Three Student Regent finalists move forward for approval by Governor Brewer
Governor Brewer will make her appointment by spring of 2011 with final approval by the Arizona State Senate. The term for ASU’s new Student Regent will begin July 1, 2011 and he or she will serve through June 30, 2013.
The three finalists were selected from a pool of highly-qualified candidates. ASA’s Board would like to thank everyone who showed interest in becoming the new Student Regent for 2011.
Here is the full list of the Student Regent Finalists:
Ben Henderson received a baccalaureate degree from ASU and is a current graduate student in public administration at ASU.
Erin Hertzog is a former student body president of the University of Arizona and a current student at the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law at ASU
Andres Cano is an undergraduate studying broadcast journalism at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.
Textbook Day of Action
In response to growing concerns about the high price of college textbooks, which cost students an average of $900 per year, and the recent enactment of federal legislation, the Arizona Students’ Association is working with the National Make Textbooks Affordable Campaign to organize a Statewide Day of Action designed to educate faculty about low cost alternatives called open textbooks. The most promising solution emerging to the textbooks price crisis, open textbooks are high-quality, peer reviewed textbooks that are available for free online and can be printed for as little as $20. On Thursday, October 21st, student leaders will meet face-to-face with professors to tell them about open textbooks and ask them to consider using them in their classes.
For more information on the National Make Textbooks Affordable Campaign.
ASU Tempe Wins Vote Trophy
ASU Tempe won ASA’s first ever vote trophy for their work on ensuring that students were engaged this election cycle. ASU Tempe registered over 1,300 students to vote, had over 550 people use their early polling location, and had nearly 5,000 student pledge to vote in this year’s election. The trophy will remain with ASU Tempe until the next election cycle.
Abby Henderson, an ASA Board Member from ASU Tempe, and Devon Mills, a student organizer at ASU Tempe, were present to accept the trophy.