Constitution

Article I - Name

The name of this organization will be KPSU.

Article II - Mission NOTE – shall we include the internet in this mission?

KPSU is a student operated and managed college radio programming service. Our mission is to provide the Portland community with a high quality college radio source unlike any other available. KPSU strives to become nationally recognized as the leader in student managed college radio. KPSU is working to become an FCC licensed radio station with our own studio, production, office, and library space. The four cornerstones of KPSU are: student development; diverse listener satisfaction; community involvement; and student management. Our long-term strategy and short-term objectives will continuously evolve and build upon these cornerstones. The cornerstones serve as a foundation to balance our future decisions and actions in accordance with the needs of all KPSU stakeholders. Our stakeholders include: Portland State University students; KPSU listeners; KPSU student members; KPSU community members; Portland State University; Portland Public Schools; and KBPS.

Article III - Membership

KPSU is a student organization and does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, national origin, race, marital status, religion, sex, or sexual preference, in any of its hiring or service practices.

Membership in KPSU is open to all students of Portland State University, and also faculty, staff and other community members with a genuine interest in working to achieve the above-mentioned mission. An individual is considered a temporary member when he/she submits their name, address, phone number, social security number, and photocopy of driver’s license and/or Portland State University Student Identification card to the KPSU office in writing.

Membership is broken into the following categories:

NOTE: we never vote on anything anymore, but it used to be this way, do we still want to leave this in here?

Voting member: any KPSU member registered as a student at PSU who pays the Incidental fee and who comes to the general KPSU meetings once a month, and who regularly participates in the activities of KPSU. Meeting attendance and volunteerism will be based on the activity of the member after the first sixty days of membership and every term thereafter.

Community member: any KPSU member who is not a registered PSU student who comes to the general KPSU meetings once a month, and who regularly participates in the activities of KPSU. Meeting attendance and volunteerism will be based on the activity of the member after the first sixty days of membership and every term thereafter. Community members do not have voting rights. There is no limit to the number of community members allowed to join KPSU as volunteers, but not more than 20% of KPSU’s programming may be occupied by community members.

Article IV - Officers ANY OTHER TITLES TO ADD?

The officers of KPSU are Station Manager, Program Director, Promotion Director, Production Director, Development Director, Music Director, Assistant Music Director, and Volunteer Director. Job descriptions for each officer are available in the KPSU office. No member can hold more than one office at any time. The officers are responsible for fulfilling the responsibilities detailed in their job descriptions and directing volunteer activities based on those duties. The officers meet weekly as the Executive Committee??? To report all activity by themselves and volunteers working with them and to discuss station policy and concerns. The Executive Committee meeting is considered a staff meeting and is not open to the general membership or to the public. Anyone may address the Executive Committee by arranging an appointment. The Executive Committee will report their recommendations to the general membership at regularly scheduled general meetings.

Article V - Hiring

The paid positions will be hired each year during the month of June. Candidates will be interviewed by a hiring committee consisting of all KPSU officers and all interested voting. Each paid position is recommended for hire to the KPSU Student Development Advisor by a majority (51%) vote of the voting membership participating on the hiring committee. The Portland State University hiring practices as defined by the Office of Student Development will be followed:

The hiring process must be initiated within thirty days of a position becoming vacant. Any position vacated before the official hiring time frame may be filled by temporary assignment of an eligible voting member selected by a majority vote of the Executive Committee.