The Office of Student Involvement & Engagement (OSIE), also known as Campus Life, is dedicated to delivering high quality co-curricular programs supporting student development, community building, and campus engagement. Operating under the Student Life Division, The Office of Student Involvement & Engagement is responsible for a large portion of campus programming via their oversight of 40+ recognized student organizations (RSOs), the Campus Activities Board (CAB), Outdoor Adventures program, Intramural Sports, Voter Empowerment Political Awareness Coalition (VEPAC) collaboration with CELTS, Mountaineers After Dark Programming Team (MAD), and the Student Government Association (SGA). The Office of Student Involvement & Engagement also oversees the student shuttle program, offering weekly trips to the grocery store, Fayette Mall, Richmond Centre, and other specialty trips to Cincinnati and Louisville.

The Mountaineers After Dark Programming Team hosts weekly programs for the student body ranging from themed events like Disney Trivia to assisting with Welcome Week. This student lead team is under the supervision of the Student Engagement Coordinator and works diligently to provide engaging and exciting programs for students.

Check out MAD's upcoming events on Berea Engage.

Berea College encourages its students to become engaged in the community. Student activities are vital companions to classroom learning and such activities enrich one’s collegiate experience. The College strives to offer a vast array of organizational, programming and civic opportunities for students.

Berea students take responsibility for organizing and running most events, and thus, opportunities for involvement on campus are unlimited. There are 40+ recognized active student clubs (RSOs) and organizations, including campus governance, club sports, voice and instrumental ensembles, dance groups, social justice and advocacy groups, service-oriented organizations, outdoor groups and honorary and academic organizations. Berea’s abiding commitment to multicultural and international concerns finds expression in the activities of the Black Cultural Center, the Cosmopolitan Club and the Espacio Cultural Latinx. Interested in starting your own student organization? Visit the Office of Student Involvement & Engagement or email rso@berea.edu for more information.

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is a volunteer student organization that plans and coordinates student activities on campus. We strive to be a unified board that promotes a healthy, productive atmosphere. For the students, whom we serve, we hope to be approachable, understanding, flexible, dedicated, friendly, informed, diverse in views, respectful and to provide a variety of activities for them to participate in during the school year. CAB is responsible for larger scale campus programming and the annual Homecoming dance. Their office is located on the ground floor of the Alumni Building.

Check out CAB's upcoming events on Berea Engage.

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Outdoor Adventures (formally Outdoor Recreation) is a Campus leader for inspiring an active, healthy, and engaged lifestyle that enhances a sense of well-being and development of healthy communities worldwide. Outdoor Adventures collaborates with the college community to offer exemplary facilities, programs and services that inspire participation and engagement. Reflecting the varied leisure and wellness needs of the college community, Berea College Outdoor Adventures provides extensive access to a broad range of recreational activities and services. The program offers events that encompass the competitive, passive, social, cultural, and instructional aspects of recreational activity.

Check out upcoming Outdoor Adventure trips on Berea Engage.

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For more information about Intramural Sports, or to see upcoming events, visit their IMLeauges page.

We, the students of Berea College, unite to represent student opinion and voice among faculty, administration, staff, and each other by combining our talents and diversities. Understanding the importance of promoting student welfare, representing student concerns and opinions, protecting the best interests of students, and fostering communication among the aforementioned groups, we resolve to work toward the benefit of the Student Body. In all these means, we strive to remember the traditional ideals of the Great Commitments of Berea College as they apply to the Student Body, thus establishing the Berea College Student Government Association.

The Student Government Association of Berea College is made up of three governing bodies- the Senate, the Board of Residents, and an Executive Council. House Councils and Student Representatives to Faculty Committees are also contained within SGA's reach. SGA's offices are located on the ground floor of the Alumni Building (next to the Activities Room).

Check out SGA's upcoming events on Berea Engage.

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The Voter Empowerment Political Awareness Coalition (VEPAC) is a non-partisan coalition of Faculty, Staff and Students who are committed to bringing Students into the political process, providing education and breaking down barriers to electoral participation, and encouraging student non-partisan policy solutions.

View upcoming VEPAC events on Berea Engage.

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In addition to their weekly programs and oversight, the Office of Student Involvement & Engagement is responsible for the planning and hosting of Berea College's annual Mountain Day. A tradition that began in 1875, the Mountain Day celebration serves as an example of Berea’s mission to serve the Appalachian region and its people. Berea College celebrates Mountain Day on the third Wednesday in October. The celebration of Mountain Day involves hiking up the Indian Fort Mountain, which is located within the seven thousand acres of College’s forest territory.  Students are encouraged to hike up to the East Pinnacle before the sunrise, in order to greet the sunrise atop the mountain.  In recent years, it has been a tradition for several college organizations or clubs, such as the Berea College Choir and the Country Dancers to sing or perform dances respectively upon the rise of the Sun. Learn more about Mountain Day here.

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