COO Workshop

TIER II- COO WORKSHOP SOLID SERIES

Office of Student Involvement and Support

Student Activities

University of Connecticut

Kristen Carr Coordinator- Student Organizations and

Involvement

Kevin Evringham Graduate Assistant- Student Organizations and

Involvement

Student Ambassadors Danielle, Jenny, Stephanie

STUDENT ACTIVITIES:STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND

LEADERSHIP<MEET THE TEAM>

OVERVIEW: Benefits and Requirements of being a Registered Org

IMPORTANT Policies!

Leading Your Organization

Developing a Strong Community within your Org

Setting Vision and Goals

UConntact & You

Where to go from here

REQUIREMENTS OF BEING TIER-II

Accurate Officer & Membership Count

UConntact: 1 Officer per Position. COO & CFO not same person.

Minimum of 8 students 51% of total membership

must be full-time Storrs students

Unless noted in constitution membership must be open to any full-time Storrs students.

Current copy of the Org Constitution

Less than 4 years old

3 Officer minimum: COO, CFO, SEC, EVC, plus Advisor

SOLID workshops: COO attends the ‘Leading

An Organization’ Workshop CFO attends a ‘Managing

Your Finances’ Workshop: Secretaries/Record keeper

attends the ‘A Secretary’s Role’ Workshop

EVC attends Event Planning

BENEFITS OF BEING A TIER-II! Included on UCONNTACT! Can Request Event Space on campus Involvement Fair Participation Eligibility Can apply for USG Funding Student Organization Center Services – 200

FREE COPIES! Can CO-Program with SUBOG Subscribed to The CURRENTS

BLUEPRINTS: POLICIES AND RESOURCES

Online and on UConntact SOS http://studentactivities.uconn.edu/blueprints.html Info you will want to know:

Requirements of being an Org Registration Process Responsibility – group and individual Finances Event Planning Risk Management Constitution Writing Resources List

Additional Resources and Support – Student Org Support Office – SU 302

BLUEPRINTS: RESPONSIBILITIES AND

EXPECTATIONS OF THE COOYou Are Responsible:

o For updating roster information

o For being the primary point of contact for the group & to share info to your members

o For asking questions and finding resources

You Are Expected:o To represent UConn

professionally and positively

o To mentor and support members in your group

o To have fun at what you do!

BLUEPRINTS:INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP

LIABILITY Student organizations may be held

responsible for actions of: Guests Members Anyone authorized to represent the organization Individuals that ‘take it too far’ during/after an

event

Inaction = Authorization = Responsibility

THE NITTY-GRITTY OF LEADERSHIP Running Meetings

Start and end on time Keep the discussion on track Encourage feedback Be a role-model: listen, show respect, admit

mistakes

Agenda Setting Location, Date, Time Topics to be Covered

Follow-up!

GROUP DEVELOPMENT

Behavior is the function of a person interacting with their environment

Think about what it’s like when…

B = f (P x E)BEHAVIOR PERSON ENVIRONMENT

FUNCTION

SO WHAT DO YOU DO… To recruit members…?

Get Noticed: UConntact, Flyers, Zombie-Walks…

To keep strong membership…? Teambuilding, Social Activities Inclusion

To have successful events…? Plan Ahead Use a checklist

When you don’t know what to do…? Ask! dsaSOS@uconn.edu & Your Advisor!

YOU & YOUR ADVISOR As a new COO you’ve not only inherited an

organization, you’ve inherited an advisor!

The ROLE of the Advisor: Discuss this with your new advisor Learn about the history of the org/their role Set expectations

Advisors are a part of UConntact!

Advisors are a resource to you!

Setting Vision…

…And Goals for your organization

LEADING TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN

THE IMPORTANCE OF VISION:

SMART GOALS

S =

M =

A =

R =

T =

specific

measurable

attainable

relevant

timely

What goals are you setting for your organization in the coming year?

UConntactUConn’s new system for getting

involved on campus!

UConntact is a one stop shop Involvement opportunities Elections Document and picture storing and sharing Member tracking, emailing and texting

All in a customizable, user driven experience Groups choose setup, colors, fonts, header and

utilize their own graphics and pictures

UConntact & You: The Leader

ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONALITY

Publish up-to-date news stories of your organization

Upload an unlimited number of pictures of all the great things your organization has done!

Keep all your documents online in one convenient place!

Hold elections or create customized surveys for your membership!

Organization colors not blue and white? Set up your custom color scheme, font and style here!

PROFILE

EVENTS

ROSTERS & MESSAGING

PHOTOS

CAMPUS NEWS

DOCUMENTS

FORMS

ELECTIONS

http://uconntact.uconn.edu

UCONNTACT

UConntact 4000 New Students coming to campus starting May

18th! How will you get yourself noticed?

Involvement Fair Sign-Up: MONDAY APRIL 16th!

THINGS YOUR OFFICERS KNOW…

CFO SOLID learned to: create a budget plan; manage revenue &

expenses; record transactions; report financial status using sound fiscal and accounting practices.

Secretary SOLID learned: minute & record keeping; to arrange agendas

and historical documents!

Work Together Cohesively – Share your SMART goals! Brainstorm activities and actions to take!

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?Contact us @ dsaSOS@uconn.edu

Student Union 302

860.486.6588

YOUR STUDENT ORGANIZATION SUPPORT OFFICE

http://uconntact.uconn.edu