Start a New Student Organization

Registration and Re-Registration Defined

All student organizations can be registered on UMBengaged, the official university listing of student organizations at UMB.  

Benefits of being registered include: 

• Access to digital display, flyer, and poster templates 
• Submit room reservation requests for locations on campus  
• Eligibility for funding, where applicable
• Meeting one requirement for eligibility to apply for affiliated status with the USGA. 
• Manage your organization digitally on UMBengaged including:   
  • Officer elections 
  • Access to a website 
  • Event marketing 
  • Forms management 
  • Community building 
  • Engagement tracking 
  • Student membership and recruitment 
• Transition planning 
• Succession planning 
• And more... 

To maintain access to the benefits listed above, student organizations are required to update their organization information annually in UMBengaged through a process called Re-Registration. 

Registration Process for New Student Organizations

All student organizations at UMB can register their student organization in the UMB student engagement platform called, UMBengaged, including new student organizations. This process is for completely new student organizations at UMB or student organizations that have worked with their school or programs to be established and now want to use UMBengaged. To register, you will need the information below. Registration on UMBengaged is a requirement for any student organization that wants to be a USGA affiliated groups.

Registration Process 

Students have an opportunity to create community in your School/Program and/or across the University through leading a student organization at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). Part of the responsibility of leading a student organization includes ensuring that your group is registered on an annual basis.  

The registration process is mandatory for all student organizations who want to use UMBengaged. Registering your existing student organization is simple, and includes the following:  

1. Student organization name  
2. Updated Constitution (Sample Constitution), if applicable   
3. Updated student organization officers and members: 

a. President (UMB student) 
b. Vice-President (UMB student) 
c. Other officers (UMB student) 
d. Advisor (UMB staff/faculty) 
e. Members (minimum number of 5 student members)

4. Confirm your School/Program contact or USGA Affiliated Status
5. Answer questions about your advisor involvement, organizational longevity and upload student interest list
6. Confirm your understanding of the UMB All-Comers Guidance (see policies and procedures above)

Quick Tips and More Information

Feel free to view the How to Start Your New or New to UMBengaged Student Organization Re-registration Form Instructions Scribe to see how to get to start your application and see additional questions required. 

Information about the All-Comers Guidance can be found online. If you have questions, please email the UMB Student Success, Leadership, and Engagement (SSLE) team at DL-StudentOrgs@umaryland.edu. 

Student organizations can be affiliated or receive support from a School/Program OR affiliated status with the University Student Government Association (USGA). Please contact the following to request additional information:   

• School/Program Student Organizations: Student Affairs Deans in each School 
• University Wide Student Organizations: Student organizations may be eligible to become a USGA Affiliated Group through a separate process. Please review the USGA Constitution for additional information. 

USGA has a process outlined in their constitution that allows recognized university-wide groups to apply USGA Affiliate Group status. Please review the USGA Constitution for additional information.  

Some Benefits of USGA Affiliate Status include: 

• Affiliated Groups are allowed to have one Senator to represent their organization during the USGA monthly meetings. Their representative always has a place on the USGA agenda to report what is going on with their organization, including events held and outcomes of any events that were held. 
• Student representatives are sworn in as USGA Senators. The swearing in process confirms that the student is a member of the premiere campus-wide student organization that represents all UMB students and advocates on their behalf. 
• Students who serve as Senators get to meet and interact with students from all of the individual schools that UMB is composed of. This allows students to form life-long friends that could last beyond their graduate and professional school education. 
• USGA Offices and Senators are recognized by the UMB President at the end of the academic year during a reception organized by the President’s Office. 
• Once Senators meet each other, they can use those connections to advertise their events in their schools and help “spread the word” about upcoming events, and activities, and meetings. 
• Representatives of Affiliated Groups receive all of the same benefits that school-specific representatives receive.