CASNR Student Council Application
Please submit the following with your application:
1) Resume
2) Essays
What is the CASNR Student Council?
CASNR Student Council is the “student government” of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, and comprised of two branches. The Executive branch is made up of 11 executives. The Representative of CASNR Student Council is made up of representatives selected by each of the clubs/organizations within the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The CASNR Student Council executives coordinate many of the club/organization activities throughout the year.
What do Freshmen and Transfer Representatives do?
Freshmen and Transfer Representatives are selected to help coordinate the activities sponsored by the CASNR Student Council. They attend all of the executive meetings as well as CASNR Student Full Council meetings. They also are placed under an executive as an intern in order to learn the roles of that position and help the executive in various ways. Some of the activities that they will participate in include CASNR Roundup, college homecoming activities, CASNR Week, and the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Scholarship Banquet. Freshmen and Transfer Representatives learn first hand about the CASNR Student Council and how it operates throughout the school year.
Who is eligible to become a Freshman or Transfer Representative in the CASNR Student Council?
Any incoming freshmen enrolled in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University or any student transferring to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources from another university is eligible to apply to become a Freshman or Transfer Representative.
How many are selected and what is the process?
A total of twelve representatives are selected. There will be at least two Freshmen and two Transfer Representatives selected. The selection committee will have the discretion of selecting the final number of each. A list of finalists will be selected from this application. Those finalists will then be interviewed. The Freshmen and Transfer Representatives will be chosen from those interviews. All applicants will be notified by email or phone as to whether or not they will be selected for an interview on the evening of Sunday, September 6th, 2015. Those selected will then sign up for an interview time on September 7th, 2015.
What would be required of me?
If chosen to become a Freshman or Transfer Representative you will be expected to attend bi-monthly CASNR Student Full Council meetings, as well as, weekly executive meetings. We also expect you to be ready to take on or assist executives in planning and running various activities and programs that the CASNR Student Council coordinates. If you are selected and fail to regularly attend meetings or be actively involved with the council you will be replaced. We understand that there are exceptions to this rule.
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