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Student Activities Office

Student Activities Office

Officer Changes

The Office Change request can only be submitted after the initial student org registration within a school year. In other words, an Officer Change request cannot be used to re-register a student org from one year to the next.

Primary Officer

The RSO officer, aka “Primary Officer,” who attended the Registration Session and submitted the initial registration may initiate an Officer Change.

  • Primary Officer: Contacts Patrick in SAO to initiate an officer change
  • Patrick Initiates an officer change in the RSO Reg System for the intended RSO
  • Primary Officer: Logs into the RSO Reg System and updates Officer information
  • Important! If the officer change affects the Registered Users for the RSO email/web account, the Primary Officer will be prompted to update the Registered Users as well.
  • Confirmation Emails: RSO Reg System will generate an email to any new officer.
  • New Officer(s): Must log in to RSO Reg System using their UWNetID, provide their name, UWID, and phone number; agree to RSO Terms & Conditions, and; Confirm their officer status
  • Primary Officer: Submit the Officer Change for Approval once all new officers have confirmed their status
  • SAO Staff: Processes/approves Officer Change
  • SAO Staff: Generates a new Registration Certificate and notifies all officers via email

Brand New Officers

In the event that the Primary Officer is no longer available to process an officer change, any new officer can initiate the Officer Change process as follows:

  • New Officer: Contacts Patrick in SAO and provide their UWNetID
  • Patrick Initiates an officer change in the RSO Reg System for the intended RSO
  • New Officer: Must attend a Registration Session and swipe their Husky Card effectively making them the new Primary Officer
  • New Primary Officer: Logs in to the RSO Reg System using their UWNetID, agrees to Terms & Conditions, confirms their officer status
  • New Primary Officer: Updates other Officer information, if necessary
  • Important! If the officer change affects the Registered Users for the RSO email/web account, the Primary Officer will be prompted to update the Registered Users as well.
  • Confirmation Emails: RSO Reg System will generate an email to any new officer.
  • New Officer(s): Must log in to RSO Reg System using their UWNetID, provide their name, UWID, and phone number; agree to RSO Terms & Conditions, and; Confirm their officer status
  • Primary Officer: Submit the Officer Change for Approval once all new officers have confirmed their status
  • SAO Staff: Processes/approves Officer Change
  • SAO Staff: Generates a new Registration Certificate and notifies all officers via email

Program Contact

Patrick Emrock

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