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THE FOUR TYPES OF CATEGORIES

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Category S

Groups that are service-oriented, do

most of their work off campus

All other groups;

Category 2 and 3 receive funding;

ALL groups start at

Category 1

“I want to start a new group!’’

CATEGORY S (SERVICE)

Activities primarily take place off campus Privileges: Reserve space, Morning Mail, MyGroups

profile, use the Brown University name, and access to a SAO account

Funding: No baseline funding & not eligible for UFB funding

Eligible to apply for Service Group Funding Board if group is not receiving money from national organization For more information, contact Service Group Funding Board Chair Alex Drechsler (Alex_Drechsler@brown.edu)

Must have at least 10 members E.g. Carefree Clinic, Project Sunshine, She’s the First*

CATEGORY 1

Assigned to student groups newly seeking categorization

Privileges: Reserve spaces, Morning Mail, MyGroups profile, SAO account, and use the Brown University name

Funding: no baseline funding & not eligible for UFB funding

Must have at least 10 members E.g. Figure Skating @ Brown, IMPROvidence,

Asian Christian Fellowship

CATEGORY 2

Second level of student group status

• Privileges: receive all items and privileges previously stated in Category 1

• Funding: $200 per semester base-line funding BUT not eligible for UFB funding

• Must have at least 15 members

• E.g. Health Leads, Disney A Cappella, SEEED, Slackline Club

CATEGORY 3

Highest categorization status for student groups

• Privileges: All privileges previously stated in Category 1 & 2

• Funding: $200 per semester baseline funding & eligible to request supplemental funding to UFB throughout the year

• May submit a yearly budget to UFB in the Spring of each academic year

• Must have at least 15 members

• E.g. Badmassh Dance Company, BCA, SPEC, EmPower, Brown Democrats

CATEGORIZATION/RE-CATEGORIZATION PROCESS: STEP 1

1. Draft a constitution. Please check http://www.brownucs.org/categorization-process/ for a sample constitution

2. Assemble group roster with handwritten member signatures •At least 10 required for Cat S and 1 applicants•At least 15 for Cat 2 and 3 applicants

CATEGORIZATION/RE-CATEGORIZATION: STEP 2

3. Complete the online student group application: http://www.brownucs.org/categorization-process/

4. Meet with assigned UCS Student Activities Representative: bring your completed online application, constitution and member roster

- For List of SA Reps, please visit: http://www.brownucs.org/categorization-process/

COMMITTEE CHAIR

E-Soo KimE-Soo_Kim@brown.edu

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL/STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Bryan OhJin-Woo_Oh@brown.edu

ARTS & PERFORMANCE

 Minoshka NarayanMinoshka_Narayan@brown.edu

CAMPUS RESOURCES AND RECREATIONAL

Ryan AndersonRyan_m_Anderson@brown.edu

CULTURAL AND ETHNIC

Ryan Lee Ryan_Lee@brown.edu

GENDER AND SEXUALITY

  Dara BernsteinDara_Bernstein@brown.edu

RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUALITY

Rakel Galeano Rakel_Galeano@brown.edu

MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS

  Christian HansonChristian_Hanson@brown.edu

RESIDENTIAL AND GREEK

  Dara BernsteinDara_Bernstein@brown.edu

SERVICE

Helen Ding Helen_Ding@brown.edu

 Tim TaliaferroTimothy_Taliaferro@brown.edu

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTION

Ben GladstoneBenjamin_Gladstone@brown.edu

Peter DuttonPeter_Dutton@brown.edu

WHAT DOES THE SA COMMITTEE WANT TO SEE IN A STUDENT APPLICATION?

FOR ALL APPLICATIONS:

• Unique mission: does not overlap with another existing group and fills a specific, new niche on campus

• Sustainability: leadership and membership structure

• Engagement with Brown Community

FOR RE-CATEGORIZATION APPS:• Where will the funding go towards?• Has the group looked into other sources of

funding?• Group’s past engagement with Brown

Community

IMPORTANT INFOWhen applying for Re-Categorization

please make sure that you have fulfilled the eligible time requirement:

• For example, if your group applied for categorization as a Category I group last Fall (2013), your CAT I status takes effect in Spring of 2014.

• Therefore, your group is eligible to apply for CAT II status in Fall 2014

• Groups must wait one full semester of being in effect before applying for re-categorization

• If you have any other questions pertaining to this matter, please contact your SA rep

FINAL NOTES

• Categorization decisions must be approved by both the UCS Student Activities Committee and General Body

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until Nov.14th

• If you have any questions, please email SA Chair, E-Soo Kim (E-Soo_Kim@brown.edu)