ASCC Executive Positions
Are you interested in gaining applicable skills in leadership and communication while giving back to the OSU-Cascades community? Joining the Associated Students of Cascades Campus will provide great opportunities with life-experience, connect you with high-ranking campus officials, and allow you to make friends on campus. Requirements for each position can also be found in our constitution.
Elected Positions
President
"The ASCC President serves as the primary leader and representative of the of the Associated Students of Cascades Campus. They are responsible for organizing and presiding over weekly meetings, overseeing executive operation, and ensuring effective communication within the student government. The ASCC President represents the student body in university and state-level decision making. The President is responsible for making sure that ASCC works to advocate for student needs.
Vice President
"The ASCC Vice President serves as a leader within the Associated Students of Cascades Campus, supporting the President and stepping into their role if a vacancy occurs. The Vice President chairs the Student Fee Committee by managing involvement in budget-related and co-curricular councils. They also asssist in executing initiatives approved by the ASCC. The VP oversees critical administrative functions, manages student fees, and represents the student body in university and leadership meetings."
Director of Legislative Affairs
"The Director of Legislative affairs organizes and directs student voices on ASCC, OSU, and other outside organizational priorities. They gather student testimonials, sign students up for lobby day, and recruit students in civic engagement. To accomplish this they direct and organize tabling, class raps, surveys, and receive feedback on ASCC legislative priorities."
Selected Positions
Director of Public Relations
"The Director of Public Relations is responsible for representing ASCC to the students. This includes making posters and fliers, maintaining ASCC's social media, and handling branded merch. The Director of PR’s goal is to positively represent ASCC and be a well-known presence at OSU-Cascades."
Director of Student Affinity Experiences*
"The Director of Student Affinity Experiences works in collaboration with The Bridge student center as the student mentor for all campus affinity groups. This position will be charged with leading affinity group meetings, providing institutional support for all student led programming for year-round heritage and history months, and will work alongside the Belonging and Equity Coordinator in creating and maintaining inclusivity and diversity in and outside of The Bridge."
*This position is a modification/trial position to meet new needs of students at OSU-Cascades; formerly the "Director of Student Inclusion.
Director of Graduate Student Affairs
"The Director of Graduate Student Affairs works to represent graduate students within the ASCC council. This includes voicing opinions and voting on legislative affairs. This position also works to plan events and professional development programming for graduate students using student fee money. As the only designated graduate student position within Student Life, this position works as a liaison to the various cohorts and academic partners within the Graduate School." ​​​
Director of Sustainability
"The Director of Sustainability Initiatives will serve as a student sustainability advocate for OSU-Cascades. They will assist with campus-wide sustainability initiatives, represent the student body on the OSU-Cascades Sustainability Subcommittee and OSU Sustainability Advocates Committee, produce sustainability events, encourage offices and labs to achieve OSU Green Certification, and collaborate with community organizations to advance sustainability priorities."
Director of Administrative Affairs
"The Director of Administrator Affairs works very similarly to an office manager. This position keeps the office tidy, organizes files, and makes sure all office supplies are stocked. This position also holds the responsibility of keeping the budget up to date with purchases and other expenditures. Director of Admin Affairs is responsible for taking meeting minutes, enforcing parliamentary policy, and interpreting the ASCC constitution."
Director of Student Advocacy
"The Director of Student Advocacy is the director of the Food Pantry on campus, runs the Child Care Subsidy Program, as well as manages the Safer Living Kit Program. This position also enacts any other programming that is for the students of this campus. This position's job is to represent the student's voices as best as possible and create programming for the students to enjoy or essentially make their day-to-day lives easier."
Chief of Staff
"The ASCC Chief of Staff is responsible for managing ASCC's email accounts, assisting members with projects, and managing communications with external partners. They are responsible for creating ASCC agendas and taking thorough meeting notes in order to document meeting discussions."