Governance

Carroll Name, Use of

All events and activities sponsored by Carroll College student clubs and organizations, or use of the name of Carroll College by student clubs and organizations must be registered in the Student Activities and Leadership Office. No outside organizer may use the name of Carroll College for any event, activity, promotion, or advertisement without the permission of the appropriate college authority, or in the case of student programs and events, the permission of the Director of Student Activities and Leadership.

Recognition, Club or Organization

In order to use Carroll’s name as a club or an organization and to qualify for the ability to apply for college funds, the club or organization’s purpose must be consistent with the college’s mission statement and the group must be approved by the ASCC and the Dean of Students. The steps for being recognized by the ASCC are as follows:

1. Notify the Director of Student Activities and Leadership and the ASCC President about intention to apply for club or association status;
2. Hold a meeting of interested students;
3. Write a club/association constitution that specifies:
   1. Name of club
   2. Club affiliation (if any)
   3. Purpose of club
   4. Membership of club
   5. List of officer positions and responsibilities
   6. Club advisor (Carroll College faculty or staff member)
   7. Meetings of club
   8. Election and replacement of officers
   9. Process for amending the constitution
4. Email the draft of the club constitution to the ASCC Executive Vice President, the Director of Student Activities and Leadership and the Dean of Students to review and edit. After the consideration of the suggested edits to the proposed club constitution, the final copy of the constitution will be sent to the ASCC Executive Vice President to put on the agenda for the next ASCC Senate meeting.
5. Attend Senate meeting to present constitution and to answer questions. Constitution will be posted outside of ASCC President’s office until next Senate meeting when a vote will be held to recommend to the Dean of Students that Carroll College should provide institutional recognition to the club or organization. The Dean of Students will review the recommendation and report back to the ASCC Officers with a final decision regarding recognition.
6. If a club fails to send a representative to the ASCC House of Representatives meetings for a semester, the ASCC Executive Committee can declare that club no longer in association with Carroll.

Student Government

The Student Government at Carroll College is known as the Associated Students of Carroll College. Every student attending Carroll College is a member of the Associated Students of Carroll College. The student body elects four officers to lead the organization of the student government. ASCC officers, in order to run for or remain in office, must have a 2.5 grade point average, be in good standing, and not on disciplinary or academic probation. The ASCC is a vehicle that students use to ensure their voice in the college community. As a student government, the ASCC explores problems that are acceptable to the entire college. The student government is advised by the Director of Student Activities and Leadership and supported by the Dean of Students as their liaison to the senior administration of the college.

Student Qualification for Student Offices and Honors

Student government officers, class officers, managers, editors, resident assistants, and students in any other positions of responsibility in any campus organization or activity must: be enrolled for at least ten (10) semester hours of credit; demonstrate a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 at the time of their application or announcement of candidacy; and must not be on disciplinary probation, residence hall expulsion, or subject to any other disciplinary action inconsistent with the office or honor in question.