Hello all! Our campus is going to be changing student engagement platforms, moving away from Involve, and are leaning towards Engage. We’ve heard of a number of schools in the past few years leaving Engage to move to Campus Groups. If you are one of these schools (or you’ve recently moved from Campus Groups to Engage) and would be interested…

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Hello everyone, I am looking for institutions that provide storage for their student organizations. If you can share what storage options you have provided, I would greatly appreciate it!

Cory

Hi Joe,

At Georgia State University, with have 6 campuses, with a Vice President (who oversees the Speaker and the Communications and Finance Directors) and a Speaker of the Senate for each campus and one President (who oversees the VPs, the University-wide Communications and Finance Directors and their cabinet (of 5 positions). Only the…

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At Iowa State our Student Government Chief Officers are compensated with a scholarship and/or parking permit. The President receives a 100% scholarship, Vice President and Finance Director receive 75%, and Speaker of the Senate receives 50% (all scholarships are for the amount equal to in-state tuition and mandatory fees for most majors). All…

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Hello Joe,

Here at Salisbury University we pay our executive board members of SGA a stipend. The range is $3K for the president to $1,500 for the treasurer. Each board member is required to work office hours but much of their work, as you know, is done in meetings and events outside of office hours.

Hope this helps!

Tricia Smith

Hello colleagues! I am currently serving as an advisor to the SGA this year. As I review the overall structure, I am curious about compensation. Could you please share how your university compensates members of the Student Government Association, including the President, Vice President, Senators, and other executive members? Specifically, is…

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Hello everyone,

My name is Alex Pitner and I am the Associate Director of Student Organizations and Leadership at Northern Illinois University. My area is looking to benchmark what security measures other institutions are implementing for their student organization led events. To complete the benchmark, we have a survey for people to help…

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Use ACUI Promos to find promotional products that communicate your student organizations’ vision for the coming year. With ACUI Promos, you can help your students provide promotional items at fairs and recruitment events. Ordering through Promos gives you access to a one-stop shopping catalogue with thousands of items and the support of… Read more

Hi Kait,

While we allow outside vendors, student organizations cannot book space for them as part of the organization’s event. The booking would be handled as a separate booking, and have to meet our overall building usage policy. The outside vendor would also pay the standard fee.

We work this way because student organizations do not have to…

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As part of our pre-event meetings, if a student is looking to have a vendor, it is discussed there. Among the requirements discussed are that credit card transactions cannot be processed over the school Wi-Fi and no college branded materials can be sold. Vending is only allowed when it directly correlates to the…

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Good Morning!

At William Paterson, we have student organizations that host events and want to bring in outside vendors to sell their wares (no food) at their events.? Right now we don’t have any type of vetting process for this.? If you permit this on your campus, could you share polices/procesures for students groups to obtain permission to…

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Hi, all–

I work at a fully online university, so our student org fundraising options are limited. Has anyone worked with any companies that do online merch sales (shirts, drinkware) that also ship to individuals and actually end up with decent profits?

Thanks in advance!

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Jessi Eaton
Manager of Student Life,… Read more

Here is our current student organization travel policy. All travel over 50 miles or more or an overnight require registration:?

https://www.rochester.edu/college/wcsa/event-planning/resources/off-campus.html

As for weather related travel cancellation:

Wilson Commons Student Activities and Environmental Health & Safety work together in a…

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Gwyn, our travel policy is attached here.? It includes our language specific to personal vehicles and inclement weather.? Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there is anything I can clarify 🙂

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Valerie Nettleton
Director of Student Involvement and Leadership Development
Middlebury College
Middlebury VT Read more

Have you registered for the Annual Conference yet?? Did you register for the Student Org centric Pre-Con Session?

We are excited to offer a Pre-Con session: The Complexities & Rewards of Student Organizations

Sunday, March 16th, 9am-12pm

Don’t forget to select this Pre-Con session when you register for the Annual Conference!

Hope to see…

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We do allow them (private religious in Ohio).? They have to use our fund collection process, through Campus Groups.? We have limited parameters surrounding what they are able to auction off – no alcohol or weapons or extreme things that are not a good representation of the group/University.?

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Gwyn Fox Stump
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Do any of your institutions have written policy/guidance surrounding university sponsored travel (mostly related to student organizations – conferences, games, general org activity) during differing levels of weather that you would be willing to share? I’m looking for ones that also might include traveling in personal vehicles for…

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Hello all!

Curious about what policies exist in your student organization worlds regarding silent auctions. I know it can vary by state, but do you allow them? if so, any parameters are in place?

