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Clubs/Organizations

		Club Charter Packet
		Advisor Information
		Award Winners
		Fundraising Ideas
		Sample Constitution
		Club Contact List
		Hold an Effective Meeting
		How to Host a Speaker

		Expectations of Advisors
		Advisor Update
		Interested in becoming and advisor?
		Advisor of the Year

CSUSB Clubs & Organizations

Student Organization Advisors

Thank you for serving as a student organization advisor!
Your willingness to share your time, expertise, and ideas with members of student organizations is much appreciated and makes a significant contribution to the quality of student life. Your efforts make possible the functioning of over 100 student groups at California State University, San Bernardino.

Please use this section of the Student Leadership and Development Office?s website as a guide in your advisement of student organizations. These links provide information about the expectations of advisors, policies and procedures, and items that may be of interest to you. Also included is a list of current advisors and the groups with whom they work; you may want to use this list to share ideas.
If you are interested in serving as a student organization advisor, please email Rosemary Zometa at rzometa@csusb.edu with the types of groups you would be interested in advising.

Expectations of Advisors

All organizations are required to have an advisor who must be a full time faculty/staff member. While the level of involvement is to be determined by the advisor and the organization, the minimum expectations are as follows:

To act as a resource to the officers and members of the organization in a non-classroom environment.
To assist the organization in all phases of its operations.
To serve as a liaison between old and new officers and the University administration, thus providing stability and continuity of operation.
To sign appropriate forms implying knowledge of the organization's activities and financial liability, but not assuming fiscal responsibility.
Advisors of all organizations are required to sign paperwork for all programs as well as oversee all monetary transaction which exceed $500.
To serve as a chaperon or supervise to organization's programs fall under the "Special Event" Category, (i.e., which have more than 100 people in attendance, events with special liability).

A member of the faculty/staff may serve as an advisor to no more than two organizations at one time, with the exception of those faculty/staff members who do so by virtue of their position, i.e., Recreational Sports staff. In some instances, SLD may require an organization's advisor to have certain certifications or professional licenses when the nature of the organization makes such certification or licensing necessary.

Due to liability of the university, auxiliary staff members are not permitted to be primary advisors to clubs and organizations.

Advisor Update

A Note to Advisors:

Thank you for your support of student organizations and Student Leadership & Development! Be sure to check this page regularly for updated news and information that will assist you in your role as a student organization advisor.
Upcoming Events:
Spring Reception on May 15, 2008 at 6pm. The Spring Reception is SLD's way of saying thank you to advisors, as well as student leaders, for the many contributions you have made over the past year. More information will be posted about this event at the end of Winter Quarter 2008.
Advisor Workshops: TBA ? SLD is developing a few optional workshops to assist advisors in their roles. The workshops will include training in risk management issues, club budgets, working with the Millennial Generation, and the wonderful world of university paperwork. Please contact SLD if you have specific needs in which you would like additional training.

Interested in becoming an advisor to a student club?

If you are interested in sharing your expertise, experience, and interests with students as a student organization advisor, please email Rosemary Zometa, Program Coordinator, at rzometa@csusb.edu.

2007-2008 Advisor of the Year

Congratulations to Moises Hernandez , who was named 2007-2008 Advisors of the Year! Moises is a professor in the World Languages & Literatures department. Moises serves as the Advisor for Teastro Universitario en Espanol. Moises has been an integral part of the success of this organization.

Thank you Moises, and all advisors, for your contributions to student life at CSUSB!

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