CONSTITUTION
WAGNER COLLEGE

ARTICLE I. NAME AND LOCATION

Section 1. The name of this corporation is Wagner College.

Section 2. The principal place of business of this corporation is:
Wagner College, One Campus Road, Staten Island, New York, 10301.

ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP OF THE CORPORATION

Section 1. The membership of the corporation shall consist of voting members of the Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE III. PURPOSE

Section 1. The purpose of Wagner College shall be to provide higher education for men and women without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, handicap, sexual orientation, marital status, or national and ethnic origin.

Section 2. The Trustees, or the Faculty, by and with consent of a duly convened quorum of the Trustees, may award such degrees or certificates as are properly granted by institutions of higher learning in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of Wagner College and the laws of the State of New York.

ARTICLE IV. ASSETS AND OWNERSHIP

Section 1. The property of Wagner College shall be forever held by the Board of Trustees of Wagner College as a sacred trust. Nothing in this Constitution shall prevent this Board of Trustees from having and exercising full power to receive, hold, control, buy, sell, mortgage, rent or deed real and personal property as it shall see fit, provided such actions are in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of Wagner College and the laws of the State of New York.

ARTICLE V. GOVERNANCE

Section 1. Wagner College shall be under the management, direction, dominion and control of a Board of Trustees, which shall not exceed thirty five in number. Thirty four of these member trustees shall be elected as provided in the Bylaws. The President of Wagner College, shall, by reason of his/her office, be a Trustee during his/her respective term of office.
Section 2. Additional honorary, non voting trusteeships or non voting Advisory Board memberships may from time to time be established and filled in such manner as the Bylaws may provide.

Section 3. The Board of Trustees shall possess and exercise all powers bestowed upon it by the Wagner College Constitution and Bylaws and the laws of the State of New York. .

Section 4. The elected members of the Board of Trustees shall be determined in such manner as the Bylaws provide.

Section 5. The Board of Trustees shall appoint the President of the College in such manner as the Bylaws provide.

Section 6. All meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be called and conducted at such times and in such manner as the Bylaws provide.

ARTICLE VI. FACULTY

The President, all academic officers, the Professors, the Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Instructors; and temporary full time members of the instructional staff holding such respective positions shall constitute the Faculty of Wagner College and shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be enacted by the Board of Trustees and shall assume such duties and powers as enumerated in the Wagner College Constitution and Bylaws.

ARTICLE VII. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION AND COURSES OF STUDY

The requirements for admission to and the course of study to be offered by Wagner College shall be as stated in the most recent catalogue issued by the College and shall be consistent with the consent, the requirements, and the approval of the Board of Regents, the Education Department and/or the laws of the State of New York.

ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS

Amendments to this Constitution may be undertaken at any regular meeting of the Board of Trustees by a two thirds vote of the members present, provided that such members present shall not be less than one half of the membership of the Board, and provided that notice of such proposed amendment has been given at a previous meeting, and further provided, that such proposed amendment is stated in the call of the meeting at which action on the proposed amendment is to be taken.