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We are always looking for individuals who like to work hard and are passionate about improving Stanford and affecting change in the broader community. Serving in the ASSU can be a great introduction to public service here at Stanford and is a tremendously rewarding experience. Below are brief descriptions of a few of the positions we offer to incoming students in the fall. We hope you will consider these as an introduction to student government at Stanford. We're going to have a lot of fun this year, and really make this campus a better place. Join us!

Executive Fellows
Executive Fellows work closely with the ASSU President and ASSU Vice President and their cabinet on the most important issues the ASSU will address. These include cost of living & equality, sustainability, diversity & tolerance, campus health & wellness, life & academics, public service, dependent health care, and more. For details please see the Executive agenda. Executive Fellows are each assigned to work with a cabinet team and the time commitment is 5-10 hours/week. The application is here here and the deadline is 10/3/09 11:59PM.

Undergraduate Senate Associates
The Senate Associates Program is the best way to familiarize yourself with the Undergraduate Senate and get the ball rolling for the new year! Senate Associates will assist members of the Undergraduate Senate and will predominantly focus on advocacy and policy issues. Each Senate Associate will have the opportunity to work directly with Undergraduate Senators on key projects and with each of the five Undergraduate Senate Committees. Senate Associates have the opportunity to create new projects of their own to benefit the Stanford Community, but most importantly, the Associates will gain vast knowledge from the Senators, who will serve as mentors during the year long program. Each year, the ASSU selects 10-15 incoming students who serve as Senate Associates.

Check out the application at http://senate.stanford.edu. Don't forget to apply by 11:59 PM on Thursday, October 1st.

Frosh Council
The ASSU Frosh Council consists of representatives from each dorm that houses freshmen. The group plans social activities for the freshmen class such as formal, a talent show, and a field day, and that sale of clothing and trinkets bearing the class numerals. The group also acts as a liaison between the ASSU, the Dean of Freshmen and Transfer Students, and the dorm. Elections for Frosh Council are usually held at each dorm's first House Meeting.

Nominations Commission
The ASSU Nominations Commission (NomCom) nominates students to University and Trustees committees through an application process. NomCom makes sure that student voices are heard in University decision-making. To view the list of 40-50 committees, please go to http://nomcom.stanford.edu.

Volunteer Student Organization (VSO)
ASSU has over 600 student groups that freshmen can join. On Friday, 29 September 2006 all of the student groups will be outside of White Plaza from 12:00- 16:00 recruiting freshmen. There are a plethora of student groups from community service, creative arts, athletic, cultural, academics, fitness, political, etc. There is bound to be at least one club that will suit the interest of every student. To view a list of all student groups, please go to http://osa.stanford.edu.