Thanks!

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Brian T. Magee, EdD, CSAEd, CSAEd-CA, CSAEd-CU
Interim Director, Wilson Commons Student Activities
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We’re in the beginning stages of answering these questions on our campus – below is what I know right now:?

1. We are updating our Student Code of Conduct policy, which is where our current definition of hazing lives.?

1. I’m working to get a group together to discuss the development of the programming. I know I will be reaching out…

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With the new Stop Campus Hazing Act that was recently signed into law, how are your campuses’ responding to the policy and programming requirements?

As I understand it, the programming:

• Must be research-informed campus-wide prevention programs designed to reach students, staff, and faculty
• Needs to be implemented by June 23, 2025

…

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Thanks for sharing Brian; we will include in the Bulletin bi-weekly newsletter as well. Steve

Steve Chaplin

Content Development Manager

schaplin@acui.org

812-245-8075

he/him/his

acui.org

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Original Message:
Sent: 1/16/2025 8:47:00 AM
From: Brian Magee
Subject: Empowering Student Leadership… Read more

Sharing from a colleague. Looks like a great opportunity!?

Dear ACUI Member,

?I hope that your new year has started on a high note and that this email finds you well! As a dedicated leadership educator, you know the incredible power of your work in shaping the next generation of leaders. However, we also know that funding for leadership…

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Hello all, I am working with my leadership coordinator to create a Leadership/Engagement Ambassador Program that will consist of a diverse group of student leaders who will assist in bridging the gap between student organizations, student organization leaders, and staff. The goal of the Ambassadors is to reach out to the university community… Read more

Student Engagement Platform Roundtable Discussion

• Mon, Jan 13 at 1pm ET

• Meeting URL:

  https://acui-org.zoom.us/j/97912243702?pwd=CIwK5dB0lSpcDtSzZO6VExIIVPbjFI.1&from=addon

  Meeting ID:

  979 1224 3702

  Passcode:

  328389

Is your institution looking at switching to a new student engagement platform?  Did you…

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Student Engagement Platform Roundtable Discussion

• Mon, Jan 13 at 1pm ET

• Meeting URL:

  https://acui-org.zoom.us/j/97912243702?pwd=CIwK5dB0lSpcDtSzZO6VExIIVPbjFI.1&from=addon

  Meeting ID:

  979 1224 3702

  Passcode:

  328389

Is your institution looking at switching to a new student engagement platform???Did you…

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At Wentworth Institute of Technology, we moved away from a simple training and opted for a conference style approach – we offer 3-4 different sessions per hour, so that different officers who attend can attend one that fits their experience. We also offer leadership development workshops (how to manage conflict, having difficult…

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Currently we run upwards of 30 trainings, all via Zoom with an element of Kahoot quiz questions, that our recognized student organizations must attend (one of) annually to maintain their recognition status.? These trainings have evolved over the years, but content is pretty much one-size-fits-all in approach and covers the broadest of topics as…

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Hi Paul.

At Illinois State we now have the Demonstration Safety Team and also the University Event Review Committee. You can reach out to the staff in Emergency Management for more information. For RSOs, that’s an area we need to expand. We do have brief risk management information on our RSO event planning resource webpage.

Hope all is well.…

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Hi everyone and happy (almost) holidays!!

Three things/questions I could use some help with:

1. Are any of you managers (or members) of a team of faculty/staff whom assist in large-scale or risky events across campus (doesn’t necessarily have to be in the union)?? I’m specifically envisioning a team of student affairs (not just union and…

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Hi friends – in case you missed it, Campus Awards (and other award nominations) are due tomorrow. Below is an overview of all the Campus Awards, and I wanted to bring to this groups attention the “Student Driven Program of the Year” award:

The Student-Driven Program of the Year celebrates the achievements of students who plan and implement… Read more

Jeanni,

All organizations have to follow the university non-discrimination clause, even our faith-based organizations. Information can be found on our student organization registration webpage and our constitution guidelines webpage.

A few of our relevant policies.

All members agree to follow the Nondiscrimination in Membership…

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Good morning my friends,

Wondering if you could share some advice/insights.? We are seeing an increase in student requests to start organizations that have national affiliations.? Some of these organization, like the Federation of Christian Athletes, require student members to sign “faith pledges” in order to join.? As a community college, we…

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Hi!

If your institution has a recognized BDSM/kink-related student organization, are there any additional policies/procedures your institution holds for these organizations (beyond what is required of all student organizations)? If so, could you please share any documentation??

