From: Jack Yeager Date: September 5, 2023 Subject: September Club/Org Newsletter
Welcome to the Fall Semester!
Loyola's Office of Student Engagement wishes you a warm welcome as a new school year begins! We are excited to provide information about new and existing ways you can get involved around campus. Welcome back, and we hope to see you around soon!
As always, please share this newsletter with your members! We will be sharing the newsletter on the RSO website for your future reference!
Let's Review Some Important Dates!
Friday, September 8th - Club Kickoff (more details below)
Monday, September 11th - Activities Fair
Tuesday, September 12th - Club funding request processes open!
Monday, November 27th - Club funding request processes close
Interested in launching a new club? The New RSO request process will open on Tuesday, September 12th. More info on the New RSO process and club funding can be found on the RSO website.
This year, we are requiring clubs to attend at least one workshop PER semester. We have a variety of workshops planned for the fall semester and are excited to share them with you at Club Kickoff this Friday. All workshops are published on The Bridge if you'd like to explore your options ahead of time.
Club Kickoff
Club Kickoff is quickly approaching! Please communicate with your fellow officers to ensure at least one officer can attend! Register using the link below. Important topics for Club Kickoff include:
Funding Options (including SGA and Weekend Programming)
Event Planning
Community Engagement and Service opportunities
and more!
Please let us know if you do not have a representative from your club who is able to attend. We will be sure to send you all important information to get your club activities started on the right foot this year.
Calling all club leaders! Club Kickoff is Student Engagement's club leader training that happens at the start of every semester. This required training gives club leaders a chance to connect with fellow club leaders and plan for the upcoming year.
The Activities Fair is coming up quick! If your club would like to participate, please be sure to fill out the form, linked here. The deadline to request a table is this Wednesday, September 6th. We will be unable to guarantee table space after that date, so please be sure you have your request in! We will be sending out further information this week with more details about checking in day-of.
Please reach out if there are any questions.
Club of the Month is Back!
Apply for club of the month to be cool! Club of the month winners will be featured in our monthly newsletters, on OSE social media, on the RSO website, and more! Additionally, all Club of the Month winners will be eligible to win Club of the Year (details to come).
We are currently accepting applications for October - if interested, please apply by September 22nd. Apply by clicking the link here!
RoadTrip
A message from Katie Derreth in the Office of Student Engagement:
RoadTrip is the beginning of a life-long journey for students to discover their sources of joy, realize where their gifts and talents lie, and identify how they can give back to others. RoadTrip also helps students strengthen connections with peers and mentors and emphasizes the role Loyola’s Jesuit education plays in guiding them to live with and for others.
If you are not sure what you want to do next in your college career, unsure of what major you’d like to declare, whether or not you want to study abroad and where, what you want to do after graduation, or just want to have a better understanding of how to discern big questions in your life, RoadTrip might be the right program for you.
Registration is currently open on the Bridge at https://cglink.me/2hL/r2124503 and will close on Sunday, September 17. To register and attend RoadTrip, it does cost $75. If this is a concern for you, please reach out to me so we can discuss the process for potential scholarships. Please reach out to me krderreth@loyola.edu!
EVENT
RoadTrip
Friday, October 13 at 4:00pm
to Sunday, October 15 at 4:00pm
RoadTrip is Loyola's longest running sophomore tradition centered on vocational discernment and designed to strengthen connections to yourself and others. Throughout the course of the three-day program, you will be introduced to essential tools to navigate the uncertainties and intersections of life in ways that reflect your truest self and honor the people in your community. By trusting this process, we believe you will come to see that you are not alone in your search for connection, purpose, and clarity.
This year, we are opening up RoadTrip to all sophomores, juniors, and seniors!
The cost of this weekend program is $75. Scholarships are available; please contact krderreth@loyola.edu if you would like more information regarding the scholarship process.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to RoadTrip Program Director, Katie Derreth at krderreth@loyola.edu with any questions or concerns about event details or registration fees. We look forward to having you join us on this once-in-a-lifetime Loyola experience.
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