Board of Trustees Chairman Jeffrey Sine announced the creation of a new position for a Student Trustee-elect, during an open forum on April 4. This position will be in addition to the current job of Student Trustee.
The trustee-elect will serve a year shadowing the student trustee at Board meetings before he or she becomes the student trustee, which will make the transition process for the student representative on the board easier, Sine said.
The student trustee is a non-voting member of the Board, who is responsible for attending and participating in Board meetings, according to the AU Board of Trustees, Student Trustee & Student Trustee-Elect Application.
The Board proposed the creation of the position at the beginning of the spring 2013 term, according to Student Government President Emily Yu.
“I think the creation of this position was a great idea,” Yu said in an email. “It allows more students to be involved in Board meetings, gives the student trustee a whole year to learn about their position before they actually serve, and should overall increase both the quality and quantity of student voice and participation to the Board.”
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