Campus Recreation

Advisory Board

The Campus Recreation Board shall be an advising agent in representation of the interests and needs of the students and university community in the area of Fike, recreational sports, athletics, and beneficial partnerships with the public and private sector. The primary function of the CR Board is to advise the Department of Campus Recreation regarding strategic directions, operational and programmatic issues.

Constitution

Article I - Name

The name of this organization shall be the Campus Recreation Advisory Board, hereafter referred to as the CR Board or Board.

Article II – Purpose

Section I. The Campus Recreation Board shall be an advising agent in representation of the interests and needs of the students and university community in the area of Fike, recreational sports, athletics, and beneficial partnerships with the public and private sector. The primary function of the CR Board is to advise the Department of Campus Recreation regarding strategic directions, operational and programmatic issues.

Section II.

The primary duties of the Board shall be to advise, prioritize and make recommendations on strategic, operational and programmatic issues including but not limited to:

  • Campus Recreation Center Fees
  • Program development and expansion
  • Program assessment
  • Facility scheduling and operating hours
  • Program and facility use eligibility
  • Capital projects (renovations, repairs, and improvements).
  • Major equipment purchases
  • Campus Recreation operations/maintenance
  • Beneficial partnerships
  • Other areas of strategic interest including:
    • Annual review of the goals and objectives
    • Annual review of the budget and expenditures

Article III – Board Operational Structure

Section I.

The Board shall consist of twenty-one (21) voting and one (1) non-voting member.

Section II.

  • Two (2) representatives from the Residence Hall Association
  • National Panhellenic Council Representative
  • Interfraternity Council Representative
  • Representative from Undergraduate Student Government Student Senate Health and Human Services Committee appointed by the chair of that committee
  • Representative from Undergraduate Student Government Student Senate Finance and Procedures Committee appointed by the chair of that committee
  • Representative from Undergraduate Student Government Student Senate University Services Committee or University Relations Committee appointed by the chair of that committee
  • Representative from Graduate Student Government Student Senate appointed by the Graduate Student Body President
  • Three (3) representatives from the Faculty appointed by the Faculty Senate President, one representative must be from the Parks, Recreation, and Tourism and Management Department
  • Representative from the Staff appointed by the Classified Staff Senate President
  • Representative from Athletics, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Team appointed by their respected coach
  • Representative appointed by the Intramural Council
  • Representative appointed by the Club Sports Association
  • Representative from the Clemson Outdoor Recreation Experience
  • Two At-Large Members appointed by the existing Campus Recreation Board by means of an application and review process
  • Representative from Student Affairs IT Services appointed by the Director of IT Services
  • Representative from the National Pan-Hellenic Council

Section III. The one (1) non-voting member of the CR Board will be the Campus Recreation Director. This person will have all the rights and privileges of all other Board members with the exception of being able to vote.

Article IV – Offices

Section I. The chair of the CR Board shall be the Campus Recreation Director. He shall facilitate discussion upon issues that have come up around campus concerning campus recreation programming and facilities. In addition, the chair will set the date and time of meetings.

Section II. The secretary shall be a voting member elected by the board at the beginning of each year or as vacancies occur. The secretary will take roll and minutes at each meeting.

  • If the newly appointed secretary is no longer a member of the organization he/she previously represented in her previous year, then the secretary will be automatically shifted to a Member At-Large on the Board.

Article V – Terms

Section I. The term for each serving member will begin in April of each year and end in the following year in the month of March.

Section II. Any vacancies shall be filled by the respected organization.

  • In the case of at large members, applications will be taken and the board shall

select the replacing candidate by a simple majority vote with a quorum present.

Article VI – Board Procedures

 Section I. – The board shall assemble a minimum of once every month between the months of August and April.

Section II. – The chair will conduct meetings as an open discussion in which no member will be deprived of his or her privilege to voice his/her opinion on the issues at hand.

Section III. – Each member may be allowed no more than two (2) unexcused absences per a term. Those members failing to meet this requirement will be brought up for membership by the board. A 2/3 majority is required to remove a member from the board.

Section IV. – The board shall be given a minimum of a one week notice by the chair of the date, time, and meeting place of the next meeting.

Section V. A quorum shall be defined as 50% plus one of the total voting membership.

Article VII – Amendments

Section I. – Any amendment to this constitution shall require a 2/3 majority vote, with a quorum present, by the Board.