Governing Documents
Student Platform
This document is essential to the advocacy work of the organization. It is the broad collection of all of Students United’s stances. Our legislative agendas and program outcomes use it as a reference. The board can amend it any time and students are encouraged to use it as a resource and reach out with any questions or suggested amendments.
Pandemic Platform
This document was passed by the board on March 20, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This document will act as an extension of our existing platform to specifically outline our stances relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. This platform will become obsolete if/when the COVID-19 pandemic is obsolete. The protocol for amending this platform is the same as amending the general Students United Platform.
Bylaws
The Bylaws of Students United are a road map to how the organization conducts itself. It includes items such as the outlined roles of the officers, the organization’s purpose, and defined membership. Amendments to the Bylaws take effect immediately.
Policies & Procedures
The Policies and Procedures document outlines the policies and procedures the organization follows. The document includes information for all five of the board’s committees. In addition, this document also includes the organization’s Code of Conduct. Any edits to this document made by the Board go into effect immediately.
Financial Policies
The Financial Policy sets in place procedure and rules the organization must follow when handling any of the organization’s finances. Any edits to this document made by the Board go into effect immediately.
Additional Resources
Students United Glossary
With nonprofit, student association, Minnesota State system, and state and federal government intersections, Students United often refers to a number of different things as acronyms in addition to referencing numerous partner organizations, using government terminology, and other descriptors. We’ve created a glossary that defines the acronyms, words, terms, partners, etc. that we frequently use.
Parliamentary Procedure Glossary
Students United uses Robert’s Rules of Order to conduct meetings efficiently. We do not expect our students to be experts at using parliamentary procedure - so we created a resource for students to refer to when participating in Students United committee and board meetings.