Associated Students of the University of Washington

ASUW

Associated Students of the University of Washington
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Formation	18 April 1906 (1906-04-18)
Type	Student association
Headquarters	HUB 121, 4001 E. Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195
Location	Seattle, Washington, United States
Membership (2023)	40000
President	Naomi Snow
Vice President	Nandana Jaideep
Senate Speaker	Andal Sridhar
Main organ	Board of Directors
Subsidiaries	Student Senate, Joint Commissions Committee, Office of Government Relations, Arts & Entertainment
Affiliations	University of Washington
Budget	$2.5 m USD
Staff	82
Volunteers	500
Website	www.asuw.org
Formerly called	The Student Assembly

The Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) is the student association at the University of Washington. It is funded and supported by the University's Services and Activities Fee with which it provides services that directly and indirectly benefit student life. The ASUW consists of over 80 student employees and 500 volunteers, and the organization spends approximately $1.5 million annually to run events, lobby the legislature, and fund various Registered Student Organizations as they put on their own programs.

The ASUW Student Senate was established in 1994 as the legislative division of the Associated Students of the University of Washington. The Student Senate provides a broad-access forum for discussion of issues both on campus and abroad, serving as the voice of student opinion for those at UW. Currently, the ASUW Student Senate has a membership of over 150 senators representing students from on-campus, off-campus, and commuter residential communities, as well as several protected classes and organizations.

History

The Student Assembly was founded in 1888 as the student government of the University of Washington. In 1900, the Student Assembly founded the University Bookstore, which became independent in 1932 due to ASUW’s insufficient budget.

The Student Assembly would only last until 1901, when the Associated Students of the University of Washington was created by the Athletic Association, the Oratorical Society, and other student groups.

The ASUW began on campus as the Board of Control which was later directly succeeded by the Board of Directors. The ASUW was formally incorporated in the State of Washington on April 18, 1906 by Chas. W. Hall, James W. Dootson, Mildred Boy, Helen M. Vaupell, Fred Hastings, J. Webster Hoover, and E. Rex Smith.

In 1942, ASUW created a Student Union Building Trust Fund for what would become the Husky Union Building. In 1962, ASUW lost control of Intercollegiate Athletics, when it became an independent department of UW.

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate broke off from the ASUW in 1967, evolving from the Joint Committee on Graduate Programming created in 1965, in order to directly represent graduate student interests. In 1968, ASUW would launch the experimental college and the course evaluation catalog, two major initiatives which were later discontinued.

The Minority Affairs Commission was established in 1971 to represent ethnic minorities on campus, bringing together the Black Student Union, the Women's Action Commission, and more. This was renamed into the Intercultural Commission in 1980, though funding was withdrawn the same year, and it was soon reformed into six commissions, representing African-Americans, Asians, Latinos, women, the LGBT community, and Native Americans, respectively. Today, there are nine diversity commissions.

As demand for a larger platform for advocacy developed alongside a growing student population, the ASUW Student Senate was established in 1994 as a division of the Associated Students of the University of Washington. Later, in 2000, the Board of Control was renamed the Board of Directors, reflecting the final change into the current form of the Associated Students of the University of Washington.

Board of Directors

The ASUW Board of Directors is elected every school year on the fourth week of spring quarter and consists of 8 elected officials and 3 hired, ex-officio members.

Current Members of the Board of Directors (2024-2025)

Source:

• President - Naomi Snow
• Vice President - Nandana Jaideep
• Finance and Budget Director - Khushi Loomba
• Personnel Director - Sonal Virk
• Office of Communications Director - Mirafe-Joy Aoanan
• Director of University Affairs - Kim Ugaddan
• Director of Internal Policy - Zoe Stylianides
• Director of Diversity Efforts - Lydia Berhanu
• Director of Campus Partnerships - Maya Lukalapu
• Director of Programming - Peyton Sax
• Director of Community Relations - Rawan Al Ekaili
• Senate Vice Speaker - Jacob Gannon
• GPSS Representative - Kana Saarni

