Campus Student Leader & Policy Advocate

Part - Time Student Senator, North Las Vegas ASCSN - FY2026

Job Description

The CSN Charleston Campus Senator is responsible for promoting student life and student initiatives at the extension sites. Thismay include office responsibilities, administering programs,surveys, and gauging the student population. Extension Site Senators are also responsible for attending all required workshops,and student development trainings.

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esponsibilities include, but are not limitedto:

• Shall serve on at least 1 ASCSN Standing Committee and 2 ASCSNAd-hoc Committees.
• Shall have authority to approve By-Law legislation as proposed by the ASCSN By-law and Constitution Committee with an approval bytwo-thirds (2/3) simple majority vote of the entire ASCSN Senate ina regularly scheduled ASCSN Senate meeting.
• Shall have authority to pass financial funding items with asimple majority vote in a scheduled ASCSN Senate meeting.
• Shall have authority to override a presidential veto with approval by two-thirds (2/3) supermajority vote of the ASCSN Senatein a scheduled ASCSN Senate meeting.
• Shall serve at least 12 hours (over and above committee meetings) each week by working on senatorial programs/assignments and assisting students on the campus they represent, while classes are in session.
  Ratified 04/15/13
• Senate members may choose to work up to one-third (1/3) oftheir weekly hours helping during events held by ASCSN.
  Ratified 11/02/12
• Senators shall be required to deliver a brief presentation during 1 class each month to discuss the department of ASCSNStudent Government. The time the presentation should occur shall be declared by the professor or instructor of the class. Senators maynot deliver their presentation to classes already visited by aSenator or classes in which they are currently enrolled to fulfill this requirement.
• Senators shall dedicate 2 working hours each week to promoteASCSN Student Government and ASCSN Events. Prior to committing thisduty, a senator must first gain approval from a member of the ASCSNExecutive Board.
• Shall spend the remainder of their hours working on committee assignments.
• Shall not represent a Club/Organization and/or Department/Division for attendance or accountability purposes atany ASCSN Senate, ASCSN Committee, or other meetings held by ASCSN.
  Ratified 02/01/13
• Shall see all items of nonfeasance and make the recommendation to dismiss the charges or send the accusation of nonfeasance to the Grievance Committee and Judicial Board. After the Grievance Committee and Judicial Board meets they shall report on their findings and make a recommendation to the Senate. It shall be the decision of the Senate to dismiss all charges, place sanctions on Senate member, or remove the Senate member from office with atwo-thirds (2/3) simple majority vote.
• Shall be removed from Senate for 3 unexcused absences fromASCSN Senate and/or Committee meetings in an academic semester. Acompleted Agenda Item Request detailing a dispute of an unexcused absence must be submitted to the Chair of the Grievance Committee and Judicial Board prior to the approval of minutes from the meeting in question.
• Shall submit a statement of interests at the beginning of theirterm detailing possible conflicts of interest to be submitted tothe President and shall keep the statement up to-date at alltimes.
• Shall submit at the beginning of each semester proof of enrollment of a minimum of six credits on the campus they represent. It will be up to the Senate to grant an exception withinthe first two senate meetings of the new semester. Exceptions willbe granted based on the criteria outlined in Article IV.8
  
  A. of theASCSN Constitution. If the exception is not granted the ASCSNSenate member shall automatically be removed from office.
  Ratified 11/02/12