University of Waterloo Serbian Student Association

Goals

To provide a channel of communication between UW faculty, staff and students of Serbian background as well as anyone else interested in Serbian culture and tradition.
To introduce UW faculty and staff to Serbian culture, history, language and heritage.
To guide and assist new UW students of Serbian background and help them engage in university activities.
To initiate and support academic, social and athletic activities within the confines of the University of Waterloo.
To promote respect and mutual understanding in the multicultural environment of the University.

Current Executive Committee, Fall 2000

Position	Name	Student ID	Telephone	E-mail
President	Neven Cvetkovic	97246942	584-2975	ncvetkov@uwaterloo.ca
Vice-President	Gorica Djeric	00089042	n/a	goricadj@hotmail.com
Event Co-ordinator	Aleksandra Prodanovic	96168871	885-7975	aprodano@uwateloo.ca
Communication Co-ordinator	Sasa Cekrlija	98127914	888-1850	scekrlij@uwaterloo.ca
Treasurer	Aleksandra Dakic	97184564	893-5090	andakic@uwaterloo.ca

Past Executive Committees

The Constitution of UW Serbian Student Association

Article 1. Name
The name of this organization shall be the University of Waterloo Serbian Student Association.

Article 2. Purpose
The University of Waterloo Serbian Student Association (UWSSA) shall exist for the following purposes:

To provide a channel of communication between UW faculty, staff and students of Serbian background as well as anyone else interested in Serbian culture and tradition.
To introduce UW faculty and staff to Serbian culture, history, language and heritage.
To guide and assist new UW students of Serbian background and help them engage in university activities.
To initiate and support academic, social and athletic activities within the confines of the University of Waterloo.
To promote respect and mutual understanding in the multicultural environment of the University.

Article 3. Affiliation
This club will be affiliated with the following clubs:

McMaster University Serbian Association
Mohawk College Serbian Association
University of Toronto Serbian Association
University of Western Ontario Serbian Association
York University Serbian Student Association

Article 4. Membership
The general membership of our club will contain voting and associate members. Voting membership will be open to all undergraduate and graduate students of the University of Waterloo, both registered and on work-term. Associate membership is open to alumni, faculty and staff members. Associate members can not vote nor hold executive positions. The fees shall be $5/term for the voting members and $2/term for the associate member.

Article 5. Executive Officers
The officers of the club will form the Executive Committee and their responsibilities are as follows:

1. President
The president shall ensure the regular events are held, promote the club, draw up an agenda and act as the chair over the club meetings. The President shall, with the assistance of the Vice-President, be responsible for all Club/Faculty and Club/Student relations and the club’s relation with any other organization at the University. Where necessary, the president after the consultation with the Vice- President, has the final say in decisions of the Club.

2. Vice-President
The Vice-President’s duties are to assist the president in all of the president’s duties, to act as one of the two signing authorities, to ensure that all club activities and promotions conform with the club’s policies, and take over president’s role in president’s absence. The Vice-President shall, with the assistance of the President, be responsible for all Club/Faculty and Club/Student relations and the club’s relations with any other organization at the University.

3. Event Coordinator
The Event Coordinator’s duties are to oversee and guide organization of all of the club events.

4. Communications Coordinator
The Communications Coordinator’s duties are to guide the formation of promotional material for the club events. In addition, the duties include organization of on-line communications of the club members; specifically, maintenance of the club’s email list, and distribution of the club’s announcements through the Internet.

5. Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be responsible for the financial matters of the club; in particular, act as one of the two signing authorities, maintain an accurate record of all financial transactions, and collect membership fees.

6. Secretary
The Secretary shall ensure that clear and precise minutes are kept from all of the club meetings.

Article 6. Meetings
Club meetings will take place on predetermined day of the week, set each term, every other week. Emergency meeting will be called by the executives, given 24 hour notice is given to the members.

Article 7. Elections
Elections will take place at the beginning of each school term. All club members will be notified through email about the election meeting. Any voting member may be elected for as many as two positions, with the exception of President and Vice-President. The term of office will be for one school term. In the case of a tie, a re-vote will be taken. In the case of vacancy, the first nomination to be received and ratified will fill the position.

Article 8. Signing officers
The two signing officers for the club shall be the Treasurer and the Vice-President. They have sole signing authority over the club.

Article 9. Amendments
Any full member can submit a proposal for an amendment to the Constitution at any general meeting. The amendments will be read at the meeting and voted for at the next general meeting. Majority vote is necessary for an amendment to be accepted.