All Indiana University graduate students enrolled in the Higher Education and Student Affairs Masters’ Program shall be considered a Full Member.

All tenure track and non-tenure track faculty of the department of Higher Education and Student Affairs shall be considered Honorary members. 

All alumni of graduate programs at Indiana University who previously held full membership status shall be considered Alumni Members.

The SPA at IU Executive Board voting members shall be comprised of the President, Vice President, Director of Finance, Director of Programming, Directors of Outreach, and the first-year Master’s SPA at IU Journal Co-editor.

SPA at IU Executive Board voting members will be elected in the fall, with the exception of the Journal Co-editor and the Webmaster who are appointed in the fall. All members of the Executive Board will assume office following a transition meeting with the outgoing executive board, which is to be held no later than the last fall general assembly meeting. All elected Executive Board members shall serve a term of one (1) year. The Journal Co-editors will serve a term of one and a half years. 

All Executive Board members must be Full Members in good standing, in accordance with Article II, Section 1 of the SPA at IU Constitution, for the length of their term. Any member in good standing can run for any position. The definition of good standing can be found in the current School of Education Graduate Bulletin.

A full-time, adjunct, or clinical faculty member of the department of Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) shall be appointed by the HESA department chair to serve as the official SPA at IU advisor. This individual will serve on the Executive Board in an advisory, non-voting capacity. This individual will hereafter be referred to as the SPA at IU Faculty Advisor.

• Attend, oversee, and coordinate all activities of SPA at IU, including all Executive Board and General Assembly meetings.
• Create projects, ad hoc committees, and appoint committee chairs to further the business of SPA at IU.
• Serve as a student representative to HESA faculty.

• Assume all duties and responsibilities of the President should the President be unable to perform his/her designated duties.
• Coordinate the SPA at IU Executive Board elections and transitions each fall.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute all aspects of the HESA Hooding ceremony in May.

• Be responsible for all budgetary aspects of SPA at IU, including:
  • Operating budget
  • Fundraising efforts
  • Funds allocation
  • Contact all potential members regarding membership each fall

• Organize programs that facilitate social opportunities and community engagement for the General Membership
• Assist with social aspects of major SPA at IU events (Hooding, Orientation, and Outreach)
• Coordinate all professional development activities of SPA at IU
• Facilitate attendance of members at regional and national conferences

• Coordinate and oversee all aspects of the Outreach Program, including subcommittee work and budget management
• Assist the HESA Master’s program in the coordination of admissions and recruitment activities for Outreach weekends

• Oversee the design, production, and electronic distribution of the SPA at IU Journal
• Facilitate SPA at IU Journal review board selection process and solicit SPA at IU Journal submissions
• Coordinate the selection and training of the Co-Editor during their first full year

The President shall have the power to call regular and special meetings for the Executive Board, Standing Committees, and the General Membership. There shall be a minimum of two (2) Executive Board Meetings each semester, which are open only to members of the Executive Board, the advisor of SPA at IU, and special guests. There shall be a minimum of two (2) General Assembly Meetings open to all Full Members. The Executive Board may invite people who are not members of the organization to attend the meetings in special circumstances. 

The most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern all meetings and special sessions of SPA at IU when the President of SPA at IU deems that they are applicable and that they are not inconsistent with the SPA at IU Constitution and Bylaws.

All Full Members, as stated in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, are eligible to vote on amendments to the constitution.

All Full Members may propose an amendment to the Constitution. Notification of proposed amendments must be made public to all Full Members a minimum of two weeks prior to voting on the proposed amendment. Amendments must have a two-thirds majority vote of all Full Members who are present at amendment proceedings in order to pass. Absentee votes may be cast by a designee of the absent Full Member, if notification is given in writing to the President at least two days before Amendment proceedings. Amendments shall become effective immediately after passage.

This organization shall comply with all Indiana University regulations, and local, state and federal laws.

Hazing is strictly prohibited. Hazing shall be defined as any conduct which subjects another person, whether physically, mentally, emotionally, or psychologically, to anything that may endanger, abuse, degrade, or intimidate the person as a condition of association with a group or organization, regardless of the person's consent or lack of consent.

This organization, if raising funds, shall ethically raise and distribute profits from organizational functions to either the organization or to members who provide a service that directly benefits the organization. Individual members may not receive compensation from for-profit companies if acting as a representative of a student organization.

Student Personnel Association at Indiana University allows any interested student to participate in, become a member of, and seek leadership positions in the organization without regard to arbitrary consideration of such characteristics as age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.*

* Under 20 U.S.C. 1681(a)(6)(A), social fraternities and sororities are exempt from Title IX discrimination prohibitions on the basis of sex with respect to their membership practices. The law recognizes that differentiated treatment based on sex for purposes of membership in a social fraternity or sorority is not arbitrary or unlawful. Organizations in this category may remove “gender” from the non-discrimination statement in their constitution.

This organization, when working with children, will be aware of and abide by the University’s Programs Involving Children (PIC) Policy.

This organization, when traveling internationally, will coordinate their travel through the Office of Overseas Study.