Article I. Name

This organization will be known as the Department of Marketing External Advisory Board.

Article II. Purpose and Objectives

The External Advisory Board serves to advise the Department of Marketing on curriculum matters and on matters related to external relations with alumni.  Specific objectives of the Board of Advisors include the following:

1. To provide an effective link between marketing education in the Department and marketing practice in the business community.
2. To serve as a sounding board for present and proposed programs and activities of the Department in areas such as curriculum development, executive education, strategic planning and long-range development.
3. To promote good public relations and a positive image of the Department.
4. To identify opportunities for student and faculty development (e.g. internships, externships, traineeships, applied research, etc).
5. To assist the Department with external fund raising efforts and to help the Department broaden its financial base.
6. To assist the Department in bringing executives into closer contact with students and faculty.
7. To otherwise aid the Department in its quest for excellence in research, teaching, and professional service.

Article III. Membership

1. The External Advisory Board will be made up of business and civic leaders eager  to be involved in helping the Department, and in promoting and improving higher education for marketing.
2. Annual dues for membership on the External Advisory Board will be $500, payable at the beginning of each fall semester.
3. A vote of the faculty of the Department of Marketing, in accordance with voting procedures for general business as specified in the Operating Paper of the Department, is required to place a person on the Board.
4. The External Advisory Board will have not more than thirty (30) members.
5. Newly appointed Board members will begin their term of office immediately following their appointment by the faculty of the Department of Marketing.
6. The Chair of the Department of Marketing of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale will serve as an ad hoc member of the Board to function as a liaison between the Board and the Department of Marketing.
7. The term for each member of the Board will be three years.  After the initial three-year term, members may be reappointed for additional three-year terms.
8. All members who have successfully served on the Board may be nominated as emeritus members of the Board of Advisors.  Emeritus members of the Board of Advisors may participate in all Board activities, but will have no vote on Board matters.  Appointments will be for a 3-year term and may be renewable at the discretion of the Board.
   
   Article IV. External Advisory Board Operations

1. The external Advisory Board will meet at least twice a year, once in the fall and again in the spring.  At the discretion of the Chair of the Department of Marketing or the majority of the Executive Committee, additional meetings may be held each year.
   To the extent practical, all meetings will be held on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
2. A vote of the majority of voting members present at a meeting will be needed for the adoption of any matter at a meeting of the Board of Advisors.
3. The officers of the External Advisory Board will consist of a Chair, Vice Chair, and a Secretary.  These officers will be elected by the External Advisory Board members at their spring meeting and serve for the following fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).
4. These External Advisory Board officers, the Chair of the Department of Marketing and the Board’s immediate past chair will constitute the Executive Committee of the Board of Advisors.
5. The Executive Committee will prepare the agenda for each regular meeting, serve as a sounding board between meetings, and perform other such functions as the Board of Advisors deems appropriate and assigns to it.
6. The Board of Advisors may create such standing and special committees as it deems useful to the exercise of its functions.  In addition, the Board of Advisors will determine the functions, duties, membership, and terms of office for each committee.
7. Minutes of the Board of Advisors meetings will be distributed by the Board Secretary to members eight weeks prior to the next meeting.  Minutes of action items will be distributed within two weeks after the Board meeting.

Article V. Amendments to the Bylaws

1. Proposed amendments to these Bylaws may be submitted to the Secretary of the Board of Advisors who will report the proposal to the Board of Advisors at its next regular meeting.
2. Every five years a Review Committee will be appointed by the Executive Committee of the Board of Advisors to review the substance of these Bylaws.
3. The Review Committee will submit its report to the Secretary of the Board of Advisors who will place it on the agenda for the Board of Advisors at its next regular meeting.
4. A proposal to amend the Bylaws must be submitted in writing to the membership of the Board of Advisors at least one month prior to its next regular meeting.
5. Any proposal to amend the Bylaws will be adopted and become effective when approved by a majority of those members voting on the proposal.
6. These Bylaws may also be amended through a mail ballot.