Student Organization Advisors
The primary role of a student organization advisor is to serve as a professional resource to students as they work to manage their organization.
All full-time faculty and staff are eligible to serve as an advisor for a recognized student organization.
Develop clear expectations about your role as advisor
- Maintain regular contact and involvement with the officers of the student organization and the membership
- Be knowledgeable of the mission, goals and purpose of the student organization
- Ensure all necessary paperwork has been completed with the university
- Ensure the organization officers and members abide by all campus, local and national policies and procedures
- Provide support and encouragement to all members of the organization
- Provide a system that ensures successful communication, short- and long-term goal achievement and efficient transitions between organization officers
- Attend meetings, events and other functions of the organization
- Assist with the management of the organization's budget
- Assist officers with procedural matters
- Reach out to the Office of Student Involvement for assistance and be willing to collaborate with other members of the UMKC community
- Help resolve conflict
Avoid negative behavior
- Being the leader and running the organization
- Imposing your own bias
- Manipulating the group and imposing or forcing your opinions
- Not letting the group try new ideas
- Allowing the organization to become a one-person show
- Assuming the organization’s attitudes, needs and personalities will remain the same year to year
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