Approved January 14, 2005

Article 1. NAME AND AFFILIATION

1.1 Name . The name of this organization shall be the Duke Center for Marine Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University ("the Center").

1.2 Affiliation . The Center is one of the constituent centers of the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.

Article 2. GOAL AND MISSION

2.1 Goal. The goal of the Center is to provide visibility for current activities, to provide a point of contact between Duke and others interested in all aspects of Marine Conservation, and to promote interdisciplinary collaboration within the Center and with the larger research community.

2.2 Mission . The mission of the Center is to establish a nationally and internationally recognized center for research, education, and outreach in Marine Conservation.:

Article 3. PARTICIPATION

3.1 Affiliates. The Center may designate as "Affiliates" of the Center any interested individuals (including, in particular, members of the Duke University faculty) whom it expects to contribute materially to the Center's work.

3.2 Associates. The Center may negotiate with selected Affiliates who are willing to commit themselves in special ways to advancing the interests and work of the Center for designation as "Associates" of the Center.

Article 4. GOVERNANCE AND OPERATION

4.1 Reporting. The Center shall be a university-wide body accountable to the Provost and reporting as well to the Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, its director, and the Steering Committee.

4.2 Steering Committee. The activities of the Center shall be overseen by a Steering Committee of a chair and eight to ten members, who shall be appointed by the Dean for two-year terms, which appointments may be renewed up to twice and which may be staggered initially to facilitate rotations in future years. The Center's Steering Committee shall adopt the bylaws of the Center, approve its general policies, elect its Executive Committee, and oversee its management. The Steering Committee shall meet at least twice each semester.

4.3 Executive Committee. The Steering Committee shall select an Executive Committee composed of the chair and three to five of its members and generally representative of the major units of the university participating in the Center.

4.4 Director . The Center's Director shall be appointed by the Dean in consultation with the Center Steering Committee and shall be an ex officio member of the Center Steering Committee and its Executive Committee.

4.5 Subsidiary bodies. The Steering Committee shall have the power to create such subcommittees, advisory boards, working groups, and other subsidiary bodies as it deems to be needed to carry out the work of the Center.

Article 5. AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS

5.1 Amendment of the Bylaws. These bylaws may be amended or repealed by vote of a majority of the Steering Committee, acting at a meeting for which the agenda and the proposed amendment were circulated to the members at least one week in advance.

5.2 Severability. If any provision of these bylaws is held to be illegal, unenforceable, or inconsistent with University rules, that provision shall be automatically severed and removed from these bylaws, the remainder of which shall remain in force.