How to
log into
Involved@TU
Simply enter your Towson user name and password (same as
for your email).
If you have difficulty logging into the
system, please contact
Priscilla Mint.
How to Post a
Daily Digest Message
Email your submission at least one business day before you want
it to appear. Know that this is not a computerized
system. There is an actual person who enters all this info and
he will do his best to get everything posted in a timely manner,
so please be patient. So if you send something in over the
weekend, don't expect to see it on the DD until Tuesday at the
earliest!
Messages can run for a maximum of
one week. If you
want your message to run longer, you must re-submit the entire
message with new staring and ending dates.
Use the Daily Digest to promote special events, announcements,
etc. Please do not use the Digest to advertise your
general meetings.
When you are ready to post a message please follow this format
(if you choose not to it will be more difficult for the
administrator to input the information, thus it will take longer
for the message to be posted):
Your full name
The full name of the
sponsoring organization (add the acronym if desired)
Start date for the
announcement to run
End date for the
announcement (maximum one week)
Content of the
announcement including the who, what where, when, and why
information
Contact information
for people who want to know more about your message ( email
addresses. websites, phone numbers, and/or room or office
locations)
When including email
addresses and websites, please include the squiggly bracket
symbols { } like this,
{JaneSmith@towson.edu}.
Why you ask? It's how the address will appear as a
hyperlink.
Please spell-check
your submission; it is not the responsibility of the Digest
administrator to edit your announcement
A. Many prospective members, the Office of Student Activities, and the
SGA use the information listed to contact organizations regarding
membership. If your listing is missing or outdated, students will have
no way to reach you and will join a different organization!
Q. Akkk! I'm not listed or my info is wrong! What do I do?
A. The description of your organization is vital for
telling students what your organization is all about. Be short and
sweet, yet thorough. Nobody is going to read your description if it's
too long.
Q. Can I list my organization's website?
A. Yes you can! If your organization does not have a Towson website, we
encourage you to create one! Make your organization stand out with
a great website! To request a TU website address, visit http://wwwnew.towson.edu/studentactivities/StudentOrganizations/EmailWebsiteRequest.asp
or come to the SGA office (UU 226). Make sure your advisor signs the
form!
How
To Complete Your Mandatory Community Service Hours
All
SGA budgeted & affiliated organizations must fulfill the
mandatory community service requirement.OSA recognized organizations are encouraged to fulfill it as
well.
Each
organization must complete 5 hours per semester for at least 1/3 of
the organization’s membership. Huh? What does that mean?Here’s an easier way to think of it: Use this formula to
determine how many hours you need: 1/3 of your organization times 5
hours.For example, if
you have 30 members, 1/3 is 10 people.10 times 5 = 50 hours.This
means your organization must fulfill 50 hours, but it must be spread
out over at least 10 people…meaning that even if you do 50 hours,
if only 9 people participated, it does not count since that is less
than 1/3.
Helpful
Hints:
The
form (which is attached) is due by the last day of classes each
semester, but you can turn it in anytime before then!Get it done early!
Don’t
forget to get a letter from the sponsoring organization confirming
that you participated!Your
hours don’t count without this!
Here
are some resources to help you get your hours:
Subscribe
to the volunteer listserv and receive a weekly email detailing
all of the upcoming opportunities both on campus and in the
surrounding community.To
subscribe to the listserv, email
majordomo@lists.towson.edu
and write "subscribe volunteer-l" on the first line of
text (that's “subscribe volunteer-lowercase L” and no
quotes).
Pick
up a Volunteer Newsletter which details upcoming volunteer
opportunities at the beginning of each month in the OSA, UU 217.
Don’t understand or need more help?Just ask Ali Batansky, the Community Service Grad Assistant!Abatan1@towson.edu
How
To Request a Towson Email or Listserv
There
are two different email options available to student organizations:
Email Alias or MajorDomo Listserv.
To request an email
alias:
When should I use this? When
the list of recipients is fairly small (5 or below).All recipients must use a Towson email account.This is a
great communication device for use outside of the organization.
Then what?
OTS will contact you to finalize the request.
To
request a majordomo listserv:
When
should I use this?
This
is normally used when
the list of recipients is fairly large (above five) and can include a
mixture of students, faculty, staff, and external (non-Towson
University) addresses.This
is a great communication device for use within the organization.It acts like an email alias, so if your organization’s listserv
is CGS-l@lists.towson.edu
& you have 20 members signed up, all 20 members will receive the
email.
How
do I get one?
To
request a MajorDomo distribution list, contact the
OTS
Help Center with:
Towson e-mail
address and phone number of requestor
Owner of list
(name and e-mail address), if other than requestor
Distribution list
name (ex. CGS-l {that’s a lowercase L & is required})
Do you want the
e-mail alias option? (so that mail can go to CGS@towson.edu rather than
CGS-l@lists.towson.edu)
Short description
of list (50 words)
Then
what?
OTS will contact you to finalize the request.
How To Request a Towson University Vehicle:
There's been a lot of
confusion lately regarding using campus vehicles and whom to contact.
There are two different offices dealing with University transportation:
University Fleet Services & Student Transportation Services.
University Fleet Services (UFS):
Deals with the
reservation of sedans, mini-vans, 10-passenger full size vans, and
commercial rental vehicles.
These vehicles must be driven
by a member of your organization.
All drivers must have
completed the driver clearance forms and passed the driver training
course through UFS
After clearance is granted,
click here
to reserve a University Vehicle
Charges range from $.35-$.70
per mile (depends on which kind of vehicle is used)
For more information, call UFS
at 410-704-2493 or click here
to view all guidelines as listed on the website
Student Transportation Services:
Deals with the large
university shuttles, smaller paratransit shuttles, university chartered
buses, and privately chartered buses used for off campus trips.
The chartered buses
come with a driver, but a larger fee is charged and you may be
responsible for paying for meals of the driver.
While using these
buses, all students must adhere to the guidelines in the Student
Organization Handbook, page 11.
For more info,
call STS at 410-704-3515 or
click hereto view all guidelines as listed on the
STS website
Have
more questions not addressed here? Email Laura at LToll1@towson.edu.
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