BYLAWS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

 

STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY

 

FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

                  Number 1: The Chapter will be responsible for renewing its charter with SHRM each year.  Upon

                  notification by the SHRM, the Chapter will submit the Chapter Advisor Report Form.

 

                  Number 2: The Chapter's national dues are set by the SHRM.  The local dues shall be paid to the

                  Treasurer.

 

                  Number 3: A copy of the Chapter's constitution shall be provided for each of the selected officers, as well

                  as the Faculty Advisor. The constitution will be reviewed annually to insure that it is in keeping with the

                  needs and activities of the Chapter.

 

                  Number 4: the Board of Directors shall determine the number, location and time of meetings.

                  Members shall be notified of the meetings.

 

                  Number 5: Since many paid members and potential members of the Chapter may hold jobs, programs in

                  any semester shall include both daytime scheduled times.  Also, programs scheduled on

                  Monday, Wednesday, or Friday shall alternate with some regularity with those scheduled on Tuesday or

                  Thursday.

 

                  Number 6: Officers must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA during his/her term in office.  Officers must be

                  enrolled in a minimum of 6 hours.

 

                  Number 7: Duties of Officers:

 

                  President - The President's duties shall be to: (1) preside at meetings, (2) to appoint all special

                  committees, (3) to be chairperson of the Board of Directors, (4) serve as liaison to maintain contact with

                  the SHRM office, the local SHW professional Chapter, and with other SHRM professional members as

                  well as with the UTEP administration.

 

                  Vice President - the Vice President shall perform the duties of the president in the president's absence.  In

                  the event of vacancy of the president for any reason, the Vice President, with the Approval of the Board,

                  shall succeed to the Presidency.

 

                  Secretary - the Secretary shall keep all records, except financial, handle written correspondence, and    

                  perform such other related duties as the President delegates, and prepare a written report of each meeting  

                  which will be read at the next meeting.

 

                  Treasurer - the Treasurer shall collect all Student Chapter funds and deposit them into an account on

                  behalf of the University's Student Chapter of the SHRM. Make all necessary expenditures when                      

                  authorized by the President and /or the faculty Advisor(s), keep financial records, submit a written

                  financial report to the Chapter at the last regular meeting of each semester, and perform such related

                  duties as the President shall delegate.  The Faculty Advisor and the Treasurer shall be co-signatories on

                  the account.

 

  Number 8: Committees: The director of Fund Raising Activities shall perform the duties of creating and

                  coordinating ideas to facilitate the advancement of SHRM.  The Director shall abide by rules and

                  regulations of the University stated in Section 3-102, subchapter 3-100, chapter III) under Student

                  Organizations.

 

                  There shall be the following standing committees: The Board of Directors, the Program Committee, the

                  Publicity/recruitment committee, and the Newsletter Committee.

 

                  The Board of Directors shall decide on the policies of the group, as well as aid and advise the President in

                  the duties of the office.

 

                  The Program Committee's duties shall be to arrange programs for the Chapter and such other related

                  duties as the President shall delegate.

 

                  The Publicity/Recruitment Committee's duties shall be to actively publicize the Chapter for the purpose of

                  recruitment of all eligible persons desiring to join the Chapter and other related duties as the President

                  shall delegate.

 

                  The Newsletter Committee's duties shall be to write, publish, and distribute a newsletter pertaining to

                  Chapter information, activities, meetings, and web page.  When a Chapter publishes a newsletter, it

                  shall be the responsibility of this Committee to gather and edit this newsletter material.  One copy shall be

                  sent by the Committee to the SHRM

 

                  All committees shall be formed by nomination and election of chairpersons if there are individuals who

                  wish to be candidates, or they shall be formed by appointment of chairpersons by the Chapter President,

                  with the approval of the Board.

 

                  Should any committee, for whatever reason, fail to perform above said duties, the Board of Directors shall

                  act in the committee's stead.

 

                   Number 9. Bylaws may be added or amended by a majority, vote of the members present after proper

                  notification of the paid membership.

 

 

PETITION FOR STUDENT CHAPTER CHARTER

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOCIETY FOR

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

                 In accordance with the authorization and instructions of the membership of this organization, this petition

                 for its Chapter as a Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource management is hereby submitted

                 by its officers, as undersigned for the consideration of the Society's board of directors.

