Ways of Getting Involved!
1. Direct involvement
- Become President/Vice-President
- Become a Senator
- Vote
- Volunteer
- Attend a Senate Meeting
Become a Senator
There are two ways to become a senator
- Election by the students in a general election
- Presidential Appointment to a vacant seat
In order to get on the ballot, you must get 100 signatures on an official petition and turn them in at least 5 days before elections start.
Become President/Vice-President
There is only one way to become President
- Election by the students in a general election
Attend a Senate Meeting
Senate meetings are held in the alumni lounge any given sunday at 4:00pm. The Alumni Lounge can be found on your left as you enter the Post Office building on campus. You are fully encouraged to check out our meetings and Get Involved! Because major fiscal decisions are made at this time, you are also fully encouraged to go over the agenda for the next meeting (found in recent Legislation).
Vote
Participate in the ASUAF elctions! Each semester (once in the Spring, and once in the Fall) Elections are held to decide Student Body President/Vice-President, Senators, and other initiatives that is left up to the students to decide.
Voting booths will be set up around campus. Locations include: The Lola Tilly Commons, the MBS Complex, and the Wood Center.
Volunteer
Interested in earning 15$/hr for your club? Sign up to be a poll worker this coming election.
Please contact our Vice President with any questions about volunteering, or for more information about funding.
2. Indirect Involvement
- Get involved with a Governance Group (Concert Board, Sun Star, KSUA, Rise Board)
- Get Involved with a Club (through UAF LIVE)
- Be a student taking 3 or more credit hours at UAF
Clubs
Asuaf provides funding for student organizations on campus. find a club on campus, or visit the Student Activites Office in the Wood Center.
Governance Groups
ASUAF provides funding for the student newspaper: The Sun Star, the student radio station: KSUA, and the concert planning committee: UAF Concert Board. To see the budget, click here.


