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Current Officers
President: Jason Wilhelm
Vice President: George Barticula
Advertising/Public Relations: Alicia Calhoun
Secretary: Richard Liptak
Treasurer: Lisa Malanij



IFS Constitution
OUTLINE

ARTICLE I: PURPOSE
The International Film Society intends to stimulate and encourage interest in and appreciation of languages and social and cultural institutions of all peoples, and to develop insight into the customs and achievements of all nations through the medium of films. Choice of films should be appropriate to a university audience, and to international and/or independent theme.

ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to any KSU student who is interested in international films, directors, or themes. Members must be willing to promote the International Film Society on campus for cultural or artistic purposes. There is no discrimination as to race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, gender, or disability. Members should attend meetings regularly, and are responsible for information due to missed meetings. Members must attend at least one meeting a month and take tickets or perform some comparable service for the organization in order to receive free admission into the International Film Society films.

ARTICLE III: OFFICERS
All officer positions must be held by undergraduate students. Each must be registered for at least 8 credit hours in the semester they hold office. Officers must have received a passing grade in at least 6 or more hours in their previously attended semester. Each officer must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.25, and may not be on academic probation or warning. Specific officer duties are as follows:
President
  • Calls and chairs meetings, establishes agendas, and supervises all operations
  • Must attend all mandatory workshops as a representative of the International Film Society, and act as a liaison to KSU administration and to other organizations
  • Reserves rooms, theatres, tables, and showcase for all programs
  • Orders films and obtains purchase order numbers for all film distributors
  • Fills vacant positions, or acts in another's place it needed.
Vice-President
  • Assists president with any duties, as well as acts in place of president when absent
  • Acts in place of any vacant position until filled
  • Obtains ticket bag from University ticket office before the first showing of ail movies, and returns the ticket bag as soon as possible after the last showing of all movies.
  • Picks up movies from delivery point before the first showing of all movies, and returns movies to distributors as soon as possible after the last showing of all movies
  • Has all films shown by AVS checked in advance for problems
Secretary
  • Records, types, and posts minutes of meetings as soon as possible after each meeting
  • Responsible for all other written and typed correspondence of IFS
  • Expected to attend all mandatory workshops in the absence of the President and Vice-President
  • Returns box office reports to film distributors as soon as possible after each movie
  • Fills any position when necessary
Treasurer
  • Maintains financial records and organizes all fundraisers
  • Reconciles accounts with Student Activities and Undergraduate Student Senate
  • Attends all appropriate financial workshops
Advertising
  • Creates and distributes flyers at the meeting one week previous to each scheduled showing
  • Coordinates distribution of flyers/posters on campus
  • Places Stater ads before Monday at 4pm for Thursday and Friday showings
  • Changes showcase as soon as possible after the last showing of each movie
ARTICLE IV: COMMITTEES
Committee chairpersons are responsible for overseeing all activities within their respective committees. Report to the president and vice-president. Research Chairperson
  • Organizes all movie ads received from distributors and such.
  • Reports on movies at meetings throughout the semester as possible movie choices for the following semester
  • Runs the movie selection process
ARTICLE V: MOVIE SELECTION PROCESS
The movie selection process will proceed as follows: All movie suggestions, recommendations, etc. will be written down. Movies should be categorized somehow by country they come from/represent. Movie selections will be narrowed down by majority vote of all voting members present. Exceptions to a majority vote may occur if there is a lack of representation, or over-representation of a country/culture. Alternative choices will be made for each movie in the event that it is not available.

ARTICLE VI: FACULTY ADVISOR
The society has a full-time faculty advisor whose job it is to advise members with regard to the quality, availability, cost, and selection of films and with regard to the scheduling of theaters, allocation of funds, and office space allocation. The advisor is required to review/authorize all official correspondence of IFS. Advisor shall consult with members and officers on all matters concerning the welfare of individuals as well as the whole group.

ARTICLE VII: FINANCING OF ORGANIZATION
The International Film Society is a non-profit organization for the benefit of all students on the campus of KSU. It is not organized for the purpose of furthering private financial gain of a individual or of any select group of individuals. This organization is financed through student tuition, so the organization has a specific duty to represent the welfare of the student population.

ARTICLE VIII: ELECTIONS
The officers shall be elected by the active members of the organization to serve a term of one year. Annual elections shall be held during the first three weeks of the fall semester or sometime prior to this time. The officers shall be elected by means of a secret ballot. The term of office for all officers shall begin by the fourth week of the fall semester and end on the same day the following year.

Nominations of candidates for officer positions shall be nominated from the floor of the meeting by an active organization member. Nominees for officer positions must be organization active members for one year.

Voting shall take place after the close of nominations for each office. Officers shall be elected by majority vote of the active members present, provided quorum is met.

The order of succession shall be: (1) President, (2) Vice President, (3) Secretary, (4) Treasurer, (5) Advertising/Public Relations.

Vacancies occurring in any of the elected offices shall be officially filled at the next regular organization meeting following the occurrence of such a vacancy or vacancies. The order of succession shall be followed in the filling of any vacant office during any unexpired term. If an officer declines to succeed to a vacant office, than an election shall be held to fill the vacant office for the remainder of the unexpired term. The election procedure for filling the unexpired term of a vacant office shall be the same as the normal procedure for elections.

ARTICLE IX: REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
Any officer may be removed from office for failure to perform his/her prescribed duties by a two-thirds vote of the active membership, provided that all members are notified of this pending action at least one week prior to the removal decision. Removal from office can occur for failure to carry out the responsibilities of that office, for actions which violate the purposes of the organization, or for actions which violate University Rules and Regulations. Written charges by a member are to be presented to the Executive Committee who will notify the officer in question with sufficient opportunity given for the officer to answer charges at a meeting of the membership. Voting for removal from office is done by secret ballot. Only active members may participate in this vote.

ARTICLE X: MEETINGS
General membership meetings shall be held once every week, with additional meetings called by the president as needed. Notice of additional meetings must be given to all members in the most timely manner possible, but not less than one week. The official means of notifying members shall be agreed upon at the first meeting held after the election of a new president. The executive committee shall also meet when called by the president.

Official notice of the meeting at which the election of organization officers will take place must be provided to all organization members not less than two weeks prior to such meeting. Quorum shall be defined as fifty percent plus one of the total organization active membership.

ARTICLE XI: AMENDMENTS
Amendments to this constitution shall be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the active membership. Once approved by the active membership, amendments shall be submitted to the Office of Campus Life of Kent State University.

ARTICLE XII: JURISDICTION
The organization is subject, as a registered organization, to the rules, regulations, and policies of Kent State University and the laws of the State of Ohio. The rules, regulations, and policies of Kent State University shall hold precedence over any and all rules, regulations, and policies applying to the organization including those of national organizations with which the organization is associated.