This document provides information for student organization leaders about requirements and responsibilities for being a registered Tier II student organization at the University of Connecticut. It discusses maintaining an accurate roster in UConntact, holding officer positions, attending leadership workshops, and following policies. Benefits of being a registered organization are outlined. The duties of the Chief Operations Officer position are explained, and tips are provided for leading meetings, setting goals and vision, and collaborating with advisors. Resources through the Student Organization Support Office are also mentioned.

1. TIER II- COO WORKSHOP
SOLID SERIES
Office of Student Involvement and Support
Student Activities
University of Connecticut

2. STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
<MEET THE TEAM>
 Kristen Carr
 Coordinator- Student Organizations and Involvement
 Kevin Evringham
 Graduate Assistant- Student Organizations and
Involvement
 Student Ambassadors
 Danielle, Jenny, Stephanie

3. OVERVIEW:
 Benefits and Requirements of being a Registered Org
 IMPORTANT Policies!
 Leading Your Organization
 Developing a Strong Community within your Org
 Setting Vision and Goals
 UConntact & You
 Where to go from here

4. REQUIREMENTS OF BEING TIER-II
 Accurate Officer &  3 Officer minimum: COO,
Membership Count CFO, SEC, EVC, plus
 UConntact: 1 Officer per Advisor
Position. COO & CFO not same
person.
 Minimum of 8 students  SOLID workshops:
 51% of total membership must  COO attends the ‘Leading An
be full-time Storrs students Organization’ Workshop
 CFO attends a ‘Managing Your
 Unless noted in constitution
membership must be open to Finances’ Workshop:
any full-time Storrs students.  Secretaries/Record keeper
attends the ‘A Secretary’s Role’
 Current copy of the Org Workshop
Constitution  EVC attends Event Planning
 Less than 4 years old

5. BENEFITS OF BEING A TIER-II!
 Included on UCONNTACT!
 Can Request Event Space on campus
 Involvement Fair Participation Eligibility
 Can apply for USG Funding
 Student Organization Center Services – 200 FREE
COPIES!
 Can CO-Program with SUBOG
 Subscribed to The CURRENTS

6. BLUEPRINTS: POLICIES AND RESOURCES
 Online and on UConntact SOS
http://studentactivities.uconn.edu/blueprints.html
 Info you will want to know:
 Requirements of being an Org
 Registration Process
 Responsibility – group and individual
 Finances
 Event Planning
 Risk Management
 Constitution Writing
 Resources List
 Additional Resources and Support –
 Student Org Support Office – SU 302

7. BLUEPRINTS:
RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS
OF THE COO
You Are Responsible: You Are Expected:
o For updating roster o To represent UConn
information professionally and
positively
o For being the primary
point of contact for the o To mentor and support
group & to share info to members in your group
your members
o To have fun at what you
o For asking questions and do!
finding resources

8. BLUEPRINTS:
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LIABILITY
 Student organizations may be held responsible for
actions of:
 Guests
 Members
 Anyone authorized to represent the organization
 Individuals that ‘take it too far’ during/after an event
Inaction = Authorization = Responsibility

9. THE NITTY-GRITTY OF LEADERSHIP
 Running Meetings
 Start and end on time
 Keep the discussion on track
 Encourage feedback
 Be a role-model: listen, show respect, admit mistakes
 Agenda Setting
 Location, Date, Time
 Topics to be Covered
 Follow-up!

10. GROUP DEVELOPMENT FUNCTION
BEHAVIOR PERSON ENVIRONMENT
Behavior is the function of a person interacting with
their environment
Think about what it’s like when…

11. SO WHAT DO YOU DO…
 To recruit members…?
 Get Noticed: UConntact, Flyers, Zombie-Walks…
 To keep strong membership…?
 Teambuilding, Social Activities
 Inclusion
 To have successful events…?
 Plan Ahead
 Use a checklist
 When you don’t know what to do…?
 Ask! dsaSOS@uconn.edu & Your Advisor!

12. YOU & YOUR ADVISOR
 As a new COO you’ve not only inherited an
organization, you’ve inherited an advisor!
 The ROLE of the Advisor:
 Discuss this with your new advisor
 Learn about the history of the org/their role
 Set expectations
 Advisors are a part of UConntact!
 Advisors are a resource to you!

13. LEADING TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN
 Setting Vision…
…And Goals for your organization

14. THE IMPORTANCE OF VISION:

15. SMART GOALS
S= specific
M= measurable
What goals are you
setting for your
A= attainable organization in the
coming year?
R= relevant
T= timely

17.  UConntact is a one stop shop
 Involvement opportunities
 Elections
 Document and picture storing and sharing
 Member tracking, emailing and texting
 All in a customizable, user driven experience
 Groups choose setup, colors, fonts, header and utilize
their own graphics and pictures

26. ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONALITY
Publish up-to-date news stories of your organization
Upload an unlimited number of pictures of all the
great things your organization has done!
Keep all your documents online in one
convenient place!
Hold elections or create customized
surveys for your membership!
Organization colors not blue and white?
Set up your custom color scheme, font
and style here!

27. PROFILE

28. EVENTS

29. ROSTERS & MESSAGING

30. PHOTOS

31. CAMPUS NEWS

32. DOCUMENTS

33. FORMS

34. ELECTIONS

36. UCONNTACT
 UConntact
 4000 New Students coming to campus starting May 18th!
 How will you get yourself noticed?
 Involvement Fair Sign-Up: MONDAY APRIL 16th!

37. THINGS YOUR OFFICERS KNOW…
 CFO SOLID learned to:
 create a budget plan; manage revenue & expenses;
record transactions; report financial status using sound
fiscal and accounting practices.
 Secretary SOLID learned:
 minute & record keeping; to arrange agendas and
historical documents!
 Work Together Cohesively – Share your SMART
goals! Brainstorm activities and actions to take!

38. YOUR STUDENT ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
OFFICE
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
Contact us @ dsaSOS@uconn.edu
Student Union 302
860.486.6588
http://uconntact.uconn.edu