Campus Involvement Opportunities
- Student Activities Briefs
- Free Period
- Clubs and Organizations
- Starting a New Student Organization
- RIC Programming
- Campus Activities Day and Student Organization Showcase
- Student Employment
- The Recreation Center
- Athletics
Student Activities BRIEFS
The Office of Student Activities sends a weekly e-mail with updates on programs sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and other on and off campus events. To get on the list to receive the Student Activities Briefs, send a message to mweiss@ric.edu with SUBSCRIBE TO STUDENT ACTIVITIES BRIEFS in the subject line.
Student Activities Briefs Archives
| Date | Topics |
 |
RIC Food for Thought Recipe Collection; Volunteer Opportuniyt with the Nazarian Center; Southside Community Land Trust Plant Sale; Call for Filmmakers and Artists |
|
Wrap Up and Summer Preview: Emerging Leaders, Spelling Bee, Menopause the Musical; Providence Roller Derby; RI Folk Festival; WaterFire; Brighton Beach Memoirs; RI International Film Festival; Gay Men's Choir; SoundSession 2010; Jersey Boys; Gallery Night; Museum of Natural History & Planetarium |
|
RIC Kick Off 2010 Preview: Trip to Fenway for Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays; WXIN Rock Hunt Finals; Block Party; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Federal Hill Stroll |
|
Homecoming 2010 Preview: Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter; Unequal Systems; Step Into the Light Step Show; emP.O.W.E.R. Presentation; The Dana Wright Access Challenge; National Arbor Day Tree Planting; Chorus of East Providence Concert; Iron Chef Providence; RENT; Newport Folk Festival |
|
Root Beer Pong Tournament; WXIN Rock Hunt; Middle School Association Upcoming Events; English Club Events Featuring Screening of Crazy Heart; SOS/AGES Spring Party; Senior Week 2010 |
|
RIC End Sponsored by Programming; An Evening of Poetry Readings; WXIN Rock Hunt; Intervarsity Christian Fellowship: Stories from New Orleans; RIC OTAKU Game Night; Cram Week Sponsored by Student Activities and RSA; Joan of Arc: An Opera in Three Acts |
|
Volunteer Crew for Residence Hall Move In; WXIN Rock Hunt; Options for Teachers Outside of the Classroom; Fourth Annual Ocean State Film Festival; Pippin: RIC Mainstage Theatre's Spring Musical; The Vagina Monologues; URI Global Speaker Series Earth Day Program; Film Your Issue 2010 Competition |
Free Period
Every Wednesday from 12:30pm - 2:00pm is Free Period, a time-slot during which classes are not scheduled so that students can get involved on campus. Many student clubs and organizations meet and many campus-wide events occur during this time.
Clubs and Organizations
The most obvious way to get involved is to join a student club or organization! It can be a great way to plan events, meet people with similar interests, and even enhance your resume. There are more than 70 groups to choose from:
- media groups
- cultural awareness groups
- groups associated with academic majors and community service
For an updated list of current organizations, please visit the Student Organizations page.
Starting a New Student Organization
Have a great idea for a student organization at Rhode Island College? Consider starting a new group! The process can be a lot of work, but it often leads to a very rewarding experience. The process requires that you work with both Student Activities and Student Community Government, Inc.; if you have questions along the way you can contact Assistant Director, Student Activities Marissa Weiss at mweiss@ric.edu or the SCG Secretary Amanda Berno at scgsecretary@so.ric.edu.
Steps for Starting a New Student Organization
-
Review the list of current student organizations at http://www.ric.edu/student_activities/sOrganizations.php to ensure that a similar organization is not already in existence.
-
Discuss the idea with the SCG Secretary or Assistant Director, Student Activities.
-
Find at least three other students who are interested in joining the organization and a proposed faculty or professional staff advisor.
-
Submit the
Intent to Form a New Student Organization form, which asks for information about the organization's purpose, activities, and possible members. -
Once contacted by Student Activities or SCG confirming the acceptance of the Intent form, submit the organization's constitution to the SCG Secretary. The Secretary can provide a model constitution upon which to base the new organization's constitution.
-
Meet with the SCG Student Organizations Committee and/or Parliament to answer questions about the organization. Please note that this process may take a few weeks. The SCG Secretary will let you know which meeting you will need to attend.
-
Receive approval from Parliament.
-
Submit the online organization officer list to Student Activities at http://www.ric.edu/student_activities/StudentOrgRegForm.php.
-
Submit a signed advisor agreement, and president and treasurer affidavits to SCG in Student Union 401.
-
Meet with the Assistant Director, Student Activities to review policies related to Student Organizations.
RIC Programming
RIC Programming is a student organization that plans and promotes many of the general events on campus, which include comedy nights, concerts, Welcome Week, RIC END, and other programs. They hold their organization meetings every Wednesday, 12:30pm - 2:00pm. To learn more about Programming, visit their table at Campus Activities Day, join their Facebook group, e-mail them at programming@so.ric.edu, stop by their office in Student Union 430, or call (401) 456-8045.
Campus Activities Day and Student Organization Showcase
Campus Activities Day is a student organization recruiting fair scheduled every year in September on the second Wednesday of classes from 12:30pm - 2:00pm (Free Period) in the Quad (or in the Student Union Ballroom in the event of rain).
2010 Campus Activities Day
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
12:30pm-2pm
Quad (rain location: Student Union Ballroom)
This festival-style fair features at least 50 exhibit tables of active clubs and organizations anxious to tell students about their offerings and recruit new members. Also present are other college and student-related tables with information and giveaways. If you're looking to check out the scene, this is an event you don't want to miss.
A similar event, Student Organization Showcase, is scheduled every February for transfer students and to the benefit of established organizations to network and showcase their accomplishments and offerings.
2011 Student Organization Showcase
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
12:30pm-2pm
Student Union Ballroom
Student Employment
The Student Union offers many opportunities for student employment.
Students who are particularly interested in helping to plan events may want to apply for a position within the Office of Student Activities. Students in these positions help the Assistant Director, Student Activities to organize and manage trips, major campus events, and student organization outreach efforts.
Student Activities also oversees a marketing department that employs students who perform marketing and promotional consulting services and graphic design work for student organizations and the Student Union.
The Recreation Center
Features extensive intramural programming and a wide variety of popular recreational opportunities for undergraduate and advanced-degree students. Programs and activities are also available to faculty, staff, alumni, and the community on a membership-fee basis. Check out the Recreation Center website for more information.
Athletics
RIC sponsors nineteen varsity sports through the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Six team sports are offered in the fall, six team sports during the winter, and seven during the spring.
 | This page contains content in PDF format. You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this content, click here to download it for free. |
Page last updated: Friday, July 16, 2010
