Nova Southeastern University
Clubs and Organizations
Chartering Process
1. Set a meeting with the Student Government President or Vice President to discuss the student organization
that you want to bring to Nova Southeastern University
2. Receive the chartering packet from the Student Government President or Vice President
3. Identify a full-time faculty/staff advisor
4. Identify a full executive board composed of at least President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
(other positions are optional)
5. Fill out the chartering packet completely
6. Come up with an Action Plan, Constitution and a Mission Statement
7. Turn in completed packet, action plan, constitution and mission statement to the Student Affairs office
8. Set a meeting with the Coordinator of Student Affairs to discuss processes and expectations
9. President and Treasurer must attend MANDATORY Treasurer Training session that will be available either
via video conference after the student organization gets chartered
Nova Southeastern University
Tampa Student Education Center
Office of Student Engagement
Student Organization Chartering Packet
Name of Organization ___________ Date ________________
Advisor ______ Email Extension____________
Officers/Founding Members
Academic
Title Name N Number NSU Email Cell Phone #
Program
President
Vice
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Please fill out this packet in its entirety, with full contact information and year in school. If more space is required for
additional officers of members please attach additional page with all information indicating officer or member.
The packet must be submitted to Brandon Avery in the Student Affairs Office. If you have any questions
please contact the Student Government President, Vice President or Brandon Avery at (813) 393- 4998 or at
abrandon@nova.edu
Nova Southeastern University
Clubs and Organizations
Non-Discrimination Statement
Admission to Nova Southeastern University and any of its sponsored programs is open to
qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin or disability. All
student organizations must be advised that, by law, official recognition will be granted
only if the organization is in compliance with Title IX of the Civil Rights Acts.
These rights are reserved. However, it is the expectation of Nova Southeastern University
that clubs and organizations are open to qualified individuals regardless of race, religion,
sex, national origin or disability.
Nova Southeastern University believes that freedom of though; innovation and creativity
are fundamental characteristics of a community of scholars. To promote such a learning
environment, the University has a special responsibility to seek cultural diversity, to
instill a global perspective in its students and to nurture sensitivity, tolerance, and mutual
respect. Discrimination against or harassment of individuals on the basis of ethnicity, sex,
religion, race or disability is inconsistent with the purposes of the University.
By signing the form below, you will indicate that you understand the above expectations.
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Organization Name
_______________________________________ __________________
Chapter President’s signature Date
Nova Southeastern University
Clubs and Organizations
Faculty/Staff Advisor Agreement
As an employee of Nova Southeastern University, I agree to serve as an advisor to
_______________________________________, an organization officially registered at
the Tampa Student Education Center through the Office of Student Engagement. I
understand and agree to meet the following responsibilities:
1. To be reasonably informed concerning the purpose and programs of the
organization;
2. To be reasonably informed concerning university policies and procedures
governing student activities and student organizations;
3. To attend and supervise, if necessary, an event at which my presence is required,
or find an appropriate substitute from among NSU employees;
4. To frequently attend the meetings of the organization;
5. To encourage the members of the organization to assume responsibility for the
effectiveness of their programs;
6. To provide advice on the planning and implementation of events and activities;
7. To provide continuity for the organization from year to year;
8. To be willing to accept telephone messages or correspondence via the University
mail system regarding activities or announcements that should be conveyed to the
officers.
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Advisor Name (Print) Department
________________________________ ________________________
Email Address Campus Phone
________________________________________________________________________
Campus Address
________________________________ ________________________
Advisor Signature Date
________________________________ _______________________
Organization President Signature Date
Nova Southeastern University
Clubs and Organizations
General Information
Mission Statement
A mission statement is a brief statement of the purpose of an organization. The intention
of a mission statement is to keep members aware of the organization’s purpose.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Organization Meetings
Where would your organization hold its meetings?
________________________________________________________________________
What time? __________________________________
How often (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly)? _____________________________________
Website
Does your organization have a website? Y/N
If yes, what is the URL? ___________________________________________________
On the Student Education Centers section of the Student Engagement website
(http://www.nova.edu/studentengagement/sec/) all of the organizations are listed with
connection to the club president’s email. In addition we will add 1-2 sentences describing
the club and its mission to website visitors. Please write 1-2 sentences that you would like
to see added about your organization.
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Nova Southeastern University
Clubs and Organizations
Action Plan
Writing action plans are easy when you know what to expect. An action plan is different
from most other plans. Basically, it contains the What, Why, How and When to get things
done.
In order to be successful here are some steps to take after you write out your action plan:
1. Scope out the big picture - Write a general summary of what you want to
accomplish with objectives, budget, time, assumptions, definitions, potential risks and
issues that may arise and tie it to a goal. Make sure you write the pros and cons so you
know where to focus downstream.
2. Break out the smaller tasks - More specifically, assign tasks to yourself or team
member pieces of the project that will support how you will achieve your goal. In this
assignment make sure to think proactively about the timeline and deadlines of the
overall project in terms of allocating resources.
3. Create a list of action steps - For each task, there should be a list of to-dos ranked
in sequential order. Make sure this list can be changed, re-ordered and deleted if there
are redundancies.
4. Prioritize - Some steps are more important that others, and some can be delegated
to friends or co-workers. Based on days to deadline, task and action step importance,
and number of steps remaining, create a master list of the top steps to do TODAY.
5. Communicate with people who are helping you - Make comments, chat and
document critical information and milestones along the way to make sure you have the
correct relevant information.
6. Complete your deadline on time - Know with certainty when the deadlines will
occur by estimating when your task will be finish based on the rate of action step
completion. If you have seven steps to do in seven days, then you should expect to do one
per day. If not, quickly adjust and make small course corrections to get back on track.
7. Track your results - How did you do? Did you meet expectations? Run a report and
find out your performance.