Article I
The Executive Board

Section 1:  Power and Duties

1. The Executive Power of Student Government shall be vested in the Executive Board.
   
   
2. The Executive Board shall be the official liaison for the students to the faculty and administration. 
   
   
3. The Executive Board has the final approval concerning the dispersement of Student Government funds and any other revenue that may be realized, other than those funds afforded to the discretionary power of the Student Senate.
   
   
4. The Executive Board has the power to regulate all WJU Student Body elections, as stated in the Election By-Laws. 
   
   
5. The Executive Board, as a consensus, shall choose a Moderator for the Student Government Executive Board from the faculty, administration, or staff.

Section II:  Membership and Terms of Office

1. The Executive Board shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, Academic Affairs Representative, Student Affairs Representative, Student Advocate, Social Affairs Representative, and Senate Chairperson.  Each is a voting member of the Board, with the exception of the President, who shall vote only in the case of a tie.
   
   
2. No Executive Board member may be on Academic Probation, Pre-Suspension, or Pre-Dismissal as defined by the Registrar’s Office and the Student Life Office at any time during the two consecutive semesters prior to running for office, the time of election, or during his or her term in office.  Any current member placed under the aforementioned sanctions is automatically disqualified from holding office.
   
   
3. No Executive Board member may be on the Residence Hall Staff, a Rathskeller Manager, a Class Officer, an Intramural Commissioner, or a member of the Student Senate during his or her term in office. In addition, if a student’s major takes him or her away from the campus for prolonged periods of time (i.e. clinical rotations) the student must resign his or her office and be replaced by nomination of the Executive Board upon approval of the Student Senate.
   
   
4. All members of the Executive Board must be full-time day students, Freshman, Sophomores, or Juniors when elected, except for the President and Vice-President, who must at least have second year standing when elected.  A Senior whose full term of office is completed before the date of graduation is also eligible to run for office.
   
   
5. All members of the Executive Board shall be chosen by a student-wide election at the close of the Spring Semester according to the Election By-Laws. 
   
   
6. All those candidates choosing to run for office must attend a mandatory informational meeting, conducted by the current President and Vice President, in order to be eligible to run for office.
   
   
7. Each term of office lasts for one academic year.  This term shall begin at 12:00 midnight the day of Last Blast during the spring semester and end 12:00 midnight the day of Last Blast during the spring semester of the following year. 
   
   
1. Official Oath of Office will take place at the Spring Leadership Reception/Banquet that will occur the day the office becomes official.
   
   
2. The Executive Board Oath of Office shall read: “We, the Student Government Executive Board, pledge to uphold and promote the morals and values of the Jesuit tradition.  We accept the trust placed upon us by our peers to faithfully represent their needs and concerns.  Through hard work and dedication, we will loyally serve the students, faculty, and community members of Wheeling Jesuit University.”
   
   
3. The Executive Board shall be recognized at the Fall Honors Convocation.
   
   
8. In the event of a vacancy on the Executive Board, due to resignation or removal of an officer before the end of a term, the procedure for replacement must occur.  The replacement shall be at the discretion of the Executive Board with the approval of the Senate.  The exception lies with the office of the President, in which case the Vice President will automatically assume the office. If the President and Vice President are both removed, the Senate Chairperson shall become President.  The Senate shall elect from its members a Senate Pro-temp who would become Senate Chairperson in the chance that the Senate Chairperson would be removed from office. 
   
   
9. Each Executive Board member is expected to attend and be prepared for all weekly SGA Executive Board meetings as well as fulfill specific officer obligations established in the by-laws of the WJU SGA.  In the case that a board member must be absent from a meeting or other SGA obligation, he/she is required to notify the entire Executive Board of his/her absence 24 hours prior to the event.  If this is done, the absence will be seen as excused.  However, in the case that excused absences are occurring frequently, the officer will be asked to re-evaluate his/her commitment to the Executive Board.  If an officer does not notify the Executive Board prior to his/her absence of if he/she arrives to the meeting more than 15 minutes late without notification, the absence will be considered unexcused.  After acquiring two unexcused absences, the officer will be given a letter of warning.  In the case that he/she has more than two unexcused absences, the individual will be considered for removal of office as stated in Article IX, Section 1 of the By-laws of the WJU SGA Constitution.  Once an officer is removed from office, the monthly stipend will be terminated.
   

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