CSSAUH--夏威夷大学中国学生学者联谊会

CSSA-UH Constitution

The Chinese Student and Scholar Association of the University of Hawai'i (CSSA-UH) is an officially registered independent organization (RIOs) of Chinese students and scholars from all over the world. It is non-profit, non-partisan, religion-free, and democratically self-governed.

It serves as a community-based social organization for friendship and mutual assistance among its members and friends. It encourages its members to communicate and improve friendship among the peoples of China, America, and the rest of the world. It works for opening, equality, fairness and transparency in public life.
General goals of CSSA-UH
1. To provide information and improve communication between all members, and to encourage volunteerism for serving the community particularly to those new Chinese students and scholars who are coming to join our community;
2. To represent Chinese students and scholars regarding their rights and interests, and to assist them in expressing their general opinions and wishes to the public;
3. To enrich the life of Chinese students and scholars with academic and leisure activities both on and off campus, including, but not limited to, forums, sports, entertainment, cultural exchanges/fairs, and so on.

Rights and responsibilities
1. To elect president of CSSA-UH;
2. To be elected as president;
3. To serve as officer;
4. To voice personal opinions on all events and issues;
5. To raise concerns regarding CSSA-UH community affairs;
6. To participate in activities related to CSSA-UH interests;
7. To vote on CSSA-UH issues when such is considered necessary;
8. To volunteer for activities and projects, and to encourage volunteerism;
Organization

The organization of CSSA-UH will be simple and flexible to accommodate the busy life on campus. The president is elected annually. Each serving term is one year, from a summer to the next summer. One particular person may serve as the president for a maximum of two terms. The president-elect forms his/her officer group. The officers can be recruited by the president him/herself or simply people volunteer for the positions. Whenever the president is absent, the vice-presidents in turn, shall assume president's basic duties. Functional branches regarding academic and leisure activities will be formed if necessary. Committees for special issues and for monitoring purposes will be called temporarily according to the situation.

Please refer to corresponding documents for duties of CSSAUH officer and officer group structure.