I. The North Texas Writing Centers Association serves writing centers of the region as a clearinghouse for exchanging information, as a forum for discussing important writing center issues, and as a means of promoting the professional status of writing center personnel.
 

II. Membership in the NTWCA includes directors and staff of writing centers and persons interested in writing centers.  Membership can be either institutional ($50) or individual ($10).  Institutional memberships include writing center staff and tutors at the institution.
 

III. NTWCA assesses dues annually at the fall meeting.  Memberships run from September through August.  Monies collected are used for communication, publication, and conference expenses.
 

IV. The right to vote and to hold office extends to all individual and institutional members.
 

V. The following elected officers serve a two-year term and may be elected for a second two-year term:

A. President: The president chairs all meetings and facilitates the operations of the association.
B. Vice-President:  The vice-president functions as program chair and assumes the duties of the president in the president’s absence.
C. Newsletter Editor: The newsletter editor gathers information, edits articles, publishes the newsletter, and handles mailings.
D. Secretary: The secretary takes minutes at meetings and handles correspondence.
E. Treasurer: The treasurer collects dues, records memberships, and reports finances and memberships at meetings.
F. Immediate Past President: The immediate past president serves as an advisor and assists other officers in discharging their duties.
 

VI. The president appoints the following officers for two-year terms:

A. Membership Chair:  The membership chair promotes involvement by serving as NTWCA’s outreach liaison, contacting potential members at colleges, universities, and secondary schools in the area.
B. Web Spinner:  The web spinner maintains the NTWCA website page.
C. Archivist: The archivist serves as custodian of the organization’s records.
 

VII. The Executive Board, consisting of the six elected officers and three appointees, meets at least twice per calendar year to plan meetings and conferences.  When officers and appointees are selected at the spring meeting, they immediately assume their duties and plan the schedule of events for the following year.
 

VIII. If an officer resigns, the Executive Board will appoint an interim officer to serve out the officer’s term.   If the resigning officer’s term has more than one year remaining, the association will elect a new officer at the next regular meeting to serve out the remainder of the term.
 

IX. The NTWCA sponsors at least two meetings per calendar year, including a mini-conference.
 

X. This constitution may be amended or replaced by a majority vote of the executive board and membership at any business meeting.