Starting a club on campus is a great way for students to enrich their experience at San Jose City College.<\/p>\n
Meeting with other like-minded students to discuss shared interests or create projects is a great way to connect and get involved with the community.<\/p>\n
Blake Blajadia of SJCC Associated Student Activities encourages all students to join clubs and helps newcomers navigate the process of starting a club.<\/p>\n
The process begins with following these five easy steps:<\/p>\n
Step 1 <\/strong> In order to be recognized on campus, this paperwork must be finished.<\/p>\n Step 2<\/strong> Students seeking to start a club should not let the financial cost block them from doing so.\u00a0Assistance is available for students and they are encouraged to ask for help.<\/p>\n Contact Jonathan Calmatos, Associated Student Government director of finance, for a financial consultation to help set up your club and apply for funding.<\/p>\n Step 3<\/strong> Having a club adviser helps keep the club active and on track.<\/p>\n For new clubs or clubs that have new members, an adviser will help guide the club and follow the established club rules. Step 4<\/strong> The club will need a senator and an alternate to attend weekly Friday meetings.\u00a0These meetings also provide clubs with smart tips on how to set up an event and recruit new members.<\/p>\n Step 5<\/strong> A charter usually speaks to membership requirements, which contain a motto or mission statement and the structure of the club. General roles and responsibilities of the club and its members are also included in the charter.<\/p>\n Students seeking to create a club this semester must do so no later than Feb. 18.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Starting a club on campus is a great way for students to enrich their experience at San Jose City College. Meeting with other like-minded students to discuss shared interests or create projects is a great way to connect and get involved with the community. Blake Blajadia of SJCC Associated Student Activities encourages all students to…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":88911,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"staff_name":[558],"class_list":["post-9176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-life","staff_name-aisha-mccullough"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nPick up a club charter request form from the AS Vice President\u2019s office.\u00a0Make it formal by writing out details about the club.<\/p>\n
\nMake sure the new club has at least 10 members who have paid their activity fees.\u00a0The nominal activity fee is associated with registering to be a student at SJCC.<\/p>\n
\nGet an adviser. Each club must have a teacher, by-laws and an annual budget in place.<\/p>\n
\nThis person will also make sure minutes from meetings are filed while keeping club officers, contacts and a calendar in order.<\/p>\n
\nDevelop a constitution and by-laws.<\/p>\n
\nSubmit charter and club paperwork to SJCC AS Activities. The club charter is the founding document of an organization.<\/p>\n