CHAPTER TWO: Student Organizations General Overview
Purpose of Student Organizations The purposes and activities of student organizations at Trinity University are to reflect and complement the institution’s academic mission and its intent is to encourage each student’s personal development and achievement. Student organizations help create a challenging and supportive environment in which students can realize the full potential of their abilities and come to understand their responsibility to the larger community. Organizations may not be in violation of state or federal law, commit or be committed to acts of violence, endanger the University’s tax exempt status, engage in activities hazardous to themselves or others, or be in violation of any of the regulations stated in this handbook or the Student Handbook. Student organization activities should not disrupt the orderly functioning of the University. Policies of student organizations with outside affiliations must not be in conflict with Trinity University policies.
Principles affecting student organization sponsorship and freedom of association The classification of student organizations attempts to respect two different rights and balance them so that both are protected. 1. The University has the right to decide what student organizations are related to its official mission and purposes and what type and amount of support it will give to these organizations, which are created as legal parts of the University.
2. Students have the right of free association to join with other students with similar interests to form organizations, which are not legally a part of Trinity University and are not necessarily endorsed by Trinity University but are composed of Trinity students. These student organizations reflect the variety of interests of their members, and students are free to organize and join associations according to the guidelines agreed to by the Association of Student Representatives, faculty and administration, and printed in the “Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students” in the Student Handbook.
3. Religious, political, and special interest student organizations facilitate learning about faiths, viewpoints, and beliefs. The expression, discussion, and debate created by these student organizations must comply with University policies and cannot disrupt the orderly functioning of the University.
Institutional mission and sponsorship of student organizations The president of the University and the Board of Trustees hold the authority and responsibility for defining the institutional purpose and mission. Statements of the University’s role, goals, and purposes are found in the University’s Charter, the “Statement of Institutional Mission,” the “Compliance Policy,” the “Commitment to Excellence,” and any other statements the Board may issue. The leadership of the University decides what student organizations, programs, and activities Trinity University will sponsor and support in fulfilling its mission.
Membership in a student organization Campus organizations, including those affiliated with an extramural organization, shall be open to all students without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, condition of handicap, veteran, or disabled veteran status.
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