During the fall and spring semesters, Student Activities office hours are from 8am-6pm Monday-Thursday. Friday it is open from 8am-4:30pm. Staff are available from 8am-4:30pm during the week.
Once an organization becomes recognized, they may obtain an MSU email account for thier organization(i.e. mystudentgroup@mnsu.edu). This is a shared folder that officers with permission can access after they log into thier Mav Mail. To request an email account or allow officers to access the folder, contact Molly Wandersee in the Student Activities office (CSU 173) or by email (molly.wandersee@mnsu.edu).
Contact University Scheduling & Conference Services to reserve rooms. The office is located in CSU room 219. Phone: 507-389-2223; E-mail: university.scheduling@mnsu.edu; Web site: www.mnsu.edu/scheduling.
The first step in setting up your RSO for financial activity is obtaining a '9' account. You will need to obtain an account if your RSO deals with money. To do this, see Helen Wenner in the Office of Business Affairs in 236 Wigley Administration or by phone at (507)389-2269.
To apply for a TIN/EIN: The direct address to the PDF of the application is http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fss4.pdf It says employer ID number app, but there is a spot on the app to indicate “Non Profit”.
For information and step-by-step instructions on registering your RSO on the new online system, go to http://www.mnsu.edu/activities/rso/how_to_register.html. If you are having trouble with any of the online registration components, see Molly Wandersee or Ashley Strom in the Student Activities office (CSU 173) or call 389-6076.
Groups planning events at establishments that supply alcohol must apply for permission to do so, even if the group does not plan to serve alcohol as part of the event. These forms must be approved by administration before the event happens, and thus must be submitted to Laurie Woodward, Director of the Student Union and Activities far in advance of the desired event.
[DOC] Form 1 (286 KiB)
[PDF] Form 2 (82 KiB)
Without getting into all the copywrite law, which you can read at http://www.swank.com/college/copyright.html , it doesn’t matter if the library or an individual owns a particular copy of a film, it cannot be shown publicly without paying licensing fees. It doesn't matter if someone speaks afterward, if it's a documentary, or if the film is educational. The library does have some limited funds to secure documentaries for public showings. Groups may also work with the IMPACT films chair if there is an upcoming new film that would hit the theme you’re looking for. Otherwise, groups can obtain public showing licences for films through SWANK motion pictures, Criterion Films, or through the film's producers in the case of smaller independent films.
Please contact the Student Activities office (CSU 173) in addition to Event and Meeting Services if your event has any of the following components: if you are planning an event expecting a large number of people, special parking arrangements, have off-campus vendors, present potential risks, may need security, draw media attention, or you are planning on allowing underage people to come, please see us for assistance. We would like to help make your event successful and safe. See Ashley Strom or Molly Wandersee for assistance in planning.
Please contact Molly Wandersee in the Student Activities office if you would like to request a new web page for your group or get the password re-set. E-mail: molly.wandersee@mnsu.edu
Web space will be provided but group is responsible for the creating and maintaining for their webpage.
Each RSO is allowed 21 balloons per academic year free of charge, after that the fee is $1 per balloon. To get balloons for an event, fill out the Balloon Request Form at the Student Activities front desk. The office is able to accommadate most requests if they receive them 1 week in advance. Since the office is closed on Saturday and Sunday and helium in the balloon only lasts a maximum of 6-8 hours, RSO's needing balloons for weekend events may want to contact Paper Service Plus at (507)345-7277 or Party City at (507)388-6381 as we will not be able to provide them during that time.
Only RSOs, University departments, non-profit community organizations, and colleges may be given permission to post on University information boards. Bring your flyers to the Student Activities (CSU 173) front desk to be stamped before posting them. For the six posters being hung up in the CSU, take them to Student Union office (CSU 220). They will stamp and hang your posters for you.
RSOs may rent University vehicles for travel on MSU functions. They must obtain the signature of their Faculty/Staff advisor and know that he/she is then responsible for any misuse of the vehicle. For complete regulations call Helen Walters at 389-5649. Make sure to review the newly updated guidelines for using state vehicles at www.mnsu.edu/vehicles.
If your organization is recognized, it will be listed in the RSO Directory. If you think your RSO should be approved, but do not see it in the Directory, please contact Molly Wandersee (molly.wandersee@mnsu.edu) to see where it is in the process. There are many steps to becomming recognized including officer approval, advisor approval, MSSA approval, and finally Student Activities approval. Molly can tell you where your RSO is in the process so that you can move it to the next step.
During the summer, our office is open from 7:30am-4pm Monday-Friday.
Just ask. Go to http://www.mnsu.edu/activities/rso/contact.php to ask a question or leave a comment. More information is also available in the RSO Handbook.
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