Extract of the Loyola World Congress Business Meeting Report


Father Vincent J. Duminuco S.J., Delegate of the World Union's Father General , offers three suggestions that might help the World Union of Jesuit Alumni to function better:
  1. experience has shown that the present experimental arrangements, wherein the President of the World Union is also responsible for planning and arranging the next World Congress, create serious problems. Preparation of the Congress is a major undertaking, requiring a great deal of time and effort. Duties of the President call for ongoing work with the International Council of the World Union, with the Executive Secretary, with the Pedro Arrupe Foundation, representation at meetings of international organizations of Catholic Alumni, etc. . Since the office of President is not a full-time position, the incumbent is currently required to do all of the above in addition to his full-time professional work as well as family, Church, social and civic commitments. The burden becomes too great. Thus it is suggested that we might consider sepatating the role of President from that of organizer of the next Congress of the World Union of Jesuit Alumni(ae);
  2. it has taken over three years to achieve regular contacs between a significant number of Jesuit Alumni(ae) Associations and the Secretariate of the World Union. In order to facilitate regular comunications from and to the memberships, it might be well to establish a fixed location to the Secretariate of the World Union in order to avoid confuson;
  3. in order to strengthen the worldwide identity of this organization and greater participation at Congresses by Jesuit Alumni(ae) from different areas of the world, it is suggested that the venue of future Congresses rotate in sequence across the five continents. This is the usual process followed by many worldwide organizations. If this suggestion is adopted, the Executive Secretary and the President should work with the International Council of the World Union of Jesuit Alumni(ae) to establish such a sequence and move to make any changes necessary in the by-laws to formalize such a development.
The proposals are put to vote in the following order:
  1. proposal A is approved with 57 favourable votes and 4 contrary (N.B. The vote on this proposal is only indicative: a change in this matter requires official changes in the Charter which must follow procedures outlined therein);
  2. proposal B is approved unanimously;
  3. proposal C is approved with 59 votes in favor and 2 against.
After having recalled the contents of the World Union's report and its prospectives presented by the Secretary General at the meeting of July 19 1991 at 4 PM, the Secretary General presents the financial report of the World Union, which includes the proposed dues to be asked of the individual Associations (no less than $100 per Association). The entire report (that is both the part concerning the status and prospectives of the World Union and the financial status) presented by the Secretary General of the World Union to the Congress is put to vote. This is approved unanimously.

The Secretary General presents a request to modify article 11 of the World Union's Charter in order to add a member to represent Oceania within the World Union Council (This modification was presented to the President of the World Union and the World Union's Council in compliance with the Electoral Regulations Assembly's meeting). This modification of the Charter is approved unanimously.

The Secretary General requests the approval of the Electoral Regulations of the World Union, as presented by the outgoing President of the World Union and outgoing World Union Council and as published in the International Newsletter E.T.C. (Nr.2/91). The national Delegates approve these Regulations unanimously.