Student Branch Officers

Ben Hand
Chair
Erik Pineda-Alvarez
Vice Chair
James Jenkins
Secretary
Issac Barnes
Treasurer
Matt Rao
Electric Chair

The Chair shall:

  1. Serve as the official representative of the organization.
  2. Supervise and coordinate the activities of the organization.
  3. Serve as the liaison between the organization and University community.
  4. Call regular and special meetings and presides over meetings of the organization.
  5. Prepare agendas for meetings.
  6. Maintain communication with Student Activities and ensure that all organizational information, including registration, is current.
  7. Ensure that all officers are performing their duties as defined in this Constitution.
  8. Keep advisor informed of activities and functions of the organization.
  9. Be familiar with UNT policies (especially 07.019 Student Organization Policy and the Code of Student Conduct) as they relate to student organizations and communicate them to the organization as needed.
  10. Provide all documents and records pertaining to their responsibilities to the newly elected Chair.
  11. Assign special projects to officers.

The Vice Chair shall:

  1. Assist the Chair in his/her duties.
  2. Assume the Chair’s responsibilities in their absence.
  3. Keep accurate records of all meetings in the Secretary’s absence.
  4. Plan and be responsible for all retreats and training of the organization.
  5. Perform an audit of all financial transactions of the organization once per semester.
  6. Act as chapter historian.
  7. With the assistance of chapter officers and members, compile and submit the annual chapter report to headquarters
  8. Provide all documents and records pertaining to their responsibilities to the newly elected Vice Chair.
  9. Assist in special projects as assigned by the Chair.

The Treasurer shall:

  1. Keep an accurate account of all funds received and expended.
  2. Present a budget report of deposits and expenditures to the membership at least once per month, and as requested by the Chair, Vice Chair, advisor, or Student Activities.
  3. Be responsible for collecting dues and notifying members who are delinquent in their payments, if applicable.
  4. Provide financial records sufficient to allow the Vice Chair to perform audits.
  5. Provide all documents and records pertaining to their responsibilities to the newly elected Treasurer.
  6. Assist in special projects as assigned by the Chair.

The Secretary shall:

  1. Notify members of meetings at least 48 hours in advance.
  2. Keep accurate minutes and records of all meetings.
  3. Maintain accurate list of members and their contact information.
  4. Prepare the organization’s registration profile and submit to Student Activities at the beginning of each semester, and when there are changes in organizational information over the course of the semester.
  5. Take attendance at all meetings and maintain an attendance record.
  6. Check eligibility for potential officers, prior to annual elections.
  7. Keep copy of constitution and have available for members.
  8. Provide all documents and records pertaining to their responsibilities to the newly-elected Secretary.
  9. Assist in special projects as assigned by the Chair.

The Electric Chair (Events Coordinator) shall:

  1. Submit appropriate branch information, publicity, and photos for the branch page on the www.IEEE.org, and the branch’s website.
  2. Coordinate and produce publicity for branch events, provide press information on branch events for local press.
  3. Provide all documents and records pertaining to their responsibilities to the newly-elected Electric Chair.
  4. Assist in special projects as assigned by the Chair.