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STARTING A NEW STUDENT ORGANIZATION
The following is important information for all groups of students
wishing to form a new student organization.
Recognition Criteria
In order to gain recognition, groups must meet the following
criteria:
- The mission of the student organization must reflect the values
and mission of John Carroll University.
- The services and activities offered by the organization must
be directly related to the organization's mission and must comply
with the policies and procedures of the Student Union, Office
of Student Activities, and those in the JCU Community Standards
Manual.
- The mission, services, and activities of the organization
should be different from any other already-existing student
organization.
- Each student organization must have an advisor who is a full-time
member of the JCU faculty, staff, or administration.
- Each student organization must have active members and a
solid leadership structure, including a president and a representative
to the Legion of Student Organizations (LSO).
Recognition Process
In order to begin a new student organization and become recognized
by the Student Union and Office of Student Activities, the following
steps should be taken:
- Obtain a Student Organization Guide, either in hard copy format
from the Office of Student Activities or a downloadable version
from www.jcu.edu/organizations.
- Complete the Notification
of Student Organization Petition form and submit to the
Office of Student Activities. Submission of this form offers
the organization several privileges as outlined in the next
section.
- Hold organizational meetings with interested students prior
to becoming fully recognized.
- Select an advisor. Advisors must be full-time members of
the JCU faculty, staff, or administration. Graduate assistants
and resident ministers are not eligible.
- Meet with the Student Organization Review Board's Coordinator
of Organization Development and Communication to form a constitution,
mission statement, and help begin the Application
for Organization Recognition. Policies and procedures governing
student organizations will also be discussed at this time.
- Complete and submit the Application for Organization Recognition
to the Student Union Vice President for Student Organizations.
This includes a mission statement, list of possible services/activities,
membership list, and constitution.
- The application will be considered and should take no longer
than a period of one (1) month to be processed. At the discretion
of the Vice President for Student Organizations, exceptions
may be made based on the level of student interest, number of
active members, etc. An organization is registered and recognized
upon the signatures of the Student Union Vice President for
Student Organizations, Student Union President, and Director
of Student Activities.
Privileges of a Petitioning Student Organization
Once an organization has submitted its Notification of Student
Organization Petition form to the Office of Student Activities,
the group has the following privileges until the group becomes
a registered and recognized student organization:
- Posting privileges, including the ability to submit items
for the daily all-student e-mail.
- Opportunity to host a table at the annual Student Involvement
Fair.
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