Duties of the Board of Directors

President

The President is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association and serves as the chair of the Board of Directors. They are responsible for overseeing various aspects of the ASUW's operations, including coordinating internal operations with the Vice President, participating in essential University committees, and ensuring effective student participation in governance. Additionally, the President serves as the official spokesperson of the ASUW, representing the organization in campus, community, and inter-school relationships. They are also involved in political lobbying efforts, ensuring open communication with relevant stakeholders, and overseeing various committees and liaisons. The President represents the ASUW to University of Washington administration through sitting as an ex-officio member on the UW Board of Regents and UW Faculty Senate. The President also ensures inter-campus collaboration amongst UW’s three campuses and sits on the Tri-Campus Student Advisory Board. The position is elected by instant runoff voting (IRV) in the fourth week of spring quarter.

Vice President

The Vice President serves as a voting member of the Board of Directors. The Vice President is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Association and chairs the Executive Advisory Committee. They oversee ASUW strategic planning and goal setting. In their capacity of COO, the Vice President serves as the internal supervisor of all ASUW employees through oversight of the Personnel Director’s administration of the Personnel Policy; quarterly reviews of all employees; assistance of the Finance and Budget Director in entity budget request and revision forms; and assistance of the Office of Communications Director in the creation and publication of the annual ASUW report. Additionally, the Vice President serves as the liaison between ASUW and the Student Activities Office and appoints student representatives to various committees. They also facilitate all staff meetings and ensure smooth organization-wide transitions at the end of their term. In the President's absence, resignation, or forfeiture of office, the Vice President administers the duties of the President. The position is elected by IRV voting in the fourth week of spring quarter.

Director of Personnel

The Personnel Director serves as a non-voting ex-officio member of the Board of Directors and reports directly to the Vice President. They function as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of the organization. The Personnel Director chairs the Personnel Committee which oversees all employee hiring. Responsibilities include overseeing all paid employee hiring and disciplinary procedures, preparing office space for incoming employees, and organizing association-wide events such as Fall Orientation and the Spring Social. The Personnel Director works with the Director of Diversity Efforts to recruit diverse applicants. They maintain files of job applicants, draft employment contracts, and advise the Board of Directors on personnel-related policies and procedures. The Personnel Director ensures employee accountability, initiates projects as necessary, and attends mandatory training sessions and staff meetings. They also verify the eligibility of individuals holding ASUW paid positions and ensure employee accountability. It is one of three hired Board of Director positions.

Director of Communications

The Office of Communications (OCOMM) Director serves as a non-voting ex-officio member of the Board of Directors and reports directly to the President. They function as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the organization. Responsibilities include developing marketing and communication plans, managing external communications, and overseeing the Office of Communications employees. The OCOMM Director leads marketing campaigns, creates annual reports, and collaborates with various entities within ASUW. They serve as a resource for publicity strategies, ensure consistency in branding and marketing across all media, and work to maintain the ASUW website. Additionally, the Director collaborates with other departments to ensure accessibility and inclusivity of official materials, resolves conflicts among Office of Communications employees, and updates communications policies as needed. They maintain accountability through office hours, attend mandatory training sessions and staff meetings, and complete quarterly reports and evaluations. Furthermore, the Director serves as the Board liaison to the Office of Outreach and Involvement and the UW Sponsorship Advisory Committee. It is one of three hired Board of Director positions.

Finance & Budget Director

The Finance and Budget (F&B) Director serves as a non-voting ex-officio member of the Board of Directors and reports directly to the Vice President. They are the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the organization. Responsibilities include advising the Board of Directors on financial matters, chairing the Finance and Budget Committee, and overseeing the ASUW budget process. The F&B Director maintains financial policies, supervises internal fiscal operations, and ensures transparency by publishing financial records. They also manage payroll, oversee committee appointments, and serve on various committees including the Services and Activities Fee Committee. Additionally, the Finance and Budget Director serves as the Board liaison to the ASUW Enterprises of the ASUW Bike Shop and the ASUW Bean Basket, collaborating with these entities to set goals and monitor performance. It is one of three hired Board of Director positions.

