Are you interested in becoming a student organization advisor?
Each year, the Center for Student Engagement welcomes new student organizations to our growing list of active student organizations. Student organization advisors help guide these organizations, helping students grow as leaders while building a stronger campus community.
Student Organization Advisor Interest Form
Help protect the student organization’s public image by ensuring that students understand how to represent the organization with the exact wording in Hilltopics:
- All registered student organizations must have one or more advisors; each advisor must sign the Advisor Agreement Form as part of the annual renewal or approval process. Except for local chapters of national social fraternities and sororities, which may have alumni advisors, the advisor shall be a full-time faculty or staff member or a full-time graduate student. Advisors are responsible for being familiar with the constitution and purposes of the student organization they are advising and with University policies regarding student organizations. Advisors may counsel their organization in the exercise of responsibility, but they do not have the authority to control the policy of the organization. The officers of the organization are responsible for keeping their advisors aware of the policies and actions of their organization. Financial records must be available to the organization’s advisors at all times.
In the event that an organization advisor is no longer able to serve in this capacity, the student organization has thirty (30) days to replace their advisor and update this information in VOLink. Failure to do so will result in the organization being placed in inactive status.
- Mentoring experience makes you even better at your profession
- Opportunity to build professional relationships for networking
- Allows you to become more effective in communication and feedback
Benefits for the Student Organization Members:
- Members gain knowledge from experienced mentor
- Advisors facilitate group forming and goal setting
- Advisors help students understand group differences and work through them