Student Activities

Procedures

The University delegates responsibility for the registration of student organizations as follows:

a. All undergraduate student organizations seeking eligibility for University benefits are required to be registered with the Student Government of their respective campus as detailed in the bylaws of the Student Government on that campus.

b. Graduate and professional school student organizations seeking eligibility for University benefits are required to be registered with the Dean or designee of the particular graduate or professional school on their respective campus. Registration can be withdrawn by action of the appropriate Dean or designee.
Registration and eligibility for University benefits shall neither be withheld nor denied on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, marital status or disability.
In registering a student organization, the proponents of the student organization must demonstrate to the respective Student Government (in the case of an undergraduate student organization) or the Dean's office of the appropriate graduate or professional school (in the case of a graduate or professional student organization) that the purpose of the organization is consistent with the mission and goals of the University and its Catholic nature.
With respect to registration of student organizations, the President of the University or his designee reserves the right to review, offer guidance and, when necessary, intervene in the decisions of the Student Government or the Dean of the professional or graduate schools if, in the view of the administration, the educational values or mission of the University appear to be undermined. Since the University seeks to encourage the exercise of responsible freedom; however, student representatives should be allowed the greatest possible discretion in making these judgments.
Disputes, challenges, and exceptions to the above outlined registration policy will be resolved between the Chief Student Affairs Officer or designee and the appropriate student government representative(s). In cases in which a mutually satisfactory resolution cannot be achieved, the Executive Vice President will review the points of difference and make the final determination, subject to review by the President of the University.
The registration of a student organization in no way implies that the University endorses positions or points of view espoused privately or publicly by the organization.
Registered student organizations will be reviewed by their respective Student Government, at a minimum, every three years in order to verify the continued compliance of their activities with their constitutions and the consistency of their constitutions with the mission and goals of the University and its Catholic character.
Clarification and interpretations of these guidelines will be provided as needed by the Chief Student Affairs Officer or designee.