
MEETINGS. The Association shall hold an annual meeting in
the autumn of each year at dates and places as the Executive Committee
may determine; additional special meetings may he called by the
Executive Committee as circumstances demand.
VII.
OFFICERS. The officers of the Association shall be
President, First Vice President, Second Vice President and
Secretary-Treasurer. These four, with three others elected by the
Association and the retiring President each year, shall constitute the
Executive Committee. This Committee, then, shall consist of eight
persons with the following titles and responsibilities as noted:
President and Chair
First Vice President and Program Chair
Second Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Immediate Past President and Chair of Nominating
Committee
Director
of Communications
Chair of Issues Committee
Member At Large
The Executive Committee shall have the power to
conduct the affairs of the Association in accordance with the
provision of this Constitution and of any special votes of the
Association. The Executive Committee shall have the power to create ad
hoc committees as needs arise and to recommend standing committees for
membership approval.
The members of the Executive Committee shall be
elected annually by a majority of the membership present at the Annual
Business Meeting to hold office until their successors are elected.
However, the Secretary-Treasurer and the Director
of Communications shall be elected for three year terms.
If one
person holds the two positions, the number of At Large
members elected shall be increased to bring the total to eight
members.
Whenever the office of President, Vice President,
Secretary or Treasurer becomes vacant, the Executive Committee shall
fill the same by temporary appointments pending the election of
permanent successors at the next meeting.
Vacancies in the elected members of the Executive
Committee shall be filled by temporary appointments made by the
President pending the election of permanent successors at the next
meeting.
VIII.
AUTONOMY OF MEMBERS. No
act of the Association shall be held to control the policy or action
of any member institution.
IX.
AMENDMENTS. This
constitution may be changed at any regular or special meeting. No
change shall be effective unless approved by two-thirds of the
institutions represented. No motion for an amendment shall be
considered unless a copy of such proposed amendment has been filed
with the Secretary at least forty days before the meeting and a copy
thereof sent forthwith by the Secretary to each member institution.
ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS
1.
The First Vice President shall have the responsibility for
preparing the program for the Annual Meeting and shall be assisted by
the representative of the host institution.
2.
A registration fee shall be required of each person attending
the Annual Meeting of the Association. The fee shall be fixed by the
host institution in consultation with the President of the Association
and shall be used to cover expenses of the meeting including scheduled
meals and overhead items such as printing, mailing, etc.
3.
The Nominating Committee shall be comprised of four members:
The Immediate Past President rotates each year.
The Secretary and Treasurer are Ex-Officio member. The other two Past
Presidents are each appointed for staggered two-year terms with one appointment being made each year.
The
Executive Committee at its fall meeting makes this appointment.
The Nominating Committee meets as appropriate
during the year. The
Chair at its fall meeting presents nominations to the Executive
Committee. Nominations are presented to the whole
membership for approval at the Annual Business Meeting.
4.
Annual
Meetings shall be open to all members and other interested parties.
5.
Applicants for admission to the Association shall be required
to submit credentials to the Secretary and Treasurer who will present
the application and supporting documentation to the Executive
Committee at its next meeting.
6.
The fiscal year shall commence on July
1st
and terminate the following June
30th. The Treasurer shall bill members for annual dues
once each fiscal year.
7.
Newly elected Association members by their payment of an
application fee will be considered to have paid their annual dues for
their first year of membership.
8.
The duties and responsibilities of the Fiduciary Officer are to
be exercised by the Treasurer who shall act to conserve and invest the
surplus funds of the Association. Whenever
possible, the Secretary and/or Treasurer should be a past President of
the Association. In the event that the Secretary and/or Treasurer is
unable to complete his or her term for any reason, the Executive
Committee is empowered to appoint a replacement pending confirmation
at the next annual meeting, at which time a new three-year term will begin.
The school with which the Treasurer is affiliated shall become the
home base of the Association during that period.
The Secretary and/or Treasurer shall be
reimbursed for any expenses associated with the office. The Secretary
and Treasurer shall keep all of the records of the Association including the membership list; shall encourage new
membership; keep and distribute minutes of all meetings of the
Association; develop the archives, including committee reports from
all standing and special committees and correspondence of the
Association; send out meeting notices and other continuing activities
concerned with the annual meetings; and maintain all of the historical
data for the Association.
The Secretary and/or Treasurer may he located
anywhere in the confines of the territory of the Middle Atlantic
Association of Colleges of Business Administration.
The Treasurer shall maintain the financial
records of the Association and submit periodic reports to the
Executive Committee and an annual financial report to the
membership.
9.
The
Director
of Communications shall
also be responsible for the
emerging publications of the organization
and any other duties that may be assigned by the President of the
Association or the membership at their Annual Business Meeting.
10.
The Second Vice President shall be elected by the membership
and shall assume such tasks as the President designates.
11.
The Issues Committee shall consist of two members appointed by
the Executive Committee at its fall meeting for staggered two year
terms. The Chair of the Issues Committee is a member of the Executive
Committee. The Committee shall undertake an annual survey of the
membership to determine matters of interest and concern. The survey
results shall be presented to the Executive Committee.
Honorary
Lifetime Individual Members.
Honorary
lifetime individual membership will be awarded
to those individuals who have made significant contributions to MAACBA
and its development. Nominations
for this honor may be submitted by any member organization in good
standing to the Secretary-Treasurer for approval by the Executive
Committee. Honorary
members will receive all mailing and be invited to all annual
meetings. Fees and Dues
will be waived for these honorary
members.
Changes
ratified by the membership at the 2000 Annual Meeting.
For an updated listing of current MAACBA members,
contact Dean Greg Bruce, School of Business Administration,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 215-951-1040 or e-mail bruce@lasalle.edu.
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