How to Start Student Organization

How To Start a Student Organization

There are four parts to applying for recognition as an HSPH student organization

• Draft a student organization Constitution, adhering to guidelines articulated in the Student Organization Handbook
• Provide the names, signatures, and email addresses of at least 20 current HSPH students who wish to see the student organization established and who agree to actively participate in the organization
• Provide a letter or an email from a current HSPH faculty member who agrees to to serve as the organization’s Faculty Adviser for that academic year
• Have student organization officers sign Hazing and Sexual Harassment Attestation Documents

Please submit all paperwork and an electronic version of the constitution to OSA by the following deadline:

Fall Semester – September 24, 2012
Spring Semester – February 4, 2013

Note that organizations recognized in the spring semester receive prorated funding

Returning organizations will need to 1) update their constitution, 2) provide the names, signatures, and email addresses of at least 10 current HSPH student members, 3) provide an updated Faculty Adviser letter or email, 4) have new student officers sign Hazing and Sexual Harassment Attestation Documents by the same deadlines to remain active.