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Student Organizations

Student Government Association Constitution

Copies of the Student Government Association Constitution are available in the office of the Student Activities Director, located in the BRCC Bookstore facility.

Student Organization Guidelines

  1. Organizations may be established within the College for any lawful purpose. Affiliation with an extramural organization such as a national society shall not in itself, disqualify the College branch or chapter from institution privileges.
    1. All students and faculty sponsors or advisors of clubs, organizations, and activities, wishing to organize, must apply to the College for official recognition. A packet of registration materials, including a copy of the College policies, is available from the office of the Student Activities Director. Several documents must be completed and submitted to the Student Activities Director.
      1. a constitution or statement of purpose;
      2. the name of the faculty advisor;
      3. a current list of officers; and
      4. the date, time, and place of regularly scheduled meetings.
    2. After receipt of these completed documents, the Student Activities Director will take the following action:
      1. File the organization’s petition for official recognition with the various documents noted above and seek administrative approval.
      2. Respond in writing, with respect to the official action taken on the organization’s request for official recognition.
    3. Recognition of an organization does not imply approval or disapproval of the aims, objectives, policies, and activities of the organization.
    4. Any organization which fails to maintain a current advisor, officers, or schedule of meetings, or engages in illegal activities on or off campus, may have sanctions imposed against it. These sanctions may include admonition, probation, restitution, and withdrawal of college recognition. BRCC reserves the right to restrict the participation of students who have been convicted of a felony or who are listed on the Sex Offender registry.
    5. College facilities may be assigned by the President of the College or his designee to college organizations and community civic groups for regular business meetings, social programs and other programs open to the public. If, in the opinion of the President, the group poses a serious threat to the continued well-being and safety of the institution, the use of facilities may be denied. Reasonable conditions may be imposed to regulate the timeliness of requests, to determine the appropriateness of the space assigned, to regulate time and use, and to insure proper maintenance.
  2. A student group, or organization of the College may distribute non-commercial written material on campus without prior approval providing such distribution does not disrupt the operations of the institution. Editorial freedom of the student press entails a corollary obligation under the canons of responsible journalism and applicable regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. All student communications shall explicitly state an editorial policy on the editorial page to the effect that opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the College or its student body.