The Student Organizations Commission (SOC) serves as the link from Student Senate to student organizations on campus. This commission works with organizations during their founding to help them draft constitutions, become officially recognized organizations, offer workshops and outreach, and apply for funding via the Segregated Fee Funding process.
Students wishing to create, re-register, request a name change, or reactivate a student organization must submit a Group Registration form within Blugold Connect+ - this will require the petitioning organization to answer the required UWEC constitution questions by using the formatted constitution fields that follow current guidelines, retain a current UWEC faculty/staff adviser, and have a minimum of 4 members to start.
Every spring, Student Organizations Commission hosts presentations for student organizations to come in and present their detailed request for segregated fee funding for the upcoming Fiscal Year. The commission then introduces a bill to the senate body, which approves the allocation amounts decided upon during deliberations once passed through the senate floor.
Student Organizations Commission also handles special allocation funding, which is a process that organizations can go through if they have no alternative funding and are in a budgetary pinch.
Every semester, this commission holds Blu's Org Bash, which is an event designed for student organizations to gather and table with the goal of chatting with students to recruit members and growing their organizations.
This spring, the Student Organization Commission is meeting weekly in Davies Center in Little Niagara Conference Room (211) on Thursday at 4:00 PM.
Anyone is welcome and encouraged to come to any of our meetings and share any ideas, comments, or questions they may have! You do not need to be a member of Student Senate or interested in joining Student Senate to be a member of any of our commissions. In fact, we prefer a range of opinions and points of view across our commission members!
If you can't make it to our meeting time but are interested in joining our commission and/or getting in contact with us, we encourage you to send us an email at stusen52@uwec.edu or come talk to someone in the Student Senate office, which is located in Davies 220.
Student Organization Commission Director
Office Hours: F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Student Organization Commission Intern
Office Hours: Th 3:00-4:00 PM
Department Assistant
Senior Coordinator of Student Organizations
How does the Party Registry System work?
The purpose of the Party Registry System is to provide party hosts who register their parties an opportunity to receive a warning for noise ordinance-related complaints. Once called, the host will have a 20-minute window to vacate all partygoers from the premises and cease the party entirely. If police continue to receive complaints after this 20-minute window, an officer will be dispatched to the house.
Do I have to be 21 to register my party?
No, you do not have to be 21 to register your party.
Where can I register my party?
You can register your party through this form!
When can I register my party?
Your party can be registered anytime as long as it is registered at least 48 hours in advance.
Do police officers get the list of registered parties? I've heard they specifically go to these addresses and shut them down.
Police officers do have the list of registered addresses, but do not report to properties that are registered until a noise complaint in the area is called into the police and received. If a crime is reported at your property (other than a noise complaint), the police will show up without calling ahead, so make sure you and your guests are being responsible and safe at your party!
Do registered parties get shut down at a certain time?
So long as your party does not get shut down and you continue to be a responsible and respectful party host, your party will not have to shut down at a certain time.
Are the Tips to Safer Partying forced upon registrants?
The Tips to Safer Partying is a list of recommendations and advice on becoming a better and safer party host. While it is not required to follow, almost all tips are based on City of Eau Claire ordinances, so it is highly recommended you follow them.
Providing Alcohol to Minors Fines and Reminders
• Furnishing to Underage Person 125.07(1)a(1) $452.50
• Adult Permitting UA Possession 125.07(1)a(3) $295.00
• Adult Contribute to UA Possession 125.07(1)a(4) $295.00
It is ILLEGAL to:
• Consume alcohol in public outdoor spaces (must be on private property or areas authorized to have alcohol)
• Sell or transfer alcohol to persons under the age of 21.
• Drive under the influence.
9.36.015 Community Nuisance Information
Purpose: the City Council finds that excessive consumption of alcohol commonly produces a secondary effect of community nuisance. This section is created to limit and reduce this secondary effect.
1. Community nuisance. It is unlawful for any owner or occupant to:
2. cause or permit to remain upon her or his yard, front drive, porch or other area visible to the public from the right-of-way an accumulation of cans, bottles, cups or similar containers or other refuse not properly disposed of in refuse or recycling containers; or
3. cause or permit to remain for greater than 24 hours upon the exterior of her or his residence, which shall include but not be limited to front lawns, drives, fire escapes and rooftops, any interior chairs or tables, game tables, or other items not for outdoor use. (Ord. 7297 §2, 2018).