Director of Internal Policy

The Director of Internal Policy is a voting member of the Board of Directors. They serve as the Chair of the Judicial Committee and Parliamentarian to the Board of Directors. In addition to enforcing ASUW Elections violations and ensuring compliance with record-keeping guidelines, the Director plays a crucial role in upholding transparency and accountability within the organization. They oversee the adherence to the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) by registering and ensuring compliance of all internal ASUW meetings, including those of the Judicial Committee, Finance and Budget Committee, Joint Commissions Committee, Personnel Committee, Transfer Student Advocacy Committee, ASUW Senate, and Legislative Steering Committee.  

The Director manages ASUW's records, working with the Administrative Assistants to ensure proper records management and is the historian of the ASUW. The Director serves as a member of both the Graduate and Professional Student Senate and the Graduate and Professional Student Senate Executive Committee, with vote. They work with liaison entities to develop goals and strategies, establish specific benchmarks and metrics to measure their successes, and report progress to the Board of Directors. In case of conflicts or job description issues with liaison employees, the Director collaborates with the Personnel Director to recommend necessary corrective actions according to the ASUW Personnel Policy. The position is elected by instant run-off voting in the fourth week of spring quarter.

Director of Diversity Efforts

The Director of Diversity Efforts is a voting member of the Board of Directors. They serve as chair of the ASUW Joint Commissions Committee (JCC). The position is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the university campus. This position entails coordinating many programs and activities aimed at fostering a diverse and inclusive environment while addressing the needs of underrepresented communities within the student body. One of the Director of Diversity Efforts' main responsibilities is to facilitate collaboration among various ASUW commissions and organize diversity-focused programming. This includes assessing and addressing issues pertinent to University students related to diversity promotion, conducting research, and implementing strategic initiatives to promote inclusivity and awareness. The position is elected by instant run-off voting in the fourth week of spring quarter.

Director of University Affairs

The Director of University Affairs is a voting member of the Board of Directors. They are responsible for representing student interests in various university committees and advisory boards. They engage with faculty councils, university committees, and student councils, ensuring student voices are heard in decision-making processes. Additionally, they collaborate with the Student Senate and the Graduate and Professional Student Senate on academic and administrative issues, and work with the Office of Government Relations to advocate for student interests at legislative levels. The Director also addresses conflicts among liaison employees and reports progress to the Board of Directors. The position is elected by instant run-off voting in the fourth week of spring quarter.

Director of Programming

The Director of Programming is a voting member of the Board of Directors. The position oversees and coordinates a wide range of programming initiatives, including collaborations between ASUW entities and external organizations. The Director plans and executes large-scale events like the Everybody Every Body Fashion Show and W Day in partnership with entities like the Office of Student Health Relations and the UW Alumni Association. Additionally, they organize the RSO Leaders' Summit and serve as a liaison to Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). The Director also manages the Husky Pride Fund, overseeing fundraising efforts and submitting quarterly reports to the ASUW Board of Directors. The position is elected by instant runoff voting (IRV) in the fourth week of spring quarter.

Director of Community Relations

The Director of Community Relations is a voting member of the Board of Directors. The position serves as a vital link between the student body and various campus communities. They act as liaisons to diverse groups such as the Residential Community Student Association, Greek communities and councils, commuter and transfer students, student veterans, and international student organizations like the Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (CIRCLE). Additionally, the DCR collaborates with Parent & Family Programs, chairs the Undergraduate Transfer Student Advocacy Committee, and maintains communication with UW Housing and Food Services, Washington Student Athlete Advisory Council, UW Athletics, and the Dawg Pack Executive Board. They work with liaison entities to develop strategic goals and metrics for success, reporting progress to the ASUW Board of Directors. The position is elected by instant run-off voting in the fourth week of spring quarter.

