The
Constitution of
Freshman
Leaders in Engineering
Article
I – Name
The name of
this organization shall be the Freshman Leaders in Engineering
of Iowa State University.
Article
II – Purpose
The purpose
of the Freshman Leaders in Engineering, hereafter referred to as
FLiE, shall be:
A.)
To coordinate activities for the College of Engineering
student body.
B.)
To provide leadership opportunities to the freshmen
engineers.
C.)
To improve the leadership skills of the members.
Article
III – Membership
A.)
Eligibility
1.)
To be a member, s/he must be a first year engineering
freshman student who has just completed high school and is
enrolled in his/her first semester at Iowa State University,
excluding the President and Vice Presidents.
2.)
Maintain a 2.5 GPA for his/her first fall semester.
B.)
Becoming a Member
1.)
Applications for membership will be conducted by
interview and/or written application, as the FLiE Executive
Board deems appropriate.
2.)
Have an acceptable High School GPA
C.)
Membership
1.)
Members of FLiE shall:
i.
Have regular attendance.
1.
Removal from FLiE will be determined and executed by the
Executive Board.
2.
Two excused absences will count as an unexcused absence.
3.
Two unexcused absences will result in a meeting with
executive board. They will decide if the member will continue.
4.
Three absences will result in expulsion.
ii.
Work under a committee(s) of their choice.
iii.
Work to promote FLiE and the College of Engineering in a
positive manner.
iv.
Elect an Executive Board of their peers excluding the
President position.
2.)
An Advisor from the College of Engineering will serve in
an ex-office role.
Article
IV – Executive Board and Duties of Officers
A.)
President
1.)
S/he will establish the meeting schedule, agenda, and
preside over the meetings.
2.)
S/he will oversee the activities of each committee and
the Executive Board.
3.)
S/he will stay in regular contact with the FLiE Advisor
and the Engineering Student Council Executive Board.
4.)
At the end of the Fall Semester, the President will make
sure all of the members are meeting the GPA requirements and
take care of any discrepancies.
5.)
S/he will be a member of the Engineering Student Council
cabinet.
6.)
S/he will act as a mentor to the newly elected Executive
Board.
B.)
Vice President of Committees
1.)
S/he shall assist the president in FLiE operations. In
the event that the President is not available, the Vice
President will assume all duties of the President.
2.)
S/he will be in charge of all committee chairs and
responsible for establishing meetings between them.
D.)
1.)
S/he shall be responsible for recording and emailing
meeting minutes and meeting reminders to members.
2.)
S/he shall be responsible for recording attendance and
notify members when they have received an unexcused absence.
3.)
S/he shall work with the Executive Board to enforce the
Attendance Policy.
E.)
Treasurer
1.)
S/he will oversee the acquisition of funds through
Engineering Student Council, The College of Engineering,
Sponsorship, or any other viable source.
2.)
S/he will take training online training and training
instructed by the treasurer from the previous year.
F.)
Events Chair
1.)
S/he shall oversee the Events Committee, and will
coordinate activities for the freshmen engineers.
2.)
This includes but is not limited to FLiE's participation
in VEISHEA.
G.)
Communications Chair
1.)
S/he shall be responsible for maintaining and developing
the FliE web page, SharePoint site, publications, and
advertisements.
H.)
Outreach Chair
1.)
S/he shall be responsible for making FLiE visible to the
College however deemed necessary by the Outreach Committee. S/he
shall develop a relationship between FLiE and The College of
Engineering and the community through philanthropic events.
I.)
VEISHEA Co-Chairs
1.)
They shall be responsible for designing and building a
float for the College of Engineering for the VEISHEA Parade.
J.)
Responsibilities of the Executive Board
1.)
To initiate all activities of FLiE.
2.)
To maintain communication between committee members.
3.)
To have separate meetings with the Executive Board and
Committees.
4.)
To ensure continuation of FLiE through mentoring the next
generation.
5.)
To fill vacant membership positions due to membership
termination.
K.)
Election and Terms of Members
1.)
President and Vice Presidents
i.
The general body of FLiE will elect a President and Vice
Presidents during the middle of the Spring Semester.
2.)
Executive Board
i.
Terms beginning with the first semester of freshman year.
Duties converted to mentor new Executive Board at the end of
spring semester. Terms end at the end of the second fall
semester.
ii.
Will be elected by FLiE current members; peers.
3.)
Election
i.
The Executive Board will review applications. The
Executive Board will have the final decision regarding the next
terms members.
ii.
Executive Board – Candidates will make themselves
announced and present their reasoning to FLiE. Then the general
body will vote. The elected members shall assume roles the
meeting following the election.
iii.
Members will be chosen for a term beginning fall semester
and ending after the spring semester.
Article
V – Amending the Constitution
To amend
the constitution, there must be a two-thirds vote on the
amendment in a meeting where the majority of FLiE members are
present.
