Student Involvement and Leadership Programs
What is Happening:
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The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership Programs offers outside the classroom involvement, an essential complement to the student’s academics. Our program/services are non-academic and are provided directly to the student.
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SILP COVID-19 Policies
If any student organization or department has questions about events they want to host, or are considering ideas for events but aren’t sure if they will be approved or how to approach them, PLEASE email us at silp@nmsu.edu. We are committed to helping groups find ways to successfully do as much as possible, and would love to be a resource for you in determining the best ways to move forward with your ideas within the parameters of the COVID policies.
Effective August 19th, 2020
UPDATED: January 14th, 2021 | Spring Event Memorandum
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the student organization experience will again look different this spring semester, with nearly all student organization activity continuing to shift to outdoors or online. Having seen examples and/or talking with students we are confident that our NMSU student organizations will continue to use this situation as a chance to think creatively and to be a central engagement feature of Aggie life at NMSU.
UPDATED: August 19, 2020 | Most recent updates include:
- Student organization facility reservations – ARFs are required for all activities.
- Student organization travel (domestic and international) is not permitted
- Organization mail and packages should be directed to a member's home address instead of the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership Programs in Corbett or your advisor.
- ASNMSU Finances - allocations for travel will not be approved until further notice.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the student organization experience will look very different this year, with nearly all student organization activity shifting to outdoors or online. Having seen examples and/or talking with students I am confident that our NMSU student organizations will use this situation as a chance to think creatively and continue to be a central engagement feature of Aggie life. The NMSU Student Organization Rules for Activities & Events were created with the health and safety of our campus community as the foundation of our expectations. Student organization officers are to lead the implementation and foster compliance with these requirements. While outlined here in the context of student organizations, students should note that many of these policies are also applicable to informal gatherings of on-campus residents. This plan is dynamic and reflects the current situation. As we learn more about COVID-19 and local, state, or national conditions change, our plans and procedures will evolve. Changes will be posted online (Department of Student Life and the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership Programs websites (formerly campus activities). Should you have any specific questions that are not covered in this document please feel free to contact the Office of Student Involvement & Leadership Programs at ca@nmsu.edu or dos@nmsu.edu with questions.
Planning programs for Spring? With our current COVID restrictions, here are some strategies and types of events we would encourage you to consider:
Outdoor tabling/Grab and Go
- Since there is a 5-person gathering limit, tabling or other grab-and-go style options are ideal to allow individuals to still pick up materials or other physical handouts and interact face-to-face, but just in a constantly moving process.
- It will be important to still follow safe-handling practices for preparing all materials being distributed.
- If the handouts might produce a crowd, it will be important to have a plan in place to comply with the 5-person gathering limit, tabling or other grab-and-go style options are ideal to allow individuals to pick up materials or other physical handouts and interact face-to-face in a constantly moving process.
Activities at the Outdoor Stage
- Limit to 2 people per square in the Corbett Outdoor Stage grid, skipping every other square, activities at the outdoor stage can accommodate approximately 50 people.
- Activities most likely to be approved under current guidelines are movie nights and trivia events.
- Anything that could be interpreted as a performance (dj event, singers, instructors, etc) will be assessed on a case by case basis.
- Performances connected to the Academic Mission will be given special reviews. It is strongly encouraged that organizations and departments looking to program for Spring seek out academic partnerships and consider how their activities can and do connect to the academic mission.
Drive-Thru Events
- Handing out items via a drive-thru method is also viable so long as safe-handling practices are followed.
- It is also strongly encouraged to review and match the guidelines for Curbside Delivery
Drive-In Events
- While Drive-In style events are allowed, the attendance cap is currently set at 5 people per vehicle, with a maximum of 10 vehicles.
- If planning this kind of event, it is strongly encouraged to review and follow the state guidelines for Drive-Ins.
Suggestions for all event planners:
- If the event can be successfully completed virtually, that is still the preferred and safest options.
- ALWAYS wear a mask and practice social distancing at any in person events and whenever on campus.