Director of Campus Partnerships

The Director of Campus Partnerships is a voting member of the Board of Directors. The position plays a crucial role in fostering connections between the student body and various campus entities. Acting as a liaison, they engage with key stakeholders such as the University Bookstore, UW Police Department, Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, U-District Partnership, Office of Student Health Relations, UW Recreation, UW Athletics, and UW Sustainability. Additionally, the Director appoints student representatives to committees like the Student Safety Advisory Board, U-Pass Advisory Board, University Transportation Committee, Campus Sustainability Fund, Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee, and North Precinct Advisory Council through an open selection process. They collaborate with liaison entities to establish strategic goals and metrics for success, reporting progress to the ASUW Board of Directors. The position is elected by instant run-off voting in the fourth week of spring quarter.

GPSS Representative

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) representative to the Board of Directors is a voting member of the Board of Directors. The role is tasked to the GPSS Vice President of Internal Affairs. The position is bound by both the Constitution and Bylaws of the Graduate and Professional Student Senate, as well as those of the ASUW. This representative ensures alignment between the interests of graduate and professional students and the broader ASUW organization while carrying out their official duties.

ASUW Student Senate Representative

The Student Senate Representative to the Board of Directors is a role tasked to the ASUW Senate’s elected Senate Vice Speaker who sits on the Board of Directors as a non-voting ex-officio member. They are an integral link between the ASUW Student Senate and the Board of Directors. Selected in accordance with the Senate Bylaws and Rules, this representative ensures effective communication between the Student Senate and the Board of Directors by informing the latter of all legislative actions taken by the former. They operate within the framework provided by the Bylaws and Rules of the Student Senate, as well as the broader ASUW Constitution and Bylaws.

Student Senate

The ASUW Senate is the sole, official opinion-making body of the Associated Students of the University of Washington. Founded in 1994, the Senate is in its 30th Session as of the 2023-2024 school year. The leadership of the Student Senate is the Senate Committee on Steering, made up of the Speaker, Vice Speaker, Membership Coordinator, Clerk, and Committee Chairs. The 30th Session Senate Speaker is Rohini Kilaru, the Vice Speaker is Andal Sridhar, and the Membership Coordinator is Amanda Pitts. The Senate Clerk is Kiyanaz Raveshti. Senate follows the Roberts Rules of Order.

Other committees of the Student Senate include four legislative committees and two non-legislative committees. The legislative committees, the Academic and Administrative Affairs, On-Campus, Off-Campus, and General Affairs, are assigned various pieces of legislation based on subject matter. In terms of non-legislative committees, Oversight maintains accountability for ASUW and its liaisons, whereas Resolution Follow-Up researches the effects and results of passed legislation.

Any registered member of ASUW may propose legislation. Legislation types include resolutions, which serve as statements of student opinion, Organic acts, which amend the Senate Bylaws, and Legislative Directives, which direct government lobbying efforts of the ASUW.

The legislative process begins with approval by the Senate Committee on Steering. Then, the legislation is presented to the Senate for questions and comments, followed by a period of committee edits. Upon being passed out of Committee, it is brought to the Senate floor for more debate and, finally, a vote on approval. Once legislation is passed by the Senate, the Board of Directors must approve it for enactment, and, once approved, legislation takes effect as official student opinion.

Membership in the Student Senate is open to all UW students. In order for a matriculated student to join the Senate, they must receive five signatures from other UW students, confirmed by the Senate Membership Coordinator. Registered Student Organizations on campus may activate Senate seats as well, provided they have five or more members. Certain seats, additionally, are designated to ASUW diversity commissions and other major student groups and associations on campus, such as the Residential Community Student Association.

Departments of the ASUW

The ASUW Office located inside the Husky Union Building (HUB).

The ASUW is composed of over twenty different departments that serve student populations by providing identity-based support, access to legislative advocacy, and inclusive programming that brings in students from across the University of Washington's Seattle Campus:

Diversity Commissions

• American Indian Student Commission
• Asian Student Commission
• Black Student Commission
• Student Disability Commission
• Queer Student Commission
• Middle Eastern Student Commission
• Latine Student Commission
• Pacific Islander Student Commission
• Gender Equity Commission

Entities

• Arts & Entertainment
• Elections Administration Committee
• Office of Communications
• Office of Government Relations
• Office of Outreach and Involvement
• Office of Student Health Relations
• Rainy Dawg Radio Station
• UW Leaders
• Student Food Cooperative
• Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Advocates
• Office of International Student Advocacy
• Office of Inclusive Design

Enterprises

• The Bike Shop
• The Bean Basket

Diversity Commissions

The ASUW is home to nine diversity commissions. These commissions are tasked with planning events and programming for their respective constituents. In 1991, the ASUW was one of the first colleges in the nation to create a Gay, Bisexual, and Lesbian Student Commission with over $10,000 in funding to help sponsor events for the community.

