Spring Break
Chess Club complains
about lack of recognition
Liza Atamy
Issue date: 5/12/08 Section: News
"If you are going to have a service, shouldn't a professional staff make it timely and efficient?" he asked. "I complained that the slow recognition process made funding difficult, and they told me we could have applied for funding while we were in the approval process.
"Perhaps Student Involvement could better explain the funding process to various organizations," he said.
Kelley said one could file requests for funding by A.S. while paperwork was pending with Student Involvement, and information on the process could be found on the Student Involvement and A.S. Web sites.
"Student Involvement goes to great lengths to provide up-to-date and accurate information to our nearly 300 student organizations," he said. "We utilize the department's Web site, a student leader list server (and) the student organization mail boxes.
"Any policy or procedure that we manage can be found through our Web site and communicated documents. Student organizations that have questions about A.S. protocols should contact Associated Students."
Kelley also said Student Involvement makes it a priority to take care of students.
"What I can say is that Mr. Rich did complain about the way in which he felt he was treated," he said. "I explained to him that I and the rest of our staff take our roles as advisers, mentors and staff members of the university very seriously.
"Service to our students is paramount. We try to show great patience in our work with our students and to help them to understand the parameters within which we operate."
Gowani said the Entrepreneurial Society member who was preparing the nomination proposals for the banquet became ill and was hospitalized.
"We had to turn everything in by Friday morning," Gowani said. "I discussed the problem with Student Involvement and asked if I could turn the proposals in by Friday evening. They were understanding and told me I had until Sunday to submit the paperwork because things don't get looked over until Monday morning." Gowani said he felt the staff at Student Involvement always reached out to help students.
"For last year's Neat Ideas Fair, I needed the collaborative assistance of other student organizations, and I called Student Involvement for help," he said. "They got me in touch with other clubs that had similar goals and objectives in line with the event."
"Perhaps Student Involvement could better explain the funding process to various organizations," he said.
Kelley said one could file requests for funding by A.S. while paperwork was pending with Student Involvement, and information on the process could be found on the Student Involvement and A.S. Web sites.
"Student Involvement goes to great lengths to provide up-to-date and accurate information to our nearly 300 student organizations," he said. "We utilize the department's Web site, a student leader list server (and) the student organization mail boxes.
"Any policy or procedure that we manage can be found through our Web site and communicated documents. Student organizations that have questions about A.S. protocols should contact Associated Students."
Kelley also said Student Involvement makes it a priority to take care of students.
"What I can say is that Mr. Rich did complain about the way in which he felt he was treated," he said. "I explained to him that I and the rest of our staff take our roles as advisers, mentors and staff members of the university very seriously.
"Service to our students is paramount. We try to show great patience in our work with our students and to help them to understand the parameters within which we operate."
Gowani said the Entrepreneurial Society member who was preparing the nomination proposals for the banquet became ill and was hospitalized.
"We had to turn everything in by Friday morning," Gowani said. "I discussed the problem with Student Involvement and asked if I could turn the proposals in by Friday evening. They were understanding and told me I had until Sunday to submit the paperwork because things don't get looked over until Monday morning." Gowani said he felt the staff at Student Involvement always reached out to help students.
"For last year's Neat Ideas Fair, I needed the collaborative assistance of other student organizations, and I called Student Involvement for help," he said. "They got me in touch with other clubs that had similar goals and objectives in line with the event."
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Daren Dillinger
posted 5/13/08 @ 11:31 AM PST
I see that the fact that the college chess club did not receive funding for a trip to the Pan-Am event in Miami, is one aspect of not being recognized by the Collige bureaucracy in a timely fashion. (Continued…)
Jim Williams
posted 1/25/09 @ 12:59 PM PST
Studies have shown that chess does provide for many students to be self motivated to plan and think ahead. The same studies also say chess helps develop the skills that help achieve academic excellence. (Continued…)
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