The Tisch Office of Student Affairs is available to help you turn your ideas for a new club into a reality. Here's what you need to do to start a club at TischSchool of the Arts:
1. Make an appointment in the Tisch Office of Student Affairs with Mary Waldorf, Events and Student Programs Coordinator. At this meeting, you will discuss the purpose and objectives of your club and also be provided with the necessary information to begin the recognition process.
2. After your meeting, you will then need to gain recognition from the Tisch Undergraduate Student Council (TUSC) or the Graduate Student Organization (GSO). To do this you must prepare the following:
- Prepare a proposal/mission statement that outlines the purpose of your club. This proposal could possibly include your club's structure, bylaws, rules, or regulations. It must include your club's name and also the names of the officers for your club. You will need at least four (i.e., president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer).
- You must also find and select an advisor for your club. The role of your advisor is to act as a facilitator and liaison for the needs of your club in executing it's goals, objectives and programs. Your advisor must be someone from the current Tisch faculty or staff. When an advisor is decided upon, they must then get in contact with Mary Waldorf, Events and Student Programs Coordinator, in order to be trained.
- After you have completed your proposal and found an advisor, you must then send all of this information to TUSC or GSO for final approval. For undergraduate clubs, this information can be e-mailed to tusc.club@nyu.edu, and mary.waldorf@nyu.edu. Shortly after that, TUSC will get in touch with your club about their decision.
- TUSC will not approve a club if that club's function and/or intent is too similar to another club already in existence.
3. Upon approval, you must then follow the following rules and regulations:
- To be recognized as a Tisch club, your membership must consist of a majority of Tisch students. However, students from other NYU schools may be members.
- You must officially register with the Office of Student Activities (OSA), theKimmelCenter for University Life,566 Washington Square South, 6th Floor. This will allow your club to rent space in theKimmelCenter for University Life, co-sponsor events with All-Square Clubs, post flyers in common spaces, and apply for a club web page or alias.
- TUSC and GSO do allocate funds for all recognized student clubs at Tisch. If you wish to solicit funds from TUSC or GSO you must also submit a budget proposal to them.
- You will need to elect a member of your club to attend TUSC and GSO General Council meetings and all club specific meetings. This will be required if you wish to receive funding.
- Your club will be given a mailbox in the Office of Student Affairs, 721 Broadway, 8th Floor and if you would like your club name to be added to the website under "Current Tisch Clubs" you must send the name of your club, a brief decsription of it, and contact information for it to Mary Waldorf, Events and Student Programs Coordinator.
- Lastly, your club must be aware that all Tisch clubs are governed by policies and procedures set by TUSC and theTisch School of the Arts. Tisch clubs are also subject to University policies as well as city, state, and federal laws. When Tisch clubs use University facilities and services provided by administrative offices outside of their school, they are also subject to the policies and procedures set by those offices.
*Please note that registration of your club does not constitute approval or endorsement byNew YorkUniversity or theTischSchool of the Arts of its purposes, objectives, or activities. Therefore, when using the name of your club in any promotional materials, you must clearly state that the club is "at"New YorkUniversity or "at" theTischSchool of the Arts and not a part of the University or school itself.
