Editing Herzing Issues: Student Organizations and Governance (section)

=== HU-053a: Administration prohibited the SNA from maintaining a member distribution list and directed it to route communications through program chairs, impairing the organization's core communication function ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:14em" | Severity
| High
! Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Restriction of Independent Organization Communications
! Date added
| 2026-05-04 (split 2026-06-06)
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Dr. Prashad (Program Chair) / Academic Affairs
|}
'''Finding.''' Per the tracker's evidence, the faculty advisor relayed that the program chair notified the board the SNA is not allowed to maintain a student distribution list and that it should instead create a flier for the program chairs to send out. The prohibition removes the organization's direct channel to its members.

'''Evidence.''' SNA Board Leadership Teams chat (May 1 to 4, 2026), Dr. Stacie Johnson relaying the program chair's instruction. Source group: SNA Board Leadership Microsoft Teams Chat; HOSNA Chapter Bylaws (2026); NSNA Shared Governance Document (2024).

'''Reported statement.''' <blockquote>I was notified by our program chair that we are not allowed to have a student distribution list so it's requested that we create a flier for the program chairs to send out.</blockquote> (Dr. Stacie Johnson, relaying the program chair's instruction.)

'''Standards.''' HOSNA Chapter Bylaws (2026), Article III, Section 1 (the organization is a separate entity from NSNA in its administration of activities); NSNA Shared Governance Bylaws, Policies and Procedures (2024) (constituent associations operate under shared governance, not university administrative authority); the university's authority is limited to appointing a faculty advisor and does not extend to controlling communications infrastructure. Lead: {{HU|HU-053}}.

'''Impact.''' Prohibiting a member distribution list and forcing communications through program chairs impairs the SNA's core function of communicating with and advocating for its members, and routes member outreach through the administration the organization is independent of.

'''Notes.''' Sub-issue of {{HU|HU-053}} (lead). Split 2026-06-06. See {{HU|HU-054}} (screen-reader email barrier affecting SNA communications).

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