Professional Roles and Responsibilities - Faculty and Academic Professional Staff
Student Organization Advising
Advising a student organization is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to provide support and leadership to students as they progress through their college career. However, it’s important for those who take on this challenge to understand the role of an advisor of a student organization.
The student organization advisor should guide the group in its activities and its relationship to the university. Therefore, the advisor should be knowledgeable of university policy and procedures, including the policy and procedures of the Office of Student Life. The advisor should also help to develop the leadership potential within the group. The advisor does not set the policy of the group, but should take an active part in its formulation through interaction with the members and officers of the group.
In order to be considered a recognized student organization at UIS, each student organization must have an advisor who is a member of the UIS community.
Selection of an Advisor
A. The advisor must be a member of the UIS community. A faculty member, administrator, or staff member of the university may serve as an organization advisor.
B. Selection of an advisor is through the mutual consent of a) the student organization, b) the proposed advisor, and c) the Office of Student Life.
C. The advisor and the organization should jointly and periodically review the advisor’s performance and mutually agree to the advisor’s continuance in that position.
Inter-Club Council Board (ICCB) Funding
The Inter-Club Council Board is a standing committee of the Student Government Association (SGA) whose purpose is to allocate funds to student organizations for their various events and activities. ICCB meets twice a month and allocates funds on a monthly basis to recognized student organizations whose requests meet the funding guidelines. For more information about ICCB or about the process for becoming a recognized student organization, contact the Student Life Office at 206-6665 or by website at: http://www.uis.edu/studentlife.
- Location: SLB 22
- Contact: (217) 206-6665
