Responsibilities of the Student Organization
1. All approved student organization officers and their advisors are required to participate in training, reviewing the policies and procedures for student organizations.
2. The Treasurer of the organization is responsible for keeping track of the available funds in the two accounts available to each student group. The Office of Student Life records all budget transactions in Checkbooks that are posted under Files within each organization's portal on OrgSync. The Treasurer and Advisor should verify monthly that their records correspond with the information in the Student Life checkbooks.
3. A student organization should adhere to all campus policies and procedures. A copy of the Student Organization Handbook will be available in your organization’s portal on OrgSync, under Files.
4. It is the responsibility of the student organization to ensure that the Office of Student Life has the most recent contact information for its officers.
5. It is also the responsibility of the student organization to ensure that the Office of Student Life has, in electronic form, the most up-to-date version of the organization’s constitution.
Responsibilities of the Office of Student Life
1. Allocate funding for organizations, upon approval of the Student Organization Registration and after appropriate officer and advisor training.
2. To provide updated balances on both the Fundraising and Office of Student Life Start-up account to every student organization. A “checkbook” for each account is available for viewing in the Files section of your organization’s portal on OrgSync.
3. To distribute mailings to each respective organization.
4. Maintain records of organizations (i.e. Constitution, etc.).
5. Assist in reserving campus space.
Responsibilities of the Student Government
1. Allocate additional funding to organizations requesting funding for programs and events when money is available and the programs or events conform to campus sanctioned events or programs.
2. Provide leadership, teamwork, and organizational development programs to the officers and/or members of each student organization.
3. Provide opportunities for each student organization to make use of the services available to student organizations on the Newark campus.
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