student group leadership orientation

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: studentactivities.ucs@gmail.com)

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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