General Membership Meetings

General Membership meetings serve three purposes:

1. To provide information to the General Membership as determined by the Executive Board.

2. To vote on financial appropriations presented by the Executive Board.

3. To provide feedback to the Executive Board of the concerns of the part time and non-traditional students and or the Kean University community.

The General Membership meetings will start promptly at the designated time and will cover all of the information that is presented in the Agenda. The Agenda is provided by the Executive Board prior to the start of the meeting.

The General Membership meeting usually has five parts:

1. The Welcome and Formalities – includes the approval of minutes from previous meetings, role call and the welcoming and swearing in of new members.

2. Guest Speaker – is a non-CPTS Member who has been invited to speak at a General Membership meeting.

3. Officers Report – is where each of the Executive Board officers present the information that pertains to their particular job function.

4. New and Old Business – is where the presentation of proposals for financial appropriations are made and other business not previously concluded.

5. Comments and Questions – is where all General Members of the CPTS can voice questions or concerns that were not otherwise covered in the agenda.

Roberts Rules are to be used when any CPTS specific rule is not present. “Robert’s Rules of Order” are a series of rules and protocols for handling the operations in a Parliamentary session of government.