May 16-17: Spring Graduation
May 18-August 24: Summer Break
The Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) is your access to Colorado State to make the changes you want, after all this is YOUR CSU.
To voice your concerns, comments, thoughts, or just to say hi, please stop by our office located in the Lory Student Center Room 109 and talk to President Taylor Smoot , Vice President Quinn Girrens, or your college senator.
No matter how big or small your concern, ASCSU's door is always open.
Congratulations to RamRide for giving more than 19,000 CSU students a safe ride home, this year. This brings the program's ridership up to 70,000 in a little less than five years.
Newly-elected ASCSU President Taylor Smoot and Vice President Quinn Girrens are accepting applications and scheduling interviews for the upcoming academic year. Check out the links below to learn about new involvement opportunities.
Student Fee Review Board members have incredible influence over campus life and the services offered to students. Student representatives on SFRB learn in detail about the many services offered by the fee funded areas, assess each area’s budget, and give feedback about the utility of the services offered and proposed by each fee-funded office director. It is the responsibility of SFRB to ensure that students’ money is effectively and responsibly used to benefit students.
SFRB 2008-2009 Application
Wednesday April 16th Dr. Tony Frank, the Sr. Executive Vice President and Provost presented the overall university budget:
"This version is the culmination of a process that began last August and evolved through the open Planning & Budget Hearings in January. The involvement and input of students, faculty, staff, and administration has been a hallmark of this process, and I believe this is a budget that places primary emphasis on advancing the academic quality and climate at this University.
In our final review of this proposal Wednesday afternoon, President Penley and I agreed this is one of the healthiest budgets CSU has had in many years—allowing us to continue our investment in new faculty lines, bolster financial assistance to working students, address some critical infrastructure improvements, and make incremental progress on our retention plan."
Colorado State University Proposed Budget FY09
On April 9th, the ASCSU Senate advocatewd to City Council about the importance of responsible boarding house permits and standards, and zoning. Many heavily student areas are not currently zoned to allow boarding houses. This issue is a top ASCSU priority. Attached is the Senate Resolution endorsing the initiative. Resolution 3737
The General Student Course Survey is being revised. The draft survey attached below was seen by the Faculty Council on Teaching and Learning and will be finalized soon. These changes will improve the assessment and review of instruction at CSU. Draft General Student Course Survey.
ASCSU worked with the Associated Students of Colorado to pass the College Textbooks Affordability Act. Recently signed by Gov. Ritter, the bill cuts down on bundling, and requires textbook publishers to disclose pricing and revision history.
The ASCSU Senate endorsed the proposal to expand the Recreation Center. Click here to review the Recreation Center expansion details.
Introducing the ASCSU Tuition Forum, your chance to influence the cost of attending CSU. State and University leaders will highlight factors driving the budget, and students and faculty will discuss how the cost of CSU’s tuition impacts their education.
Electoral Action Training is a national program designed to amplify the youth vote. Thank you for joining us to learn how to register, educate and mobilize our campus for the 2008 election and beyond.
Welcome to ASCSU's new website. We need your help to fill in the details and troubleshoot the bugs. Thanks in advance.
If you're in Senate, add depth to the Issues page. If you're in cabinet, check out the Programs page and your department's page. You'll probably find a page or three that need nurturing. Email the Director of Marketing with your rants, raves, and everything in between.
Do you want to work alongside your student organization to serve the community, make money and have a great time? RamRide is the perfect community service opportunity!