In This Newsletter:

1. Org 101 on Thursday!!
2. Meet Aya
3. Start of Winter To-Dos
4. Mark Your Calendars
5. RSO Officer Resources

Meet Aya - USG Student Orgs Chair

Hi everyone! My name is Aya Saad-Masri (She/Her/Hers), and I will be stepping into the role of USG's Chair of Student Organizations. I am honored to carry the work of Feruz Yahia and introduce myself as your next representative in USG. As a third-year student, I am studying International Studies and Socio-Legal major with minors in Leadership (PLP) and Middle Eastern Studies.

A little about me: I am a Denver local who loves all things mountainy, outdoorsy, and homey. You'll often catch me biking around to local record shops or trying out independently-run cafes. On campus, I love to keep busy through RSOs! I co-founded our Middle Eastern Student Association and have been on the Executive Board ever since. I am also a member of the Muslim Student Association and the Latin American Indigenous Student Alliance. These clubs are why I love being USG’s representative for RSOs and why I am so excited to meet all of you! Outside of RSOs, I am also a TA for Leadership courses and a USG Senator for Study Abroad (I just came back from a semester in Dubai), so please come to me with any and all questions. 

I will be at our amazing RSO Officer Org 101 Training this upcoming Thursday, not only to refresh my memory but also to put some new names to our amazing RSOs! I hope to see you there and continue to build a growing community of passionate students.

START OF WINTER TO-DO LIST:

1. Update Officer List & Review Org 101
2. Check in with your Advisor
3. Post Upcoming Events & Meetings in CrimsonConnect

Update Your RSO Officers List

With peers returning from Study Abroad, it's a good time to take a look at your Officer's list on CrimsonConnect and make any necessary updates. 

Here's some info about how to add officers to your list. 

Only those listed on your officers list will receive these very important emails!

You may also want to review your member roster and move non-active members to "contact" status.

Org 101 Training & Quiz Completion

Don't forget that any Officer who will be spending money on behalf of the RSO needs to complete the Org 101 Training and pass the associated Org 101 Finance Quiz before a P-Card will be checked out to them. 

Can't make Thursday's Training? Pre-Recorded trainings from the Fall and the link to the required finance quiz can be found here.

Check in with Your Advisor

The start of a new quarter is a great time to reconnect with your faculty/staff advisor!

Some things you may want to discuss, share, or seek consult from your advisor on may include:

• Goals for the Winter Quarter with your RSO
• Events you hope to host, and where you're at in the planning process for those events
• Plans for re-integrating members or officers who are returning from Study Abroad
• Current members who may be strong candidates to fill officer positions next year and transition timeline/planning
• Any concerns that came up in the fall that still need addressing

Post Upcoming Events & Meetings in CrimsonConnect

Thanks to the many RSOs who have already started posting their events on CrimsonConnect. 

REMEMBER, it is an expectation from our office that RSOs register their events in CrimsonConnect.

Registering your events in CrimsonConnect allows the Student Engagement Team to support your event planning if needed, and also is a great way to advertise upcoming events to your peers!

If your event is "pending in draft" - here's how to fix it. 
The person who started the event form should:

• Log into CrimsonConnect
• Find "My Surveys & Forms" near the bottom of the left-hand menu bar of the CrimsonConnect Home Page
• Search for a form called "RSO and FSL Event Registration" - you'll see the name of the event listed as well as a gray "DRAFT" sticker
• Use the pencil icon to pick up where you left off - often times it is between the event information and the additional questions that the Student Engagement team requires. 
• Finish the form by answering all required questions - you should see a purple "Submit" button when you get to the end. 
• Click "Submit"

Upcoming Events that you may want to attend with your RSO:

EVENT Winter Welcome Week - DU Nuggets Night Friday, January 9 7:00pm - 9:00pm Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Cir, Denver 80204, United States Link Add to Google Cal,Outlook,Yahoo,iCal Join the Office of Student Engagement at Ball Arena as the Denver Nuggets will be taking on the Atlanta Hawks. The game starts at 7 pm. This event is geared towards Undergraduate Students only. RSVP

EVENT Community Commons 5th Birthday Bash Wednesday, January 14 11:00am - 8:00pm Private Location (sign in to display) Link Add to Google Cal,Outlook,Yahoo,iCal Come celebrate the 5th Birthday of the Community Commons, all day!!! We will have Dancakes, caricature artists, Ski and Snowboard Waxing, crafting, music, a Fireside Chat with Provost Loboa and other activities in the Community Commons from 11:00am - 8:00pm! - And yes there will be cake! RSVP

EVENT Official Winter Carnival 2026 Sign-ups Thursday, February 19 at 8:00am to Sunday, February 22 at 10:00pm Private Location (sign in to display) Link Add to Google Cal,Outlook,Yahoo,iCal The chilly gusts of wind and piles of snow on the ground can only mean one thing, Winter Carnival is here! This is the official registration page for our various ticket pickups, including bus tickets to get up to Winter Park, ski lift tickets, and tubing tickets. More details on the event page.  For questions, please email DUPBtraditions@du.edu. RSVP

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