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The USG Constitution
Description of The United Students' Government Structure
The United Students' Government (the USG) of the State University College at Buffalo (Buffalo State College) represents the interests of the students of the college and encourages their active participation in the campus community. The USG sponsors activities funded by the mandatory student activity fee.
The Executive Branch of the USG is made up of the following officials: the President, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Vice Treasurer, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Community Affairs, Vice President for Communication, and the Vice President for Student Life. This body is responsible for establishing the long-term goals for the Student Government and for eliciting the support of the Legislative branch in formulating directions in achieving these goals.
The Legislative Branch of the USG consists of the 20 elected Senators two of which shall be named Senator Pro-tem and Rules and Regulations Chair. This body develops and coordinates recreational, educational, social and cultural activities, passes legislation for the general welfare of the student body and approves constitutions of all groups seeking USG recognition.
The Judicial Branch of the USG, consisting of a Chief Justice, an Assistant Chief Justice, five Associate Justices, the Rules and Regulations Chair, and the USG Advisor, determines the constitutionality of all legislation brought before them. The Judicial Branch also hears cases brought before them involving organizations and branches of the USG.
Positions in the Executive and Legislative Branch of the USG are open to all undergraduate activity fee-paying students through all-college elections held in the spring of the year. The Legislative Branch appoints Justices in the Judicial Branch of the USG.
The USG organizations' primary purposes are to serve the needs and wishes of the student body and are dependent on the mandatory student activity fee. The USG recognizes independent organizations that are recreational, professional, cultural, religious, honorary, social and political in nature.
THE CONSTITUTION
Of The UNITED STUDENTS' GOVERNMENT
State University College at Buffalo
PREAMBLE
We, the activity fee-paying students of the State University College at Buffalo (Buffalo State College), may join in common endeavors, welcome the future of good order and create an adequate self-repairing government to allow students to participate more actively and effectively in their education, and within the college community to develop support activities which provide students with an opportunity for educational, recreational, and social development. We, the students defined above, do establish the United Students' Government, herein provided to be ours, and that all acts of the United Students' Government created hereby shall be consistent with the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York.
ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of the organization shall be the United Students' Government Service Group Inc. (USGSG, Inc.) of Buffalo State College
ARTICLE II - NON DISCRIMINATORY STATEMENT
All parts of the United Students' Government and all organizations under its auspices shall provide to all activity fee paying members access to and participation in all of their activities, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, and non-relevant mental or physical challenges.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
A. Each undergraduate activity fee-paying student of Buffalo State College shall be a member of the USG.
B. All members of the USG Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches, and all organizations, committees or any other sub-division of the USG must fit the membership requirements stipulated in this constitution.
C. All elected and appointed officers of the USG when installed in office shall take the following oath of office:
I, (state name), do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of (state office) to which I have been (elected or appointed) and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United Students' Government of Buffalo State College.
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