New form to jumpstart student involvement
Written by Dawn-Marie Parker, Sep 19, 2011, 1 Comment
Student Government is helping students cut through red tape with its new form templates, making club and event organization a little less daunting.
“We wanted to make it easier for any student to make things happen on campus,” said Reuben Pressman, creative director for Student Government. “The right questions would be answered, everyone would have access to the same information in the same place, and the templates will really promote students to act on their ideas.”
The organization process of creating a club can be stressful. Collecting small bits of information, such as a members’ names, email addresses or additional interests can become a hassle.
This difficulty encouraged SG to create three general templates for clubs and their leaders at USFSP.
From the freshman with a desire to start a new leadership club to the senior looking to establish a ghost-hunting group, the new process should make it easier. The templates allow students to demonstrate their creativity and initiative without bogging them down in paperwork.
Three individual templates will cater to a student’s interests: events, projects/services, and capital items, which are new acquisitions, such as the purchase an old warehouse to host a new club. The template asks questions about the possibility of labor, and if it will make money or save students money.
Even if a student is not an entrepreneur major, or is nervous about leading a club, Pressman hopes these templates will ease the mind. Student should be able to focus on the bigger picture—their original ideas.
“[The template forms] ask the general questions that are really needed to make each initiative happen. Hopefully this will get students thinking in ways they can make their own ideas happen without a lot of help,” Pressman said.
After the template is completed, it will be sent as a spreadsheet to SG, allowing them to quickly understand the needs of each club.
To receive a template, email Reuben Pressman at rpressma@mail.usf.edu, Courtney Parish at cparish@mail.usf.edu, or Mark Lombardi-Nelson at mark7@mail.usf.edu.
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