Starting an On-Campus Club with Ease

Janelle Pelzel, Staff Reporter

Janelle_Pelzel@csumb.edu

April 17, 2008

Students are privileged to have the

opportunity and accessibility of

starting a club on campus at CSU

Monterey Bay (CSUMB). But,

for some students the procedure

may not be clear.

The process first begins at the

Student Activities Office, located

in Building 8. There, students

will pick up a “Beginning Student

Organization” packet, which

is essentially the starter kit for

every club on campus. With

examples provided for clarity, the

packet contains an organization

registration card, roster, a

signature authorization form and

a place to include an organization

constitution or purpose statement.

According to Vania Silveira,

office manager for Student Activities,

 students need to put together a group

 of at least eight

students with a minimum grade

point average of 2.0 in order to

establish a club. Students also

need to acquire a full time faculty

or staff member to act as an

advisor before completing their

paperwork.

Denise Huey, an EMPOWER

and Pacific Asian Students’ Union

member and eighth year student

working towards a Masters in

Education, expressed that starting

a student organization was not

a complicated process. “[Just fill

out the] beginning club packet

…along with a list of [students]

that are interested in participating

in a club,” said Huey.

Global Studies senior Ashley

Dusenbury is a club member for

the Students for Global Awareness,

and agrees with Huey regarding the

ease of starting a club. Dusenbury

explained that the most difficult

part in starting the club has been

getting student participation after

the club has been instated.

Silverira emphasized that

the deadline to start a student

organization for the current

Spring 2008 semester has passed;

however, students interested in

starting a club should begin the

process at the start of the Fall 2008

semester.

More information about starting

a club can be found at the Student

Activities website, activities.

csumb.edu, or through their First

Class email at student_activity@

csumb.edu.