Student Activities /
Student Center Office
Student Center, Main Floor
Telephone 5310
The primary purpose of the Student Activities/Student Center Office is to complement the academic program and enhance the overall educational experience of students through development of, exposure to, and participation in social, cultural, intellectual, recreational and governance programs.
Other student services provided by this office include personal check cashing, ID cards, maintaining the master calendar for events, and information concerning the campus telephone system. The Student Center Office has funds available to cash checks for students who possess a validated Concord University I.D. for the current semester. The University check cashing policy is as follows:
• Checks may not exceed $10.25 and only one check may be cashed daily.
• There is a fee of $.25 cents to cash personal checks.
• Two party checks are not accepted.
• Identification is always required in the form of a validated Concord University I.D.
• There is a charge of $25.00 dollars for each check returned by a bank for any reason (this fee is subject to change).
• An individual may lose his/her check cashing privileges if two or more checks are “returned” from a bank for non-payment.
• Student Payroll Checks may not be cashed at the Student Center Office.
• Check cashing hours are 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. * These hours are
subject to change.
• Students are strongly encouraged to open a local bank account to cash work-study or personal checks.
• Make all checks payable to Concord University.
The Student Center Game Room: located on the ground floor, offers TV, pool, ping pong, air hockey, foosball, and a place to relax between classes or after dinner. The Game Room also has several computers that can be used to check E-mail, etc. These computers are available during the operating hours for the Game Room.
Television Lounge: There is a large screen TV located on the main floor opposite the cafeteria.
Snack Bar Area: Be sure to check this area out. It offers a variety of food and this is where you’ll use your flex dollars.
Subway: As a part of the Snack Bar, this is where the Student Activities Committee presents entertainment. This entertainment includes magicians, comedians, musicians, etc. These programs are presented at various times—both in the ‘nooners’ and evenings. Watch for the advertisements. The SUBWAY is also available to various campus organizations whose programs are of interest to the University community.
The Bookstore: is where you can buy your books. It is located in the Student Center on the ground floor. It also offers various souvenirs, tapes and CD’s, art supplies, reading materials, and many other odds and ends.
The University Mail Room: Provides post office boxes and other postal services for our students. All resident students are assigned a mailbox if available. All other students are encouraged to obtain a mailbox. There is a $7.50 charge per semester for this service which is included in student fees.
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
News releases: The Concordian, located in the Fine Arts Building, is the primary student newspaper publication. It normally comes out once a week and contains information on campus life. You may, however, have trouble deciphering the April Fool’s issue.
Identification Cards/Library Cards Combined
1. This card must be carried at all times. Lending this card or failure to present it when requested by a University official is a violation of University regulations and subjects the holder to disciplinary action. Upon payment of fees, bring your I.D. to the Student Center Main Desk for validation. If you are on the meal plan, the Cafeteria Office will validate your card for the appropriate meal plan. Students are required to show their I.D. card at every meal.
2. The first card is issued to you free of charge. If this card is lost or damaged, it will be replaced for a $15.00 fee. Official name changes can be made at no charge by returning your ID card to the Student Center Office.
Each student or employee is permitted one Identification Card. Therefore, damaged or incorrect cards must be returned before a new card will be issued. See the Student Center Main Desk personnel about a new card.
3. Use of I.D. card in the Library
A. Students are to present an I.D. card each time materials are borrowed.
B. Students may not borrow materials with a faculty member’s card.
C. All materials borrowed using a student’s I.D. card are the responsibility of the student. This includes lost, damaged,
and overdue materials borrowed from the Library. The I.D. card is for your personal use only; NEVER PERMIT OTHER STUDENTS TO BORROW MATERIALS USING YOUR CARD.
D. Fines are charged for each day an item is overdue. Library materials should be returned on or before the due date.
4. Admittance to University functions:
Current semester validated Concord University I.D.’s are required for admittance to many University functions: Student Center dances, athletic events, etc.
5. Identification Cards become void upon termination or interruption of enrollment or employment and must be returned to the Student Center Office.
