There needs to be an early interest because a club is usually organized due to the interests and efforts of one or more students. Usually someone gets the idea and pursues the possibility of forming an organization. The early interest will be the first step in getting the potential on the road to organization.
There is the philosophy at Montevallo which supports and even expects students to take the main initiative for the beginning steps of organizing a new club. Faculty interest and assistance is available; however, the students themselves are expected to take the first step. The Office of Student Life is also available for assistance.
At
least one or more meetings should usually be
held with interested students. An announcement
of your meeting can be placed in the Alabamian
free of charge. You may also use the campus
television station. Rooms for the organizational
meetings can be reserved after contacting The
Office of Student Life
for approval. Student Life will give their
approval to the Campus Calendar Office so that a
room can be reserved.
One
or more organizational meetings may result in
either pursuing formation of the new club or
abandoning the idea altogether. Should the group
decide to form the organization, the students
would fully acquaint themselves with the
requirements for becoming a recognized
organization. The group would also need to
arrange an appointment with the Director of
Student Life.
After
these initial organizational meetings are over
with and there is definite interest in forming
an organization, the interested students may
contact the Office of Student Life, located in Farmer Hall at 665-6565 as
soon as the decision is made to organize.
Students
wishing to establish an organization on the
University of Montevallo campus should follow
the procedures as outlined below. The
establishment of an organization, regardless of
kind, is very important and should be taken
seriously by all involved in the total process.
Any group of students desiring to form an
organization must, before activation the
organization, submit a petition to the Faculty
Committee on Organizations including the
following items:
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The
petition listed above will be acted upon by the
Faculty committee on Student Organizations and
forwarded to the Vice President of Student
Affairs for approval by the President. When
approved, the members of the organization will
be notified accordingly. The President of the
University will authorize the petitioning group
to organize and operate for one year on a
tentative basis. At the end of one year of
operation, the organization must submit a full
and detailed written and oral report of its
function and operations to the Faculty Committee
on Student Organizations. Following one more
year of successful operation on the campus, and
the completion of another written and oral
report, an organization will be recognized and
registered.
Organizations
seeking to be recognized on the University of
Montevallo campus through the appropriate
committee should be prepared to wait a minimum
of two (2) full years. In some
"special" instances, it may take a
third year in order to meet the basic
requirements for recognition.