NAACP, Babson Chapter

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The duties of the President shall be:
(a) To preside at all meetings of the College Chapter and act as Chairperson of the Executive Committee.
(b) To delegate duties among the Executive Committee and oversees that duties are accomplished and goals are reached successfully.
(c) Between meetings of the Executive Committee and the College Chapter and subject to the approval thereof, to exercise general executive authority on behalf of the College Chapter.
(d) To countersign all requisitions by the Secretary for disbursement from the College Chapter treasury.
(e) To countersign all checks by the Treasurer for disbursement from the College Chapter treasury.
(f) To be a liaison between the association and staff, faculty, administration, student body, etc.
(g) Oversees and approves any and all emails to be sent from the NAACP.
(h) The President shall be an ex-officio member of all College Chapter committees.
(i) To oversee the planning of Black History Month.
(j) To perform such other functions and exercise further duties as may be voted from time to time by the College Chapter or the Executive Committee.

Executive Committee Chairperson
The duties of the Chairperson of the Executive Committee shall be:
(a) To preside at all meetings of the Executive Committee.
(b) To encourage and assist all committees in the development of their programs and the performance of their duties.
(c) To recommend, to the Executive Committee, the removal of any delinquent chairperson of standing or special committees.
(d) To recommend, to the chairperson of standing or special committees, the removal of delinquent members thereof, and to insist that said chairperson immediately replace such personnel so relieved of duty.

Vice President Top

The duties of the Vice President shall be:
(a) to assist the President his/her duties and to perform all the duties of the President in his/her absence or disability. In case of more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents shall be designated as first, second, third, etc., and shall perform their duties according to their numerical rank.
(b) In the event that the position of Chairperson of one or more Committee(s) or the position of Secretary or Treasurer is open, there will be no more than one Vice President.

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The duties of the Secretary shall be:
(a) To act as Secretary of the College Chapter and the Executive Committee; to give due notice of all meetings of the College Chapter and the Executive Committee, and to type the minutes of the meetings and email them to the President no more than two days after the meeting.
(b) To keep a record of all Chapter members and their dues.
(c) Obtains from Toni Blackwell, or the current Director of Multicultural Programs, a list of all undergraduates of African Decent every August BEFORE school starts.
(d) Obtains a list of all graduate students of African Decent every August BEFORE school starts from the graduate school.
(e) Obtains from Serge Paul-Emile, or the current Manager of Employment Diversity, a list of all undergraduates of African Decent every August BEFORE school starts.
(f) To keep a record of all people of African descent on campus (Undergraduates, Graduates, Staff and Faculty) and distribute it every September to said individuals.
(g) To give receipts for all membership fees received and to transmit such fees to the College Chapter Treasurer, and to promptly send lists of all memberships received to the National Office; to secure from the Treasurer and forward to the National Office that portion of fees due to the National Office.
(h) To submit reports to the College Chapter and the Executive Committee at all regular meetings, or whenever required by either body, covering the status of the College Chapter and its activities since the date of the last report; to submit to the College Chapter, at its Annual Meeting, an Annual Report on the status and activities of the College Chapter. A copy of all reports by the Secretary, when adopted by the College Chapter, shall be forwarded to the National Youth and College Director.
(i) To keep the National Youth and College Director informed of all events affecting the interest of the youth in the vicinity of the College Chapter, and to submit, to the National Office, a report on College Chapter activities.
(j) In conjunction with the President, to sign requisitions for disbursements from the College Chapter treasury and to maintain a file of receipts for disbursements. The Secretary shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.

Treasurer - CURRENTLY OPEN! Top

The duties of the Treasurer shall be:
(a) To receive all monies of the College Chapter and promptly deposit the same in the name of the College Chapter in a separate account(s) in a responsible bank. No money shall be withdrawn from any such account, except by check signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the President.
(b) To act as Chief Financial Officer of the College Chapter and Chairperson of the Finance Committee.
(c) To make authorized disbursements upon requisitions signed by the Secretary and countersigned by the President. Each requisition shall recite the amount and purpose of the payment requested. Every requisition in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more must further be approved by the Executive Committee before payment.
(d) To remit, through the College Chapter Secretary to the National Office, the proportion of membership fees to which the National Office is entitled, as hereinafter provided within fifteen (15) days after their receipt (Article VIII, Section 4).
(e) To submit reports to the College Chapter and the Executive Committee at all regular meetings, or whenever required by either body, covering the financial condition of the College Chapter, showing receipts, disbursements', and outstanding accounts unpaid since the last report. These reports may only be received by members (according to Article II) and must be returned to the treasurer after viewing, unless the report is audited.
(f) To submit an Annual Report of his/ her office at the Annual Meeting of the College Chapter, to which shall be appended a statement signed by the President and Secretary that all funds received by the College Chapter have been listed in the Treasurer's Report. A copy of all reports by the Treasurer, when adopted by the College Chapter, shall be forwarded to the National Office, to submit to the National Office, when requested, financial reports of all College Chapter activities.
(g) The College Chapter may require the Treasurer to be bonded, at the expense of the College Chapter.
(h) To oversee the planning and execution of fundraising activities.
(i) Must act as Senator and serve on the SGA (Student Government Association.)
(j) Shall, in conjunction with the President and the Secretary, shall study the financial needs of the Chapter and shall be responsible for drafting an adequate Annual Budget. It shall initiate fund raising projects for special local and national purposes within the scope of the College Chapter programs and shall work with other communities.

