{"id":12102,"date":"2016-04-20T16:02:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T20:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/?page_id=12102"},"modified":"2023-07-27T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T14:06:12","slug":"commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/your-group\/thesquare\/commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Commonwealth groups meet and host events consistently. \u00a0They host events that celebrate their heritage, showcase their talents, and engage their members in stimulating dialogue and discourse. \u00a0They support a significant membership.<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><\/span>Basic requirements<span><\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constitution<\/li>\n<li>minimum of four active officers reported via TerrierCentral; president, vice president, treasurer, secretary<\/li>\n<li>a staff\/faculty advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><\/span>Training &amp; Workshop requirements<span><\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TerrierCentral<\/li>\n<li>anti-hazing<\/li>\n<li>sexual assault prevention\u00a0<span>(SARP&#8217;s Step Up, Step In, BU program)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>officer transition<\/li>\n<li>treasurer and finance (must be completed by treasurer)<\/li>\n<li>event planning<\/li>\n<li><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><\/span>Benefits<span><\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial\n<ul>\n<li>bank account with the Student Activities Business Office<\/li>\n<li>ability to use Boston University&#8217;s tax exempt status<\/li>\n<li>access to request Allocations Board funding<\/li>\n<li>ability to rent spaces off campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Marketing\n<ul>\n<li>use of the Boston University name<\/li>\n<li>Boston University email and website support<\/li>\n<li>free digital signage<\/li>\n<li>free expressions boards<\/li>\n<li>listed as an active student group on the SAO website<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated SAO marketing staff member available to assist with promotion and consulting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Resources\n<ul>\n<li>Student Catering Guide and Catering on The Charles<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;As Is&#8217;, standard, and custom setups from Facilities\u00a0Management &amp; Planning<\/li>\n<li>full\u00a0Student Production Services setups<\/li>\n<li>Media Services support<\/li>\n<li>Eventbrite<\/li>\n<li>support from BU Police<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Support\n<ul>\n<li>ability to participate in any SAO training<\/li>\n<li>portal on TerrierCentral<\/li>\n<li>support from the Activities Consultants at SAO<\/li>\n<li>mail box at SAO<\/li>\n<li>ability to request permits for outdoor events with support of SAO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space and reservations\n<ul>\n<li>George Sherman Union Link tables<\/li>\n<li>classrooms<\/li>\n<li>small lecture halls<\/li>\n<li>large lecture halls\/auditoriums (Morse, Jacob Sleeper, GSU Conference Auditorium, LAW Auditorium, Questrom Auditorium)<\/li>\n<li>George Sherman Union 3rd floor<\/li>\n<li>George Sherman Union Academy Room, Backcourt, Alley and BU Central<\/li>\n<li>Sargent Gym<\/li>\n<li>Photonics Colloquium Room<\/li>\n<li>Tsai<\/li>\n<li>Black Box theater<\/li>\n<li>George Sherman Union Terrace Lounge<\/li>\n<li>University outdoor spaces<\/li>\n<li>Case Gym<\/li>\n<li>George Sherman Union Metcalf Ballroom, Ziskind Lounge, Stone Lobby<\/li>\n<li>808 Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Trustee&#8217;s Ballroom<\/li>\n<li>The Castle<\/li>\n<li>100 Bay State Road Atrium<\/li>\n<li>Nickerson Field and New Balance Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commonwealth groups meet and host events consistently. \u00a0They host events that celebrate their heritage, showcase their talents, and engage their members in stimulating dialogue and discourse. \u00a0They support a significant membership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4062,"featured_media":0,"parent":12095,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4062"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12102"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16496,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12102\/revisions\/16496"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}