Osteopathic medical students are encouraged to develop, organize, and participate in student associations and organizations as they feel able to do so in conjunction with academic responsibilities.
The LMU-DCOM SGA and LMU-DCOM Office of Student Affairs provide support for all associations and organizations. Every organization is required to have a faculty or staff advisor.
Registration of Medical Student Organizations
To encourage a formal and organized system of student activities, LMU-DCOM requires specific processes and policies concerning the registration of student organizations.
Student organizations must be sustainable and intended to fulfill a common purpose: to provide opportunities for student interaction, to foster individual student growth and development, and to contribute to community service.
Organizations must be reviewed by the SGA staff/faculty adviser and approved by the Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Registration of a student organization results from compliance with the criteria and conditions stated below, and it does not directly or indirectly imply the approval of the organization or its activities by LMU-DCOM. Once student organizations receive official recognition, the organization must retain LMU-DCOM support through the following annually required criteria:
- Completion of End of Year Report at the end of each academic year
- Leadership and advisement of a full-time faculty or staff member
- Approval of organizational activities and events through the Office of Student Affairs
- Cooperation with LMU-DCOM Student Leadership Handbook
- Contribution to and support of the philosophy and mission of LMU
- Completion of a service project that benefits the local community
Student Sponsored Events
Any on-campus or off-campus event conducted by either a student organization or SGA must be approved by the Student Activities Coordinator or Director/Assistant Director of Student Life at their respective location. Events include, but are not limited to, guest speakers, seminars, exhibits, fundraisers, workshops, activities, and courses.
Public Relations, Merchandise, and Marketing Guidelines
The full formal name of the school is Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. When referring to the school in external communication, on first reference it should be “Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM).” Subsequent references should be “LMU-DCOM.” Please note the dash in the full formal name and the full formal acronym. Please use the full proper name and acronym. If space constraints are an issue, the first reference may be shortened to “LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine.” When referring to the school for an internal audience (i.e., the LMU campus community), the reference can be “DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (DCOM).” The Knoxville, TN and Orange Park, FL locations are to be referred to as DCOM at LMU-Knoxville and LMU-DCOM at Orange Park respectively.
All LMU-DCOM student organizations must have approval from the Student Activities Coordinator(s) and the Director of Marketing and Public Relations before producing organizational merchandise or distributing information to the campus community and/or the public at large. This is to ensure that all appropriate procedures and style guidelines are followed by student organizations. Students are prohibited from using the LMU- DCOM academic seal on any merchandise or publications. All officially sanctioned student club websites must be hosted through the LMU website. Approval forms may be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs or the Director/Assistant Director of Student Life. Any LMU- DCOM student organization that produces merchandise that violates this policy may have the merchandise confiscated and will have to replace the merchandise at the organization’s own expense.
All media contact requires prior approval from and is handled by the Office of Marketing and Public Relations. If you are contacted to provide contact to a media outlet, refer the inquiry to the Office of Marketing and Public Relations.
Students and student clubs should not submit press releases, calendar items, photographs, advertisements, or other submissions to any media outlet without permission from the Office of Marketing and Public Relations. If you wish to send something to the media, please forward all the information to the Student Activities Coordinator at the designated site who will then submit it to the Office of Marking and Public Relations on your behalf. In the case of any adverse event, the Office of Marketing and Public Relations is the sole point of contact between LMU-DCOM and the public. In any crisis or emergency, refer all inquiries to the Office of Marketing and Public Relations.