BYLAWS
ARTICLE
The name of the organization shall be the Penn
Association of
Senior and Emeritus Faculty (PASEF).
ARTICLE II. DURATION
The term for which PASEF is organized shall
be indefinite and long-lasting. However,
in the event of dissolution of PASEF,
its property shall be distributed to the
III . ADDRESS
The mailing address of PASEF is Box 23 College
Hall, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104.
ARTICLE IV. MISSION
STATEMENT
The aim of PASEF is to initiate and coordinate
activities that
encourage retired faculty members to maintain connections among
themselves and
with the intellectual and social life of
the
University. It will provide
information to those members planning retirement about issues relating
to
retirement and retired life, encourage the University to view retired
faculty
members as an asset to support the goals of the University, and promote
opportunities for members to provide volunteer service to the
University and
its surrounding community. To
further these goals PASEF may arrange lectures, discussion groups,
dinners, and
social functions that provide fellowship and interaction among members
and with
the scholarly community on campus. When
appropriate, PASEF may take an advocacy position on issues of vital
interest to
its members. Thus, PASEF celebrates
the careers of retired faculty members by encouraging them to remain a
part of
the life of the University in new and interesting ways and by
facilitating the
transition to retired status as the culminating phase of an academic
career.
ARTICLE
V. MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Member Categories
There are two categories of members, emeritus
members and senior
members:
Emeritus members, for the purpose of PASEF, are
former members of
the standing faculty of the University who have officially retired from
active
service. They automatically become
emeritus members of PASEF upon retirement, unless they decline such
membership. Senior members, for the
purpose of PASEF, are members of the standing faculty aged 55 or above.
They automatically become senior members
of PASEF unless they decline such membership. Upon
official retirement, senior members
automatically become emeritus members of PASEF. All
members of School-based senior
and/or emeritus associations, such as the Association of Senior and
Emeritus
Faculty of the
Section 2. Termination of Membership
Membership in PASEF may be terminated at any
time by a notice from
the member addressed to the Chair of the Communication and Membership
Committee.
Section 3. Meetings of the Members
PASEF shall hold meetings in the
ARTICLE VI. OFFICERS
The officers of PASEF are the president, the
president-elect, the
past president, the secretary, and the at-large members of the
Executive
Committee. The president-elect serves
for a term of one year from June 1 of the year of election, then for
another
year as president, followed by a third year as past president. The secretary and the at-large members of
the Executive Committee each serve for a term of three years from June
1 of the
year of election. The terms of
office of the at-large members will be staggered in order to provide
continuity. All officers serve
without compensation.
ARTICLE VII . EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee consists of the
president, who serves as
its chairperson, the president-elect, the past president, the
secretary, the
at-large members of the Executive Committee, chairpersons of the
standing
committees (ex officio), PASEF’s
representative
to the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate (ex officio), and the
chief officer
or representative of each School-based emeritus association (ex
officio). The Executive Committee will
manage the affairs
of PASEF. A majority of the
Executive Committee will constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business,
and any act or decision made at a meeting at which a quorum is present
will be
considered the act or decision of the entire Executive Committee. Meetings of the Executive Committee will
be held from time to time, at such times and places as determined by
the
president. Any member of the
Executive Committee may request such a meeting. Meetings
will be conducted in accordance
with the University’s governing documents.
The standing committees of PASEF shall be the
Steering Committee, the
Nominating Committee, the Program and Social Committee, the Retiree
Benefits
Committee, the Communication and Membership Committee, and such other
committees as may be established by majority vote of the Executive
Committee. In addition, the Executive
Committee may
establish special committees to accomplish specific tasks of PASEF. A new committee may be suggested by any member
of PASEF. The Steering Committee
will consist of the president, who will chair the committee, the
president-elect, the past president, and the chairs of the standing
committees. The president, with the
approval of the Executive Committee, shall appoint the chair and the
members of
each of the other committees for a term of one year.
The chairpersons of the standing
committees shall present periodic progress reports to the Executive
Committee
and to the membership. The chairperson of each standing committee shall
set the
agenda and maintain a record of its meetings.
ARTICLE IX. NOMINATIONS
AND ELECTIONS
The members and chairpersons of the Nominating
Committee shall be
selected by majority vote of the Executive Committee. Each
spring the Nominating Committee
shall nominate PASEF members in good standing as candidates for the
offices of
the president-elect, the secretary, for three at-large members of the
Executive
Committee, and the representative to the Executive Committee of the
Faculty
Senate. The slate of candidates
shall be distributed to PASEF membership at least thirty days before
any vote. The Nominating Committee shall
count the
votes, and the persons receiving the majority of the votes cast shall
be
elected. The outcome of the
election shall be announced promptly to the membership. Voting may be
conducted
by mail, including electronic mail.
An amendment to these Bylaws may be proposed to
the Executive
Committee in a letter signed by ten or more PASEF members. If the Executive Committee agrees by
majority vote that the proposed amendment should be made, the Bylaws
will be
amended in a written document.
Approved
by the Executive Committee of
the Penn Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty on May 21, 2009.
