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Presidents Forum
- Required for chapter presidents, but if for some reason you are unable to attend one (or all of these meetings) please email natalie.padron@colostate.edu to arrange an appropriate proxy to attend in your place.
- October 25, 2019, 3:30-5 p.m., LSC Grey Rock Room (290)
- Our October Presidents Forum is all about conflict resolution and requires that you complete a pre-assessment prior to attending. Assessment instructions will be emailed out early next week. Please make sure you complete the assessement or have a designated proxy complete the assessement (if they will be attending in your place).
- November 15, 2019, 3:30-5 p.m., LSC 382
Order of Omega Applications
- Order of Omega is a leadership honor society for the members of the fraternity and sorority community. Order of Omega recognizes juniors and seniors who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and involvement within their respective organization and within the fraternity and sorority, campus, and local community. Order of Omega gives high achieving members of our community the opportunity to participate in acts of community service that go above and beyond the requirements of their individual organizational membership. While our chapter organizes several community-wide service events, many of the projects completed by our members are self-directed and reflect their varied interests, passions, and personal service desires.
- The application can be found here.
- To be considered for the selection of the Fall 2019 class, please submit your application no later than October 14.
- For any questions, please email orderofomegacsu.president@gmail.com
Campus Resources
Encourage members to complete the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey:
- All fraternity and sorority members should have received an email invitation (to their rams email address) to participate in the NCHA survey. We oversample the f/s community on purpose to learn more about health and wellbeing for our members and to better activate around programming and prevention. Having members complete the survey is immensely helpful for our staff and for chapters. The survey is completely anonymous and is not traced back to any person or chapter. There are also several incentives for f/s members that complete the survey. Please encourage members to complete the survey so we can better understand the overall fraternity/sorority experience related to health and wellbeing.
Tap chapter members to consider governing council leadership:
- IFC, MGC, PHA, and PFC will be electing/slating new council officers this semester. Consider outstanding students and emerging leaders in the chapter you advise and encourage them to apply for council leadership. It is a great way to get involved, connect across the community, and impact change. More information about council leadership can be found at: https://fsl.colostate.edu/council-executive-board-application/
Updates on Community Programming:
- As many of you know, our office was working to bring a community speaker to campus on November 4, 2019 to discuss the history of racism in the fraternity and sorority community and opportunities for members to engage. Based on conversations with campus partners about the volume of programming occurring in October and early November, we have decided to move our community speaker to next semester. We will share additional information and the date of the program in the coming weeks.
- Although our community speaker will take place in the spring there are still many opportunities to engage in campus programming about diversity, equity and inclusion. We will include such opportunities in this digest weekly.
- 2019 Diversity Symposium
- The 2019 Diversity Symposium will be held October 14 – 18th in the Lory Student Center. CSU is proud this year to offer a full week line-up of sessions and speakers with a multitude of relevant and engaging diversity and inclusion-oriented topics for both campus and the wider community.
- Additional Information about the Diversity Symposium is included in the CSU Updates section below. *View the Full Schedule
Elevation Accreditation Deadlines & Reminders
Please note: your chapter is on the Academic Year Program if your election cycle runs from August to May.
Please note: your chapter is on the Calendar Year Program if your election cycle runs January to December.
Ongoing
Academic Year
- October 18, 2019:
- Chapter President Check-In with assigned OFSL Staff Liaison
- Meetings cannot be scheduled to occur before September 16, 2019. Please schedule at least a week in advance to ensure staff schedules can accommodate the chapter
- Roster Update
- November 22, 2019
Calendar Year
- October 18, 2019:
- Chapter President Check-In with assigned OFSL Staff Liaison
- Meetings cannot be scheduled to occur before September 16, 2019. Please schedule at least a week in advance to ensure staff schedules can accommodate the chapter
- Roster Update
- November 22, 2019
Should you have any general Elevation questions please email the OFSL accreditation student interns at fsl_elevation@mail.colostate.edu or contact your chapter liaison.
Action Items
Elevation Check-in
- Reach out to your fellow officers and discuss upcoming Elevation deadlines
- Reach out to your chapter liaison to schedule your elevation check-in meeting; please note this meeting must occur prior to October 18, 2019
Other Tasks
- Share the opportunities for involvement with members – specifically Order of Omega and Council Executive Board Applications
- Encourage chapter members to attend a session at the 2019 Diversity Symposium
- Encourage members to complete the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey
- Ensure that your chapter as a representative selected to attend council meetings, and inform that person of any upcoming meetings or expectations
Helpful Links & Resources
Request an Advisor
Fraternity & Sorority Life Website
- Stay current on upcoming fraternity and sorority events by checking the online calendar. It is our expectation that chapters view this calendar when building their own calendar to avoid any community-wide or mandatory program conflicts.
