About ASWSU
The Associated Students of Washington State University serves as the current student government on the WSU Pullman and WSU Urban Campuses. ASWSU as a whole represents nearly 25,000 WSU students across the state, nation and world. ASWSU can trace its beginnings to over one hundred years ago as the student government at Washington State College began to form. Over the years, ASWSU has drifted from student councils to a board of control. In the 1960s and 70s, students dissatisfied with the Board of Control, voted to establish the current model that ASWSU operates under today.
Student advocacy needs have also changed over the years. ASWSU currently has fifteen committees but at one point had over fifty. Many important powerful groups on campus such as the Residence Hall Association, Student Publications, the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils and the Student Entertainment Board were all created by or reported to ASWSU.
ASWSU has expanded and contracted to meet different student needs. In the 1980s, the ASWSU President and Senate issued protest resolution against the South African government`s apartheid policy. In recent years, ASWSU has helped to build the Student Recreation Center, saved Pullman Transit, helped renew the Compton Union Building, and started work on a WSU safety iniative. ASWSU is consistently ranked as one of the strongest student governments in the nation and has a say at many different levels in the university administration.
ASWSU is governed by the below constitution and Bylaws:
