The staff of ASWOU is here to provide assistance to the the student body of WOU
| ASWOU President - Jonathan Farmer - 503-838-8555 - aswoupresident@wou.edu | ||
On top of advocating for the rights of students, the President is responsible for the inter-workings of ASWOU. He/She selects the cabinet staff, attends Senate and Judicial board meetings, and appoints hundreds of students to committees across the campus. For a complete list of the ASWOU President's duties, please refer to the ASWOU Constitution (Article III). |
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| ASWOU Vice President - Emmanuel Macias | 503-838-8557 | aswouvp@wou.edu | ||
For a complete list of the ASWOU President's duties, please refer to the ASWOU Constitution (Article III). Emmanuel is a Junior here at Western Oregon University, studying Social Science and Spanish. Emmanuel has a plethora of talents, but his strangest is his ability to change his voice into many strange tones. Currently his celebrity crushes include Cynthia Barboza and Paul Walker. His favorite colors are red and yellow, and his biggest "what if" is "What if there was no technology?!" To learn more about Emmanuel and his duties as Vice President stop by the ASWOU offices or drop him a line! |
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| ASWOU Senate President - David Cervantes | aswousenpres@wou.edu | 503-838-8560 | ||
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| ASWOU Judicial Administrator | Erin Walmer | aswouja@wou.edu | 503-838-8556 | ||
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| ASWOU Office Coordinator - To be Announced 503.838.8303 | ||
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| Director of the Book Exchange - Natalee Dagan | aswoubooks@wou.edu | | ||
The Book Exchange serves as an alternative to the WOU Bookstore and offers students the opportunity to sell their books directly to other students. This enables students to buy books at lower prices and sell books at higher prices then they would otherwise receive from the WOU Bookstore. The Director of the Book Exchange oversees this program as well asother duties as assigned. Natalee is a Sophomore Elementary-Middle School Major who plans on earning her authorization in History. Natalee loves Orlando Bloom, collecting mugs, pink and lime green, and the word chicken. If she could visit anywhere for free she would go anywhere but the USA. To meet Natalee in person stop by the ASWOU offices or send her and e-mail!
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| Director of Business and Finance - Shanen Robles| aswoubusfin@wou.edu | 503.838.8510 | ||
The Director of Business and Finance handles the finances of ASWOU clubs and organizations. She evaluates and approves purchase orders, as well as grant and loan requests made by clubs and organization and provide recommendations to the ASWOU Vice President and President on amounts granted. She also reviews expenditures and meets with club presidents, vice presidents, and treasurers about account inquiries. Shanen is a Senior Business major, Public Policy minor. According to Shanen her strangest talent is the fact that she is dependable. Her celebrity crush is Oped Fehr and she loves collecting butterflies and dragons. Unfortunately she cannot touch her nose with her tongue. If you want to learn more about Shanen and her duties as Director of Business and Finance stop by or give her a call! |
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| Gender & Sexual Diversity Advocate - Hillevi Johnson| aswougender@wou.edu | 503.838.8543 | ||
The ASWOU Gender and Sexual Diversity Advocate is responsible for promoting diversity on campus and acts as a liaison between ASWOU and all the diverse groups on campus, with a primary focus on gender and sexual diversity. This position is responsible for advocating on behalf of Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transsexual Queer (GLBTQ) students and increasing the awareness of the students on the issues surrounding pertinent GLBTQ issues. The Gender and Sexual Diversity Advocate is also responsible for the operation of the Stonewall Center. Hillevi is a Sophomore Spanish Major who has not yet decided what to minor in. Hillevi is very talented at catching food in her mouth, and would give anything to meet Ellen DeGeneres. If the whole world was listening Hillevi would tell them that "It gets better."
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| Multicultural Student Advocate -Jessica Travenia| aswouculture@wou.edu | 503.838.8559 | ||
The ASWOU Multicultural Student Advocate is responsible for promoting diversity on campus and serves as a liaison between ASWOU and all the diverse groups on campus which include multicultural students. This includes (but is not limited to) all different ethnicities and international student groups. This position is responsible for advocating on the behalf of multicultural students and increasing awareness and education of students on the issues surrounding multicultural diversity.
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| Director of Public Relations - Tayleranne Gillespie | aswoupr@wou.edu | 503.838.8683 | ||
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| Director of State & Federal Affairs - Hannah Arriolal | aswoustate@wou.edu | 503.838.8553 | ||
The ASWOU Director of State and Federal Affairs works with the Oregon Student Association (OSA), a coalition of the State's public colleges and Universities. In working with the OSA, the ASWOU Director of State and Federal Affairs will work on campus, state, and national campaigns including campaigns on voter registration, fighting for lower tuition, and increased financial aid. Through the OSA, the ASWOU Director of State and Federal Affairs also has the opportunity to work with the United States Student Association (USSA).
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| Student Organizations Director - Anthony Medina| aswouorgs@wou.edu | 503.838.8062 | ||
The student organizations director acts as a liaison between ASWOU and the chartered Student Organizations on campus. This position is designed to enhance the success of student organizations. The organizations director is responsible for not only maintaining contact with organizations/clubs but ensuring that organizations recharter once a year (to obtain student services free of charge), plan the Student Organizations fair held each term, and plan the inter-Student Organization Council meeting held at the discretion of the director or executive staff. Anthony is a Sophomore and is still undecided about what he wants to study while at Western. He has a major celebrity crush on Jessica Alba, which could be problematic considering she is married. Anthony's biggest 'What if?' is "What if men could have babies?!" His favorite word is 'Oh what?', his favorie colors are red, grey, white, and black. To get to know Anthony, stop by during is office hours! |
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| Director of Sustainability - Maija Kellner-Rode| aswougreen@wou.edu | 503.838.8548 | ||
The ASWOU Sustainability/Outreach Coordinator acts as a liaison between ASWOU, students at WOU, and the surrounding community. The Sustainability/Outreach Coordinator works closely with the ASWOU staff to promote campaign and recruitment drives. The Sustainability/Outreach Coordinator also participates in university affairs, events, and campaigns. |
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| Director of Marketing Services- Gaudi Salazar| aswoumarketing@wou.edu | 503.838.9649 | ||
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| Director of Records and Archives- Jawan Mullen| aswourecords@wou.edu | 503.838.9648 | ||
The ASWOU Director of Records and Archives is responsible for developing and
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The ASWOU President is the chief executive of the organization. Elected by his/her peers, the President serves a full academic year and can only serve another year if re-elected in the spring. The primary job of the ASWOU President is to represent the students of Western Oregon University to not only the WOU administration but at a local/state level as well. To better the representation at a state level, the President sits on the Oregon Student Association Board of Directors along with other Oregon university and community college representatives.
The Judicial Administration leads and is responsible for the Judicial Board, who interprets the ASWOU Constitution and oversees the ASWOU elections.





