COLUMN: ASUSU President urges students to get involved
If I asked you to name a member of ASUSU most of you would probably think of some elected officer or a friend you have that is involved. What people forget is that the acronym ASUSU stands for the Associated Students of Utah State University, so every student on this campus, and on the many Continuing Education sites across the state, is a member of ASUSU. The entire purpose of this organization is for students to join together and find ways to make student life better. For this process to work students must be involved and it is our responsibility to make that as easy as possible.
I have spent a lot of time this summer considering the best way to fulfill my duty as an elected officer. As many of you know, a large part of my campaign platform was to move a few key ASUSU offices from the third floor of the TSC down to the second floor. I felt that this would place us in a more high traffic area to encourage students to come and voice concerns or get involved. Let me fill you in on what has developed this summer. After careful consideration and consultation with stakeholders, I have determined that in order to increase the outreach of ASUSU and best utilize student resources, there are more effective ways to achieve that goal.
Consequently, students will benefit by the increased use of the ASUSU information desk located in the hallway on the first floor of the TSC. This will be an extension office where students can easily become informed about student issues and events as well as get involved.
Additionally, the student center has agreed to improve the commons area outside of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center without using any student fees. My hope is that this will be more accommodating to students and will encourage them to come and help make decisions that directly affect them.
ASUSU is the force behind empowering students to optimize their university experience and it can only work when all students are actively involved.
I’ll see you on the third floor.
Noah Riley is president of ASUSU.