Student leadership opportunities; Oct. 12 deadline to submit

Deadline to submit candidacy packets for all of these positions: Friday, Oct. 12

Here are three high-level opportunities for the right student to influence higher education in Aaska. Click the posters at right to see a larger version with more readable details.

• USUAA general student assembly
• UA Student Regent, sits on UA Board of Regents
• UA Student Commissioner, sits on the Alaska State Board of Postsecondary Education

Student Regent

The Student Regent serves a two-year term beginning June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015. The Student Regent participates in all of the duties and responsibilities of a Regent (i.e. attends all meetings of the Board and its Committees) and has full voting powers on the Board of Regents.

 

The ultimate authority in governance of the University of Alaska System is vested in the Board of Regents. The Regents establish policy in areas such as personnel, campus development, student fees, admissions and financial aid. The duties of the Regents include overseeing the financial management of the University, its investments, and its property holdings as well as appointing the President of the University.

 

Additional information on the responsibilities and time commitments associated with the position may be found online at: http://info.alaska.edu/bor/student-regent/student-regent-duties/.

Student Commissioner

The Student Commissioner to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education serves a two-year term beginning June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015. The Student Commissioner participates in all of the duties and responsibilities assigned to Commission members.

The purpose of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education is to ensure that postsecondary educational opportunities are more accessible to its citizens; to support recruitment and retention of students to support the state's postsecondary education system; to create statewide comprehensive planning for postsecondary education, including postsecondary educational institutions and related agencies; and to develop a centralized information and financial aid center to provide a "one-stop" postsecondary educational information and financial aid services center.

Additional information on the responsibilities of the Commission and the duties associated with this position may be found online at: http://info.alaska.edu/bor/.