We, the members of The Math Club, do hereby establish this constitution in order to present our ideas and realize our purpose to its fullest extent.
The name of the organization will be "The Math Club" and will hereafter be referred to as "The Math Club."
The Math Club is established for the purpose of fostering a greater understanding of mathematics, encouraging undergraduate activity in math research and related mathematical experiences, and providing a social and intellectual forum to all students interested in experiencing math.
The Math Club understands and is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities of abiding by University of Maryland, College Park policies.
The Math Club does not have any connection an external affiliate.
All students, faculty, and staff associated with the University of Maryland are welcome to become participating members of the Math Club. All members register with the officers of the club to become participating members.
Members may voluntarily withdraw their membership by requesting their name be removed from the registry. There are no established dues for the Math Club.
To get involved with the Math Club, prospective members can email the officers at mathclub@umd.edu or come to any of the meetings. Anyone who comes to the club’s meetings is considered a member of the Math Club.
Only current undergraduates at the University of Maryland are eligible to become voting members and are automatically granted voting privileges upon registration with the officers.
The Math Club does not restrict membership or discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. (For definitions of “personal appearance” and “sexual orientation,” see the University’s Code of Human Relations.)
Meetings are not required for membership of The Math Club.
Regular meetings will be held on a bi-weekly schedule during the Fall and Spring semesters and any member of the Math Club is invited to attend these meetings. No regular meetings will be held over the summer or the winter, but social and academic activities may still be arranged.
There is no quorum for meetings to be held.
There are four executive positions in the Math Club: President, Treasurer, and two Organization Administrators. The President is responsible for presiding over the meetings, organizing problem sets, arranging student and faculty talks, social activities, and other general organization and PR responsibilities, including writing and updating the webpage. The treasurer is the designated "SGA Liaison," and is otherwise responsible for managing the funds of the club. The Organization Administrators are in charge of taking minutes at meetings, announcing events to the members, and collaborating with the president on club activities. The faculty advisor will assist in providing problem sets as well as instigating discussion at meetings. All executive positions must be filled by undergraduates.
There are four officers will constitute an executive committee for the club.
If an officer does not complete his/her duties, he/she may be recommended for removal at an official meeting, and then the voting party will be notified of the recommendation and his position will be voted upon at the next regular meeting by any present voting member. The officers of the club will take a vote, and a 2/3 majority is required to approve the removal of the officer.
If there are vacancies among the Officers, and a vote will be held to fill the position. The procedure for elections is described in more depth in Article VIII.
The advisor of The Math Club must be a faculty member of the Math Department at the University of Maryland. The officers will ask the faculty member to serve as the advisor and the faculty member will voluntarily agree to act as the advisor for the club.
The advisor of the Math Club will assist the officers in finding a room to host meetings and act as a liaison to the Math Department administration and the club.
The faculty member will serve as the advisor for the Math Club at his/her leisure as long as they are a faculty member at the University of Maryland.
Current undergraduates in good standing with the club at the University of Maryland are eligible to become voting members and are automatically granted voting privileges upon registration with the officers.
Nominations to office will be accepted from the voting party at the beginning of each election and votes will be placed by secret ballot.
Current undergraduates in good standing with the club at the University of Maryland will be eligible for office.
Elections will be held at the last official meeting of the spring semester of each school year and will be in effect for the entire upcoming school year. Officers assume their responsibilities immediately upon election. Members must be present to vote.
An officer can only hold one position at a time.
A simple majority from the general voting members is needed to elect an officer.
There are no established dues for the Math Club.
The Math Club will not be applying for funds from SGA.
The Math Club will not be fundraising.
The Math Club will not be fundraising.
Amendments to the constitution may be discussed and proposed by the executive officers.
Amendments to the constitution may be proposed any time during the Fall or Spring semester.
Proposed amendments will be announced to the voting party upon proposal, and put to vote at the following regular meeting, to be voted upon only by present voting members. Voting and participating members may voice concerns about the running of the club at will, at which point the executives will discuss the concern with the faculty advisor and develop an amendment proposal which will then be put to vote as described above. Amendments will be voted upon by secret ballot.
This constitution was last modified May 20, 2021.
The Math Club will renew its registration with the Office of Campus Programs by June 9 of each year, approximately four weeks after the last official meeting of the year, when officers are elected for the upcoming school year.