We recommend the following for success:
Do’s
- Empower students to take ownership over the organization and its programs.
- Celebrate individual and overall organization successes.
- Understand university policies and educate students on those policies when necessary.
- Develop strong relationships with student organization leaders and members.
- Know the student organization mission, vision, purpose and bylaws.
- Assist the organization with solving group conflict.
- Hold students accountable to challenge their viewpoints and processes.
- Allow students to fail.
ٴDz’t
- Assume ultimate responsibility for organization decisions, problems and failures.
- Run organization meetings.
- Assume the role of absolute decision maker.
- Try to solve every issue or problem that arises.
- Serve as primary recruiter or marketer for organization and its programs.
- Assume the organization doesn’t require your guidance and assistance.
- Be afraid to try new ideas.