Club Sport Travel Request Form 2021-2022

This form must be completed by Club Sports traveling outside of GVSU campuses or associated rental/leased/practice facilities. Travel Requests must be approved prior to departure for any trips on behalf of your organization.

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General Information


Travel Information







Transportation


Please note that personal vehicles are not insured by GVSU, and are only covered by personal insurance policies for each vehicle. 

All students driving university-owned, rental or personal vehicles on behalf of Grand Valley State University must complete the following procedures. Students must complete this process every academic year. All permissions will expire at the end of the current academic year. 

Students will be approved or denied based on an approval matrix which takes into account their license tenure, recent traffic accidents, and recent driving violations or convictions.

  • All drivers are individually responsible for any traffic violations, tickets, etc., and will be expected to pay applicable fines. 
  • Drivers must follow all federal and state driving laws.
  • All drivers must be approved through the Recreation & Wellness Authorized Driver Form.
  • This form collects all data for drivers to be cleared by the Department of Public Safety as an authorized driver. 
    • Out-of-state students must obtain a copy of their driving record from the state issuing their driver’s license. Out-of-State driving records must be submitted to DPS for review prior to permission to drive on behalf of GVSU.
    • International licenses are not accepted, as they cannot be verified.
    • Students with 6 or more points or with special circumstances on their license will not be cleared to drive on behalf of GVSU.

  • Students/staff 18-20 are ONLY permitted to drive sedans or mini-vans.
  • Students/staff 21-24 are ONLY permitted to drive sedans or mini-vans and 12 or 15 passenger vans (in-state/out-of-state).
  • Students/staff 25 and older are permitted to drive all vehicles including luxury vehicles, trucks, and out-of-state rentals.
  • All students/staff (21 and older) that are driving a 12 or 15 passenger van must review the 12–15 Passenger Driver Awareness presentation and/or video



Contact Holiday Coach for Charter Bus reservations as they offer an 18% discount to all GVSU Club Sport teams. 

 

Air travel is required to be coordinated through Recreation & Wellness. Please contact [email protected] for assistance upon completing this form.



Contact Club Sports Administration for assistance! 

Lodging



Please contact [email protected] prior to booking lodging accommodations for further instructions.




Reminder

Club Sports are not permitted to travel until approval has been sent by Recreation & Wellness staff to the contact listed on this form. Please review the Club Sports Handbook for information on travel deadlines and expectations prior to submitting this form.

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Page last modified January 18, 2022