Article 5: Officers
Section 1: All officers will be responsible for knowing and understanding the information in the Student Organization Handbook and the Code of Student Conduct.
Section 2: All officers must be full-time undergraduate students at Northeastern University.
Section 3: All officers must be current members of the American Chemical Society.
Section 4: The officers of NUSAACS shall be President, Vice President of Departmental Affairs, Vice President of Campus Affairs and Vice President of Community Outreach, Secretary & Historian, and Treasurer.
Section 5: Officer Roles
President
- The duties of the office of President include but are not limited to: public representation
of the NUSAACS organization at group and officer meetings as well as sponsored events. The President is responsible for the on time submission of the year-end report to the American Chemical Society. The President may delegate responsibility to the other officers as is needed.
Vice President of Departmental Affairs
- The duties of the office of Vice President of Departmental Affairs include but are not limited to:
working in concert with the president to share the role of figurehead of the group. Additionally,
the Vice-President of Departmental Affairs keeps contact with Northeastern University’s
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in regards to trips and events regarding the
members of NUSAACS. The office of Vice President of Departmental Affairs is
required to be a Chemistry major because of the relationship of the position and the
Department.
Vice President of Campus Affairs
- The duties of the office of Vice-President of Campus Affairs include but are not limited to:
working in concert with the president to share the role of figurehead of the group. Additionally,
the Vice-President of Campus Affairs will serve as a figure head and is responsible for all
events headed by NUSAACS and the College of Science such as the organization of
co-sponsored events and National Chemistry Week events.
Vice President of Community Outreach
- The duties of the office of Vice President of Departmental Affairs include but are not limited to:
working in concert with the president to share the role of figurehead of the group. Additionally
the Vice- President of Community Outreach will serve as a figure head and is responsible for
involving NUSAACS members in community outreach projects in conjunction with the
Greater Boston Community.
Secretary & Historian
- The duties of the office of Secretary & Historian include but are not limited to: keeping detailed minutes at all officer and group meetings, all communications to the current and prospective members of NUSAACS, weekly attendance, maintaining a detailed NUSAACS roster to be written in the year-end report, and documenting amendments in the NUSAACS constitution. The Secretary & Historian is also responsible for maintaining all records pertaining to the organization including the photographic recording of all NUSAACS events.
Treasurer
- The Treasurer is responsible for handling the cash account through the Student Activities Business Office. The Treasurer must also attend all required workshops and meetings through the Student Activities Business Office. The Treasurer is also responsible for submitting requests for funding from the Finance Board for any events that NUSAACS wishes to hold. The Treasurer must communicate with the rest of the Executive Board if the NUSAACS account funds are running low and will also be responsible for any fund raisers that the group undertakes.
Section 6: The NUSAACS Executive Board shall consist of the six elected officers and the Board will be required to meet at least once a month outside of regular chapter meetings. The board is also responsible for communicating all plans and decisions to the advisor.
Section 7: The NUSAACS President may not hold the Presidential position in any other Northeastern University organization.
