CONSTITUTION OF THE EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GROUP

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

Article I. Name of Organization: The name of this organization shall be The Embedded Applications Technology Group, hereafter referred to as “EAT.”

Article II. Statement of Purpose:

Section 1. To enhance the Engineering curriculum through International Design Competitions and Team Projects that forms a bridge from education to innovation.

Section 2. To promote ethical leadership and academic achievement, and to cultivate civic responsibility.

Section 3. To provide the students opportunities for association and interaction with the faculty and administration of CSULB and with the members of the community.

Article III. Membership:

Section 1. EAT is free to accept new members without regard to sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, or veteran status.

Section 2. Regular membership is limited to CSULB students.

Section 3 Each member has equal rights and privileges.

Section 4. Faculty and staff at CSULB are eligible to be ex-officio, non-voting members.

Article IV. Officers:

Section 1. The elected officers of the Executive Board shall be the President(s), Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.

Article V. Meetings:

Section 1. Regular meetings shall be scheduled at least weekly during the academic year.

Section 2. Special meetings may be called by any officer. All members must be given a minimum of 48 hours notice, weekends and holidays excluded, prior to the meeting time.

Article IV. Executive Board:

Section 1. The elected officers shall constitute the executive board of EAT and shall have one vote. The advisors shall be ex-officio, non-voting members. The advisor(s) shall be ex-officio, non-voting members.

Section 2. The Executive Board shall meet no less than once a month during the academic year. Meetings of the board shall be open to any member.

Section 3. No Approval by the Executive Board is needed for Treasure to issue disbursements under $50.00. Expenditures in excess of $50.00 must receive majority approval from the active EAT Executive Board.

Section 4. The Executive Board shall serve as a planning committee and must have prior approval of the membership.

Article VII. Method to Amend the Constitution:

Section 1. Proposed constitutional amendments by a member shall be presented to EAT, in writing, one meeting before it may be voted on.

Section 2. Approval by two-thirds of the voting members present at a regular meeting shall pass a proposed amendment.

Section 3. Approval by the University is needed to change the constitution.

Article VIII. Succession of officers:

Section 1. In the event of permanent incapacitation, resignation, or removal, the line of temporary succession shall be as follows: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Section 2. Upon the vacancy of any office, a new candidate will be elected at the next regular meeting or at a special meeting.

Article IX. Hazing Prohibition:

EAT and/or its members shall not engage in hazing or commit any act that injures, degrades, or disgraces any fellow student. Hazing is understood by EAT, its officers, and its members to be defined as any action taken or situation created which, regardless of location, intent, or consent of the participants, (1) produces or is reasonably likely to produce, bodily harm or danger, mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, fright, humiliation, intimidation, degradation, or ridicule, or otherwise compromises the dignity of an individual; (2) compels an individual to participate in any activity which is unlawful, perverse, publicly indecent, contrary to the rules, policies, and regulations of the University, or which is known by the compelling person to be contrary to the individual's genuine moral or religious beliefs; or (3) will, unreasonably or unusually, impair an individual's academic efforts.

BY-LAWS OF THE EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GROUP

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

Bylaw I. Membership:

Section 1. There shall be two types of membership in EAT: regular and honorary.

Section 2. Membership is attained by completion of a membership form which is to be submitted to the EAT Secretary.

Section 3. Any person who has rendered outstanding service to EAT may be conferred with honorary membership with a majority vote of the active EAT membership. Honorary members are ex-officio.

Section 4. Any member may be suspended or expelled from EAT for conduct contrary to the constitution of EAT or for conduct that grossly impairs the rights of the members to enjoy the benefits of EAT. The offense must be in writing and submitted by a member. After the offense has been submitted to EAT, the offending member shall have the right to a hearing before EAT at a regular meeting and may be suspended or expelled only upon the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the voting members present. The offending member has the right to appeal an adverse decision at a regular meeting, and such offending members shall be reinstated unless the suspension or expulsion is again approved by three-fourths vote.

