Managing Your Student Organization
Tap into your passion and create your Carnegie Mellon experience with a community of your peers through student organizations. The Office of Student Leadership, Involvement, and Civic Engagement (SLICE) is here to support your student organization and to make managing your organization as easy as possible—so you can forge friendships and new ground to do work that matters.
Setting Your Org Up for Success
Step 1: Transition your Executive Board
TartanConnect: Update all new leadership on your group’s TartanConnect roster, so they will receive student organization communications & updates
Online Accounts & Mailboxes: Officers should have access to all electronic files and passwords upon transitions. SLICE recommends all organizations have the following information: important timelines, event & program recaps, budgets, and other important organization-specific information. The SLICE Office has a record of storage and Cohon Center Mailbox combinations and 3rd Floor Copier Codes.
Events & Programs: Be aware of events that occur on a semester/annual basis, as well as what the organization has done in the past years. Educate yourself on how to reserve rooms/space, work with catering, and more via the Event Planning Toolkit.
Finances: Be aware of all financial policies that will be highly-utilized by your organization via SLICE’s Financial Management webpages. Outgoing authorized signers should do a more in-depth transition on these policies to the incoming authorized signers.
Important Contacts & Advisors: Make sure your on- and off-campus contacts have the information for the incoming student leaders.
Unsure on how to transition your organization? Follow along the Student Org Resources webpages or Meet with a SLICE Staff Member to learn more.
Step 2: Update Your Organization's TartanConnect Page
If you’re unsure on how to update your group’s page, create events, or schedule a 1:1 appointment with the TartanConnect Rep, learn more on the website.
Step 3: Complete The REACH Training Program
Step 4: Communicate with Student Government
Step 5: Review Your Organization's Finances
Step 6: Connect with an Advisor
Step 7: Communicate with Your Members
To learn more about communicating with members via TartanConnect, visit the website.
Step 8: Review University Policies
When planning events and initiatives, organizations should be aware of University Policies to remain in good standing with the university and to ensure the safety and well-being of your members and community. The Word Student Handbook contains information and resources to help you create your 一本道无码 experience and embrace your role as a valued member of our university
Step 9: Plan Your Events & Meetings
Check out our Event Management & Promotions section on our website to get started. Events, meetings, and initiatives are a great way to not only involve and engage your organization but also for the 一本道无码 community to connect with your group and see its activities.
Step 10: Connect with SLICE
Recruiting
Recruiting engaged, motivated and passionate individuals will help you achieve the meaningful work of your student organization. The SLICE Office arranges opportunities throughout the year for you to meet your future members depending on if you're looking to recruit from the general student body or for fraternity and sorority chapters.
Embracing Technology
Productive student organizations must work together as a team and the team should be built on a solid foundation of communication, trust and accountability. Embracing tech for your student organization can enhance teamwork and help you to communicate effectively and efficiently. Utilize university resources like a platform for student orgs to manage membership and message members, post events, run annual officer elections, communicate with members, and record your activities and membership - showcasing involvement and life within your organization.
Accessing Your Org's Spaces
As a Carnegie Mellon student organization, you have the ability to obtain a mailbox and access to cards and buildings to conduct your organization's business.
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Student Organization Conduct
Student org's are expected to positively contribute to our campus community while adhering to all applicable policies, procedures and laws governing student organization conduct. Any misalignment with these expectations is handled through the student organization conduct process and managed by SLICE. SLICE expects that our student organization leaders will report concerning behavior and educate members on the resources available to them.
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What makes your organization unique?
Your Organization’s Brand
A brand is a perception formed in the mind of your audiences at every point of contact — verbal or visual. Words and images used to represent your org’s brand reflect your organization and what is stands for as part of the Carnegie Mellon community.
Your organization must demonstrate a unified and distinct point of view, as well as an understanding of your org’s values and beliefs. There are key components to understanding, defining and communicating your organization’s brand.
Communicating Your Brand
1. Know your audience.
2. Know what makes your organization unique from others who may be similar in nature.
3. Know your mission and your values.
4. Know your brand.
Brand consistency is key to brand recognition for your audience. Your brand will provide a common language and visuals, which will help to judge whether communications are on or off-brand. Knowing your brand and staying true to it will allow your organization to devote energy to creating and delivering the best, most effective communications and marketing efforts.