The PRCC is here to support and assist our directly and community advised student organizations. Below are resources pertinent to student organizations and student organization leaders:
“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” – Sheryl Sandberg
Leadership
- Experience and skills gained from being involved in student organization leadership (such as event planning, time management, supervision, etc.) can be applicable to your employment post-graduation.
- Include your leadership experience on your resume and learn how to articulate your role within your organization to connect leadership to employment.
- The Harambee Leadership Retreat is the community building and primary PRCC organization leader training for Executive Board leaders of Black student organizations and community affiliates on the Rutgers - New Brunswick Campus. Harambee training dates for 2021-2022:
- 10/16/2021
- 12/4/2021
- 2/19/2022
- 3/26/2022
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Accountability and Communication
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Eboard Accountability: Co-create a list of accountability standards and communication etiquette that you would like to hold all eboard members to and have all members agree and sign off on this list.
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Longevity
Use the tips below to ensure that your student organization continues to be successful overtime
- Establish your organization blueprint: Create your organization’s“elevator pitch” about what you do, including your main events.
- Create documents future members can reference when planning meetings and events for the organization. These documents can include things such as:
- Event recaps: After organization events, record what went well, what could improve, what challenges did you encounter, suggestions for the future, etc.
- Keeping track of event attendance using the getINVOLVED campus pass attendance link.
- Utilize social media to document general body meetings as well as organizations through pictures and videos.
- When changing officers/transitioning to a new eboard, be sure to allow adequate training and shadowing opportunities for those entering a new position.
- Participate in opportunities such as the Involvement Fair and Harambee Leadership Retreats to spread the word about your organization and collaborate with others.
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Programming
- Start Early: Planning an organization event is a process that can require early planning.
- As an organization, come up with your schedule of events for each semester and put this schedule in a central location.
- A program planning checklist can be found here
Programming Logistics and Policies
- Organizations can reserve space in Student Centers for their meetings and events. Click here to reserve a space
- As a COVID precaution, any meeting or event over 25 people needs to be entered into the university’s Event and Activity Certification System (EACS)..Upload your event into the EACS system here
- Students interested in catering their meetings must use an approved Rutgers vendor: Food Options – Student Centers and Activities: Student Centers (rutgers.edu)
- Visit Student Involvement and Leadership for more student organization resources:Quick Links for Rutgers Student Organization Officers – Student Centers and Activities: Student Involvement and Leadership
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- 10 ways to make your team meetings more engaging (linkedin.com)
- The Ultimate Event Planning Guide: How to Plan an Event (wildapricot.com)
Funding
- RUSA Allocations Allocations | Rutgers University Student Assembly
- Forms for allocations’ appeals meetings, special events, and semester budgets are released on getINVOLVED: RUSA Allocations getINVOLVED Page
- RUSA Allocations Funding Guidelines
New Organization Recognition
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Interested in creating a new student organization? Check out the needed requirements here: New Organization Recognition Process and Checklist – Student Centers and Activities: Student Involvement and Leadership (rutgers.edu)
