Interested students and faculty should review the Walden University Student Organization guidelines below to determine if their group interest meets the guidelines for formal student organizations.

• Student organizations are organized and active groups that, in many cases, are affiliated with national or international organizations or are Walden-sponsored.
•  A student organization’s mission must align with the mission of Walden University and the College or School to which the student organization relates.
• Student organizations must be formally organized, have a defined purpose and maintain a constitution and organization by-laws.
• Student organizations must provide an annual report on the activities of the student organization.
• Student organizations must secure a minimum of 2 faculty and/or staff advisors prior to submitting the required Walden University organizational form.
• Student organizations and student organization members must abide by Walden University’s Code of Conduct in conducting the organization’s activities.

Request approval through the Walden University approval process:

• Request and complete the New Student Organization paperwork from the Student Life, Leadership & Engagement department by emailing studentorgs@mail.waldenu.edu.
• The Office of Student Affairs will review the application and if it is complete and if it meets Walden criteria, will forward the request to the appropriate academic department for approval.
• The Office of Student Affairs will contact you with final decisions within ~12 weeks.

All Walden-approved student organizations must submit an annual report form, member roster, and constitution and/or bylaws (if updated during the past year). Requests for updates will be sent to the primary faculty advisor on file with the Office of Student Affairs annually (around January).

If there are changes throughout the year to the primary faculty or student officer contacts, please update the Office of Academic Affairs by contacting us at studentorgs@mail.waldenu.edu.