Constitution
The student executives and board members have been hard at work revising and updating the HSF Constitution. These changes will be approved at the Bi-Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, March 28.
An overview of the changes is listed below. Alternatively you can read and compare the existing Constitution with the proposed Constitution. Physical copies are also available in the main HSF offices for review.
For questions or more information, please contact:
- Bryan Tran, President – president@hsfweb.com
- Ercole Perrone, Executive Director – eperrone@hsfweb.com
| Article / Page | Description of Change |
| Preamble / P.4 | Addition of term “regulation” as it relates to the functioning of the organization as well as the inclusion “University of Guelph-Humber.”
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| Mission, Vision, and Values Statement / P. 4 | Replaced previous Mission Statement with recently approved Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
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| Interpretation / P. 6 |
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| Goals / P. 9 | Rewritten to be consistent with the new Mission, Vision, and Values Statements: “The goals of HSF are to advocate for the protection and betterment of quality education and student life through effective governance. This includes, but is not limited to, promoting student participation and engagement, and improving and increasing student services. We will provide an environment where students can pursue academic excellence as well as personal and social growth, free from all forms of discrimination and harassment.”
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| Privileges / P. 10 | Clarified the privileges and rights of Full Time students as per:
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| Meeting of the Members / P. 11 |
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| Clubs and Associations | Removed entire reference. Has now become a HSF Policy.
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| Academic Ambassadors / P. 13 | The entire Article relating to “Student Representatives” has been rewritten to describe the roles, terms, and eligibility requirements for the newly created “Academic Ambassadors”
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| Board of Directors / P. 15 | The entire Article (as well as complementary ones) relating to “Board of Directors” has been rewritten to restate roles, terms, eligibility requirements, vacancies, and its composition. Of particular importance to note regarding composition is: “The Board of Directors shall be comprised of a maximum of fifteen (15) members including: (1) The President; (2) The Vice President Student Affairs (North Campus); (3) The Vice President Student Affairs (Lakeshore Campus); (4) The Vice President Student Life (North Campus); (5) The Vice President Student Life (Lakeshore Campus); (6) Maximum of ten (10) Directors elected at large by means of Representation by Population; and (7) The Chairperson shall be appointed from applications submitted by the Full-Time Members or Alumni of the Institution, in accordance with the hiring guidelines outlined in the Policy and Procedures. Directors are not eligible for the position of Chairperson during his/her term of office, although this does not prevent a Director from assuming the position of Chairperson on a temporary basis or for a specific meeting where the Chairperson is unavailable.”
In terms of the “Eligibility – Directors,” the 65% minimum grade point average has been increased to 70% for all Executive and Director positions. As well, added “Shall not be or become a Part-Time paid staff member of the HSF”
In terms of “Eligibility – Executives,” the following was added “Be enrolled at the Campus he/she represents, with the exception that Guelph-Humber and North Campus Members are equally eligible for both Vice President Student Affairs and Vice President Student Life positions.” Similar language used for vacancy of Vice President position (Article 24).
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| Effects of Removal / P. 20 | Added “Executive” into the following: “Any Director or Executive, who has been removed from office, may not run for a position on the Board of Directors for a period of one (1) calendar year after the date of removal.”
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| Meetings of Executive Committee / P. 23 |
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| Referenda | Removal of entire Article relating to “Referenda” as it is dealt with in an HSF Policy already
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| Appointed Positions | Removal of entire Article
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| Standing Committees / P. 26 |
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| Establishment of Ad Hoc Committees | Removal of entire Article
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| Amendments by Referendum / P. 30 | Added “as validated by the Executive Director” into the following: “Be signed by ten per cent (10%) of the Full-Time Members of HSF as validated by the Executive Director”
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| Signing Authorities / P. 32 | Changes below in italics and underlined:
Signing Authority. All cheques, drafts, orders for the payment of money, notes, acceptances, and bill of exchange, contracts, documents, or instruments in writing to be drawn against the monies held in the name of HSF will be signed by:
Approval by the Board. For the protection of the Directors, all contracts, acts and transactions, with the exception of routine cheques clearly allocated in the approved budget of HSF, the Board of Directors must approve a) consulting services in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars $25,000, b) capital development in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and c) withdrawal or commitment against the Student Development Fund and d) miscellaneous items in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
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