Recognized Student Organizations

Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) are designed to engage, support, and encourage involvement as a co-curriculum experience to foster sense of belonging, leadership development, and self-exploration. Student Leadership and Involvement Center (SLIC) supports this mission through Recognition and Renewal of student organizations, promoting student-led events, and bringing visibility to the diverse student population to build and contribute to an equitable, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable campus.

Our Pillars

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SENSE OF BELONGING

Creating and cultivating a sense of  belonging through acceptance, feeling and being valued, intentionally included and supported by the East Bay campus community.

Community Engagement

Participating in programming and putting yourself out there to connect and discover your passion and purpose through involvement on and off campus.

Relationship Building

Deepening connections between peers through openness and authenticity to build trust, mutual understanding, communication and respect with one another.

Networking

Building and bridging connections with students, faculty, staff and community members to foster and develop a network of opportunities.
Fall Leadership Conference

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Understanding leadership is a process that is inclusive and accessible to everyone, it is not a position but a valued based collaboration.

Individual Values

Committing to a goal or idea for a period of time and being self-aware of your own values, beliefs, and emotions to align your involvements with your values.

Group Values

Strengthening respect, shared responsibility, and accountability to work with others on a mutual vision and purpose.

Community Values

Creating positive changes when being interconnected by understanding and embracing individuals, groups, and communities.
Spring Leadership Symposium

SELF-EXPLORATION

Exploring and establishing an identity and purpose through developing values, relationships, acceptance, and understanding emotions while navigating life to create independence.

Ownership

Creating personal goals and commitments while establishing personal values and beliefs and having the ability to be self-accountable.

Autonomy

Recognizing personal freedom and independence while developing self-empowerment.

Authenticity

Processing and understanding emotions as well as discovering one's identity to help build meaningful relationships.

University recognition gives student organizations the following responsibilities:

Privileges and Responsibilities

In order to exercise the privileges afforded to Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) at CSUEB, organizations must abide by the CSU Policies (EO 1068, Nondiscrimination, and Hazing Policy) and the organization must be granted official university recognition. The procedures for receiving University recognition are outlined here for new RSOs and here for returning RSOs.


University recognition affords student organizations the following privileges:

  • Recruit members on campus
  • Hold meetings and other events on campus
  • Reserve and use university facilities and equipment
  • Use banking services and apply for funding provided by the Associated Students, Inc.
  • Hold a voting membership in appropriate inter-organizational groups
  • Have a mailbox and receive mail in the Student Leadership and Involvement Center office
  • Be included in the university's listing of recognized student organizations
  • Have a portal on BaySync

University recognition gives student organizations the following responsibilities:

  • Comply with all applicable federal and state laws and policies of California State University and CSUEB
  • Keep on file in Student Leadership and Involvement Center a current copy of the constitution and/or bylaws of any and all organizations with which the RSO is affiliated; 
  • Carry out all activities in accordance with the RSO's bylaws
  • Report all officer changes to Student Leadership and Involvement Center within 10 days of such changes
  • Have an On-Campus Advisor approved by Student Leadership and Involvement Center
  • Have membership open to all matriculated, regularly enrolled CSUEB students, faculty, and staff; only student members may vote or hold office
  • Not to discriminate either in the content of bylaws or in practice against any person on the basis of race, national origin, religion, sex (except as permitted by law), age, physical disability or sexual orientation (California Administrative Code, Title 5, Section 41500; Education amendments of 1972, Title IX)
  • Adhere to CSUEB policy on hazing; no member of a recognized student organization shall engage in hazing, i.e commit or participate in any act that causes or is likely to cause bodily damage, physical harm, or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in physical or mental harm to any student or any other member of the California State University, Hayward community (California Education Code, Article 8, Sections 10851-10853); in cases of hazing, individuals, as well as organizations, are subject to University disciplinary action
  • Not to interfere with or disrupt the orderly conduct of university business
  • Exercise fiscal responsibility with the University, Associated Students, University Union, other auxiliary organizations and off-campus vendors