ASUW provides funding for programming and advocacy on behalf of issues affecting groups that have faced historical or social discrimination. There are currently nine different commissions that host events relating to educational goals and diversity. For instance, the Latine Student Commission focuses primarily on promoting awareness and advocacy for the Latinx/Chicanx community, and the Black Student Union focuses primarily on promoting awareness and advocacy for the African American/African community. Every Commission is run by a director, and the Joint Commissions Committee is a committee for these organizations to coordinate efforts for various combined causes and activities, and is chaired by the Director of Diversity Efforts, a member of the ASUW Board of Directors. The ASUW is often at the forefront of social justice issues that face both previous, current, and future generations of University of Washington students. For example, the ASUW has taken a stand against cultural appropriation through Halloween costumes by releasing a 6-minute public service announcement which drew the attention of major media outlets such as The New York Times.

Entities

The twelve entities of the ASUW are responsible for myriad events and programming for the student body. Entity focuses ranges from government lobbying from the Office of Government Relations to yearly school-wide concerts from Arts & Entertainment. Other entities include Rainy Dawg Radio, which is the only student run radio station on campus.

Enterprises

The ASUW has two enterprises that directly generate revenue from their operation: The Bike Shop and The Bean Basket.

The ASUW Bike Shop was founded in 1974 and is entirely student run. The Bike Shop is in the Husky Union Building (HUB) and provides mechanical bike services to the UW community. The Bike Shop offers extensive bike services and also allows students to use tools to service their own equipment.

The ASUW Bean Basket was started by the ASUW Student Food Cooperative program. The Bean Basket is a student-run bulk buying store and is the first student-run store opened on campus that serves students, faculty, and staff. The focus of The Bean Basket is food insecurity and health eating and the store sources its organic products in bulk to lower costs. Staples like dried oats, rice, dried fruit, and spices are all sold at cost to lower the prices for students. The store opened a new location in the Odegaard Library basement in Fall of 2023.

Annual Events

Fall Fling

Fall Fling is a back-to-school concert featuring up and coming artists organized by ASUW Arts & Entertainment. It is organized in collaboration with The HUB and First Year Programs as a key-note event during the freshman welcome week period known as Dawg Daze.

A poster from ASUW's 2004 Spring Fling.

Spring Show

Spring Show is ASUW's annual showcase. It occurs in Spring quarter of the UW academic year. The Show was temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic and was brought back in 2022.

A poster advertising the annual student lobbying day in Olympia.

Huskies on the Hill

Huskies on the Hill is a day of lobbying and activism organized by the Office of Governmental Relations in conjunction with the Graduate and Professional Student Senate and the tri-campus governments of ASUWT and ASUWB. It is aimed to challenge the state legislative system with current affairs and provided University of Washington (UW) students the opportunity to travel to Olympia and lobby on behalf of student issues. Community members are assembled to engage in conversations with legislators regarding various issues affecting higher education experiences, including tuition and textbook costs, mental health resources, sexual assault protections, and disability inclusion and accessibility on campus.

Queer Prom

Queer Prom is a signature dance put on by the Queer Student Commission. Since 2022, the Gender Equity Commission has been a co-sponsor of this event. The event is ASUW's adaptation of the queer prom event and is an annual gathering space for the queer community at UW to celebrate their identic and reclaim an experience often inaccessible to the queer community in high school when prom traditionally occurs in the United States.

