Club Management Information

Club officers can contact the student life manager anytime with questions regarding club management at clubs@wallawalla.edu. Here are a few resources commonly helpful for club officers:

• Club Handbook (information on starting a club, keeping clubs active, planning events, finances, and more)
• Club Finances (information on withdrawing funds, reimbursement, and payment from the Office of Accounting)
• Club Event Approval Checklist (for all club events)
• City of College Place Event Permit (for events in need of city approval)
• Reserve an Event Facility
• Change Club Name
• Club Resource Guide
• DEI Planning Guide

COVID-19 Special Preparations:

All in-person event plans must be submitted for review by the COVID-19 Response Taskforce.

• What constitutes a University-sponsored event?
• All events must operate within the parameters of the Student Handbook and Code of Conduct. 
• WWU Special Events: City of College Place Event Permit
• Student Event Approval Checklist 
• Safety Plan - If your event involves a physical activity, as the leader and organizer of the group it is your responsibility to write out a plan for conducting the activity safely, outlining who will be responsible for the different aspects of the activity.  If appropriate, communicate safety information to all participants and document that communication in your event file.

CHE Certified Club

Become a CHE Certified Club! 

The Center for Humanitarian Engagement (CHE) is interested in collaborating with you to enrich the experience of your club members and provide mentorship and leadership development to your club’s leaders. Among other things, we offer: 

• Catered volunteer opportunities and service activities for your club 
• 1 on 1 regular mentorship meetings with Director Lopez or Associate Director Simons 
• Access to apply for seed grant funds for your club’s service activities 
• Access to CHE’s Tool Library for service activities 
• Access to post volunteer opportunities campus/community wide through Get Connected (volunteer base of 4,100) 
• Special features on university social media channels 

Clubs will commit to: 

• Involving at least 50% of members in 1 service activity per quarter 
• Promote service opportunities in communication to members (emails and social media) 
• Adopt one service project as a club for Fall Service Day (Oct 19, 2022) and Tri-College Community Day (April 16, 2023). First choice is given to CHE Certified Clubs 
• Send one leader to represent at the Fall Leadership Retreat at no cost to the club 
• Host a Blue Zones Project purpose workshop for club members 

If this sounds interesting to you, contact David Lopez (david.lopez@wallawalla.edu) or call CHE at 509-527-2100 for more information about how to qualify.  

For a list of programs and volunteer opportunities visit wallawalla.edu/che.