Question

Why did the policy change?

Answer

As part of the Action Plan for a More Inclusive K-State, a group of individuals representing faculty, staff and students established a workgroup to analyze and make recommendations on University policies and Student Code of Conduct. 

In October 2021, a sub-workgroup was established to examine the structural relationship of student organizations with the university. This sub-workgroup included representatives from a variety of departments on campus, student representatives and community/alumni advisors. The members completed a peer and aspirational institution review as well as several roundtable discussions with various student organization and advisor groups. The sub-workgroup utilized this information to put together a series of relationship structure options, which were submitted to University administration in February 2022. 

From there, a Student Organization Policies workgroup was formed to create and update student organization-related policies at K-State. These are the policies, announced in May 2023, that have emanated from that group’s work.