student involvement coordinators help students connect with st. edward's university student organizations, departments, and programs. student involvement coordinators can either connect you with current student groups that match your interests or can help you start a new student organization. complete the involvement inventory, and the involvement coordinator will get back to you within a few days with a personalized report of suggestions. 

contact student involvement coordinators:
512-448-8421
email
visit the student involvement office virtually m-f at 11 am-12 pm by emailing us. you will be added to the google chat room. 

while supported by student involvement, the success of student organizations depends primarily on the student leaders and members of each organization. student organizations have the unique challenge of funding the majority of their activities through membership dues, fundraisers, and generous donations from outside supporters. 

average costs associated with student organizations include resources for hosting significant campus events, member development, travel costs for out-of-town conferences, and official organization t-shirts. organizations engage in fundraising activities throughout the year to offset the increasing costs associated with being active and successful on campus.  

apply for student government association funding

the student government association (sga) provides limited funding for student organizations. this funding should directly support an organization's purpose or mission. 

 note: this must be filled out at least two weeks (14 days) before the event or program. 

student government senate will vote to grant your organization funding at the weekly senate meetings. you will then receive communication from the student government chief financial officer outlining the steps to secure your reimbursement. 

if you have questions, contact student government at sga@stedwards.edu. 

donate to a student organization

you may contribute to a student organization. to donate to a specific organization, click "student organization designations" on the second page, or fill in the organization's name in the space provided.

solicit donations

if you would like to solicit donations from businesses, you must provide a list of those businesses to student involvement. the list will be submitted to university advancement for approval, and you will be notified of their decision. our university fundraising efforts must be coordinated to ensure we do not overburden a single person or entity.

if your student organization is planning an event or travel, the information below will help navigate you through the process.

student organization event or program

to ensure the event or program gets approved, follow these steps: 

all events are to happen virtually, and please use this link for resources. 

all events, programs, and organization meetings must be put into 25live and collegiatelink before they will be approved. 

1. to reserve a space on campus, log in to 25live with your seu username and password. if your event is off-campus, disregard this step. note: submit your event at least ten days in advance, or it will not be approved.
2. log in to collegiatelink with your seu username and password and submit your event. you must complete the entire form so student involvement can contact you if necessary.  
3. download the student organizations manual to learn more. 
4. questions: visit or email student involvement ragsdale center 304.

 

student organization travel

if your student organization is planning on traveling, ensure that you have completed the following requirements, so your trip goes smoothly: all university travel is currently suspended. 

1. submit the event and provide details of the travel request. student involvement will request additional information if necessary and either approve or deny the event. 
2. if you are traveling more than 25 miles from the university or internationally, you must complete additional steps. contact student involvement, and they will walk you through the process. 

student organizations can find all forms, files, and information on collegiate link under campus links to support the operation of their organization. sign up for the weekly newsletter where we send updates on policies and answers to frequently asked questions.

registration

student organization mandatory training is september 18th and september 25th, 3:00-4:30 pm. a recorded session will be made available after september 18th session found in our student organization virtual support folder.  

student organization registration is september 1st-september 30th for the fall semester. spring registration opens the first week in january and closes the third friday in january for any groups that were not able to register in the fall. to complete registration, student organizations will need to do the following by the registration end date. 

• register the organization in collegiate link
• have 2 executive board members attend the student organization mandatory training webinar
• have the 2 executive board members that attended the training complete the post-assessment and agreement form

managing collegiate link

managing the collegiate link account for your organization can be done by the primary contact or executive board members with specific permissions. those individuals must be on the organization roster to access such privileges. please use the links provided to assist you. 

• manage organization tool
• updating organization information
• creating an event
• video embedding
• creating a form
• roster management 
• elections

lead

lead series is leaders engaging in actions for development for our student organization leaders. please check back for dates and times for our virtual leadership series. our first session will be in september, and all sessions will be recorded and placed in our student organization virtual support folder.