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ASPSU Press Release
THU, June 5th, 2013
Hiring Processes
It has come to the attention of [the] ASPSU that the hiring process used for applicants of the Executive Cabinet and Staff is under much scrutiny. We are delighted that students take an interest in the way officers assimilate into ASPSU and are more than happy to answer all questions regarding involvement in student government. Our hope is that understanding officer hiring processes will generate excitement in leadership development and that newcomers to ASPSU will actively pursue the learning of skills that directly prepare them for more challenging/demanding positions within ASPSU and beyond.
This year, as there was no pre-existing method for hiring, it seemed prudent to the success of ASPSU in the coming year to have a committee that was balanced, knowledgeable, and objective when selecting officers. President Harris Foster formulated a hiring committee that included the following members:
Vice President Yesenia Silva-Hernandez took charge of building the incoming administration’s team; Dave Coburn and Thomas Worth from last year’s Executive Cabinet brought objective lenses and much needed wisdom as they have been well-respected and seasoned officers in ASPSU who will be graduating this Spring, and thus had no vested interest in the coming ASPSU officer selection; and finally, Courtney Helstein as the OSA Campus Organizer for PSU because she brought innumerable credentials to evaluate qualities necessary for student government leadership including, but not limited to: areas of student advocacy, coalition building, cultural competency, and organizational development.
This hiring committee was used for every position filled as of June 3rd.
Contextually, the process for any kind of hiring committee is a new method of conducting interviews and began in the Rahmlow Administration. In recent memory, there has been no document within ASPSU that specifies the way in which Cabinet and Staff members should be hired prior to their confirmation by the Senate. In the 2010-2011 year of ASPSU, prior to the recent governance structure overhaul, the existence of all executive staff members was decided by the president at whim on a hire-fire basis. The longevity of this previous model is unknown, but ultimately and unsurprisingly, unsuccessful.
As we move forward, ASPSU will continue to improve upon the paths made by our predecessors and codify what institutional memory is instilled to us so that we may benefit our successors.
Sincerely,
The ASPSU
This year, as there was no pre-existing method for hiring, it seemed prudent to the success of ASPSU in the coming year to have a committee that was balanced, knowledgeable, and objective when selecting officers. President Harris Foster formulated a hiring committee that included the following members:
Vice President Yesenia Silva-Hernandez took charge of building the incoming administration’s team; Dave Coburn and Thomas Worth from last year’s Executive Cabinet brought objective lenses and much needed wisdom as they have been well-respected and seasoned officers in ASPSU who will be graduating this Spring, and thus had no vested interest in the coming ASPSU officer selection; and finally, Courtney Helstein as the OSA Campus Organizer for PSU because she brought innumerable credentials to evaluate qualities necessary for student government leadership including, but not limited to: areas of student advocacy, coalition building, cultural competency, and organizational development.
This hiring committee was used for every position filled as of June 3rd.
Contextually, the process for any kind of hiring committee is a new method of conducting interviews and began in the Rahmlow Administration. In recent memory, there has been no document within ASPSU that specifies the way in which Cabinet and Staff members should be hired prior to their confirmation by the Senate. In the 2010-2011 year of ASPSU, prior to the recent governance structure overhaul, the existence of all executive staff members was decided by the president at whim on a hire-fire basis. The longevity of this previous model is unknown, but ultimately and unsurprisingly, unsuccessful.
As we move forward, ASPSU will continue to improve upon the paths made by our predecessors and codify what institutional memory is instilled to us so that we may benefit our successors.
Sincerely,
The ASPSU
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's
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