Center for Student Development

The CSD Business Staff have released a memo concerning spending guidelines/deadlines for the end of the semester as well as for summer. RSOs and Agencies who will be operating over the summer should read the memo in it’s entireity. Here are some highlights:

• Summer student payroll goes from May 25 - August 23
• Students working over the summer must submit a new payroll request
• June 4 is the last day to take invoices 
• June 16 is the last day for purchase orders

See the full memo (Summer 2008 Spending Deadlines, PDF 40KB) for additional details.

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Many RSOs have recently held elections for next year. The CSD needs to know who the new officers are so we can update our database and send information to the right people. It may not seem urgent now, but when we announce the officer orientation dates for September, we want the current officers to get that. Please go to our website to fill out an updated information sheet. You’ll need to know the names, e-mails and phone numbers of your new officers. You can do this any time and can revise it if things change.

UPDATE: We are only requesting the names of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. If you have more names you want to submit you can e-mail them to caolead@stuaf.umass.edu but it is not required.

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In order to maintain accurate records and to (hopefully) increase usage, we are planning on resetting organizational accounts (groupname@stuaf.umass.edu) over the summer sometime. To get the new login information, you simply need to fill out a new information provider contract (which will hopefully be online at that point). This way we can make sure that we know who has access to each account and monitor their overall usage. I was thinking that summer would be best because it is usually after new leadership has taken over, but before (and after) critical communication is being done. What do folks think? Let me know in the comments.

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In recognition of the outstanding contributions of our students to the greater UMass Amherst community, The Center for Student Development cordially invites you to attend the 2nd Annual Student Life Awards Ceremony

“The Sammies”
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
7:00 pm
Campus Center Auditorium
Reception immediately following program
- Semi Formal Attire -

Registration is open for the First Week Activities Expo. This was a great success this fall and many RSOs took advantage of it to increase recruitment and showcase what they do. This year we expect nearly all active RSOs to participate and for it to be the best expo yet! The expo will be September 3, 2008 outside around the library deck. Hope to see you all there!

Activities Expo Registration

The CSD is looking to hire students for our first week crew. This crew helps run all of the events for First Week. You get to move in early, you get $8.50/hr, and you get to meet a bunch of new people. For more information, head over to the CSD website

Every have trouble finding a meeting time for you and your group? I ran across this very simple and easy to use scheduling tool online. There is no need to register, you simply visit www.WhenIsGood.net and shade over the time that you’re available. It’ll send an e-mail to you and you can forward it to everyone in your group/meeting and they can adjust the available time. You end up with (ideally) with only the times that are good for everyone.

145 years ago, on April 29, 1863, John A. Andrew, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, signed Senate Bill No. 156, establishing what would later become the University of Massachusetts.

This April 29th, the University will celebrate its founding in service to the Commonwealth with a celebration of music and dance from our campus and our communities followed by a festive outdoor barbeque luncheon.

The morning’s performance of music and dance, to take place in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, will feature outstanding talent from a variety of traditions in a fast-moving tribute to the original founders whose vision and foresight we benefit from today.

The commemoration will continue during lunchtime festivities with birthday remarks from His Excellency, Governor Deval Patrick, and from Jack Wilson, president of the University of Massachusetts. The nationally renowned UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band will entertain as our distinguished guests cut the ceremonial birthday cake in honor of our founders.

SGA Elections are tomorrow and Thursday in the DCs and the Campus Center. Listen to the debate to get an idea of who to vote for! Click the button below to listen.

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The SGA Ways & Means Committee has had significant delays in getting budget packets to RSOs. Because of these delays, they have extended the deadline to Wednesday, February 27th at 9:00PM. If you have already completed this packet, use the extra time to double check it or go over it with a member of the CSD staff.

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