The Office of Student Activities hosted its first ever Recognized Student Association Presidents’ Roundtable on Friday, Sept. 27. The meeting allowed RSO Presidents to meet with Greg Overend, Director of Student Activities, and Zani Imetovski, Undergrad Student Government Association President, to discuss their needs and concerns for their respective organizations.
The setting was informal and allowed for an open discussion that brought forth the growing needs of each organization. Organizations in attendance included Scope, The Charger Bulletin, Greeks, Music Industry Club, Emergency Medical Services, and The American Chemical Society to name a few.
Presidents arrived eager to speak their minds and see which organizations shared the same concerns. OSA is increasingly enforcing campus policies, new and old, that have left several organizations in confusion.
EMS has undergone a makeover. All paperwork for registering events and booking rooms that was previously done through hard copies is now automated through the EMS system. Each organization was also required to complete a four-step re-registration process that included watching the RSO policy instruction video and answering a short quiz.
These two topics were the center of discussion that brought forth how organizations felt about which policies work and which don’t. Overend was also able to provide insight as to why policies are implemented and how they are chosen for the presidents to get a better idea on how the university works. Overend and Imetovski compiled notes on all discussion points.
Another positive outcome of the new roundtable discussion is networking among different RSOs. Each organization was encouraged to use each other for resources and support. It helped each organization to see who was dealing with similar issues and how they are handling the situations at hand.
RSOs are looking to the future, much like the university is doing. It was clear through discussion that students are eager to take an active role in the development of campus organizations and policy making. They want to have a say.
RSO President’s Roundtable is a monthly meeting for organizations to have their voice heard by OSA and administration.
