February RSO Officer Updates

Preview Day

During Admitted Student Preview Day, admitted students are invited to join us on campus! They attend information sessions designed to help them prepare to enroll and move in, tour academic departments, and talk with faculty, advisors, and current students. It’s a great time for you to share about your organization and help these likely huskies see if this is the place they want to call home. 

SLI and Admissions are looking for RSOs interested in sharing information about their organization and recruiting incoming students before they even move in! This opportunity is only available to the first 40 organizations. Please sign up here. The RSO tabling sessions will be on Saturday, March 22nd, from 11:30 am-1:15 pm in the MUB Commons. Coffee and donuts will be provided. 

The MUB has space for your RSO! 

As you begin planning events and meetings for next semester, this is a friendly reminder that Memorial Union Building (MUB) spaces are available to reserve now. In most cases, MUB spaces can be reserved up to one year in advance. To submit a room request, please use the MUB reservation request page here. Not sure how to fill out the form? Follow this guide! Have questions? Email mubrooms@mtu.edu for support! If you have any further questions or need additional support, don’t hesitate to reach out to our team or stop by during our office hours. Thank you, the MUB looks forward to hosting your organization! 

HuskyLEAD – Fundraising Fundamentals

Robert’s Rules of Order can make meetings more effective, but only when everyone understands how to use them. Join us for an engaging, interactive workshop that demystifies this widely recognized system for running orderly, productive meetings.

  • Thursday, February 12 (Today!) from 4-5 PM in Fisher 326

HuskyLEAD – Managing Organizational Conflict

Join us for a practical workshop on managing organizational conflict aimed to help you navigate conflict in any groups you’re a part of. Through guided discussion and real-life scenarios, participants will explore strategies for addressing disagreements within their organizations, even when those conflicts involve friends. This session will equip you with tools to communicate effectively, manage tension, and strengthen relationships while working toward shared goals.

  • Wednesday, February 18th from 4-5 PM in Fisher 129

Student Group Awards at the 32nd Annual Student Leadership Awards

Nominations are open to celebrate and recognize the individual and group efforts of students involved across campus at the Student Leadership Awards! There are 4 awards to recognize student groups: 

If your RSO hosted a great event, participated in civic engagement, or is just overall fantastic, you can nominate your RSO to win an award! Nominations close on Monday, March 9th at 11:59 PM.

Risk Management Plans

When organizing any event, identify potential hazards, evaluate risks, and develop strategies to mitigate them. The safety of your members and participants is of utmost importance. Planning to manage risk helps to keep all those involved with your events and/or organization safe. If people feel safe, they are more willing to come back and continue to participate in your organization.

Risk management plans are required for any on-campus event that involves risk as well as any University Sponsored off-campus events, such as Keweenaw Day. An event that involves risk means an event or activity that a reasonable person would consider to have an element of risk. This would also include events/activities that could be less risky for advanced participants, but more risky for novice participants.

Just because an event is off-campus does not mean that there is less risk involved. It is encouraged that you create a risk management plan to ensure safety and success at any risky or potentially risky events.

How to create and submit a risk plan, as well as sample liability waivers, can be found on our website

Have a great month,

Student Leadership and Involvement