Student experiences

• Because your organization’s mission or purpose is in some way aligned with the strategic plan of the CS department.
• Whether through requests for funding events or travel, department support for room reservations or event organization, etc.
• Because your organization wants to be considered for support from the department.
• Because a significant number of your organization’s members are declared CS majors

Please note that being a CS Affiliated Organization doesn’t mean your org “belongs” to the department, and it doesn’t prevent a similar arrangement with another unit

• Utilize existing department practices for requesting resources (e.g., funding, scheduling events.
• Participate in CS Department events including the CS Student Welcome, Student Org Fair, and other events that may more directly align with the org’s mission
• Collaborate with CS|Source when connecting with industry partners
• Organizations can leverage CS|Source connections if desired, and orgs are expected to let CS|Source know if and when they’re talking to industry partners
• Attend regular student leader meetings (roughly twice per semester)

CS Affiliated Organizations can expect the following benefits:

• CS department support for organizing events, reserving rooms, etc.
• Promotion on the CS department website
• Support publicizing events and activities
• Access to CS|Source staff and resources for making connections to industry
• Access to advising, mentoring, and leadership training
• The ability to request CS department funding for expenses that match certain requirements

To become a CS Affiliated Organization, your organization must:

• Be and demonstrate being a VT Registered Student Organization (which must be renewed and re-demonstrated annually) 
• Apply to be a CS Affiliated Organization (which must be renewed annually)
• Maintain a list of all organization members and the executive board and make that list accesible to CS Department staff and faculty upon request.*
• Ensure membership of organization's executive board is publicly available and updated on your org’s GobblerConnect page.*
• Have and communicate regularly with a CS faculty advisor at least one in-person meeting per semester and at least once-per-month updates via email, in-person meeting, or virtual meeting.
• Follow any other rules, policies, guidelines, etc. applicable to CS Affiliated Organizations, VT Registered Student Organizations, or to Virginia Tech in general

*To ensure compliance, either:

• a majority of the organization’s executive board must be declared CS majors, or
•  a significant number of members should be CS majors and the organization includes a designated CS-liaison who is a CS major.