Join the Board
SPRING INTO ACTION - Apply to be appointed to the 2021-22 Associated Students Government by submitting the A.S. Board Application!
The following positions are open for application. Which one is yours?
Executive Officers
- Legislative Vice President (1 position available)
- Student Affairs Vice President (1 position available)
- Social Justice and Equity Officer (1 position available)
Representatives
- College of Natural Resources and Sciences Representatives (2 positions available)
- College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Representatives (2 positions available)
- College of Professional Studies Representatives (2 positions available)
- At-Large Representatives (1 positions available)
Executive Advisors
- External Affairs Representative
- Public Relations Officer
Overview of Responsibilities, Involvement, and Time Commitment
Responsibilities
- Formulates the Association's Rules, Regulations and Policies.
- Considers and adopts legislation and passes resolutions to support students
- Maintains written records like reports, agendas, and minutes
- Helps appoint students to committees
- May place legislative initiatives on the ballot by majority vote
- Considers and approves the annual A.S. budget
- Creates and empower committees and ad-hoc committees to accomplish goals set by the Board of Directors
- Conducts open and public meetings
- Provide equal representation to students of all colleges of the university
- Establishes the amount of the A.S. fees with the approval of its membership through elections
- Communicates to students and the campus community
- Promotes the use and development of programs funded by the Association
- Monitors and evaluates budgets and services offered by organizations funded by the A.S.
Responsibilities to Students
- Provide equal representation to students of all colleges of the university
- Establishes the amount of the A.S. fees with the approval of its membership through elections
- Communicates to students and the campus community
Campus/Community Involvement
- Consider the opinions and needs of our immediate constituency, the Students, prior to our taking any action on their behalf
- Be vocal on issues that protect and increase student rights; create opportunities to increase the student perspective in the University decision making process; actively seek institutional changes that serve to enhance the student environment; and uphold and protect the integrity of the student body association
- Allocate Associated Student Body fees in accordance with the A.S. Mission Statement
- Promotes the use and development of programs funded by the Association
- Monitors and evaluates budgets and services offered by organizations funded by the A.S.
- Serves on and appoints students to committees, boards, and working groups
Time Commitment
Board members work between 6 and 20 hours depending on position. As a base, all members are scheduled for:
- A minimum of two (2) office hours per week
- Bi-weekly Friday meetings held from 3-6pm (see the proposed meeting schedule)
- Various forms of training throughout the year (see the proposed training schedule)
- Committee meetings (vary by position and by appointment)
Students must meet the following academic requirements to serve on the A.S. Board of Directors.
For Undergraduates:
- Be a current HSU student enrolled in a minimum of 6 units for the current semester.
- Have a cumulative and current semester 2.0 GPA
- Successfully completed 12 semester units at HSU within the twelve months preceding this semester.
- No more than 132 cumulative units or 125 percent of the units required for a specific baccalaureate degree.
For Post-Baccalaureate Students:
- Maintain 3 units per semester
- Cumulative and semester 2.0 GPA
- No more than 50 semester units or 167 percent of the units required for the graduate or credential objective, whichever is greater.