Section 1: Nature of Bylaws
These Bylaws shall serve as the operating rules of the University of the West Student Government (UWSG), as authorized in Article V, Section A.1 of the UWSG Constitution. They complement the Constitution and are subordinate to it.
Section 2: Definitions
The following terms in this document shall be defined as such:
A. UWSG: University of the West Student Government, Inc.
B. Assembly: Governing body of the UWSG
C. UWest: University of the West
D. Staff: Any person employed by (UWest) as faculty, staff, administrator, or consultant
E. Officer: A student elected or appointed by the student body to oversee the daily operations of the government and vote in the assembly.
F. Senator: A student elected by a particular student constituency to represent its interests and vote in the assembly.
G. Committee Chair: A student appointed to oversee the operation of a particular committee; who may or may not be a representative or officer
H. Member: Any student who pays the mandatory Student Association fee as part of their admission into UWest.
1. These bylaws are to be considered living documents and will be subject to regular review, revision, and amendment per Article XII, as per the guidance of the current UWSG operating at UWest. They are intended to reflect the most current policy, procedure, and process of the current student government and guide future officials in the business of the UWSG.
2. The policies, processes, and procedures in these bylaws are intended to outline a government model that shall be a consensus-based direct democracy rather than a voting-based representative democracy. It is the intention of the UWSG that all students should have the right to participate in decisions which affect them and that our student body should seek harmony and unity whenever possible to avoid factionalism and exclusion to the best of our ability. Under this model, the role of officials becomes one of organization and communication, rather than power and authority. This ideal and the related practices may be modified as future governments see fit.
A. UWSG: University of the West Student Government, Inc.
B. Assembly: Governing body of the UWSG
C. UWest: University of the West
D. Staff: Any person employed by (UWest) as faculty, staff, administrator, or consultant
E. Officer: A student elected or appointed by the student body to oversee the daily operations of the government and vote in the assembly.
F. Senator: A student elected by a particular student constituency to represent its interests and vote in the assembly.
G. Committee Chair: A student appointed to oversee the operation of a particular committee; who may or may not be a representative or officer
H. Member: Any student who pays the mandatory Student Association fee as part of their admission into UWest.
1. These bylaws are to be considered living documents and will be subject to regular review, revision, and amendment per Article XII, as per the guidance of the current UWSG operating at UWest. They are intended to reflect the most current policy, procedure, and process of the current student government and guide future officials in the business of the UWSG.
2. The policies, processes, and procedures in these bylaws are intended to outline a government model that shall be a consensus-based direct democracy rather than a voting-based representative democracy. It is the intention of the UWSG that all students should have the right to participate in decisions which affect them and that our student body should seek harmony and unity whenever possible to avoid factionalism and exclusion to the best of our ability. Under this model, the role of officials becomes one of organization and communication, rather than power and authority. This ideal and the related practices may be modified as future governments see fit.
