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Final Unofficial Elections Results
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Write In Candidates:

President

Vice President of External Affairs

Business Representative

Graduate Representative

Mabel Sum

Jonathan Scott

Ganya Bhatti

Yashvi Prajapati

Kanisha Shah

Kathryn Constantino

Dustin Jon Lee (Gator Affordability)

Vikas Sharma (Golden Gators)

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Position Descriptions

Executive Officers

President

  • Chief Executive Officer of Associated Students
  • Chair of the Executive Committee and vice chair of the Board
  • Main representative of the Board at university functions on and off campus
  • Meets regularly with campus administration to advocate for the needs to students, remain informed on developments on campus, and strengthen shared governance to amplify student voices

Vice President of Internal Affairs

  • Chair of Internal Affairs Committee
  • Responsible for maintaining a bridge between the Board and AS Programs/ Departments
  • Supports the internal departments of AS to ensure our services enrich the co curricular experiences of students

Vice President of External Affairs

  • Chair of the External Affairs Committee
  • Primary representative for the California State Student Association (CSSA), United States Student Association (USSA), and other external policy making groups
  • Helps to frame advocacy goals and policy stances on behalf of the Board and Associated Students

Vice President of Finance

  • Chair of the Finance Committee
  • Responsible for overseeing and monitoring the AS budget as treasurer
  • Maintains communication with Student Activities & Events to support and promote student organization funding through AS to ensure student organizations have resources to engage students

Vice President of Academic Affairs

  • Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee
  • Responsible for helping to amplify the voices of student interests throughout the academic sectors of SFSU to improve graduation and retention
  • Serves as a voting member on the Academic Senate

 

Duties and Expectations Policy

College Representatives

  • Graduate Representative
  • Ethnic Studies Representative
  • Liberal & Creative Arts Representative
  • Education Representative
  • Science & Engineering Representative
  • Business Representative
  • Health & Social Sciences Representative

 

    • Focus on representing and outreaching to members of their academic college/ division to vocalize student needs to college Deans/ Administration
    • Work in collaboration with the VP Academic Affairs and other College Representatives to amplify student needs across all academic divisions of the university
    • Must be a declared major in the college they seek to represent

Issue Directors

Student Org Representative

-Acts as a liaison for recognized SFSU student organizations and AS

-Serves as the Vice Chair for the AS Finance Committee

– Helps student organizations access and apply for AS student org funding

– Fosters collaborative relationships and bridges of communication between AS, administration, and recognized student organizations on campus

Director of Sustainability & Basic Needs

– Official liaison between AS, the student body, and administration on issues related to sustainability and basic needs

– Participate in University Committees to advocate for student basic needs and sustainability efforts

– Collaborate with SFSU stakeholders to conduct more research/ advocacy on food instability and housing insecurity

Director of Recreation, Health & Wellness

– Official liaison between AS, the student body, and administration regarding mental health services, Student Health Advisory Committee, Campus Rec, and other wellness partners on campus

– Serve as chair of the Mashouf Wellness Center Advisory Council a member of Student Health Advisory Committee

– Meet with all student fee funded health, recreation, and wellness units on campus to provide feedback and advocate for student needs

Director of Government & Community Relations

– Work to strengthen the relationships, collaboration, and communication between the SFSU community, AS, the university, and beyond

– Oversee Lobby Corps and grassroots efforts to advocate and civically engage students 

– Serve as Co-Vice Chair of the External Affairs Committee

-Serve as the secondary voting person for the California State Student Association 

Director of Social Justice & Equity

– Liaison between student and administration regarding matters of shared governance, transparency, and social justice

-Serve as a student senator for Academic Senate

-Serve as Co-Vice Chair of the External Affairs Committee

-Outreach and encourage student participation on University committees to advocate for student needs and feedback

Director of Facilities & Operations

– Serve as the primary representative on matters concerning student fee funded facilities, especially the Cesar Chavez Student Center and Early Childhood Education Center

– Sit on the UCorp Board of Directors and Mashouf Wellness Center Advisory Council

– Oversee AS program evaluations and assessment 

– Serve as Vice Chair of the Internal Affairs Committee

Candidacy Qualifications:

All Candidates:

-Received a minimum of a 2.0 GPA at the completion of the previous semester (fall semester), not cumulatively.

-Undergraduate candidates must maintain a minimum of 6 semester units while running for office.

-Graduate candidates must maintain a minimum of 3 semester units while running for office.

-If you are a transfer student candidate, you must have completed at least one semester at SFSU prior to the election and have earned a minimum of 6 semester units from that semester.

Executive Position Candidates (includes President and Vice Presidents):

-Must have accumulated a minimum of 60 units at the completion of the semester in which they are Candidates (spring semester).

Graduate Representative Candidates:

-Must have accumulated a minimum of 3 units at the completion of the semester in which they are Candidates (spring semester) or must be enrolled for a minimum of 3 units per term in a graduate program.

College Representative Candidates:

-Must currently be a declared major within the college they seek to represent.

Elections Commissioner's Office Hours:

Monday: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Tuesday: 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Please ask for Lily in Rm. M-103 of the Cesar Chavez Student Center.
For additional inquiries, please contact: electionscommissioner@asi.sfsu.edu