Member of the Month
Advertising through Fraternity & Sorority Life
- Have something you’d like to advertise? Email photos or flyers to fsl_pr@mail.colostate.edu to have them included in the presidents digest, shared on social media or highlighted on our digital screen.
Council Updates
Consider applying to serve on your Council’s Executive Board! Applications are available here.
Interfraternity Council
- General Assembly Meeting: The next meeting is Monday, October 14, 2019, 5 p.m., LSC Senate Chambers.
- 2020 Council Executive Board Applications open today! And are due by Noon on October 18, 2019. All interested IFC men should apply to serve on the 2020 Executive Board. Please review the election timeline and postion descriptions. Applications are available here.
Multicultural Greek Council
- Delegate Meeting:The first meeting is Monday, October 14, 2019, 4:30 p.m., LSC 300.
- Multicultural Greek Council Executive Board 2020 applications are due Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 by 5pm. Please view 2020 Election Information Flyer and Position Descriptions for additional informaiton. Applications are available here.
National Panhellenic Council
- NPHC Meeting:The next meeting is Monday, October 14, 2019, 7 p.m., LSC 310.
Panhellenic Association
- Panhellenic Meeting:The next meeting is Monday, October 14, 2019, 4 p.m., LSC Senate Chambers.
- Panhellenic Association Executive Board 2020 applications are due Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 by 5pm. Please view the 2020 PHA Election Information & Panhellenic Position Description document for additional information. Applications are available here.
Professional Fraternity Council
- PFC Meeting: The next meeting is Monday, October 21, 2019, 6:15 p.m., LSC 144
- Professional Fraternity Council 2020 applications are due Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 by 5pm. Please view the 2020 PFC Election Information and Position Descriptions document for additional information. Applications are available here.
CSU Updates & Announcements
2019 Diversity Symposium
- The 2019 Diversity Symposium will be held October 14 – 18th in the Lory Student Center. The annual Symposium has grown tremendously since the first single-day “Diversity Summit” 19 years ago, and CSU is proud this year to offer a full week line-up of sessions and speakers with a multitude of relevant and engaging diversity and inclusion-oriented topics for both campus and the wider community.
- *View our Full Schedule
Monday, October 14, 2019
Featured Events
Lory Student Center Plaza, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Feminist Fight Club at CSU Day
Lory Student Center, 9 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Lory Student Center Ballrooms, 6:00 pm
*Seats will be given first to ticket holders. Tickets available at csutix.com*
CSU has the honor of hosting Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School, a leading authority in the area of Civil Rights, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law. Her work has been foundational in two fields of study that have come to be known by terms that she coined: Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality. Professor Crenshaw is the author and editor of a number of books, including Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings that Formed the Movement.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
General Sessions
- Lory Student Center, 9 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Featured Events
- Career Center Featured Speaker: Arthur L. Valdez Jr.
CSU alumnus and executive vice president and chief supply chain and logistics officer at Target. Lunch will be provided.
Lory Student Center Ballroom D, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Diversity Connect: An Inclusive Career Event presented by Target
LSC Theatre, 4 – 6:30 p.m.
CSU students, alums and student organizations will have an exciting opportunity to make meaningful connections with employers interested in expanding their workforce by hiring CSU Rams from diverse backgrounds and traditionally underrepresented populations.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
General Sessions
Lory Student Center, 9 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Featured Events
- International Pronouns Day
Lory Student Center Plaza, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Lory Student Center Ballroom D, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch is provided
Join us for CSU Inspire, a TED-talk like session focused on sharing engaging and inspiring initiatives that are happening on our campus in relation to diversity, in short 8 minute presentations. Registration not necessary but seats are first-come, first-served. We are fortunate to host the following speakers at this year’s CSU Inspire: Meg Skeehan, Caridad Souza, Helena Gardner, Roe Bubar, Patrice Palmer, and Kris Barz Mendonça.
- Fireside Chat with President McConnell and VP for Diversity Mary Ontiveros
Lory Student Center Theatre, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Join CSU’s new President and Vice President for Diversity as they discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at CSU, past, present, and future. Do you have questions for President McConnell or VP for Diversity Mary Ontiveros? Submit them here.
*Please note: this event is on Wednesday, 10/16 from 4 – 5:30 p.m.*
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Featured Events
Lory Student Center, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- School of Education Keynote Speaker: RISE Center
Lory Student Center Theatre, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The Race and Intersectional Studies for Educational Equity (RISE) Center at Colorado State University brings together researchers, practitioners, community members, and other educational stakeholders interested in advancing and applying community-engaged research to transform practices, pedagogies, policies, and leadership for racial justice and equity in PK-12 and postsecondary educational institutions. In this keynote panel and facilitated conversation, featured RISE Center faculty will discuss the need for educational partnerships, praxis, and radical leadership to transform education for intersectional racial justice and equity.
