ORG December 2022 Newsletter

December 2022
Welcome to the last newsletter of 2022 – if you're like us, you definitely wonder where the semester has gone. Be sure to read ORG's December newsletter for important information on resources for your organization before you head out for the semester. Wherever you plan to spend the holiday months, ORG wishes you a warm and cheerful break!

The Office of Student Engagement welcomes you and your organization members to participate in any of the upcoming Involvement Week events! Join us and find new involvement opportunities across campus.

Involvement Week Kick Off & Campus Resource Fair
 Tuesday, January 17, 2023
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
MU Student Center Main Floor

Get Involved Fair Spring 2023
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Stotler Lounge

Center for Student Involvement Open House
Thursday, January 19, 2023
4 - 7 p.m.
Center for Student Involvement (2500 MU Student Center)

Is your organization transitioning executive boards at the end of the semester? Don’t know what you should share to new officers? Use ORG’s Student Organization Officer Transition Checklist to ensure your organization’s new leadership is equipped with the necessary information to succeed.

Completion of annual requirements for Recognized Student Organizations was due on Friday, October 14. If you have not completed both elements (Engage re-registration and administrative training), the organization is now frozen and is at risk for the loss of University recognition. If this applys to your organization, please review emails from the Organization Resource Group. 

The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) closes at 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and is closed on the weekends. Students will be asked to leave on weekdays at 5 p.m., and will only be allowed to re-renter the space by swipe access. Students with swipe access should not let in students without swipe access. If this occurs, swipe access will be revoked. The CSI should not be a place for meetings, events, or studying. Please reserve other spaces on campus for those uses.
If you have any questions, contact studentorgs@missouri.edu.

Safety is a top priority at Mizzou. That’s why we’re excited to announce a new hazing prevention training opportunity for the entire campus community. Consisting of three effective, evidence-based courses, this training is designed to help you prevent, intervene in, and report hazing. Enrollment is optional and anonymous. Responses are not recorded.
Get started today at Mizzou.Prevent.Zone. 

Get the word out! Has your student organization got a story to tell? Let Student Affairs Marketing & Communication help. We can work with you to report your story in a way that puts your organization in the best possible light and promote it on the Student Affairs news channel and on MizzouLife social media. Just send a note to musamarketing@missouri.edu telling us briefly what you'd like the world to know, and we'll follow up via email.

Call for presentation proposals: Sustainable campuses and communities

Mizzou student organizations that have made a difference in promoting sustainability on campus or in the community are invited to submit a presentation proposal for the ENLIGHT Global Dialogue. Selected projects will be presented online, and one project will receive the ENLIGHT Global Citizenship Award, which includes travel and accommodation to participate in an ENLIGHT conference in Europe. Learn more and submit a proposal by Friday, December 9.

Building a brand identity for your organization can be difficult but also a ton fun as allows for a lots of creative freedom! Web-based communications platforms are powerful tools designed to connect friends, family and fellow student organizations with one another.
The following guide offers recommendations to Mizzou's Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) on how to properly build an online presence.

 Websites are also a great way to showcase your registered student organization, sharing important information about your group, resources, and photos from events. MU Engage has easy-to-create webpage templates you may use when following these guidelines.