Part - Time Student Senator, Henderson Campus ASCSN - FY

Overview

Part-Time Student Senator, Henderson Campus ASCSN - FY 2026

The CSN Charleston Campus Senator is responsible for promoting student life and student initiatives at the extension sites. This may 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.

• Shall serve on at least 1 ASCSN Standing Committee and 2 ASCSN Ad-hoc Committees.
• Shall have authority to approve By-Law legislation as proposed by the ASCSN By-law and Constitution Committee with an approval by two-thirds (2/3) simple majority vote of the entire ASCSN Senate in a regularly scheduled ASCSN Senate meeting.
• Shall have authority to pass financial funding items with a simple 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 Senate in 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) of their 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 ASCSN Student Government. The time should be declared by the professor or instructor. Senators may not deliver presentations to classes already visited by a Senator or in which they are currently enrolled.
• Senators shall dedicate 2 working hours each week to promote ASCSN Student Government and ASCSN Events. Prior to committing this duty, a senator must gain approval from a member of the ASCSN Executive 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 at any ASCSN Senate, ASCSN Committee, or other meetings held by ASCSN. Ratified 02/01/13.
• Shall see all items of nonfeasance and make a 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 a two-thirds (2/3) simple majority vote.
• Shall be removed from Senate for 3 unexcused absences from ASCSN Senate and/or Committee meetings in an academic semester. A completed 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 their term detailing possible conflicts of interest to be submitted to the President and shall keep the statement up-to-date at all times.
• 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 within the first two senate meetings of the new semester. Exceptions will be granted based on the criteria outlined in Article IV.8
  
  A. of the ASCSN Constitution. If the exception is not granted the ASCSN Senate member shall automatically be removed from office. Ratified 11/02/12.

All senate members shall uphold standards appropriate for a servant leader at all times while on CSN premises and/or while representing ASCSN Student Government at off campus events pursuant ASCSN By-Law Article IX. Senate members are expected to study, review, and adhere to the CSN Student Conduct Code, Student Honor Code, and all other ASCSN Governing Documents. Failure of a Senator to remain in compliance with all statutes pursuant ASCSN By-Law Article V shall constitute…