Club and Organization Advising

Advisors to student organizations are very important. They give their time and expertise in order to facilitate the growth and development of students through the group process. Each recognized student group is required to have an advisor because of their educational contributions to the group.
An adviser serves many functions for a club or media. Some of these include:

• Oversee and advise the club/organization in all activities.
• Attend the organization’s meetings and activities.
• Support the mission and focus of the student organization on campus, which helps the organization, achieve longevity and success by seeing progression from year to year.
• Provide positive reinforcement and effective feedback for student organization and its members.
• Provide the group with both on and off campus resources and connections.
• Assist the group with making the appropriate connections to resources and personnel that will enhance the activities and programs the group is hosting or sponsoring.
• Counsel and advise officers and members of the group.
• Serve as a “sounding board” off of which the Club can bounce new ideas and concerns.

In turn, officers should be sure that advisers are informed of the group’s meetings and activities.