Chartering New Student Organizations
Flexibility is the basis for forming and dissolving student organizations. The College sanctions campus organizations when students or faculty express an interest in creating one, and the College dissolves organizations when there is a lack of interest or the organization is no longer serving a need. Students wishing to charter a new student organization must submit the following information in writing to the Coordinator of Student Activities:
- Name of organization;
- Names of students filing the proposal;
- Purpose of the organization, including an explanation of its need;
- Qualifications for membership;
- Proposed membership fees;
- Number of students wishing to join;
- Officer and leadership structure;
- Time and process for the election of officers;
- Explanation of extra-campus affiliations, such as national parent organizations;
- Proposed bylaws and charter, including guarantees that student organizations will abide by the College’s non-discrimination policies and the Student Code of Conduct;
- Proposed meeting schedule; and
- Signed statement from a faculty or staff member of Savannah Technical College signifying agreement to serve as the advisor for the organization.
The Coordinator of Student Activities will examine charter applications and reject those not properly submitted. After this review, the coordinator will submit charter applications to the Vice President for Student Affairs and President for final approval.
The College recognizes those organizations whose purposes and proposed activities clearly relate to the educational goals and mission of the College. The College will deny recognition if evidence shows that proposed organizations will likely interfere or conflict with the educational process of the College or the regular and orderly operation of the College; appropriate discipline within the College Community; academic pursuits of teaching, learning, and other campus activities; laws or public policies of the State of Georgia and the United States; and/or regulations of the College and the policies of the Board of Directors of the Technical College System of Georgia.
If the Coordinator of Student Activities denies recognition, students submitting the charter application may appeal the decision to the Vice President for Student Affairs. If the Vice President denies recognition, students may appeal the decision to the President of the College. The decision of the President shall be final.
Approval of charters authorizes new organizations to use college facilities and equipment, subject to policies established by the College and the Board of Directors of the Technical College System of Georgia. In receiving approval, new organizations are eligible to receive student activities funds, subject to the policies of the College and Board of Directors of the Technical College System of Georgia that govern the allocation of student activity fees through the Executive Board of the Student Leadership Council.