Guidelines for College-Sanctioned Student Activities

1. The Dean of Student Engagement and Support has ultimate responsibility for all student activities at the College.

2. All student activities at the College must conform to local, state, and federal laws and the rules and regulations established by the College, as published in the College catalog and the student handbook--particularly those rules and regulations governing student behavior.

3. All existing student organizations including professional organizations and clubs, and any proposed student organizations must meet the following criteria:
- Serve to support the College’s mission and develop a written constitution and bylaws which demonstrate the organization’s relationship to and support of the College’s mission and which establish criteria for membership in the organization.
- Publish and make available to interested students the criteria for membership in the organization.
- Administer all membership criteria in a consistent, fair, and equitable manner.
- Have an advisor who is a member of the College’s full-time faculty or staff and who will serve as liaison between the student organization and the dean of student affairs.
- Obtain prior approval from the dean of student affairs for any organization-sponsored activities, whether on or off campus.

4. These steps must be followed by any student groups seeking to form an ap proved student organization at the College:
- The group must submit to the Student Government Association a written request, including a proposed constitution and bylaws, for approval as an official Halifax Community College student organization.
- If approved by the SGA, the request will then be submitted for approval to the Dean of Student Engagement and Support.