Bylaw II. Officers:

Section 1. The President(s) shall preside at all meetings of EAT. He/She shall be the official spokesperson of EAT; representing policies, views, and opinions of EAT in its relations with the campus and community at large. He/She shall have such further powers and duties as may be prescribed by EAT.

Section 2. The Vice President shall preside at EAT meetings in the absence of the President. He/She shall perform all legal duties assigned to him/her by the President. He/She shall notify all members of EAT meetings.

Section 3. The Treasurer shall handle all financial affairs and budgeting of EAT, maintaining all necessary accounting records. Said records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. He/She shall maintain bank accounts in EAT's name, requiring signatures of both the Treasurer and President for authorized disbursements. All disbursements in excess of $50 require the majority approval of the EAT Executive Board.

Section 4. The Secretary shall take minutes at all meetings of EAT, keep these digitally on file and submit required copies to all organization members. He/She shall be responsible for all organization correspondence and shall keep copies thereof on file. He/She shall also act as historian and shall maintain all records of EAT.

Section 5 In the event that an elected officer is unable to fulfill his/her term of office, there shall be an election to fill the vacancy at the next regular meeting or at a special meeting. Any eligible member, including those already holding office, may be nominated for a vacant office. However, an executive officer may hold only one position at a time.

Section 6. Petition by one-third of the total number of members shall be cause for a recall election. The offense must be in writing and submitted by a member. After the offense has been submitted to EAT, the offending officer has 48 hours before the hearing. A recall election shall be held at the next regular business meeting after the presentation of the recall petition and shall be conducted as a special election. Recall will require a favorable vote of three-fourths of the total voting members.

Section 7. To be eligible for office in EAT, a candidate for President or Vice President must be carrying a minimum of 10 units of regular university credit per semester at CSULB. A Candidate for Treasurer or Secretary must be carrying a minimum of 6 units of regular university credit per semester at CSULB. All candidates must have a cumulative G.P.A. of no less than 2.0 and not be on probation of any kind. A candidate for offices other than Executive Board must be a regularly enrolled CSULB student.

Section 8. The term of office for the President, Vice President, and Treasurer of EAT shall be for one academic year. The term of office for the Secretary and all other officers, elected or appointed, of the organization shall be for one academic semester. No officer is allowed to hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms.

Bylaw III. Advisors:

Section 1. There shall be one or more advisors from the faculty or administration elected by the active EAT membership.

Section 2. The advisors shall serve a term of one year and will be elected at the same time as the officers of EAT. An advisor may be re-elected to multiple terms.

Bylaw IV. Committees:

Section 1. The President shall have the authority to create committees to further the purposes of EAT.

Bylaw V. Elections:

Section 1. Elections will be held once each academic year for yearly appointments and once each semester for semesterly appointments. Date of election to be established by the Executive Board.

Section 2. At least one week's notice shall be provided for any meeting at which an election is to be held.

Section 3. Elections shall be by secret ballot held on campus. Ballots will be written and submitted to the Secretary before closing of that elections meeting. All votes will be tallied by both the Secretary and Vice President.

Section 4. A majority of members of EAT shall constitute a quorum for an election.

Section 5. A majority of all votes cast in the election shall be necessary to elect. If no candidate receives a majority, a run-off election shall be held between the two candidates receiving the largest number of votes.

Bylaw VI. Method to Amend the Bylaws:

Section 1. Proposed bylaw amendments by a member shall be presented to EAT, in writing, one meeting before it may be voted upon.

Section 2. Approval by two-thirds of the voting members present at a regular meeting shall pass a proposed amendment.

Section 3. Approval by the University is needed to change the bylaws.

Bylaw VII. Quorum:

Section 1. The percentage of members that constitutes a quorum shall be fifty percent plus one.

Section 2. In voting, a majority shall consist of more than fifty percent of those voting active members.

Section 3. There must be a quorum in order for any official vote or election to occur.

Bylaw VIII. Parliamentary Authority:

Source of authority shall be Robert's Rules of Order, newly revised.