We are approaching that time of year when the officers for the 2011-2012 academic year are to be elected.
According to Article IV Section 1 of our constitution, “Active membership requires both personal and financial involvement. Therefore, dues will be accessed on a quarterly basis for all active members…Only active members shall have voting privileges.” It follows that in order to be eligible to serve on the nominating committee (the duty of this committee is to select a slate of candidates for office), you must be an active member; in order to be eligible for consideration for nomination and election as an officer, according to Article V Section 3, “a. Nominees shall expect to be enrolled as full time students for the proceeding academic year [2011-2012] in one of the G-ETS’ basic/advanced degree programs (MDiv, MCE, or MTS). b. Nominees shall be in good academic standing (i.e., not on academic probation). c. Nominees shall be active members. d. Nominees shall possess the requisite gifts to perform the duties of the office for which he/she is nominated.” It is the duty of the nominating committee to verify that every candidate meet these requirements before elections. They will be given a list of all eligible persons.
Dues for the 2010-2011 year are $30 and may be paid to our Treasurer, Reginald Burke. If you have not done so, please do this as soon as you are able. If you do not normally run into Reggie, please send him an email so that he can arrange a time to meet you (reginald.burke@garrett.edu). All dues must be paid by APRIL 1st if you wish to be considered an “active member” and therefore eligible to be on the nominating committee and / or be a candidate for office. To be an “active member” eligible to vote, dues must be paid by election day, APRIL 13th. Dues paid after April 13th will be credited to the purchase of your Brunch / Luncheon ticket only.
Your membership fee covers the price of your student ticket to the GEBS Brunch / Luncheon which will be Saturday, May 7th at 11:00am at the Hilton Garden Inn. Additional information, including flyers and tickets will be made available within the next two weeks. If you would like to volunteer in any capacity, please e-mail Katrese (katrese.kirk@garrett.edu).
GRADUATES: please e-mail Katrese (katrese.kirk@garrett.edu) with a picture of yourself, and brief biographical information that includes your plans after graduation. She must receive this information by April 29th if you wish to have it included in the program.
