AS and university committees include nearly 200 positions for students
By Morgan Annable
Over the last few weeks campus has been flooded with people carrying clipboards and donning bright green Western Votes shirts. While election-related outreach is an important part of the Representation and Engagement Programs department, it is not the only thing they do. Just ask Octavia Schultz. She is the AS Committee Coordinator and just like Uncle Sam, she wants YOU! (To join a committee.)
There are over 60 committees with student seats available. These committees make decisions regarding sustainability, safety, club activities, budgets, legislative affairs, academics, and a plethora of other topics. If you can think of it, there is probably a committee for it.
Students who serve on committees get opportunities to work closely with university faculty and administrators. Not only is this great networking and resume-building experience, it is also a way to create real change that affects the whole school.
For more information about committees, contact Octavia Schultz at as.committees@wwu.edu, go to as.wwu.edu/committees to check out the full list of committees, or visit the Representation and Engagement Programs in person in VU 435.
