ROC helps campus groups with funding, networking, training opportunities

 The 100 active organizations at Winston-Salem State should  have circled Jan. 30 on their calendars.  

On that day the Registered Organizations Council will have a Retreat in the Thompson Center.

ROC is an organization that serves as a governing body for all of the organizations on campus.

  The speaker for the retreat will be Rasheed Cromwell. Cromwell is a NC A&T graduate and served as the SGA President. He is now a lawyer in Washington D.C.

"This retreat is going to give the organizations that don't usually mix a chance to network and share ideas," said Steve Stephens, associate director of Student Activities. "It also gives them an opportunity to get leadership training and talk about their organizations upcoming events."

ROC has sponsored several events including a "ROC Clubs & Organizations Day" at Carver High School; "Salsa Magic" with the Royal Court; and the "ROC Gym Jam."  

 In collaboration with The Talented Tenth, ROC will sponsor an Oratory Competition Feb. 12, where students can showcase their public speaking skills.

If an organization is active for one year it is allowed to receive funding from ROC pending approval of the assistant vice chancellor of Campus Life, Theo Howard.

  Organizations that do not attend the ROC meetings or the retreat could receive sanctions from the Office of Student Activities.

 Jonathan Jackson is a junior, management information systems major from Charlotte, and the vice president of External Affairs. 

Jackson said after the retreat ROC is going into an evaluation period to review campus organizations that have been active the past year to determine if they made any progress.

 Jackson also serves as the facilitator for ROC meetings and all other organizations on campus.