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STUDENT LIFE AND DEVELOPMENT The office of Student Life and Development promotes involvement, learning, and success through intentional programming and developmental oppor tunities.

Realizing that student development occurs through collaboration of all areas of campus, Student Life encourages par tnerships with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the Columbus community to enhance engagement at CSU. We work to foster an inclusive environment for both RiverPark and Main campus students through diverse and innovative events.

Student Organizations Are you looking for a way to get involved at Columbus State University? Whether you are interested in Academic & Professional, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Honor Societies,Per forming Ar ts, Special Interest, or Faith Based organizations, we have it all! CSU offers over 100 active Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), and we encourage you to consider membership in any that interest you or create a new organization. Check out the online student organization and involvement portal CSUinvolve! Register today! csuinvolve.columbusstate.edu

Diversity Programs and Services (ODPS) ODPS provides services that promote successful college experiences for diverse DiDi veve rsirsi ty ty Prog Prog ram ram s an s an d d SeSe r vice r vice s (O s (O DPS) DPS)

populations. These services aim to foster student development, increase cultural ODPS ODPS provides provides ser vices ser vices thatthat promote promote successful successful college college experiences experiences for for diverse diverse awareness,and provide learning outcomes which are globally focused. Annual populations. populations.

These These ser vices ser vices aimaim to foster to foster student student development, development, increase increase cultural cultural events awareness, include Legacyand Celebration, Pride Week, andoutcomes much more! awareness, and provide provide learlear ningning outcomes which which are are globally globally focused. focused.

Annual Annual diversity.columbusstate.edu events events include include Legacy Legacy Celebration, Celebration, Pride Pride Week, Week, andand much much more! more!

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Fraternity & Sorority Life Fraternity &Fr Sorority up theity CSU Frat er at erni niLifetymakes ty && S 5% oror S oforor ity Lcommunity ifLeif e and continues to grow spanning across three

international councils innovators, and award winning students. CSU, but also in the community averaging Fraternity Fraternity & Sorority & Sorority LifeLife makes makes up up 5% 5% of the of the CSUCSU community community andand continues continues community service per year. Greek Life is not just FOUR years, it’s FOR life! to grow to grow spanning spanning across across three three inter inter national national councils councils . Greeks . Greeks ser ve serthe ve the campus campus students.columbusstate.edu/greeks as leaders, as leaders, innovators, innovators, andand award award winning winning students. students.

Greek Greek students students are are involved involved not not onlyonly at CSU, at CSU, but but alsoalso in the in the community community averaging averaging more more thanthan 10,000 10,000 hours hours of of years, years, it’s it’s FORFOR life!life! community community ser vice ser vice per per year. year.

Greek Greek LifeLife is not is not just just FOUR FOUR students.columbusstate.edu/greeks students.columbusstate.edu/greeks Miss CSU is an annual scholarship pageant promoting women’s involvement and academic achievements.

Miss CSU

The winner goes on to compete for Miss Georgia and represents CSU in many events throughout the

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Cougar Kickoff

students.columbusstate.edu/misscsu MissMiss CSUCSU is an is an annual annual scholarship scholarship pageant pageant promoti promoti ng ng women’s women’s involvement involvement andand academic academic achievements. achievements.

The The winner winner goes goes on on to compete to compete for for MissMiss Georgia Georgia andand represents represents CSUCSU in many in many events events throughout throughout the the campus campus andand community. community. students.columbusstate.edu/misscsu students.columbusstate.edu/misscsu The Parent and Family Connection focuses on providing resources and support for parents and family

Cougar Kickoff is a week full of events that occur during the first week of each semester. Come

members of Columbus State University students. In addition to monthly e-mails and newsletters, Parent and

join us and learn how to get involved!

Family Day is hosted each semester, providing opportunities for students and their family members to enjoy The The Parent Parent andand Family Family Connection Connection focuses focuses on providing on providing resources resources andand suppor suppor t fort for a weekend of fun, food, and entertainment. parents parents andand family family members members of Columbus of Columbus State State University University students. students.

In addition In addition to to parents.columbusstate.edu monthly monthly e-mails e-mails andand newsletters, newsletters, Parent Parent andand Family Family DayDay is hosted is hosted each each semester, semester, providing providing oppor oppor tunities tunities for for students students andand their their family family members members to enjoy to enjoy a weekend a weekend of fun, of fun, food, food, andand enter enter tainment. tainment. parents.columbusstate.edu parents.columbusstate.edu The ROAR Orientation program strives to make the transition to CSU successful by providing interactive

SIGNATURE EVENTS

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Home c o m i n g Homecoming is an annual tradition in the Fall for students and alumni to engage and participate in hallmark events including the parade, concert, athletic event, and many more events and contests! homecoming.columbusstate.edu

Wi nt e r F e s t WinterFest is CSU’s annual evening of winter wonderland fun. This free holiday extravaganza brings together families, students, alumni, and community members to start the holiday season with Santa, snow, and performances. WinterFest features performances from local schools and community groups, campus lighting ceremony, and photos with Santa and your favorite characters. This is an event for all ages and celebrates all religions, cultures, and traditions. winterfest.columbusstate.edu

OFFICES & PROGRAMS

African American Male Initiative The African American Male Initiative strives to increase recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of African American males at CSU.The initiative embodies mentoring, tutoring, community ser vice, and leadership development. diversity.columbusstate.edu

Parent and Family Connection

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ROAR Orientation

programs and resources insuring the transition to a Cougar. ROAR annually hosts multiple orientation

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sessions for incoming freshmen, non-traditional, and transfer students who will begin classes at CSU. The addition of ROAR a new extended program, PROWL, offers incoming the chance expand their by by The The ROAR Orientation Orientation program program strives strives to make to make thestudents the transition transition to CSU totoCSU successful successful leadership to prop vprior irdoivnig d i nistarting ngt eirnat ceCSU. triavcet ipv er o p gro ag mrsa m a ns da nr eds or eu sr coeusr cienss ui rnisnugr i nt hge t threa nt sr a i tni os ni t i o t on at oCao uCgoaur .g a r . orientation.columbusstate.edu ROAR ROAR annually annually hosts hosts multiple multiple orientation orientation sessions sessions for for incoming incoming freshmen, freshmen, non-traditional, non-traditional, andand transfer transfer students students whowho willwill begin begin classes classes at CSU.The at CSU.The addition addition of aofnew a new extended extended program, program, PROWL, PROWL, offers offers incoming incoming students students the the chance chance to expand to expand their their leadership leadership prior prior to starting to starting CSU. CSU. The Student Activities Council (SAC) organizes programs for the student body by planning events that fit orientation.columbusstate.edu orientation.columbusstate.edu

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the current needs and interests of the students. SAC also offers opportunities for students to learn and engage in the event programming process. Enjoy events including comedians, movies, speakers, novelties,

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contests, and much more!

The The Student Student Activities Activities Council Council (SAC) (SAC) organizes organizes programs programs for for the the student student body body by by sac.columbusstate.edu planning planning events events thatthat fit the fit the current current needs needs andand interests interests of the of the students. students.

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Enjoy Enjoy events events including including comedians, comedians, movies, movies, speakers, speakers, novelties, novelties, contests, contests, andso and much much more! more! for students to gain leadership knowledge and skills; workshops, student There are many opportunities sac.columbusstate.edu sac.columbusstate.edu organization training, the annual Cougar Leadership Conference, and more.

Leadership

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