STUDENT GROUP LEADERSHIP ORIENTATION Presented by the Undergraduate Council of Students Student Activities Committee
Feb 25, 2016
STUDENT GROUP LEADERSHIP ORIENTATION
Presented by the Undergraduate Council of
Students Student Activities Committee
THE ESSENTIALS: IMPORTANT WEBSITES
Student Activities Office websitehttp://brown.edu/Administration/Student_Activities/
Contact your SA rep for questions (caution: reps may change SA email: [email protected])
Sign up for email notifications from the Student Activities Committeehttp://brownucs.org/studentgroups/
THE ESSENTIALS: SAO, UCS, UFB
Student Activities Office: Faunce 234 Submit applications/constitutions Financial matters (only Cat I and
Cat II) UCS – Student Activities
Committee: Officially recognizes groups Committee meetings: Mondays,
Faunce 225 8:00 p.m. General Body meetings:
Wednesdays - Peterutti Lounge 7:30 p.m.
Undergraduate Finance Board (UFB): Provides funding for Cat II, Cat III Cat III has a UFB rep
PRIVILEGES: CATEGORY I
Reserve space Morning Mail myGroups Listserv Activities Fair
PRIVILEGES: RESERVING SPACE Office of University Event
& Conference Services websitehttp://brown.edu/Administration/Conference_Services/scheduling_services/index.php
Under “Scheduling Services,” “Check Space Availability”
After you have found an available space, go to “Reserve Space NOW”
Fill out the request form
PRIVILEGES: MORNING MAIL
All events must be posted on the University Events Calendar first
http://morningmail.brown.edu/
After event is put on the University Calendar, you can can create a Morning Mail announcement
PRIVILEGES: MYGROUPS
Account is automatically created after official group status takes effect
http://mygroups.brown.edu/ myGroups user guide on
SAO website MUST update primary
contact! Helpful for freshmen
looking for groups to join Students looking to start a
similar group may need to contact you
PRIVILEGES: LISTSERV
Submit online request form http://brown.edu/Administration/Student_Activities/groups/cis.html
PRIVILEGES: ACTIVITIES FAIR
You will receive an email when registration opens
Orientation (late September)
Mid-Year (mid-March)
ADVERTISING: OPTIONS
Morning Mail Mailbox slips Posters (see rules on
SAO website) BSA: Reach Brown Brown Daily Herald University Events
Calendar Tableslipping (see rules
on Dining Services website) http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Food_Services/eateries/tableslips.php
RESPONSIBILITIES
Update primary contact on myGroups
Re-register every year: November deadline
FUNDING: CAT I & CAT S
$100 UCS grant (No Cat S)
Departments Late Night Fund Dean, President
discretionary funds
Outside entities Fundraisers
FUNDING: CAT II
$200 baseline funding
See Donna in SAO to retrieve funds
FUNDING: CAT III
UFB rep will contact you when group is approved
Spring Budgeting
Supplemental Funding
Media Services is now FREE!
LIFE OF A STUDENT GROUP: TIMELINE
Late September: Orientation Activities Fair
November: deadline for Fall semester re-categorization
November: re-registration deadline
February: Mid-Year Activities Fair
February: deadline for Spring semester re-categorization
March: spring budgeting
QUESTIONS?
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