1. Student Group Leader Training September 8, 2018
President Training
Student Group Leader Training
September 8, 2018

2. Who are we? Grace Egbo Steven Kish Rory Mather Peggy Hermes Aja Welch
Student Union President
Steven Kish
Student Union Vice President for Administration
Rory Mather
Student Union Vice President for Public Relations
Peggy Hermes
Campus Life Assistant Director for Student Involvement
Aja Welch
Campus Life Graduate Assistant

3. Responsibilities, Expectations, Role
Peggy

4. What are the key elements of what you do?
Shout it out!
What is the best thing about being a student group leader?
What is the biggest anticipated challenge about being a group leader?
How do you most need/use Campus Life as a resource?
How do you most need/use Student Union as a resource?
Peggy

5. Campus Life Expectations
Navigate group dynamics
Model communication and conflict management
Social media
Setting the “tone” for the group
Mission and Vision
Support diversity and inclusion across your group
Peggy

6. Diversity and Inclusion
Grace

7. What’s Diversity and Inclusion?
•Diversity is the range of human differences including but not limited to: 
•Gender 
•Ethnicity 
•Religious Views 
•Political Views 
•Socioeconomic status 
•Sexual Orientation
•Inclusion is involvement and empowerment, where the inherent worth and dignity of all people are recognized
Grace

8. Why is it important?
•An inclusive university promotes and sustains a sense of belonging; it values and practices respect for the talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of living of its members.
•Promotes a range of thoughts with growth and reflection
Grace

9. What does an ideal diversity and inclusion centered student group do?
Grace

10. Provide Support •How can support be provided? •Mentoring programs
•Annual retreats 
•Family structures 
•Workshops 
•Social gatherings 
•These structures are meant to foster relationships within student organizations and to provide support for those of other identities that may choose to join.
Grace

11. Provide Education 
•Encourage reflection on student identities, current issues, relationships, commitments etc. 
•Providing the WU community opportunities to learn about different identities
•Can be seen through forums or panels
•Goal to empower members of student groups to learn more about their own identities, while promoting the intersectionality of identities across groups
Grace

12. Title IX
Jessica Kennedy
Jessica Kennedy
Title IX Director

13. Policies
Peggy

14. What do you need to know?
You need to know they exist. Where to access them What applies to you? What happens if they are violated? What support do you have in navigating them?
Peggy

15. Student Group Handbook
Campuslife.wustl.edu/group
Group General Requirements & Expectations
Finances
Advertising & Promotion
Program Planning
Policies & Forms
Events with Alcohol
Student Group Travel
Reservations
Advisors
Resources & Leadership Development
Peggy

16. Student Group Conduct
Effective Fall 2018 Campus Life will manage student group conduct matters in conjunction with the Office of Conduct and Community Standards
Allegations made to Campus Life
Tier 1: SU and Campus Life policy infractions - handled by Campus Life
Tier 2 and Tier 3 violations: mid to high level Student Conduct Code violations -referred to OCCS or other appropriate department
Peggy

17. Student Group Travel Policy
In order to best support and manage risk with traveling student groups the Student Group Travel Policy took effect Spring 2018.
Trips over 50 miles from campus or requiring an overnight stay
Required to be registered in WUGO
Travel coordinator is required to attend GPS training on Travel Policy
Peggy

18. Responsible Community Training
Student Union is partnering with Title Mine, LIVE, SARAH, and the RSVP Center to offer personalized student group trainings tailored to making our campus community safer and better informed about RSV.
This initiative is AVAILABLE to any interested student group, but REQUIRED for any CAT I student group funded for a large-scale social in the Fall 18 semester BEFORE the event occurs.
Steven

20. Key Tools and Resources

21. Campus Life
Peggy

22. Working with an Advisor
In addition to the members of Campus Life, volunteers from all areas on campus agree to serve in the role of Student Group Advisor.
Effective Spring 2018 some SU groups are now required to have a faculty/staff advisor.
Questions about the process?
Beth Doores – Associate Director for Student Involvement
Tools and support for developing a strong advising relationship can be found on the Campus Life website
Peggy

23. Group Pathways to Success (GPS)
GPS Training
Monthly schedule
Required for activities: events with alcohol, responsible contact training, travel coordinator training
Encouraged: programming, transition, WUGO, group dynamics…
Aja

24. Aja

25. Group Pathways to Success (GPS)
GPS Advising
Meet with Campus Life staff
Services include:
Contract Review/Signing
Event Planning
Student Group Travel
Starting a New Student Group
Group Dynamics
Group development
How to Get Involved
WUGO Support
CliftonStrengths Facilitation
Peggy

26. WUGO Top 10 Reasons to LOVE WUGO 10. News 9. Elections
8. Messaging/Distribution Lists
7. Roster Management
6. Forms – who needs Google?
5. Group Directory
4. Mobile Check In
3. Transition Officers with Ease!
2. Events – Registration & Calendar
1. Access to Reserve a Space and SUFinance
Peggy

28. Mission:
The mission of Student Union Senate is to create a vibrant campus community by:
•Advocating for the needs and interests of all students
•Connecting students and administrators through promoting collaboration
•Empowering students with the means to become self-advocates

29. Improve WashU Campaign
In the spring semester of 2018, Student Union Senate launched the Improve WashUCampaign. In several different spaces around campus we asked the student body “How would you Improve WashU?” After gathering student responses from a chalk wall at the underpass, poster in the DUC, and survey, we have found the following to be the most pressing issues that WashUstudents want to see improved.

32. SUPR (Pronounced “Super” Team)
Group of graphic designers, photographers, and videographers whose job is to help student groups with PR and outreach.
Offer multiple services:
Event photography
Event videography
Headshots
Graphic Design
Pamphlets
Booklets
Flyers
Facebook Banners
Button designs
Rory

33. SUPR Each student group gets a certain amount of SUPR hours free:
Cat I: 8 hours
Cat II: 6 hours
Cat III: 4 hours
Rory

34. Examples of SUPR Work
Spring WILD 2018 Release Video
Rory

35. Examples of SUPR Work
Rory

36. How to Submit a SUPR Request
Must submit 3 weeks before event/deadline for guaranteed pickup by SUPR
Give as much description as possible
If necessary, a SUPR member will set up a meeting with you to get a better idea of your request
Rory

37. Check out these other PR Resources
Rory

38. Reserve Media Equipment Through HMC
All the information is under “Important Documents and Links”
All equipment is free for all SU Student Groups (disregard prices on Equipment list)
Rory

39. Rory

40. Rory

41. SU Long Term Storage
2 locations – Millbrook Garage and Academy Building
Guidelines about what can be stored
meant for items not regularly used or easily stored
You can read the guidelines and apply
on the SU WUGO page
Steven

42. Important Dates

43. Group Dates Re-registration: September 16th
Fall Last Day to Program – December 14th
Spring Last Day to Program – Sunday April 28th
Steven

44. Questions?

45. Evaluation

46. Next on the Schedule
Lunch – grab a box and head to your first session block!
Block :30pm
Session
Presenter
Room Number
Social Event Management
Peggy Hermes – Campus Life
Simon 105
Working with minors: tutoring, mentoring, or one-time events with youth
Cara Johnson and Tim Dugan – Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement
Simon 103
SUFinance Deep Dive
SU Financial Leadership and Campus Life Business Coordinators
Simon 018
Ask SU!
SU Leadership
Simon 017
Event Greening!
Emma Waltman – President, Student Sustainability Board
Cassie Hage - Sustainability
Simon 113
RSVP Center: What your group can do!
Allie Halbert – RSVP Center
Simon 023