May 5, 2008
8:00 p.m.

The ASA Election Commission reports that today's "Spring Election" results have been tallied and finalized. 37.4% of all enrolled students (full- and part-time) cast on-line ballots in the election which ran from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Here are the results of the races for ASA President & Vice President and ASA Treasurer.

President & Vice President

Ben Jensen & Jon Held354 votes (57.6%)
Dane Bloch & Heather Barthelman261 votes (42.4%)

Treasurer

Jenny Andersen455 votes (74.8%)
Tyler Crissman153 votes (25.2%)

Congratulations to President Ben Jensen, Vice President Jon Held and Treasurer Jenny Andersen, your new student body executive officers. A special inauguaration service is scheduled for next Monday, May 12, at 10:00 am in the Chapel of Reconciliation.

Mateya Kuhlman,
ASA Election Commissioner

ASA Senate meetings are on Wednesday nights at 9 pm in the Halverson Room and are open to any student who would like to come. The remaining meetings for this year are April 16, April 30, and May 14

The Augustana Student Association (ASA) is the voice of the student body. ASA membership includes all full-and-part-time students at the College. ASA works in cooperation with the College's Board of Trustees, administration, facultyand staff to tackle tough issues from academic accreditation, policy developments to buildings and grounds issues. ASA manages a substantial annual budget while also overseeing major on-campus programming organizations involving conerts, lectures, entertainment, and homecoming.

ASA is organized into two branches, an executive branch and a legislative branch. The executive branch and a legistlative branch. The executive branch includes three elected officers, president, vice-president and treasurer, an appointed secretary, and a cabinet of student leaders designated by student organizations they represent.

The legistlative branch, better known as the ASA Student Senate, is made up of elected senators who represent the student body's diverse constituencies; academic classifications (freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors), college-owned housing (residence halls, houses, apartments), commuters, and adult learners.

The ASA Senate is divided into four standing committees; Administration and Planning Committee, Personnel and Development Committee, Curriculum Committee, and Co-curriculum Committee. Each committe has a membership roster that includes elected senators and appointed students who serve as at-large members.