The role of the RSO Adviser is to provide guidance to the student organization(s) they advise in operational functions, continuity between years, and adherence to university policies and procedures. For undergraduate only RSOs, the adviser must be a MSU faculty member, staff member, or graduate student. For graduate student RSOs, the adviser must be either a MSU faculty or staff member. Advisers should approach the work in a way that empowers the students to critically think and work through the management of their organization.
All processes, procedures, responsibilities, best practices and resources for Advisers, can be found in the Adviser Handbook.
Each year, after the organization’s registration is accepted by the RSO Team, each advisor will be notified to log into Involve@State and accept their roles. In order to accept the role, the adviser will need to accept “Membership” into the organization first. Then, the option to accept the “Adviser Role” will become available. Involve@State considers Advisers as members and therefore must acknowledge both in the acceptance process.