Media Communication
It is the policy of the Concord University administration that all members of the University community may, at their own discretion, choose whether to respond to media inquiries. The Public Relations/Marketing Office responds to media inquiries with statements that reflect the official views of the University administration and, to the best of their ability, the views of the University community.
We believe, especially in the academic setting, that freedom of expression is a cherished right, as is the freedom to refrain from comment, on grounds of privacy.
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Definition: Student activities are defined as any dance, party,
entertainment or activity sponsored by Concord or by a University sponsored organization either on- or off-campus.
1. Traditional and Regularly Scheduled Student Activities
A. Lectures and Arts Programs: The Fine Arts Program and Lecture Series offer musical, dance and dramatic programs, art exhibits, lectures and campus visiting scholars. Student and local faculty talent, as well as professional artists and speakers of national eminence, provide cultural experiences for many tastes.
B. Student Center Activities: The Student Activities Committee (SAC) is responsible for developing a program of varied activities and entertainment for the Concord community. This program includes musicians, comedians, hypnotists, magicians, tournaments, etc. These events are planned and produced by the student members of SAC.
C. Recreation activities such as swimming, tennis, archery, and softball may be scheduled and equipment obtained from the Department of Human Performance in the Leslie R. and Ruby Webb Carter Center.
2. Schedule and Approval of Activities
A. Any individual, department or organization wishing to hold any activity on campus must contact the Student Center Office to schedule the desired facility.
B. The Student Center Office schedules the event on the Master Calendar and notifies the individual, department, or organization responsible for the activity to officially confirm its scheduling.
C. The activities must be scheduled by 4:00 p.m. Friday the week preceding the event.
D. The Master Calendar lists all events which have been officially scheduled and approved.
NOTE: Avoiding conflicts among University activities is imperative; therefore, please check the University Calendar in
the Student Center Office before arranging any activity. Notices can be sent out.
Student Center Activity Guidelines
Student responsibility is expected to be a major determining factor in the activities held at Concord University. The care of equipment, general cleanliness, and order of the building depends
on your personal acceptance of responsibility for this event. Any activity that is sponsored by a recognized student organization shall conform to all State, County and City laws or ordinances. Sponsoring organizations shall complete and submit an activity form to the Student Center Office one week in advance of the event. By signing the form, the sponsoring organizations and students agree to follow the guidelines/rules listed on this form.
NOTE: Please remember that your organization is responsible for any damages during your sponsored event. This includes payment of all labor and replacement costs. Organizational Advisors are required to attend their organization’s programming in the Student Center and ensure the group cleans up the area used for their program.
Campus Meeting Facilities: Marsh Hall: Each campus organization is permitted the use of meeting facilities in the Joseph F. Marsh Hall during evening hours. Approval to use a specific classroom for meeting purposes may be obtained from the Associate Dean’s office. The main function, however, of this building is as a daily classroom facility. Organizations are completely responsible for leaving their meeting area clean and orderly. Please keep in mind also that there are often classes in the building, and disruptive behavior cannot be tolerated.
Student Center: The Student Center has several conference rooms that can be used for meetings. They can be reserved by contacting the Student Center Office at 5310.
Solicitation: The West Virginia Board of Education, on September 5-6, 1951, passed the following order: “Resolved: that all solicitation and mailing of products upon property under the jurisdiction of the West Virginia Board of Education is prohibited except by organizations and groups directly connected with the institution upon written approval of the respective presidents or superintendents.”
Therefore, special approval must be obtained from the University
President before any solicitation, donation, or other contribution of money, merchandise, or service becomes a part of any student activity. Approval is granted, under this ruling, only if the solicitation is deemed worthy, and for the good of the entire student body. Written application for approval must be submitted to the Office of Student Activities located in the Student Center.
Each student organization (excepting service organizations) is allowed to sponsor TWO approved money-making projects on the University campus per semester. There is no limit to the number of off-campus money earning projects that can be held.
Credit card solicitation is banned on the Concord University campus.
