Associated Students of Washington State University

Associated Students of Washington State University
Motto Working for Change
President/ Vice President
 Savannah Rogers & Tyler Parchem

ASWSU refers to the Associated Students of Washington State University. This student government organization encompasses five campuses: Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, WSU Global and the central campus in Pullman, Washington.

ASWSU executive branch

The Executive Branch currently comprises[1]:

  • Savannah Rogers (President)
  • Tyler Parchem (Vice President)
  • Debbie Majano (Chief of Staff and Finances)
  • Makennah Little (Executive Assistant)
  • Harald Hyllseth (Director of Communication)
  • Brandon Crawford (Deputy Director of Communication)
  • Bailey Fillinger (Director of University Affairs)
  • Matt Winchell (Director of Student Affairs)
  • Candace Quinn (Director of Academic Affairs)
  • Gavin Pielow (Director of Legislative Affaris)
  • Quinton Berkompas (Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs)
  • Catherine Dunn (Director of Health and Safety)
  • Kalista Newman (Chair, "It's On Cougs" Sexual Assault Committee)
  • Hannah Utter (Chair, Mental Health Committee)
  • Keegan Otter (Director of Community Affairs)
  • Jerry Martinez (Director of Diversity)

48th ASWSU Pullman Senate

The Senate currently comprises[2]:

  • Taylor Heersink (All Campus Senator)
  • Grant Esomonu (All Campus Senator)
  • Chase Urquhart (All Campus Senator)
  • Grace Lim (All Campus Senator)
  • Bailey McCoy (All Campus Senator)
  • VACANT (All Campus Senator)
  • John Sullivan (Uncertified Senator)
  • Rachel Kenitzer (Uncertified Senator)
  • Camille Naputo (Uncertified Senator)
  • Curtis Cohen (Uncertified Senator)
  • Lindsay Schilperoort (CAHNRS Senator)
  • Hayden Arend (Honors College Senator)
  • Jacob Lizarraga (College of Arts and Sciences Senator)
  • Devinaé Mcneil (College of Arts and Sciences Senator)
  • Synthia Alcantar (College of Arts and Sciences Senator)
  • A'Jenae Hardwell (College of Arts and Sciences Senator)
  • Diana Baldovinos (Carson College of Business Senator)
  • Karen Ngigi (Carson College of Business Senator)
  • Hannah Martian (College of Education Senator)
  • Kiera Rust (College of Engineering Senator)
  • Taylor Swanson (Murrow College of Communication Senator)
  • Hayden Arend (Honors Delegate)
  • VACANT (Freshman Delegate)
  • VACANT (Freshman Delegate)
  • VACANT (Freshman Delegate)
  • VACANT (Transfer Delegate)

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 College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences[3]. 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[4]. All-Campus Senator Pielow authored bills to strengthen the independent and unbiased role of an election board[5], initiating requirements for all Senators to disclose their affiliated RSOs to tackle fiscal nepotism[6], and introducing new voter registration campaigns at WSU's dorms during the Week of Welcome[7]. 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[8]. 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[9].

Historical lobbying efforts

ASWSU on all 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 student's 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".[10] 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".[11] ASWSU will now form a "Cougar Coalition" that will lobby exclusively for Washington State University.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://aswsu.wsu.edu/branches/executive/
  2. ↑ https://aswsu.wsu.edu/branches/legislative/
  3. ↑ https://dailyevergreen.com/27608/news/senator-seeks-change-from-inside/
  4. ↑ https://dailyevergreen.com/28591/news/aswsu-senate-supports-multicultural-plaza-plan/
  5. ↑ https://dailyevergreen.com/27936/news/aswsu-bill-aims-to-avoid-unfair-election/
  6. ↑ https://dailyevergreen.com/27203/news/senator-stresses-civic-participation-transparency/
  7. ↑ https://dailyevergreen.com/30249/news/aswsu-city-talk-community-issues/
  8. ↑ https://dailyevergreen.com/26410/news/sports-pass-voted-down/
  9. ↑ https://dailyevergreen.com/26048/news/delegate-aims-to-establish-more-inclusive-voting/
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Students need a united front". The Daily Evergreen. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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