Updates

Hi guys! I hope everyone is having a wonderful vacation and had a smooth trip home. I just wanted to add some updates. First, Dr. Geoffrey Sharp will be giving a lecture on January 25th 2008 at 4:30-5:30pm. The room will most likely RF 122 but we'll post up the flyers soon and closer to the date with the exact room. He will speak more about type II diabetes and treatments and there will also be refreshments provided. Meanwhile, Ruibing will be posting a powerpoint presentation which will give a more general overview of diabetes. Additional resources can be found at: www.joslin.org and diabetes.org/home.jsp.
I also wanted to update on the new club positions. In the past semesters the officer positions were:

President/Chairperson: Jennifer Wu (Founder)
Vice President: Jun Yu
Treasurer: Ruibing Wang
Secretary: Allison Yu
Advisor: Ralph Obendorf

but since I have graduated, the new board has been selected:

President/Chairperson: Jun Yu
Vice President: Kartoa Chow
Treasurer: Ruibing Wang
Secretary: Erica Lee
Advisor: Ralph Obendorf

With this new board, I'm sure we can look forward to many more collaborations, T-shirt designs, events and new speakers. We'll keep you posted.

Update (by Ruibing):
Diabetes powerpoint slide

Listserve Ready

Our listserve is ready, we can now add emails to it.

Room Choosen

Our club room has just been chosen in Uris Hall G24.

DDC Approved

The club has been approved by the Student Activities Office with its initial executive committee and club advisor selected.

http://sao.cornell.edu/so/search.php?igroup=1017&year=organizations

Please stay tuned for announcements of first club meeting.

Establishment of the Cornell University Diabetes Awareness Alliance

Cornell University Defeat Diabetes Coalition Constitution and Bylaws

CONSTITUTION

Article 1- NAME:

This organization is a club dedicated to raising awareness towards diabetes for the Cornell campus and Ithaca area. Although oriented towards Cornell faculties and students, anyone with an interest or have questions towards diabetes are welcomed to join. We are an independent organization funded by the Student Activities Finance Commission (SAFC) and our own charity events.

Article 2- OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this organization is to provide Cornell students with an interest in diabetes a center for them to gain the information and support they need. This would be done through meetings, Q&A, guest speakers, and numerous other events and activities planned out for the Cornell and Ithaca community throughout the year. The long term goal is for this organization to help fight diabetes by organization fund raisers for that purpose and provide access to its members volunteer and research positions dedicated towards fighting diabetes.

Article 3- MEMBERSHIP:

• Section 1- Eligibility: Any person in the county area with an interest in fighting or raising awareness for diabetes.
• Section 2- Dues: We do not currently charge dues, but reserve the right to do so in the future if needed.
• Section 3- Active Membership: To be recognized as an active member, a member must satisfy the following requirements:
• He/she must attend ½ of the weekly meetings.
• He/she must participate in at least two of the club activities every half a year.
• Section 4- Expulsion: Unbecoming conduct of a member may be punished by expulsion, as determined by the Executive Committee. Members who willfully obstruct the work of the Club and whose continued presence is injurious to the Club may be punished by expulsion.

Article 4- OFFICERS:

The executive officers of the club shall be:

• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• Secretary

The Executive Committee reserves the right to add and remove office positions as the club organization changes dynamically year to year. They shall have the power to change an additional committee, a support committee, dedicated to helping the organization function more successfully:

• Publicity Chair
• Informational Technology Chair
• Co-Activity Chairs
• Fundraising Chair

Article 5- ADVISOR:

The club shall have one advisor who shares an interest diabetes and in expanding the club. The advisor shall be elected for a one year term.

Article 6- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

The executive committee shall be composed of the President, the Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Advisor.

Article 7- AMENDMENTS:

Amendments to this constitution may be made by a majority vote of the members present at a regular meeting.

Article 8- NECESSARY DEVIATIONS:

Upon majority approval of a quorum of the Executive Committee, a section of article 3 may be temporarily set aside or modified due to an extraordinary and unforeseeable set of circumstances.

BYLAWS

Section 1- NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS:

Elections shall be held before the regular meeting as determined by the Executive Committee. The main list of elected officers shall be the President, the Vice President, the Treasurer, and the Secretary. Beyond these, there shall be additional chairs to be changed yearly as situation dictates by a vote of the majority. The club advisor and the club officers will be elected at the beginning of the spring semester. Election of officers shall be by the majority choice of those active members present. Election of the officers shall be by secret ballot. The nominees shall be allowed five minutes to speak on their behalf. A nominating committee shall consist of all active senior members, and will present a list of candidates for the respective offices at least two weeks prior to the regular meeting at which nominations are taken. Nominations shall also be open from the floor at the regular meeting at which nominations are taken.

Section 2- DUTIES OF OFFICERS:

• It shall be the duty of the President and Vice President to preside at all meetings, see that all officers perform their official duties, and to enforce this constitution.
• It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep the minutes of all meetings, issue all orders and notices required, and make a list of all members for the semester.
• It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all money due to the club, keep an accurate account of all finances of the Club and collect all dues and assessments.
• It shall be the duty of the Publicity Chair to organize recruitment and to publicize all Club meetings and events with the help of the Publicity committee as deemed by the Captains.
• It shall be the duty of the Informational Technology Chair to create and manage the technological aspect of the organization, such as managing a mailing to keep all members informed, a blog or forum for all members to speak out, and a website to keep the Cornell and Ithaca community up to date on upcoming events.
• It shall be the duty of the Activities Chairs to organize events for the club.
• It shall be the duty of the Fundraising Chair to oversee fundraising events.
• It shall be the duty of the Advisor to advise the Club whenever such advice is needed.
• All officers, excluding the Presidents, must notify one of the Presidents should it be necessary they miss a meeting.

Section 3- FILLING OF VACANCIES:

In the event of an inability of one of the Presidents to serve, his/her position shall be assumed by the other President. All other vacancies shall be filled by a special election. Election procedure shall be the same as outlined in Section 1, but the nominations shall be from the floor.

Section 5- AMENDMENTS:

Amendments to these By-Laws may be made by a 2/3 vote of the members present, providing statements of such proposed amendments have been given at least two weeks prior to the voting.