To be officially recognized by UNC Asheville and Highsmith Student Union as a student organization, we need you to follow a few policies and guidelines for us. Our goal is to provide every student and student organization the same opportunities by leveling the playing field as much as possible. Check out our Student Organization Requirements below:
Initial Requirements
- Complete the Student Organization Registration form on Rocky Connect at the beginning of each academic year. This includes contact information for your leadership, advisor, and membership. You will also need to upload a constitution and header image.
- Write and Maintain an up-to-date Constitution and Mission Statement. Highsmith will keep your most current Mission and Constitution in your student organization page on Rocky Connect.
- Maintain five, currently enrolled and active members at all times. The organization’s president and treasurer must be currently enrolled UNC Asheville students. (Please note that Highsmith Student Union encourages student organizations to connect with the larger Asheville community, but no more than 30% of your organization’s membership can be made up of non-UNC Asheville students).
- Maintain an up-to-date roster on Rocky Connect. This information can be kept confidential depending on user settings. This roster must be updated after any changes are made.
- Submit meeting information and update throughout the year. All room reservations will be made through the event submission form on Rocky Connect.
Recurring Requirements
- Submit Event Registration forms: Event Registrations must be submitted at least 10 business days before an event in order to reserve space or have the event appear in Rocky Connect. Attendance must be taken at events through the Event Check-In app.
- Complete ten (10) hours of community service per semester: Student organizations are required to complete these hours as a group, defined as twenty-five percent (25%) of the group’s members. Organizations are encouraged to go above and beyond either semester, but must have a minimum of 10 hours each semester.
- Attend Student Organizations Academy. Two student representatives from each organization are required to attend Student Organizations Academy in the fall and spring semester.
- Officer or Advisor Transitions: Each organization must submit the Student Organization Change Form immediately after leadership and/or advisors change.
Budget Requirements
- Campus Commission: Organizations may request funding at the end of each academic year. Those organizations must submit a proposed itemized budget detailing estimated expenditures for the following year. Organizations will then have an opportunity to present the budget at Campus Commission to the Student Organizations Council. This timeline will be established at the end of each academic year and emailed to all student organization leaders and advisors.
- Signed Memorandum: Organizations with allocated budgets must sign and return a Memorandum outlining each organization’s allocation and rules pertaining to spending student organization money.
- Updated Budget: Organizations with allocations must keep an updated itemized budget. This budget will be kept in each student organization’s Google-drive file and updated by student activities. This is an estimate of funds only, not an official budget tally!
- Receipt Reimbursement: Most access to allocated student organization funds are reimbursements, not up-front payments. Anyone wishing to be reimbursed must email an itemized receipt with proof of payment to ajacks11@unca.edu.
Code of Conduct
As a student organization, you must uphold the university’s Code of Conduct. This code is a guideline of the university’s expectations of you as a student organization. For a comprehensive description of sanctionable circumstances, below we have attached relevant information about “Student Organization Due Process”.
Student Organizations are recognized through a process established in the division of Student Affairs. In granting recognition to organizations, the university reserves the right to review this recognition and the privilege associated with it. It is important that the rights and privileges of organizations and their members be protected by a policy that provides a process for review of inappropriate behavior. It is important that the organizations recognized by the university are meeting established policies and laws. This policy will be in effect in situations on or off campus at the discretion of the university.
Please read the full description of the Code of Conduct.