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Press Release: CSSA needs student trustee
Issue date: 2/13/08 Section: News
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The California State Student Association (CSSA) is conducting its annual search for the next student trustee to serve as the student voice on the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees. CSSA is now accepting applications.
The Board of Trustees is the highest policy-making body for the 23-campus California State University system. The trustees establish policies on student fees, admissions, financial aid, technology, student services and many other matters that directly impact over 450,000 students of the CSU. Serving as a trustee presents a unique opportunity to shape policy for the largest four-year system of higher education in the world - the California State University. The CSU student trustee is the highest, most prestigious leadership position a CSU student may hold.
The primary responsibility of the student trustee is to present the positions, issues, and perspectives of CSU students. Student trustees have the same powers and privileges as other trustees and are paid a modest stipend ($100/day) for conducting the business of the Board and attending the seven regularly scheduled meetings per year. They receive guidance and information from CSSA and from campus Associated Students organizations by attending CSSA monthly meetings and making campus visits.
The CSSA will accept applications from interested students until 5:00 pm on Friday, Feb. 22 at the Office of University Affairs, 401 Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA 90812. Interviews with candidate finalists will be conducted at California State University, Fullerton on Friday, May 12, 2008 and shortly thereafter the names of two to five finalists will be forwarded to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will make a final appointment based on CSSA's recommendations.
The Board of Trustees is the highest policy-making body for the 23-campus California State University system. The trustees establish policies on student fees, admissions, financial aid, technology, student services and many other matters that directly impact over 450,000 students of the CSU. Serving as a trustee presents a unique opportunity to shape policy for the largest four-year system of higher education in the world - the California State University. The CSU student trustee is the highest, most prestigious leadership position a CSU student may hold.
The primary responsibility of the student trustee is to present the positions, issues, and perspectives of CSU students. Student trustees have the same powers and privileges as other trustees and are paid a modest stipend ($100/day) for conducting the business of the Board and attending the seven regularly scheduled meetings per year. They receive guidance and information from CSSA and from campus Associated Students organizations by attending CSSA monthly meetings and making campus visits.
The CSSA will accept applications from interested students until 5:00 pm on Friday, Feb. 22 at the Office of University Affairs, 401 Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA 90812. Interviews with candidate finalists will be conducted at California State University, Fullerton on Friday, May 12, 2008 and shortly thereafter the names of two to five finalists will be forwarded to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will make a final appointment based on CSSA's recommendations.
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