Accomplishments

The ASUW works through programming, services, and advocacy to serve the students and improve student life on the UW campus. Annual activities like Fall Fling, a free concert at the beginning of the school year, and Everybody Every Body Fashion Show, a program designed to create dialogue around topics of bodies and identities, are just some of the many events that ASUW hosts each year. The Universal U-PASS, the UW Food Pantry, the University Bookstore, The Daily student newspaper, and many other campus staples were all the created thanks to the work of ASUW. In addition, the ASUW has also had a hand in campus remodeling, scholarships, cultural and ethnic awareness, and so much more.

Largely through the Student Senate, ASUW advocates for University policies as well as releasing opinions on city-wide, state-wide, and nation-wide issues. In 1996, a Student Senate resolution promoting equality for same sex couples and domestic partnerships within the university, as well as its inclusion in that year’s Legislative Agenda, drew criticism from a number of students. Supported by campus organizations such as Pride Dawgs and the Washington Student Lobby, the ASUW continued to lobby for domestic partnership equality, until the Board of Regents extended healthcare and housing benefits to same sex domestic partnerships in 1997.

In 2013, a Diversity credit requirement was introduced to UW’s general education requirements, spurred on by student activism. Up to that point, ASUW had a long history of advocating for this credit requirement – in 1991, following two years of negotiation, the Faculty Senate shot down one proposal. Leading up to its implementation in 2013, three resolutions of student opinion were formed pushing for the requirement to be adopted.

In Fall 2013, R-20-4 "A Resolution Opposed to 'Free Speech Zones'" was introduced to the ASUW Student Senate by Senator Forrest Taylor, joined by five fellow student cosponsors. On November 26, the resolution passed unanimously, earning praise from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a free speech organization. FIRE, which has assigned the University of Washington Seattle Campus a "red light" speech rating, indicating poor protections for First Amendment rights, welcomed the Resolution as a step towards more free speech protections.

Following a 2015 stabbing incident of student-on-student violence, Jarred Ha, the accused perpetrator, received an emergency suspension from the University of Washington. When Ha’s acquittal was not met with a reversal of the suspension, the ASUW Student Senate passed a resolution calling on the University to amend emergency suspension procedures to correct perceived injustices against the student body. When a 2016 UW Spirit cheerleader auditions flyer on tryout appearance received massive backlash from the student body and general public, the ASUW released a statement denouncing the flyer in the strongest possible terms, declaring that it “completely objectifies women.”

In 2018, the Seattle City Council imposed a “one-year moratorium on rent-bidding platforms,” a controversial trend facing Seattle residents, as a result of a Student Senate resolution calling for a ban on the practice. Attorney General Bob Ferguson's 2022 cease-and-desist letter to Leda Health followed a complaint by the ASUW on the legal inadmissibility of their DIY sexual assault test kits. 2022-2023 ASUW President Timothy Billing worked closely with university administration following cases of gun violence on campus, seeking to "completely reexamine and uproot" what he viewed as outdated policy structures.

In 2024, the ASUW Student Senate passed R-30-7, formally adopting the Chicago Statement on freedom of expression and requesting that the UW administration do the same.

Legal action

Good vs. Associated Students Washington Supreme Court Case 1975

Good v. Associated Students was a legal case representing action taken by three University of Washington students, individually and as representatives of a class against the Associated Students of the University of Washington, the University of Washington, its regents, and others. The suit comes from the required student membership in the ASUW and the associated activities of the student organization and fees collected by the University. The two primary issues raised by the plaintiffs were “(1) Does the university have the authority to allocated funds to the ASUW? (2) Are students’ First Amendment rights violated by (a) the requirement that they be members of the ASUW; (b) that they are charged a fee to support the ASUW?”  

The Court ruled that while it was legal for the University to collect Students and Activities Fees (SAF), it could not require mandatory enrollment in a student association. The mandatory enrollment in the student association violated students’ First Amendment right of freedom of association. The Court also recognized the special relationship between student associations and university administration as unique compared to other campus student groups.

The mandatory fee requirement would remain constitutional so long as the ASUW did not use student funds as the “vehicle for the promotion of one particular viewpoint, political, social, economic or religious.” Good v. Associated Students set the legal precedent that universities could not require mandatory student involvement in any extracurricular student organization.