Thank you!
Julie

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Julie Fleming… Read more

Our national elections in November provide us an opportunity to support our student and campus communities while we move through one of the most important moments for our form of democracy. At the quarterly meeting hosted by the Seasoned Professionals and Retirees, we will explore plans for the upcoming election on campuses and hear about what…

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Hey friends: I am looking for folx interested in being a part of the 2025 Student Organization Institute (SOI) faculty, if that’s you, please complete this brief interest form by EOD on Fri, Sept 20: https://acuiforms.wufoo.com/forms/z1gewww41k97k8n/ The SOI audience is folx who work with/advise student organizations (clubs/orgs,… Read more

ATTN: looking for folx interested in being a part of the 2025 Student Organization Institute (SOI) faculty, if that’s you, please complete this brief interest form by Sept 20: 2025 Student Organization Institute (SOI)

Faculty will be responsible for facilitating (individually, with a partner, or the entire faculty team) breakout and large…

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Has anyone found a cheap (read: free) AI video creator that allows you to create video with audio from your own images? I can use Canva to create a slide show and add voice>text for $150/yr, which is okay, but still means I have to create the slide show to get it to look the way I want it to.?

Alternately, a free text>speech app that I can…

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Hi all,

We are accepting New York 2025 Annual Conference ed sessions and are looking for sessions focused on connections, innovations, and big ideas.

With these themes in mind, we are looking for school that have excelled in showing student learning or belonging outcomes through their programs and services.?

Please submit an ed session here…

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Hello everyone,?

I am doing a little benchmarking here today. I am looking to meet with/hear some feedback on how institutions manage late night events for student organizations. We allow student organizations to host large events (up to 950 people) in our recreation center. Since we are out in a rural town this is the source of some…

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Thank you!

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Alexander Pitner
Associate Director of Student Organizations and Leadership
Northern Illinois University
De Kalb IL
(815) 753-6505
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-24-2024 10:27
From: Shelley Bannish
Subject: Conference Keynote Speakers

Hello

Here…

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Great thank you!

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Alexander Pitner
Associate Director of Student Organizations and Leadership
Northern Illinois University
De Kalb IL
(815) 753-6505
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-24-2024 08:29
From: Scott Garrison
Subject: Conference Keynote Speakers
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Hello

Here are a few that I would highly recommend.

Home – NEW

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https://funent.com/speakers/meet-our-speakers/michael-miller

https://funent.com/speakers/meet-our-speakers/amma-marfo

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Shelley Bannish
Director of Student Life & Involvement
Centralia College
Centralia WA Read more

Sara Lowery, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-lowery-36911998/ She ‘s excellent!

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Scott Garrison
Facilities Reservations Manager
Salisbury University
(410) 548-3344
sagarrison@salisbury.edu
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Hello everyone,?

We will be hosting a student organization conference this fall and I am looking for a keynote speaker. We have a couple of names but wanted to see if there is anyone here that would be able to recommend a good speaker. We are hoping this person would be able to get the energy high at the beginning of the conference and give…

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Coleman, during my Meeting Management portion of training I review the basics… my training covers:

Pre-Meeting:

• Set a clear purpose and goals for the meeting
• Create and distribute an agenda in advance
  • Start with a call to order and review of the agenda
  • Include time for each agenda item to keep the meeting on track
  • Prioritize important…

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Hello everyone,

I hope this message finds you well. We are looking to improve our meeting efficiency and decision-making processes, and we’ve heard that Robert’s Rules of Order (RRO) can be a great help in achieving this. Many of the newer officers in our student organizations have never used RRO, and find it a little overwhelming.?

Would…

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We are looking to move our student government leadership positions from stipend to hourly.? Any schools that have done this with any words of advice?? If you are currently paying them a stipend (and plan on continuing to do so) how are you working with your payroll office to have them exempt from FLSA?

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: BEYOND LITERACY: A JEDI APPROACH TO STUDENT FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT July 1, 2024?@?1:00 pm???2:30 pm?EDT

This session introduces a multilayered Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) approach for higher education professionals to enhance financial empowerment programming for students. As the need for…

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Hi Jessi
I’m a manager at the undergraduate student union at Western University. Western is located in London, Ontario, Canada, and has about 40,000 undergrads across four campuses.
In short, student government representatives are generally allotted seats on most campus governance committees, as part of each committee’s terms… Read more

Hi, friends–

Our governance model includes an advisory-only student board that is made up of undergraduate and graduate members from each college and the appointed student members of a variety of other campus-wide governance committees (DEIB, Assessment, Academic Administration, etc). The members are currently mostly self-nominated, with…

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