 

                 We believe that the affiliation requested will be of mutual benefit to both organizations in the

                 advancement of the study of Human Resource Management.  We acknowledge that our membership will,

                 if the requested charter is granted, conform to the rules and Bylaws of the Society, uphold its aims and

                 objectives and make every effort to build and strengthen it through the medium of participation in its

                 activities and individual and group membership in the same.

 

                 The official name of this organization is the:

 

 

                                   UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO STUDENT CHAPTER

                                   OF THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 

                 At the University or College known as UNIVERSITY OF TEYAS AT EL PASO.

 

                 Campus Address:    University Avenue at Hawthorne

                                                 Department of Marketing & Management

                                                 College of Business

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY

 

OF TEXAS AT EL PASO STUDENT

 

CHAPTER OF

 

THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES

 

MANAGEMENT

 

 

                                                     ARTICLE I -IDENTIFICATION

 

                   Section I.  Name.  The name of the organization shall be the University of Texas at El Paso Student

                  Chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management.

 

                  Section 2: National Affiliation.  University of Texas El Paso Student Chapter of the Society for Human

                  Resources Management, hereinafter referred to as the chapter, shall be affiliated with the Society for

                  Human Resource management, hereinafter referred to as SHRM.

 

                                                        ARTICLE II - PURPOSES

 

                  Section 1: the purposes of the chapter shall be as follows:

 

                          (a) To acquaint students considering a future in HW or labor relation with these fields.

 

                          (b) To keep students up-to-date on new developments in the field of Human Resource

                              Management.

 

                          (c) To develop a nucleus of HRM professionals.

 

                          (d) To encourage adherence to the Code of Ethics of The Society for Human Resource

                              Management.

 

                  To achieve these purposes, there shall be no discrimination to individual membership or chapter

                  affiliations because of race, religion, sex, age or national origin.

 

                                                     ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP

 

                  Section 1: membership shall be open to students, faculty and staff interested in Human Resource

                  management.  At the University of Texas at El Paso, Students who are members of a chapter and who pay

                  semester dues to SHM shall be designated as student members of SHRM.

 

                                               ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS OF NENMERS

 

                  Section 1: Notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be served not less than seven (7) or more

                  than fourteen (14) days before the meeting.

 

                  Section 2: Five (5) voting members present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum.  Such quorum may,

                  by majority vote of the members present transact any business which may properly be brought before the

                  meeting, except as otherwise indicated in these Bylaws.  A meeting may be adjourned or recessed by

                  majority vote of the members present whether or not a quorum is present.

 

 

                                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     Section 3: At all meetings of the members, the President or if absent, the Vice President, shall preside as

                     Chairperson.  In the absence of said officers, the Chairperson shall be elected by a majority of the

                     members present.

 

                     Section 4: Every regular member of the chapter in good standing shall be entitled to one Note on any

                     matter to the chapters' business to be acted upon vote of the membership.

 

                                                  ARTICLE V - ELECTIONS AND BALLOTING

 

                     Section I: Elections of officers shall be completed by April 30, by the chapter at the end of the academic

                     year.  Officers shall be elected and inducted by the end of the spring term.

 

                     Section 2: Each officer shall be elected on the basis of plurality of votes cast for that office.  In the event

                     of a tie vote, successive balloting shall be conducted until one candidate receives a plurality.

 

                     Section 3: All elected officers shall be expected to hold their office and faithfully to discharge its duties

                     until the end of the academic year.  However, in the event that an officer in unable to complete his/her

                     term of office, a new election shall be held to fill that office as soon as is conveniently possible for the

                     chapter.

 

                                                             ARTICLE VI - OFFICERS

 

                     Section I:  The Board of Directors shall be President, Vice President, Vice President of Merit, Secretary,

                     Treasurer, Director of Fundraising Activities, and Faculty Advisor.  Officers will have one vote each.

 

                     Section 2:  Chapter officers shall be elected once a year during the end of the spring term.  Any officer

                     that cannot hold office for any reason will be replaced through the election process.

