Teen Conference Guidelines
- Sponsors must discuss guidelines with each youth before arriving on campus.
- To ensure the safety of all participants, sponsors are responsible for the supervision of the youth they are sponsoring and must ensure youth are always in line-of-sight. The youth to sponsor ratio is 3:1, although 2:1 is recommended for the best experience. Adult sponsoring youth of a different gender must identify nighttime supervision for their youth.
- All sponsors and youth must remain at the event site for the duration of the entire conference and must be active participants in the event and attend all conference activities.
- During the conference, sponsors will be responsible for room checks by 11:00 p.m. each night, wake up calls in the morning, and checkout by 9:00 a.m. on the day of departure.
- Sponsors are responsible for handling all disciplinary, medical, or other situations that arise with the youth they are sponsoring. Sponsors should have all appropriate contact information on hand in case arrangements must be made for the youth to leave the event for medical or behavioral reasons.
- Sponsors will serve as role-models in both appropriate campus behavior and proper attire. We are guests of the conference site. Please be respectful of university staff, participants from other groups, and each other. Keep the site clean, be mindful of noise levels, and do no harm in words or deeds.
- OU is a smoke, drug, and alcohol-free campus; this includes marijuana, even for medical use.
- Notify OKSA Supervisors, Robbie Wheet (NRCYS) at (918) 519-4139 or Jennifer Boyer (OKDHS) at (405) 255-5902 immediately of any injuries, unsafe behavior, or emergencies.
- Have FUN!! Meet as many people as you can, and share your experience and knowledge!