Welcome back UCA! The Office of Student Life has a few reminders for you as you get ready to start this upcoming semester. Please make note of these important dates, trainings and reminders below.
RSO updates like this one will be sent out weekly each Monday via OrgSync message to all admins and officers and posted on the RSO webpage located at https://uca.edu/rso/update/.
UPCOMING TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
Social Events Policy Training
January 8 from 4pm-6pm – Doyne Auditorium
This is the only social events policy training of the semester. Any RSO who wishes to host social events and has not yet attend one of these trainings this academic year MUST attend this training in order to have a social event this semester. If your organization is wishing to train new party monitors, then they need to attend.
New Officers Training
This training is geared towards new RSO officers but is open to any officer of an RSO. We will be going over everything you need to know in order to keep your organization in good standing and running smoothly.
January 12 at 4pm – Student Center 214
Click here to register for the January 12 session.
January 13 during X-Period – Student Center 224
Click here to register for the January 13 session.
Who’s Who Among Students 2015
It is an honor to be named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Since 1934, the National Who’s Who program has recognized outstanding campus leaders for their achievements.
All students (seniors, graduate, post baccalaureate) who have completed at least 90 hours by December 2014, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.500, and who have not previously been named to Who’s Who are eligible to apply.
Selections are based on academic achievement, student leadership and contributions to the community while enrolled as a student at UCA.
Click here to view the application on OrgSync
If the link above doesn’t work, copy and past the following URL into your browser: https://orgsync.com/52031/forms/127067
Applications are due no later than 4:30 pm on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The University will formally recognize UCA students named to Who’s Who on Saturday, February 21st at a “come-and-go” reception. Following the reception, the recipients will then be introduced and presented with an award during half-time of the UCA basketball game.
For more information on the history and benefits of being selected to Who’s Who, please visit the national website at www.whoswhoamongstudents.com.
OrgSync Reminders
January 9 – RSO Officer Updates Due on OrgSync
All organizations who underwent a change in officers at the end of the 2014 or beginning of the 2015 calendar year must have their OrgSync renewals submitted by the end of this day. This also includes having the submitted renewal approved by the faculty/staff advisor.
Beginning January 1, 2015, The Office of Student Life will be auditing all organization portals in OrgSync to evaluate membership numbers and ensure compliance with UCA policy. Any organization who does not meet minimum membership numbers will be notified and have until the end of the month to get their membership numbers to acceptable levels (at least 6 student members).
Update Membership Rosters!
On Friday, January 30, 2015, any organization with less than 4 student members in their OrgSync portal will automatically lose official recognition status. Any organization with 4-5 members will be placed on probation until it’s membership exceeds the minimum of 6 persons (as per UCA policy).
PLEASE NOTE: Your organization’s membership numbers may have recently decreased, because accounts of students who have graduated or no longer attend UCA were removed from the system.
Organization membership numbers are periodically reviewed for multiple things, including SAFA funding requests.
The only way our office will be evaluating membership numbers will be in examining the number of people who are members within your organization’s portal. If you need help with understanding how the organization roster works in OrgSync or how you can invite members to join your portal, please click on this link.
If your organization recently had an officer change, you need to submit an organization profile renewal on OrgSync as well. This will update the main OrgSync page and help to ensure there are no problems with scheduling space on campus.
Our office is there to make sure your organization is successful and we are happy to help! If you have questions or concerns feel free to send me an email message at bprice@uca.edu.
Apply Now for Fall 2015! Upcoming SAFA Dates
Any organizations wishing to request SAFA funds for the Fall 2015 semester need to make note of the important dates located here.
In order to help organizations throughout the process, the UCA SGA will be providing different SAFA trainings on how to submit your request and how to effectively present your budget request. The dates and locations for these trainings can be found at the link above.
PLEASE NOTE: The SAFA process is done entirely through OrgSync. All communication about budget requests will be done through OrgSync. Make sure you are checking your budget requests daily once you have submitted a budget request/SAFA application.