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Article I: Name, Definitions, and Membership Print E-mail
Tuesday, 06 November 2007 13:50
  1. The name of this organization shall be the "Associated Students of Eastern Washington University," referred to herein as the "ASEWU."
  2. When used in this constitution, the following terms shall mean:
    1. "University" means Eastern Washington University and, collectively those responsible for its control and operation.
    2. "Student" includes all persons enrolled in any course at the university.
    3. "Instructor" means all persons hired by the university to conduct classroom activities. In certain situations a person may be both "student" and "instructor." Determination of status in a particular situation shall be determined by the pertinent facts.
    4. "Legal compulsion" means a state or federal judicial or legislative order which requires some action by the person to whom it is directed.
    5. "Organization" means a number of persons who have complied with the formal requirements of university recognition.
    6. "Group" means members of the university community who have not yet complied with the formal requirements for becoming an organization.
    7. "Student press" means either an organization whose primary purpose is to publish and distribute any publication on campus or a regular publication of a campus organization.
    8. "Resident" is used to mean enrolled at the university.
    9. "Full time" is used to mean twelve (12) credit hours or more for undergraduates and ten (10) credits hours for graduate students.
    10. "Shall" is used in the imperative sense.
    11. "May" is used in the permissive sense.
    12. “Advice” is being involved in the decision making process.
    13. “Consent” of the Council or other ASEWU body shall receive at least a majority vote from that body.
    14. “Representative” is a member of the legislative branch of the student government.
    15. “Expeditious” shall mean within ten (10) working days unless specifically stated otherwise, except in the case of the ASEWU Superior Court where “expeditious” will be considered as such if the court hears the case within fourteen (14) school days and renders a decision within three (3) school days.
    16. “Recalled” means being removed from office.
    17. “Cumulative grade point average” shall be calculated based on the student's grade point average of his/her entire higher education career.
    18. All other terms have their natural meaning unless the context dictates otherwise.
  3. All students who are registered for one (1) credit hour or more and pay service and activity fees at Eastern Washington University shall be members of this organization for the period of time covered by the fee.
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