 

                                                     ARTICLE VII - DUTIES OF OFFICERS

 

                     Section I: The President's duties shall be to: (1) preside at meetings, (2) to appoint all special

                     committees, (3) to be chairperson of the Board of Directors, (4) serve as liaison to maintain contact with

                     the SHRM office, the local SHRM professional chapter, and with other SHRM professional members as

                     well as with the UTEP administration.

                    

                     Section 2: The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President in the President's absence.  In the

                     event of vacancy of the Presidency for any reason, the Vice President, with the approval of the Board,

                     shall succeed to the Presidency.

 

                     Section 3: The Secretary shall keep all records, except financial, handle written correspondence, and   

                     Perform such other related duties as the President delegates, and prepare a written report of each meeting 

                     which will be read at the next meeting.

 

                     Section 4: Treasurer shall collect all Student Chapter funds and deposit them into an account on

                     behalf of the University's Student Chapter of the SHRM, make all necessary expenditures when

                     authorized by the President and/or the Faculty Advisor(s), keep financial records, submit a written

                     financial report to the Chapter at the last regular meeting of each semester, and perform such related

                     duties as the President shall delegate.  The Faculty Advisor and the treasurer shall be co-signatories on the

                     account.

 

                     Section 5: The Director of Fund Raising Activities shall perform the duties of creating and coordinating

                     Ideas to facilitate the advancement of SHRM. The Director shall abide by rules and regulations of the

                     University stated in Section 3-102, subchapter 3-100, chapter III) under Student Organizations.

 

                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

                                                  ARTICLE VIII - FACULTY ADVISOR

 

                 Section 1: The administration of the school shall appoint a Faculty Advisor(s) who will be the personal

                 representative of the administration.

 

                 Section 2: The advisor will serve for at least one full semester, shall attend the meetings of the Chapter,

                 and shall advice the group of matters under consideration.

 

                 Section 3: The Faculty Advisor shall act as an advisory member of the Board of Directors and shall be

                 responsible for the continuity of records and other property of the Chapter.

 

                 Section 4: Additional faculty members may be asked to join with the Faculty Advisor wherever the tasks

                 involved make it feasible to have additional faculty representation for special projects or events.

 

                 Section 5: The Faculty Advisor shall be the official contact with the SHRM.

 

                 Section 6: The Faculty Advisor, along with the newly elected Chapter Officers, shall constitute the

                 Chapter's Board of Directors.

 

                                                        ARTICLE IX - RECORDS

 

                 Section 1: The records of the Chapter shall consist of a minutes book, membership records, financial

                 records, and a publicity scrapbook, as well as any other records as the Chapter deem necessary.

 

                                            ARTICLE X - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

 

                 Section 1: All parliamentary procedure shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order unless otherwise

                 specified.

 

                                                     ARTICLE XI - AMENDMENTS

 

                 Section 1: This constitution, together with its bylaws, shall constitute the operating basis of the

                 organization.

 

                 Section 2: this constitution may be amended by a majority vote of the members present with proper

                 notification having first been given to the entire paid membership

 

 

 

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

STUDENT CHAPTER OF

THE SOCIETY OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 

 

STUDENT FEES

 

                                                                                                                                            

The following membership options are available to students:

 

 

OPTION 1:  Basic Membership- Students may join the student organization for fifteen dollars per semester (Spring & Fall).  These funds are used to promote SHRM activities such as seminars, chapter meetings, guest speakers, and university and/or community service events.  This membership option is required of all members.  The student chapter also receives financial support from the El Paso SHRM organization through sponsorship of students to regional and/or state conferences and through donations to our general fund.  Student fund-raising events provide additional resources to support our chapter activities.

 

 

OPTION 2: National Membership- All members are encouraged to join the national SHRM organization which represents the interest of over 140,000 professional and 7,000 student members around the world.  Membership provides information resources, networking opportunities, scholarships applications, and eligibility for national awards.  Cost is $35.00 per year.  All members are encouraged to join as national members (not required) due to the Merit Award process we conduct each year.  This is a standardized evaluation conducted by the national student organization.  They recognize student chapters for various levels o f performance including honorable mention, merit, and superior merit.

 

 

OPTION 3:  International Membership- A $55.00 per year fee is required for students to join this membership level.  It includes membership in both the national SHRM and the Institute for International Human Resources (IIHR).  This membership level is entirely optional to each student depending on his or her interest in the international area of HR.