Notice is hereby given of a regular meeting of the constituent membership of La Sierra University, a religious not-for-profit corporation, to convene at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in the Alumni Center on the campus of La Sierra University, in the city of Riverside, California.
The purposes of the meeting are:
1) To receive reports from the University and its auditors
2) To amend the bylaws
3) To appoint trustees as specified by the bylaws, and
4) To transact such other business as may be submitted by the Board of Trustees.
The constituent membership of the University includes:
a. The members of the Executive Committee of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
b. Two (2) representatives from the Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and three (3) representatives each from the Southeastern California and Southern California conferences of Seventh-day Adventists. These representatives shall be elected by the Executive Committee of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists from nominations submitted by the executive committees of the respective conferences, which shall consider suggestions made by the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association.
c. The trustees of the University.
d. The provost and vice presidents of the University and the deans of the College and Schools of the University.
e. The chair of the Faculty Senate plus four (4) additional faculty representatives elected by the Faculty Senate, plus two (2) additional representatives of the non-faculty staff selected by the staff of the University.
f. Two (2) representatives from among the elected officers of the Student Association of La Sierra University chosen by vote of the Student Senate.
g. Six (6) representatives of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association as follows: president, president-elect, and four members elected by the Board of Directors.
h. Additional constituent members may be seated by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the constituent members as defined above.
Ricardo Graham, Chair of Board
Randal R. Wisbey, Secretary