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES AND
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
No matter what your particular interest may be, you are likely to find a campus organization to fit your needs. Campus organizations and Student Activities provide a necessary diversity to university life. Extracurricular events provide a direct connection for meeting people with the same interests, developing a skill, and making university life, in general, more worthwhile.
The organizations provided on campus offer something for everyone. You may be chosen for a Greek organization, invited into a departmental, honorary, or service organization, and you may become a member in any one of many special organizations. Involved students are successful students.
Concord University and West Virginia State law prohibit hazing by any organization, group of people or individuals. Hazing is defined as, but not limited to, the following examples:
1. Being in line.
2. Running or marching.
3. Wearing the same clothing for more than one day.
4. Carrying bricks, cinder blocks, etc.
5. Causing undue mental stress, etc.
If you have to ask, “Is it hazing?” then it is hazing. Please see the
“Hazing” section for a more complete description of hazing.
Going Greek: One of the first decisions a student will make upon entering the University is whether or not to pledge a social sorority or fraternity. During the Fall semester, each sorority and fraternity has rush parties. These rush parties are given so that rushees and actives can become better acquainted. Open bids (invitations) are extended to students to join a sorority and/or fraternity. Some of these organizations, however, cannot rush first semester freshmen for membership; so during the initial weeks of the Spring semester, the Greeks sponsor their traditional Formal Rush Week, with several days of sign up for formal rush. The pledge period then becomes an exciting and meaningful time for pledges to learn about the Greek world and their prospective sorority and/or fraternity. Before rushing, new students are encouraged to think about which group best fits their needs.
There are five National Sororities on Concord’s campus. They are Sigma Sigma Sigma, Delta Zeta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, and Alpha Kappa Alpha. There are four national fraternities on the campus. They are Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Tau Gamma, Phi Sigma Phi, and Pi Kappa Phi. There is one local fraternity - Mu Xi Pi, and one local sorority - Zeta Chi.
The Interfraternity Council is the collective ruling body and informational meeting group of the fraternal organizations on campus. Membership requirements include semester dues, attendance requirements and registration as an organization with the Student Center.
The Panhellenic Council is an organization that includes and speaks for all nationally recognized Greek women. This organization promotes cooperation between sororities, meets to discuss plans for sorority rush, discusses common interests and activities, and works with University Administration in maintaining high social standards.
As a whole, Greek organizations seek to promote friendship, scholastic attainment, and the desire to add to and enrich the
community that they serve. Greeks also add much color and excitement to the campus, especially on Homecoming Weekend. The Greeks sponsor dances throughout the year, and each spring the individual sororities and fraternities have their annual spring formal, which is the highlight of their year’s social functions.
Department and Honorary Organizations: Several organizations on campus provide membership to students in a particular major or minor. These organizations are also open to interested persons unless otherwise noted:
The list of Departmental organizations is as follows:
Accounting Club (Business)
American Marketing Association
Concord University Reading Council
Concord Geographer’s Association
Concord Graphic & Design Association (Art)
Concord Social Work Organization
Concord Travel Association
Kappa Alpha Kappa (Accounting Club)
Kappa Delta Pi (Education)
Music Educators National Conference (Music)
Phi Beta Lambda (Business)
Society for Advancement of Management
The list of Honorary organizations is as follows:
Alpha Phi Omega-Honor
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
Cardinal Key Honor Society
Chi National Honor Society
The Gamma Beta Phi National Honor and Service Society
Phi Alpha Delta
Service and Special Organizations: Several organizations on campus are meant for those with specific interests and hobbies. They include Alpha Phi Omega (Public Service), WMLT (tv),
WCUR (radio), SAC (entertainment), Concordian, International Club, SOUP (politics), and SGA. These organizations should be contacted by the student for enrichment and as a means of student involvement. Gamma Beta Phi is the service organization on campus. The Gamma Beta Phi Society promotes advancement of educational ideals, the encouragement of scholastic achievement, rewarding of academic merit among University students and service projects in the community.