- Select the privacy of the group.
- Public Group
- Any site member can join this group.
- This group will be listed in the groups directory and in search results.
- Group content and activity will be visible to any site member.
- Private Group
- Only people who request membership and are accepted can join the group.
- This group will be listed in the groups directory and in search results.
- Group content and activity will only be visible to members of the group.
- Hidden Group
- Only people who are invited can join the group.
- This group will not be listed in the groups directory or search results.
- Group content and activity will only be visible to members of the group.
- Select which members are allowed to invite others to the group. This is especially important if this is a private or hidden group.
- All Group Members
- Organizers and Moderators only
- Organizer Only
- Select which members are allowed to post to the Activity Feed directly - in the group, there is an activity feed where users can post announcements or updates to the group.
- All Group Members
- Organizers and Moderators only
- Organizer Only
- Select which members are allow to manage documents - this includes uploading, creating folders, and deleting documents.
- All Group Members
- Organizers and Moderators only
- Organizer Only
- Select which members are allowed to send group messages, group messages are sent to the inboxes of to the users selected within the group messages tab.
- All Group Members
- Organizers and Moderators only
- Organizer Only
- Select what group type this group is.
- Events - the group was created for one event or a series of events to foster communication between event attendees.
- Affinity Groups - a group centered around a common interest.
- Community Partnership - a group for a project or partnership with community partners.
- Labs, Centers, and Institutes - a group based around one of these three research groups.
- Class - a group for a class.
- If this group is a subgroup of a larger group, select a parent.
- Select "Next Step" to continue at the bottom of the form.
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