Student Involvement

Usdan University Center
45 Wyllys Ave
Middletown, CT 06459
involvement@wesleyan.edu
1-860-685-2410

Pass The Torch

Pass the Torch seeks to offer a formalized structure for Wesleyan student groups undergoing board position changes at the end of every academic year in order to facilitate student leadership development, student group effectiveness, and the retainment of institutional memory across academic year transitions. Wesleyan’s on-campus student groups, while being great resources for affinity and organizing, run the risk of dissolving when there is not attention paid to leadership and management for every year. Amazing student groups have become inactive across Wesleyan’s history simply because of gaps within leadership and management, and this presents an even larger difficulty for maintaining legacy and longevity within important missions of community-building and resource distribution.

Pass the Torch is a program made up of a series of workshops that both facilitate the passing down of knowledge from current leaders to newly elected leaders, as well as explains the process of attaining resources and services from on-campus offices and committees. These workshops will include information about funding (different funding bodies, contracts, reimbursements, etc.); event planning (including understanding the process, finding the right space, planning with timelines, etc.); and learning the importance of developing a successful transition plan for future leaders.

Attending these workshops will not only expedite the event planning process for student groups during the academic year, but will also offer the following benefits:

  • Your student group will receive 1:1 assistance on the re-registration process and be ready to go before you come back to campus in the Fall!
  • Your student group will be given time and space to meet with incoming leadership and learn the specifics of certain leadership positions, as well as set goals and refine mission statements for the next year.
  • Your student group will have the chance to network with other student organizations as well as campus departments that offer support for reaching your goals.

Pass the Torch is a collaboration between OSI and WSA's Community Committee (CoCo).

Calendar of Pass The Torch workshops for April

All new Primary Contacts, Event Coordinators, and Financial Managers need to attend their respective trainings. These trainings are for the new leadership board of formal organizations. Below you will find the times, locations, and dates of the upcoming Pass the Torch trainings in April. 

Pass the Torch- Primary Contact Training

This Pass the Torch workshop is required for all new primary contacts to learn about club registration and discuss the club leader manual.

New Primary Contacts only need to attend one of the 4 available sessions:

Pass the Torch - Event Planning Workshop

This Pass the Torch workshop is required for new Event Coordinators to learn about the event request process, as well as hear recommendations on how to successfully plan events for their student group.

New Event Coordinators only need to attend one of the 4 available sessions:

Pass the Torch - Financial Management Workshop

This training is going to give you all the information you need including managing SBC budget requests, club purchasing, contract requests, and more. New Financial Managers are required to participate in this Pass the Torch training. 

New Financial Managers only need to attend one of the 4 available sessions:

Updated March 2024