The Membership Committee shall work to maintain and increase the membership of the Association through the renewal of old memberships and the securing of new members. Between Annual Membership Campaigns, the committee shall seek to renew all memberships as they expire, and shall recruit campaign workers for the next campaign. It shall be responsible for drafting plans for the Annual Membership Campaign and for organizing adequate processes.

To secure publicity in the local press for the Chapter (including The Free Press) and to publicize by means of posters, emails, the RCC message board, channel 9 etc., the meetings and activities of the Chapter. Will utilize "promoting guidelines.doc" to it's maximum potential. (It shall be understood that no press releases may be made without the consent of the President of the Chapter.)

To coordinate the mandatory internal program, and or contact the outside speaker for every College Chapter meeting. To accept submissions of College Chapter meeting ideas from all standing committees and oversee the programming (obtaining all rooms, media needs, and catering) and researching for the best possible speakers to speak at the meetings. To study local and national issues affecting Black youth and other minority groups and to recommend certain issues for discussion and action by the Chapter. To formulate and present to the Executive Committee, at the first meeting of the school year, a list of all the programming for the College Chapter meetings for the school year.

The Political Action Committee shall seek to increase registration and voting; encourage and promote voter education; and work for the enactment of municipal, state, and federal legislation designed to improve the educational, political and economic status of minority groups. The Committee shall be non-partisan and shall not endorse candidates for public office. Shall have voter registration forms at all organizational events.

The Committee on Education shall study educational conditions affecting Black people and other minority groups. It shall be the policy of the Education Committee to:
(1) Concern itself with educational practices on its own campus as well as other campuses.
(2) Be a center of education on the problems of Black students and the work of the NAACP.
(3) To work for the integration of students, faculty and non-teaching personnel; elimination of quota systems, particularly in business, medical, dental, and engineering schools, and to support the upgrading and granting of tenure to professors.
(4) Seek to secure unprejudiced presentation in the teaching of materials pertaining to racial and other minority groups, and work towards the creation of more business cases involving people of color.
(5) Work to establish deadlines by which time student organizations must have removed racial or religious discriminatory clauses from their constitutions. If they fail to remove said clauses we shall propose that Babson College strip them of their recognition.

The Health Committee shall:
(1) Work to promote and serve as a center for education for the good health of people of color.
(2) Assess the health needs of the community.
(3) Advocate for equal access to health education, cure, treatment, and research for all Americans.
(4) Sponsor health-related activities such as health forums, fairs, and workshops highlighting issues of importance to people of color.
(5) Support health initiatives of the Association.

The Committee on Housing and Community Planning shall study the housing patterns and conditions of Blacks and other minority people both on and off campus. Specifically it shall:
(1) Seek to guarantee the rights of students and staff to live in any campus controlled housing without regard to race or color,
(2) Oppose segregation and discrimination in off campus housing for both students and staff.
(3) Demand the enforcement of community housing and sanitation codes.
(4) Where necessary, with the approval of the National Office, sponsor direct action programs as a means of publicizing and correcting intolerable housing conditions.
(5) Seek to eliminate segregation and discrimination and to improve the general housing conditions for Blacks and other minorities in the community at large.

The Labor and Industry Committee shall seek ways to improve the economic status of minority groups by:
(1) Working to eliminate discriminatory employment practices on campus and in industry and government, wage differentials based on race, sex, or national origin, unequal opportunities for training and promotion and unfair dismissals.
(2) Working to end discriminatory practices in labor unions.
(3) Encouraging greater participation in the trade union movement.
(4) Securing the enactment of state and federal fair employment practices legislation.
(5) Working for improved opportunities in vocational and apprenticeship training.

The Committee on Veteran Affairs shall:
(1) Study conditions pertaining to veterans on both the campus and community.
(2) Serve as a center of information on material issued affecting Black veterans.
(3) Serve as a source of information to veterans and their families seeking information on government agencies serving veterans.
(4) Receive and act on all veterans' complaints relative to discrimination on account of race, color or creed, or denials of benefits in local areas because of discrimination.