Bylaws
Graduate Student Association
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Effective May 7, 2008

Section I

•  To fulfill the requirements of Article II of the Graduate College Students' Association constitution, each College on the University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center must have an identified Graduate Student Organization.

• A College Graduate Student Organization will be considered recognized, by the Association, if itpossesses the following:
• University account
• An executive or organizational body with a recognized president or chairperson
• A constitution approved by the Provost of the Health Sciences Center campus.

• The Board shall serve as the sponsor of the Delta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Lambda (AEL), a nationalhonor society of Graduate and Professional School Students. AEL promotes academic excellence and leadership. AEL is awarded membership and a vote on the Board.

Section II

• The Board may vote by a quorum to approve funds for activities that are specifically academic ororganizational in nature.

• Funding requests for activities that are not specifically organizational or academic may be approved onlyby a quorum consensus vote.

Section III

•  A Board Member shall be a member or chair one of the following standing committees:
• The Graduate Research, Education, and Technology Symposium Committee;
• The Graduate Research, Issues, and Awards Committee; or
• The Social Issues Committee

• The Graduate Research, Education, and Technology Symposium Committee (GREAT) Shall:
• Develop an itemized budget for GREAT;
• Solicit funds from the Association and other University or extramural funding sources; and
• Develop and implement a program which allows Association Members to display research and review the research of other graduate students and faculty.

• The Graduate Research, Issues, and Awards Committee Shall:
• Develop an itemized budget for supporting graduate research related activities, excluding GREAT, and investigation and related action that pertains to Graduate student research issues. Examples of appropriate activities may include, but are not limited to: Research grants; Research Forums; Workshops; and Identification of Legislation affecting graduate research.
• Serve as the oversight committee for the Delta Chapter of AEL which shall include budget andmembership issues. The AEL will assist in sponsoring the annual GREAT Symposium activities in order to fulfill the service project requirement as outlined in the AEL constitution. Financialsupport will be provided by the Graduate Student Association.
• Develop a budget and program for recognizing outstanding academic achievement by graduatestudents;
• Provide representation on the Graduate College Research and Graduate Student Affairs Committee which oversees the awarding of the Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Awards.

• The Social Issues Committee Shall:
• Develop an itemized budget for supporting the social goals of the Board as outlined in the Strategic Plan;
• Solicit funds from the OUHSC Student Association and/or other sources;
• Develop and implement a program to promote the social welfare of the members of the Association.  Appropriate activites may include, but are not limited to: Identifying and advocating legislation affecting graduate students, coordinating volunteer activities, and sponsoring social events for the Members; and
• Provide representation on the Campus Activities Board of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Student Association

Section IV

• The Graduate Student Association is responsible for providing student representation from within the Board or the Association on the following University and Graduate Council committees:
• Curriculum Review Committee
• Graduate Faculty Appointments Committee
• Program Evaluation Committee
• Graduate Student Appeals Board - This committee requires student representation from each individual college.
• Research and Graduate Student Affairs Committee
• Preparing Future Faculty Committee
• Student Counseling Advisory Board
• Library Advisory Board
• The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Student Senate
• The Campus Activities Board of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Student Association

Section V

• The Association shall be funded by the Health Sciences Center Graduate Students.
• A portion of each graduate student's activity fee will be equitably appropriated, by the bursar, to theAssociation account.

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