Alumni & Friends Alumni Associations
Overview & Rules
Dear Alumni,
As per the newly adopted Constitution and Bylaws of the Alumni Association of the Lebanese American University (http://www.lau.edu.lb/alumni/assoc/constitution.php, http://www.lau.edu.lb/alumni/assoc/bylaws.php), and based on the decision of the steering committee of the Alumni Association Board in its meeting of July 2, 2007, to which all board members were invited, elections for alumni chapters worldwide will take place in the fall of 2007. These elections will be for all officers and executive committee members of chapters.
The Steering Committee of the Alumni Association Board has developed the below guidelines for the upcoming elections:
- Elections are to be scheduled between October 1st and November 30th, 2007.
- Only alumni who are graduates of AJCW, BCW, BUC and LAU are eligible to run for office of an executive committee of a chapter (Bylaws Article II, section 2).
- Membership dues must be paid prior to September 15th, 2007 whether to vote or to run for an elected office (Bylaws Article II, Section 1).
- A fixed membership fee of $27 USD for the combination of alumni ID and annual membership, and $20 USD for annual membership alone have been set by the university.
Mechanism for elections
- Each officer is to be elected separately.
- There must be at least one candidate nominated for each position (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Member at Large).
- Candidates may participate in an election in one chapter only.
- Presidents and Secretaries are to be elected for 3 year terms.
- Vice-Presidents and Treasurers are to be elected for 2 year terms.
- Half of the members at large are to be elected for a 2-year term and the other half with the least number of votes is to be elected for a 1-year term.
Candidates are kindly requested to fill up the form and submit it no later than September 15, 2007.
Lists of candidates will then be announced and their biographies posted on the website along with the dates and locations of elections for each chapter.
The following chapters will be holding elections:
| Abu Dhabi | Detroit | Oman |
| Amman | Dubai and Northern Emirates | Qatar |
| Athens | Eastern Province, KSA | Riyadh |
| Bahrain | Florida | School of Pharmacy |
| Beirut | Jeddah | School of Engineering and Architecture |
| Boston | Kuwait | Toronto |
| Byblos | London | Washington DC |
| Damascus | New York / New Jersey |
As further communication/announcements concerning the elections will be done by email and/or posted on LAU’s website, please make sure your contact information is updated especially your email address.
The Alumni Relations Office is coordinating with the Alumni Association Board and the individual chapters to make this year’s elections a success. We are most certainly hoping for a large participation on your part for optimum alumni representation.
You can count on our assistance for any query or help.
Best of luck.
Abdallah Al Khal
Director of Alumni Relations
Lebanese American University
P.o.Box: 13 – 5053
Chouran-Beirut 1102 2801 – Lebanon
Tel. +961 1 786456
Fax. +961 1 786472
Email: aalkhal@lau.edu.lb
Website: www.lau.edu.lb