Policy Title: Constitution of the Associated Students of Colorado State University	Category: Student Affairs
Owner: Vice President for Student Affairs	Policy ID#: 8-8036-001
Contact: Associated Students of Colorado State University Web: https://ascsu.colostate.edu/ Email: ascsu_president@mail.colostate.edu Phone: (970) 491-5931 Also Contact: Vice President for Student Affairs Web: https://studentaffairs.colostate.edu/ Email: vpsa@colostate.edu Phone: (970) 491-5312	Original Effective Date: 4/26/2011

PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY

University self-governance is based upon the principle of appropriately shared responsibility and joint effort involving the administration, faculty, and students. Shared responsibility and joint efforts presuppose that all participants employ reasoned discussion as the means of solving problems. University self-governance requires that students have primary responsibility for regulating their own affairs and a significant voice in shaping policy at the department, college and university level. The students of Colorado State University, in accordance with the statutes of the State of Colorado, in order to establish and maintain a representative and orderly system of self-government, to assure legal, social and economic justice do ordain and establish this Constitution of the Associated Students of Colorado State University.

POLICY STATEMENT

The Constitution of the ASCSU may be viewed at ASCSU Constitution.