Editing Herzing Issues: Student Organizations and Governance (section)

=== HU-053b: Administration directed membership processes and cited bylaw requirements that board members could not locate in the governing document, an apparent misrepresentation used to direct organizational behavior ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:14em" | Severity
| High
! Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Unverifiable Bylaw Citations / Misrepresentation
! Date added
| 2026-05-04 (split 2026-06-06)
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Dr. Prashad (Program Chair) / Academic Affairs
|}
'''Finding.''' Per the tracker's evidence, the program chair directed specific NSNA membership processes not required by the bylaws and, on several occasions, cited or referenced bylaw requirements that the vice president could not validate when reviewing the actual document. A board director recorded that the impression of university oversight is not supported by the bylaws.

'''Evidence.''' SNA Board Leadership Teams chat (May 1 to 4, 2026): Student K (Vice President) and the reporting student (Director); SNA email chain (April to May 2026). Source group: SNA Board Leadership Microsoft Teams Chat; SNA Email Chain (Apr to May 2026); HOSNA Chapter Bylaws (2026).

'''Reported statement.''' Student K, the Vice President, stated in the board chat that there had been a few instances where Dr. Prashad cited or referenced the bylaws, but that when reviewing the document, Student K was not always able to validate the specific requirement being referenced. The reporting student, a board director, added a related view based on a personal reading of the bylaws: that the organization is completely independent and controls its own finances, board, and policies.

'''Standards.''' HOSNA Chapter Bylaws (2026), Article III, Section 1; NSNA Shared Governance Bylaws (2024); Robert's Rules of Order (12th ed.) (organizations govern themselves through their own bylaws). Directing organizational behavior by citing requirements that do not appear in the governing document is a form of institutional misrepresentation. Lead: {{HU|HU-053}}.

'''Impact.''' Using unverifiable bylaw citations to direct membership processes and organizational decisions undermines the organization's self-governance and may mislead student leaders about their obligations.

'''Notes.''' Sub-issue of {{HU|HU-053}} (lead). Split 2026-06-06.

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