Associated Students of Washington State University

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Associated Students of Washington State University
AbbreviationASWSU
EstablishedJune 30th, 1928 (93 years ago)
Founded atPullman, Washington
President
Luke Deschenes
Vice President
Maccabee Werndorf
Websiteaswsu.wsu.edu

ASWSU refers to the Associated Students of Washington State University. This student government organization encompasses the Washington State University Pullman campus, the Global Campus, Vancouver Campus, Everett Campus, Tri-Cities Campus, and Spokane Campus. Each campus has its own student government and all the student governments come together multiple times a year for the Student Government Council (SGC). The elections happen every spring the Wednesday before spring break.

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ASWSU-Pullman executive branch

The Executive Branch currently comprises: [1]

49th ASWSU Senate

The undergraduate student population at Washington State University is currently represented in the 49th ASWSU Senate by the following: [2]

48th ASWSU Senate

The composition of the 48th ASWSU Senate: [3]

47th Senate key legislation

The ASWSU Senate is composed of representatives from each of the academic colleges as well as larger jurisdictions, such as all-campus and uncertified, with the role of legislating on behalf of the undergraduate students of Washington State University. One of the earliest key pieces legislation and projects under the 47th Senate (Fall 2017 to Spring 2018) was re-establishing the 'Issues & Forums' committee that fosters political discussion between different points of view, which was led by Senator Schilperoort of the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. [4] Another major endeavor was renaming a plaza on campus on behalf of the Multicultural Greek Community at WSU, partly led by Senator Hernandez of the Carson College of Business. [5] All-Campus Senator Pielow authored bills to strengthen the independent and unbiased role of an election board, [6] initiating requirements for all Senators to disclose their affiliated RSOs to tackle fiscal nepotism, [7] and introducing new voter registration campaigns at WSU's dorms during the Week of Welcome. [8] Senators Parchem and Dalton, along with Delegate Brown, attempted to introduce a mandatory sports pass for all undergraduates at WSU, though it was eventually thwarted by Senator Pielow. [9] Honors College Delegate Arend had authored and passed a constitutional amendment that changed the position of Honors College Delegate into Honors College Senator, which was eventually passed and ratified by the voters. [10]

Historical lobbying efforts

ASWSU on most of the campuses recently voted to opt out of the Washington Student Association as a lobbying group. Campus leaders did not believe the lobbying group was providing enough for what students' were paying. ASWSU President (Pullman) Jake Bredstrand also remarked that the addition of community colleges in the lobbying group as it "brings in other schools that have needs far different from ours". [11] The campus newspaper (The Daily Evergreen) recently supported the decision, stating their opinion that "A coalition can be accomplished without a middle-man like the WSA and if it involves more direct talk between Washington colleges, then we all might find a way out of this budget crisis together". [12] ASWSU will now form a "Cougar Coalition" that will lobby exclusively for Washington State University.

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References

  1. ↑ "Executive | at WSU". Aswsu.wsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Legislative | at WSU". Aswsu.wsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Legislative | at WSU". Aswsu.wsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  4. ↑ Holt, David (February 26, 2018). "Senator seeks change from inside". dailyevergreen.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  5. ↑ "Senate supports a multicultural plaza". dailyevergreen.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  6. ↑ "Bill aims to avoid unfair election". dailyevergreen.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  7. ↑ "Senator stresses civic participation transparency". dailyevergreen.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  8. ↑ "City talk community issues". dailyevergreen.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  9. ↑ "City talk community issues". dailyevergreen.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  10. ↑ "Delegate aims to establish more inclusive voting". dailyevergreen.com. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  11. ↑ Runquist, Justin (2 November 2010). "ASWSU opts out of student lobbying group". The Daily Evergreen. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "Students need a united front". The Daily Evergreen. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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