Alaskan Coalition of Student Leaders
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The Alaskan Coalition of Student Leaders, known at Alaskan universities simply as the Coalition of Student Leaders or CSL, is a collection of student leaders from across Alaska
that discuss and implement the actions necessary to ensure fair treatment of students in a variety of different categories.
The Coalition of Student Leaders will encourage and enhance the communication between the branches of Alaska's higher educational systems and will foster channels of communication among students, faculty, administrators, staff, legislators, and community.
The Coalition of Student Leaders is dedicated to ascertaining and promoting the educational needs, general welfare and rights of students.
The Coalition of Student Leaders will serve all students equally, regardless of age, gender, race, color, national origin, religion, creed, handicap, social status, economic background, veteran status, political affiliation, and/or sexual orientation.
and assisted by a Pro-Temp a majority vote of the member governances is necessary for most all actions and changes to the charter must be ratified by 2/3 of the member governances.
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
that discuss and implement the actions necessary to ensure fair treatment of students in a variety of different categories.
Mission statement
The purpose of the Coalition of Student Leaders is to serve as an advocate for students and constantly strive to maintain an environment for efficient and cohesive expression of student opinion.The Coalition of Student Leaders will encourage and enhance the communication between the branches of Alaska's higher educational systems and will foster channels of communication among students, faculty, administrators, staff, legislators, and community.
The Coalition of Student Leaders is dedicated to ascertaining and promoting the educational needs, general welfare and rights of students.
The Coalition of Student Leaders will serve all students equally, regardless of age, gender, race, color, national origin, religion, creed, handicap, social status, economic background, veteran status, political affiliation, and/or sexual orientation.
Voting
- Associated Students of University of Alaska FairbanksUniversity of Alaska FairbanksThe University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Alaska or UAF....
- ASUAF - Kuskokwim Campus Student Government
- Union of Students of University of Alaska AnchorageUniversity of Alaska AnchorageThe University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest school of the University of Alaska System, with about 16,500 students, about 14,000 of whom attend classes at Goose Lake, its main campus in Anchorage....
- USUAA - Matanuska-Susitna CollegeMatanuska-Susitna CollegeMatanuska–Susitna College in Palmer, Alaska, north of Anchorage, is part of the University of Alaska Anchorage system. The college began in 1958 as Palmer Community College, changing its name in 1963 to correspond to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough where it is located. It is commonly called Mat-Su...
Student Government - Kenai Peninsula CollegeKenai Peninsula CollegeKenai Peninsula College is a unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage, and is one of four community campuses. The student body comprises almost 2,000 students at 4 locations.-Locations:...
Kenai River Campus Student Union - Kenai Peninsula CollegeKenai Peninsula CollegeKenai Peninsula College is a unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage, and is one of four community campuses. The student body comprises almost 2,000 students at 4 locations.-Locations:...
Kachemak Bay Campus Student Assembly - Prince William Sound Community CollegePrince William Sound Community CollegeFounded in 1978, Prince William Sound Community College is a community college located in Valdez, a town in south central Alaska....
Association - Kodiak CollegeKodiak CollegeKodiak College is a public, two-year satellite campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage, with a student body of approximately 1,000. The campus is also home to the Carolyn Floyd Library.-Two-Year Degrees:*Associate of Arts, General Program...
Student Government - United Students of University of Alaska SoutheastUniversity of Alaska SoutheastThe University of Alaska Southeast is a regional university in the University of Alaska System. Its main campus is located in Juneau and it has extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan....
- Juneau - United Students of University of Alaska SoutheastUniversity of Alaska SoutheastThe University of Alaska Southeast is a regional university in the University of Alaska System. Its main campus is located in Juneau and it has extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan....
- Sitka - United Students of University of Alaska SoutheastUniversity of Alaska SoutheastThe University of Alaska Southeast is a regional university in the University of Alaska System. Its main campus is located in Juneau and it has extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan....
- Ketchikan
Ex-Offico Members
- Sheldon Jackson CollegeSheldon Jackson CollegeSheldon Jackson College was a small private college located on Baranof Island in Sitka, Alaska, United States. Founded in 1878, it was the oldest institution of higher learning in Alaska and maintained a historic relationship with the Presbyterian Church. The college was named in honor of Rev...
Student Government - Associated Students of Alaska Pacific UniversityAlaska Pacific UniversityAlaska Pacific University is a small liberal arts college located in Anchorage, Alaska, that emphasizes experiential and active learning...
- Ilisagvik CollegeIlisagvik CollegeIḷisaġvik College is a public community college located in Barrow, Alaska, on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. The College is the only tribally controlled college in Alaska and is the northernmost accredited community college in the United States. Accredited in 2003 by the Northwest Commission on...
Student Assembly
Governance Style
The Coalition of Student Leaders meetings are headed by a SpeakerSpeaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
and assisted by a Pro-Temp a majority vote of the member governances is necessary for most all actions and changes to the charter must be ratified by 2/3 of the member governances.
List of Speakers by Year
- 1993-1995* Scott Otterbacher (Palmer)
- 1995-1997* Joe Hayes (Fairbanks)
- 1997-1999* Annette Nelson-Wright (Juneau)
- 1999-2000* Joshua B. Horst (Juneau)
- 2000-2001 Joseph Hardenbrook (Fairbanks)
- 2001-2002 Erin McGrath (Fairbanks)
- 2002-2003 Mark Graves (Juneau)
- 2003-2005 Thom Walker (Fairbanks)
- 2005-2006 Todd Marshall-ClossonKenai River Campus Student UnionThe Kenai River Campus Student Union is located at the Kenai River Campus Branch of the Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska....
(Kenai River) - 2006-2007 Joseph C. Blanchard (Fairbanks), Erik Swanson (Matanuska-Susitna)
- 2007-2008 Erik Swanson (Matanuska-Susitna)
- 2008-2009 Todd Marshall-ClossonKenai River Campus Student UnionThe Kenai River Campus Student Union is located at the Kenai River Campus Branch of the Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska....
(Kenai River) - 2009-2010 Peter Finn, (Anchorage)
- *- Speaker, Meeting Moderator Duties