ASSE ORGANIZATION ASSE Chapter President: Elected by Chapter members following procedures in Chapter Bylaws Section: a portion of a Chapter made up of at least 10 members having their own officers and meetings Student Section: An ASSE Section made up of students with officers and elected by student members, following procedures in Section Bylaws.

ASSE ORGANIZATION Student Section Faculty Advisor: A faculty member who is also a Chapter member and is appointed by the head of the school’s sponsoring unit. Chapter / Student Section Liaison: A Chapter member appointed by the Chapter President.

ASSE STUDENT SECTION OBJECTIVES  Introduce the student member to the Safety Profession  Allow student members to meet Safety Professionals in the Chapter and learn from them.  Allow Chapter Members to meet and mentor Student Members.  Develop working relationships between the ASSE Chapter and the Student Section.

ASSE STUDENT SECTION OBJECTIVES  Develop organizational skills relevant to the Safety Profession  Allow Student Section Members to design and carry out significant Safety / Health Projects.  Provide important visibility for the academic program on campus  Assist the program with student recruitment

 Must Maintain a minimum of 10 Student Members  Must have a Student Faculty Advisor  Must have a letter of support from the sponsoring academic unit  Must have at least three (3) elected officers President; Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT SECTION TO BE RECOGNIZED BY ASSE

 Must have current Student Section Bylaws  Must submit an Annual Report REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT SECTION TO BE RECOGNIZED BY ASSE

 Have a genuine intent to enter the Safety Profession following graduation  Have completed or be enrolled in at least one safety related course.  Have completed an ASSE membership application and have a copy on file with the Faculty Advisor REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A STUDENT SECTION MEMBER

REQUIREMENTS TO SERVE AS AN ASSE STUDENT SECTION ADVISOR  Be a member of ASSE in good standing  Be a faculty member in the sponsoring academic unit  Be appointed by the head of the sponsoring academic unit  Live close to where Student Section meetings are to be held  Willing to work with the Student Section without compromising teaching load.

REQUIREMENTS TO SERVE AS A CHAPTER/STUDENT SECTION LIAISON  Being appointed by the Chapter President to begin serving for one year starting July 1.  A Chapter member in good standing  A member having a genuine interest in working with students  A regular attendee at Chapter functions  A member who can make regular reports to the  Chapter about Student Section activities

FACULTY ADVISOR DUTIES  Obtain a Letter of Appointment and support from the head of the sponsoring academic unit  Encourage Student Members to hold Section elections in the Spring (end of term).  Help the students understand their Section duties, starting in the Summer.  Ensure that Society Staff have the names and contact information on all newly elected Section leaders  Attend all Section meetings and report all proceedings to the Chapter / Section Liaison  Help students to select appropriate projects for the Student Section to undertake.  Help the student members to monitor the progress of project work

CHAPTER BENEFITS FROM STUDENT INTERATCION  Help to recruit new members  Obtaining assistance with Chapter duties  Bring new and fresh ideas to the Chapter  Gain a point of contact for finding interns and COOPs  Meet job candidates and help to recruit them.