Partner Organizations

The University of Washington has a student government association for each campus in Washington – Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma. These branches of ASUW mirror the administrative organization of the University of Washington. While the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW) tends to refer to the student government of the Seattle campus, the Associated Students of the University of Washington Bothell (ASUWB) and the Associated Students of the University of Washington Tacoma (ASUWT) serve as equivalent organizations.

Furthermore, even within the University of Washington Seattle campus itself, ASUW is not the only student government. The Graduate and Professional Student Senate serves as the official government of graduate and professional students on campus, independent from ASUW. GPSS works with ASUW's Office of Government Relations for the Huskies on the Hill lobbying event, passing its own Legislative Agenda to supplement the goals of ASUW for student lobbying efforts.

ASUW is a member of the Washington Student Association, which serves as a state-wide, nonpartisan organization for governmental lobbying on behalf of Washington students. ASUW works alongside campus student groups, from receiving Senators from the Residential Community Student Association to collaborating with and funding events from clubs in UW.

Notable alumni

• Bob Ferguson (ASUW President 1988-1989) - Washington State Attorney General
• Robert McKenna (ASUW President 1984-1984) - Washington State Attorney General
• Norm Dicks (ASUW Student Council) – Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Noah Purcell (ASUW Board of Control Member) – Washington State Solicitor General

