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Strengthening Student Organizations: A Comprehensive Plan created by Students and the Division of Student Affairs

The Student Affairs Blog

The Office of Student Engagement at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) provides support for over 480 student organizations, which play a crucial role in enhancing student life. Enhance Trust and Communication : Strengthen relationships between students and university units.

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Initial allocations for student organizations hit record low due to budget cuts - Anna Fattizzo and Erika Filter, GW Hatchet

Ray Schroeder

The Student Association Senate’s finance committee Monday reported a record-low fulfillment of student organization funding requests due to budget cuts. Nathan Nguyen, the director of the Legislative Budget Office and an ad hoc member of the committee, said student organizations requested about $2.2

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Presence | Blog | 14 Great Virtual Fundraising Ideas for Student Organizations

Modern Campus

Raising money and asking for donations can be super uncomfortable, especially for college students. Yet, for student organizations, fundraising is often essential. When done well, fundraising is great way to not only raise money but also …

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Presence | Blog | Boost Learning Outcomes and Earnings with These Student Organization Fundraising Tips

Modern Campus

Many student leaders view fundraising as a hurdle to clear. They understand that they can’t reap the benefits of a student organization without money — which needs to come from… well, somewhere. But, ideally, students should shift …

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Florida seeks to silence speech on social activism across state schools, per regulation

University Business

Additionally, student organizations funded explicitly via student fees and without state and federal dollars are immunized. ” The regulation will become available for public comment for 14 days following approval by the Budget and Finance Committee and the Board of Governors. They each are set to convene Nov.

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Higher ed’s worst free speech offenders of 2022

University Business

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Freedom (FIRE) distinguished the colleges who most egregiously botched a faculty or student organization’s right to tenants that align with free speech in 2022. Let’s take a look at who FIRE identified as the worst offenders of the first amendment in 2022.

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Student Spotlight: Alexander’s Semester Abroad in Budapest

AIFS Abroad

Eager to step into the footsteps of a college student who has experienced life in Hungary? We recently caught up with AIFS Abroad student Alexander, a Finance and Economics major from the University of Alabama. Corvinus is an AACSB-accredited institution — perfectly aligned with his Economics and Finance majors.