Student Activities
How will student activities, student fees, campus activities, etc., be affected?
At this time, there will be no differences in student activities, student fees, or campus activities. Each of the institutions will continue to offer activities as before the affiliation but many will also be expanded without additional fees!
The unique student club and organization structure at NYU (e.g., school-based clubs, office clubs, sports clubs, etc.) will allow for Poly and NYU student clubs and organizations to remain autonomous while allowing opportunities to co-sponsor club programs across the two institutions club spectrums. Students can attend activities at either institution when a valid ID is presented.
Student activity fees are assessed and collected at the school level and are based on the individual school’s enrollment. Each school uses the fees to finance school-based activities, primarily for the students. Poly student activity fees will stay at Poly to fund Poly-specific activities.
Some NYU programs, Program Board and Al-Square club activities, are funded by VPSA through OSA and are not funded by a per student enrollment fee. These activities, including Strawberry Fest, Mystery Concert, and certain cultural activities, are capacity limited and often sell out early. If Poly participates in these, fees would need to be assessed and allocations in numbers of Poly students determined in order to facilitate participation.
Policies regarding costs to Poly student clubs wishing to utilize NYU facilities are being discussed and include student representation in the decision-making process.
Can Poly students participate in NYU leadership positions: CA, Peer Educator, RA, Gad, Welcome Week staff, Transfer Assistant, etc.? (Note that some of these positions have scholarship implications.)
Not at this time, neither can NYU students participate in Poly leadership positions. NYU’s Welcome Week Leaders (graduate and undergraduate), commuter assistants, and transfer ambassadors are very specific to Washington Square. Outspoken Peer educators (Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Student Services) are currently provided a stipend and are required to fill a predetermined number of hours each semester.
Can students from either institution be members of each other’s clubs/organizations?
Students interested in participating in the other campus’ organizations can address possibilities of doing so on an individual basis. They must, of course, operate within the constraints of their governing and/or funding body. Some potential issues that arise include jurisdiction in cases where rules have been violated, mandatory training, working with advisors, etc. Before Poly students can be an officer or member of an All-Square student club or have on-line access to Ticket Central advance ticket services, they will need a net ID number or the electronic systems will need to recognize Poly’s ID numbers. This particular issue is being actively addressed and should be resolved in the near future.
Costs to Poly student clubs wishing to utilize NYU facilities are being discussed and include student representation in the decision-making process.
