MBLSociety Council Charter
Adopted by the MBLSociety on July 1, 2020, amended August 8, 2024.
1. Purpose
The role of the MBLSociety Council (鈥淪ociety Council鈥) is 1) to facilitate and promote communication between Society Members and the MBLPresident/Director, and 2) to advise the President/Director with respect to matters concerning 美女直播做爱鈥檚 mission and its scientific and instructional endeavors.
The MBLPresident/Director will communicate with the Society Council regularly on matters for which they seek the advice of the Society Council.
2. Composition of Council
The Society Council will be comprised of no more than thirteen (13) members, with the goal of including members representing resident scientists, Whitman scientists, education faculty, emeritus, postdoc/graduate students, and at large members.
The Director and/or his or her designee and the Speaker of the MBLSociety will serve as ex officio, non-voting members.
Members eligible for nomination to Society Council are all MBLSociety members in good standing.
3. Council Elections
MBLSociety members shall elect members of the Society Council annually.
MBLSociety members may be nominated for consideration as Society Council members by other MBLSociety members or by self-nomination.
A Nomination Committee will be composed of up to six (6) members appointed by the Society Council Chair in consultation with the Society Council.
The Nomination Committee will prepare slates from the nominations for election by MBLSociety members
4. Society Council Terms
Society Council member terms will begin on July 1, continue for three years, and end on June 30. Society Council members may serve two (2) consecutive three-year terms, and then typically will stand down for at least two (2) years before being eligible again.
Chair and Vice Chair positions will be elected from and by members of the Society Council at the first Society Council meeting following the elections. Chair and Vice Chair terms are one (1) year in duration.
5. Society Council Meetings
The Society Council shall meet formally at least twice per year, on dates selected in coordination with MBLPresident/Director and MBLSpeaker. Usually, there are two additional informal meetings of the Society Council each year.
The MBLDirector and the MBLSociety Speaker will be invited (as ex officio and non- voting members) to all formal MBLSociety Council meetings.
The MBLPresident/Director, MBLSpeaker, or the Society Council Chair may invite relevant staff to attend or provide status reports at formal Society Council Meetings. These invitees may include Directors of the Division of Research and Division of Education, the Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO), other future MBLCommittees, and relevant staff representatives.
All Council members vote during MBLSociety Council meetings, but if the Society Council Chair and MBLPresident/Director agree, then in rare cases specific discussions and/or votes will be restricted to Council members at the faculty rank.
6. MBLSociety Meetings
The Society Council Chair, or another Council member they designate, shall report at the MBLSociety Annual meeting.
7. Conflict with Bylaws
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these MBLSociety Council Policies and the MBLBylaws, the MBLBylaws shall control.