Historical members of the ASUW Executive Board

Academic Year	President	Vice President	Director of Community Relations	Director of Diversity Efforts	Director of Programming	Director of University Affairs	Director of Internal Policy	Director of Campus Partnerships	OCOMM Director	Finance & Budget Director	Personnel Director	Senate Vice Speaker	GPSS Representative
2023-2024	Jacob Feleke	Ellis Andrews	Anastacia Mikaele	Leah Sishu	Naomi Snow	Nandana Jaideep	Francisco Dojenia	Azaan Leslie Brown	Yazmine Mendoza	Melody Fung	Thomas Sefair-López	Andal Sridhar	Amanda Chin
2022-2023	Timothy Billing	Lillian Williamson	Ben Roscoe	Daniel Tadrous	Kisa Batool	Adrien Chen	Brent Seto	Kennedy Patterson	Avery Perreault	Mitchell Klein	Shaheer Abbasi	Mario Falit-Baiamonte	Davon Thomas
2021-2022	Mustapha Samateh	Kaitlyn Laibe	Geeta Iyer	Shewit Alemayehu	Kennedy Patterson	Lukas Illa	Nicole Hishmen	Michael Saunders	Madison Welsh	Christie Lee	Antonio Gonzalez	Sarah May	Gabrielle Rivera
2020-2021	Camille Hattwig	Dalton Owens	Alexandra Schroeder	Rachel Smithers	Rahul Prasad	Clara Coyote	Antonio Gonzalez	Waleed Khan	David Frantz	Alece Stancin	Gabby Rivera	Mustapha Samateh	Logan Jarrell
2019-2020	Kelty Pierce	Kevin Mendez	Sarah Shaklan	Sahra Ibrahim	Daniella Calasanz-Mino	Sam Akeyo	Cooper Robertson	Brianna Asman	Ana Osorno	Trevor Hunt	Kiran Singh	Bryn Sinclair	Giuliana Conti
2018-2019	Ritika Jain	Espen Scheuer	Gabby Rivera	Favour Orji	Jack Hood	Angelia Miranda	Casey Duff	Andrew Tejero	Jenny Chung	Shaun Sik	Kendra Ramsey	Kevin Mendez	Amy Gabriel
2017-2018	Osman Salahuddin	Julia Pham	Shawntel Bali	Kendra Canton	Ian O'Keefe	Navid Azodi	Bo Goodrich	Anna Johnson	Brittany Pham	Joshua Holler	Kaitlyn Pahler	Madison Kunzman	Giuliana Conti
2016-2017	Daniele Meñez	Michael Aldrige	Osman Salahuddin	Tae McKenzie	Meili Powell	Kaitlyn Zhou	Taylor Beardall	Hakikat Bains	Ana Sabarots	Lizzie Palmer	Kay Fuhlman	Nick DeMuro	Randy Siebert
2015-2016	Tyler Wu	Haley Moser	Ann Nguyen	Mitchell Chen	Jazmine Perez	Roy Taylor	Noe Merfeld	Leigh Friedman	Emmeline Vu	Abe McClenny	Elizabeth Price	Jessa Cameron	Eloise Kim
2014-2015	Christina Xiao	Jack Bernatovicz	Tyler Wu	Varsha Govindaraju	Emmeline Vu	Hailey Badger	Amber Amin	Kaien Bell	Abby Kozyra	Kyle Curtis	Kanokbhorn Saha	Kevin Celustka	Natalie Gordon
2013-2014	Michael Kutz	Ada Waelder	Shivani Changela	Patricia Allen	Kelli Feeley	Jeffrey McNerney	Evelina Vaisvilaite	Burgess Malarkey	Brandon Himes	Emma van Inwegen	Maxine Sugarman	Michael Zangl	Elisa Law
2013-2012	Evan Smith	Desiree Hanssen	Daniel Nguyen	Jennifer Gibbons	Ryan Perrizo	Michael Kutz	Kate Callison	-	Brandon Himes	Riley Lee-card	Amanda Anderson	Sean Wilson	Kristen Hosey
2011-2012	Conor McLean	Jocelyn McCurtain	Desiree Hanssen	Jonathan Winn	Robert Higa	Evan Smith	Willow Dow		Sabrina Squires	Joseph Salama	Dabney Donigan	Negheen Kamkar	Melanie Mayock
2010-2011	Madeleine McKenna	Eric Shellan	Janel Brown	Benjamin Lealofi	Sam Weinstein	Jed Bradley	Sarah Round	Jonathan Yan	-	Neil Rotta	Ciara Clemons	Michelle Nance	Shawn Mincer
2009-2010	Timothy Mensing	Madeleine McKenna	Tunny Vann	Dalia Amin	Kyle Fuller	Jason Padvorac	Ehsan Aleaziz	Maggie Bennet		Connor McLean	Jon Solomon	Sara Round	Lindsay Morse
2008-2009	Anttimo Bennett	Dolly Nguyen	Gerald Corporal	Sabrina Fields	Mike Snowden	Phuong Nguyen	Luke O'Bannan	Natalie Bankson		Holly Jones	Mahesh Keskar	Lydia Bylsma	Yutaka Jono
2007-2008	Tyler Dockins	Sam Al-Khoury	Anttimo Bennet	Tyson Johnston	Adriana Hillard	Jennifer Han	Rob Barnum-Reece	Rachel Hollcraft		Jonathan Evans	Kimberley Reid	Sameer Kanal
2006-2007	Cullen White	Jerome McCuin	Sam Al-Khoury		Tyler Dockins	Erin Shields	Laura Baird	Scott Robinson			Andrew Omahen	Mikhail Smirnov
2005-2006	Lee Dunbar	Ashley Miller	Hala Dillsi	Marinda Bethay	Ezana Emmanuel	Janathan Lee	Karl Smith	Cullen White		David Morgan Jr.	Craig Bosman	Erin Shields	Kathrine Van Maren
2004-2005	Kelsey Knowles	Andy O'Connell	Chris Barrows	Precious Aure	Jenni Backes	Garrett Parks	Sheridan Gray	Rachel Flynn			Michael Pope	Karl Smith	Jeff Stevens
2003-2004	Brittany Goodnight	Jay Kealey	Chris Corry	David Owens	Hillary Madsen	Samuel Castic	Christine Lee	John Jung		Angela LIu		Aiko Akers	Didem Havlioglu
2002-2003	Alexandra Narvaez	Brittany Goodnight	Ansel Olson	Ane Phillips	Darlene Mortel	Cammie Croft	David Beard	Anthony Rivisto		Derek Huoth	Mario Leon-Guerroro	-	Miller Sherling

See also

• Student governments in the United States
• The Daily of the University of Washington
• The University of Washington
• The ASUW Shell House