Friday, October 18, 2019
General Sessions
- Lory Student Center, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Featured Events
- Preventing Anti-Semitism: Introduction to a Proposed Action Plan
Lory Student Center Room 382, 2:30 – 4 p.m.
This panel will provide a background and information about an Action Plan proposal for Preventing Anti-Semitism on campus which was introduced to the University over Summer 2019 and in the current fall semester. A discussion about the situation of Jews on campus will develop through this session and includes a diversity of presenters and discussants from the University (faculty, admin, students, Chabad and Hillel) and from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Career Center
- Career Education Specialists
- The Career Center is hiring juniors, seniors, or graduate students to serve as Career Education Specialists. More information is available here.
- Lead Branding & Recruitment Specialist
- The Lead Branding & Recruitment Specialist Board works with 9 different career partners that are looking to hire all different majors and years.
- As a team they provide two 30 minute presentations for student organizations on two topics: Resume Failures and How to Avoid Them and Recruiter Real Talk: Tips for Networking from our Career Partners. They are also able to talk about the career center as a whole and the job opportunities that their partners have right now for students.
- Please reach out to gilfahey@rams.colostate.edu, with any questions or concerns.
Students for Holocaust Awareness
- Students for Holocaust Awareness is looking for volunteers for the following events:
- Please reach out to allison.a.ogul@gmail.com, for any questions.
TILT Workshop Schedule
- See below attachments for their Academic Success Workshop and CSU Health Network – Well-being Wednesday Fall 2019 workshop schedule.
- More information can be found here.
Campus Information & Box Office and Flea Market
- Information specialists serve as the front lines to students, faculty, staff, community members, and guests both in person and over the phone. Students in this role will learn more about the campus, how to provide excellent customer service, gain tangible soft and hard skills that can translate to internships and other opportunities post-CSU, and receive on-going training, workshops, and development throughout the year in our weekly staff meetings and semesterly trainings.
- The JobX ID is #14188 and full description of the job can be accessed via RamWeb. The direct link to the application can be found here.
- Application is due Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.
SLiCE Adaptive Swim
- Pairs CSU student volunteers with members of the community with disabilities with a focus on relationship and community building through having fun in the pool! Volunteers participate in weekly discussions prior to swims to learn about topics such as disability, diversity, and social justice.
- Volunteers can participate Thursday’s 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. or Sunday’s 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. October 2019 though April 2020
- Edora Pool and Ice Center (EPIC)
- For more information visit sas.colostate.edu
TGIF
- Pairs CSU student volunteers with teens & young adults with disabilities with a focus on community and relationship building through hosting social events on Friday evenings. Volunteers will learn about topics such as disability, diversity, inclusion, and social justice through discussions and activities with other volunteers prior to each event.
- Once or twice a month on Fridays from 5-7p.m.
- Visit tgif.colostate.edu for more information
WGAC
- Each semester WGAC offers a variety of group options for primary and secondary survivors to heal in community with on another. Students of any gender and ability level are encouraged to join. All groups are free of charge.
- See included links below for specific groups or contact wgac@colostate.edu for more information.
Student Resolution Center
- The Restorative Justice Program is looking for volunteers. The SRC will be hosting a training for students who would like to be Community Members in Restorative Justice Conferences which addresses incidents of harm by fostering dialog to increase understanding, connection, and healing among those effected.
- October 23, 2019., 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., SRC (Pizza will be provided)
- If interested in signing up for this training, please register by submitting the following application found here. Application is due October 16, 2019.
More information about Restorative Justice can be found here.
Other Updates & Announcements
Apple Drawing Event
- Apple will be hosting “Everyone Can Create!” Apple will supply the iPads, Pencils and drawing software. All participants will be entered into a raffle for a Apple Watch and Beats Wireless Headphones.
- If your chapter is interested contact Cami Marfizo at cmarfizo@apple.com or 720.202.7927 to get more details on dates, times, and places.
Old Town Putt
- Old Town Putt is a new local business that opened in May. Located in The Exchange in Old Town Fort Collins. This location has nine holes of indoor mini golf, shuffleboard, ski-ball, ping-pong, and many more features. More information is available here.
Generation Exchange
- Generation Exchange puts on free monthly workshops for older adults to be pared up with students and learn how to use technology. More information is available here or contact meryl@generationexchange.org
DIY Creations
- DIY Creations is a tavern at the Outlets of Loveland mall. They facilitate different projects, mostly wood but also including leather, glass etching and string art projects. They can accommodate 55 people at a time.
- Use code gals20 for a 20% discount.
Upcoming Events & Programs
To view all upcoming events and programs please visit fsl.colostate.edu. |
