Office of Student Involvement and Leadership

Welcome to Student Involvement and Leadership
Meet our Staff
Advisors
What It Means to Be a Recognized Club
Starting a New Organization

 

Welcome to Student Involvement and Leadership

The OSIL staff is here to support your work as a student organization.  Our office exists thanks to Bridgewater's commitment to the success of your endeavors as a student leader. 

Our Mission Statement:

The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership is an administrative department established to cultivate diverse and challenging involvement opportunities for BSC students.  Through campus-wide program development, and advising roles, the department will offer students the chance to develop leadership skills and experience interpersonal interaction that will enhance their personal and academic lives.

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Meet our Staff

Visit our staff website for a list of our staff with pictures and job titles - Click Here

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Advisors

Working with Your Organization Advisor
All groups are required to have an organization advisor that is a member of the full time faculty, staff or administration here at Bridgewater State College.  Your advisor is an essential resource to you in all aspects of your organization's activities.  The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership counts on your organization advisor to be the "front line" contact person with your organization and to be aware of its issues and challenges.  To assist your advisor in this role, the Student Involvement and Leadership Office sponsors an Advisor Brown Bag series that offers programs each month for your advisors.

If you need assistance in recruiting an advisor for your organization, please contact the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership to obtain the interest list of potential advisors. 

Working with Your Program Advisor
Your program advisor is available to help you navigate the program planning process as well as your organization's development.  In planning events, once you have developed an overall picture of what you would like to do, your next stop should be with your program advisor.

The Associate Director of Student Involvement and Leadership assigns program Advisors in the beginning of each academic year or when a new group is formed.

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What it Means to Be a Recognized Club

As a recognized student organization, your group is entitled to a set of privileges and must also uphold certain responsibilities.

Recognized Student Organization Privileges

·        use of college facilities without rental expense

·        use of the college name as part of the organization's name

·        benefit of services provided by the college's offices including program advising, leadership training, and event management

·        funding from the Student Government Association (if applicable)

·        participation in college wide events (i.e. Student Involvement Fair)

·        use of an on campus organization account

·        ability to advertise through Student Involvement and Leadership publications

Recognized Student Organization Responsibilities

·        Register once a year with OSIL

·        Abide by all college policies and procedures

·        Work collectively with OSIL and advisor

·        Recruit actively to maintain longevity of organization

·        Assure that all events of the organization are consistent with the mission of the college and OSIL

·        Assure that membership is open to all students and does not discriminate

·        Actively monitor spending and transactions of on-campus accounts

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Starting a New Organization

New organizations can be started by as few as two students!  Stop by the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership to pick up a packet for starting a new group on campus.

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Last Modified: August 25, 2006