Mission Statement:
IUS ASSE Student Section's vision is to help its students to achieve worthwhile purposes through understanding and living principle-centered leadership. The officers seek to inspire, empower, and provide tools to help our students increase performance and become well-informed and knowledgeable in environmental, health and safety.

IUS ASSE Student Section is of paramount importance to our Safety Program. The goals of the student section are as followed:

  • Provide a round-table where other students can raise questions and ideas about the program, and act as a liaison between the student body and faculty or administration. If a student raises an issue with the student council, members are responsible for discussing the issue, making a recommendation, and bringing the problem and potential solutions to the school staff.
  • To provide leadership for other students, members of a student council often participate in community service projects. They might volunteer at a local community clean-up, organize a food or coat drive. It is up to council members to identify the area where they can be of the most help and to form a plan to serve other members of the community.
  • Many student councils have the responsibility of raising funds for school activities. During meetings, council members will brainstorm ideas for different fundraisers, which often include bake sales, dances, or the sale of school apparel. Individual members may be assigned to committees, including promotions, setup, cleanup, operations, or financial, in order to complete the fundraising activities.
  • The student council is responsible for organizing events that promote school spirit and leadership, such as monthly meeting. They must network with guest speakers, set up dates and meeting agendas. For the event, they must recruit volunteers, set up the area, and run the event, ensuring that everything goes as planned and dealing with problems as they crop up.

ASSE provides students with invaluable leadership, mentoring, networking, scholarship and job opportunities. With your student membership you become part of a professional organization of members who share your similar interests and career objectives. By becoming a student officer you gain the experience needed for a tough job market.

President’s Responsibilities (1 year term)

  • Presides at meetings & convenes special meetings when necessary.
  • Calling meetings to order and closing (adjourn) meetings.
  • Prepares final meeting agenda (after each student officer has added their part)
  • Prepare an action plan of section goals for the year:
    - Annual Plan –September 1st
    - Annual Report –April 1st
  • Arrange for the election of new Officers annually
  • Ensure smooth transition of information and materials to newly elected Officers and arrange an orderly transfer of Branch records.
  • Provides support to other officers
  • Editing and Finalizing Newsletter
  • Recruits new student members

The IUS ASSE President is someone who is comfortable speaking to both students and campus administration. The President is professional, approachable, organized and thoughtful. Additionally, the President helps to make sure that student concerns aren't just heard, but that they are being addressed in a timely fashion.

VP/President Elect Responsibilities (2 year term)

  • Presides in the President’s absence
  • Responsible for planning and coordinating the Student Section’s programs for the year
  • Organize field trips or special events beyond regular program efforts.
  • Organizes community service activities
  • Updates Website with pertinent information.
  • Recruiting new student members

The IUS ASSE Vice President of the student section is responsible with standing in for the president when that person is unavailable or resigns. The vice president must be knowledgeable about the president's duties and ongoing business. This person is also comfortable speaking with both students and campus administration. This role is a supportive role to the President, however, this person will need to be prepared to assume the role as the president the following year.

Treasurer Responsibilities (1 year term)

  • Responsible for recording all financial transactions made by the Student Section
  • Submits names and fees for membership to ASSE Headquarters
  • Recruits new student members
  • Prepare an annual budget for inclusion in the Annual Plan of Activities report.
  • Oversee all fundraising efforts.

The Treasurer is a student who is not only skilled at math and with numbers, but a student who is detail oriented, able to meet deadlines and can accurately complete complex paperwork. The treasurer provides or approves the funding for the student section, campus organizations and student clubs to host activities and events. He or she also communicates accounting instructions and fundraising guidelines to campus organization and student group leaders.
Secretary Responsibilities (1 year term)

Keeps all records and handles any official correspondence

  • Records minutes of all business meetings and executive officer sessions; minutes should be prepared and distributed to the student members and Faculty Advisor and filed for future reference
  • Maintains an updated membership roster to be submitted to ASSE Headquarters as appropriate
  • Post a calendar of meetings and events.
  • Assist the Chair to ensure that activities are conducted under the provisions of the current ASSE Bylaws.
  • Formatting an IUS ASSE newsletter
  • Recruits new student members

The Secretary is a student who is organized, possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills, and is capable of collaborating with others. This is the most time consuming and most important position.

Member at Large Responsibilities (1 year term)

  • Attend safety meetings
  • Recruiting new students to join ASSE student section.
  • Provide assistance to officers in any area that is needed, such as, picking up food for meetings, sending out correspondence when secretary is unable, etc.

The Member at Large is a student who has exceptional multi tasking ability and very flexible. This officer is a gofer for the student section. This officer needs to be flexible and able to handle taking on all the officers’ hats as needed. This officer needs to be dependable and able to attend student meetings.

Time needed for this position varies, many weeks the member at large is not needed. However, this officer needs to be available when they are needed.