1. POLICIES
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
MCDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDENT GROUP
ACCESS TO BENEFITS
SPEECH AND EXPRESSION POLICY
STUDENT ORGANIZATION STANDARDS
SERVING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT
STUDENT ORGANIZATION EVENTS
OUTDOOR EVENTS
OUTDOOR NOISE
VEHICLE POLICY
ADVERTISING POLICY FOR STUDENT
MEDIA
CONCESSIONS AND STUDENT
BUSINESS

2. GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITY
POLICIES FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Student Organization policies are provided to students
as a guide of their rights to utilize campus facilities and
media in such a way that abide by the university's code of
conduct. It is expected that student organization
leaders be familiar with and conduct their
organization’s affairs in compliance with these policies.
ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES
The resources below are provided to student leaders to
assist in the operations and programming of student
organizations. To suggest a resource that should be
added to this site, please contact us at
getinvolved@georgetown.edu.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Center for Student Engagement and the Division of
Student Affairs are committed to providing access to all
of its programs. While the majority of student events
take place in spaces that are accessible, event organizers
need to continue to consider meeting the needs of these
individuals, as well as individuals with visual and/or
hearing impairments.
When publicizing an event, all marketing should include
a contact number or email address for requesting
accommodations. If accommodations are requested for
an event, contact the Academic Resource Center (ARC)
for assistance in making the appropriate arrangements.
CENTER FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
316 Leavey Center
37th and O Streets, N.W., Washington D.C. 20057
Phone: (202) 687.3704
Fax: (202) 687.8940
GETINVOLVED@GEORGETOWN.EDU

3. G E O R G E T O W N
U N I V E R S I T Y M I S S I O N
Georgetown is a Catholic and Jesuit, student-centered research university.
Established in 1789 in the spirit of the new republic, the university was founded on
the principle that serious and sustained discourse among people of different faiths,
cultures, and beliefs promotes intellectual, ethical and spiritual understanding. We
embody this principle in the diversity of our students, faculty and staff, our
commitment to justice and the common good, our intellectual openness and our
international character.
An academic community dedicated to creating and communicating knowledge,
Georgetown provides excellent undergraduate, graduate and professional
education in the Jesuit tradition for the glory of God and the well-being of
humankind.
Georgetown educates women and men to be reflective lifelong learners, to be
responsible and active participants in civic life and to live generously in service to
others.
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4. Georgetown University is built on a two hundred year
commitment to a Jesuit, Catholic understanding of higher
education. As a Catholic and Jesuit university,
Georgetown is committed to an understanding of
education that embraces the transmission of knowledge
as well as the formation of character.
It is the University’s intention that its extra- and co-
curricular programs will provide opportunities for the
development of knowledge and skills and the cultivation
of virtues. They should be the source of community
building and an opportunity for celebration. Through the
content of the activities the members share, through the
process of leading and managing a club, through the
shared experiences of the members, these hopes can be
realized.
The Catholic and Jesuit identity of the University informs
its policies and practices, including the organization and
governance of student organizations. For this reason, the
University has developed the Access to Benefits policy,
which identifies benefits granted to student
organizations, as well as the criteria that student
organizations must meet in order to be granted these
benefits. This policy strives to respect the multiple
expectations of our community, honoring our
commitment to a robust discourse about the wide-
ranging, diverse ideas that form the basis for student
interests and respecting the identity and traditions of
Georgetown as a Catholic and Jesuit university.
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Granting of benefits through the Access to Benefits policy
does not imply endorsement by Georgetown University,
but rather identifies and articulates the resources which
the organization is granted by the University, herein
defined as “benefits.” Five Advisory Boards (Center for
Social Justice Advisory Board for Student Organizations;
Media Boards; Performing Arts Advisory Council; Student
Activities Commission; and the Advisory Board for Club
Sports) are charged with evaluating requests and making
recommendations regarding whether new groups whose
activities fall within their areas should be granted access
to benefits pursuant to this policy. Each board includes
student representation and is predicated on a charter or
constitution that outlines its mission. The five boards are
advisory to the Vice President of Student Affairs, who
may accept or deny their recommendations.
There are other forms of student assembly that may be
granted access to benefits from an entity separate from a
student advisory board, such as a university department.
For example, certain groups of students are granted
access to benefits by a department when that university
department that has unique knowledge of its activities.
Hence, New Student Orientation is granted access to
benefits only through the Center for Student Programs,
and all varsity athletic teams have access to benefits only
through the Department of Athletics. Organizations
granted access to benefits by a university department are
encouraged to abide by this policy and the Student
Organization Standards, established by the Vice President
of Student Affairs.