Welcome Back Cougars!

Hello Cougars!

Welcome back, Cougars! Or if you’re a

new Cougar, welcome to YOUR

beautiful Cal State San Marcos! Either

way, we’re excited to see everyone back

at school and it’s pretty clear that this is

going to be a PHENOMENAL year!

Every year our school continues to grow

and that’s no different this year. Check

out the new Social & Behavioral Sciences

Building , the new location for the ASI

Board of Directors Office (FCB 5-102), the

new location for the ASI Women’s Center

(COM 203), construction on the brand new

University Student Union, and construction

on new student apartments across Barham

Drive. Our school is always growing and

changing, and you are here at a perfect time

to make a lasting impact on this campus!

Get excited Cougars!!

A look at our beautiful campus. Get excited!

333 S. TWIN OAKS

VALLEY RD.

SAN MARCOS, CA

92096-0001

(760) 750-4990

WWW.CSUSM.EDU/ASI

Fall 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1

Associated Students, Inc.

Student Magazine

Inside this issue:

What is ASI

Student Magazine?

2

What is ASI? 2

ASI Entities

3

ASI Fees and

Budget

5

ASI Calendar 6

Homecoming

Week

7

Weeks of

Welcome

Calendar

8

Get ready! The ASI

Student Magazine is

going to be available

online periodically

and be jam-packed

with all the important

information about

what is happening on

campus! Your ASI

President, Travis

Wilson, said, “It’ll be

one of your go-to’s

for upcoming events

on campus.” Travis

continued, “Any stu-

dents eager to get

involved with the

campus are always

welcome to be stu-

dent representatives

on one of our ASI or

University commit-

tees. We’ll post these

opportunities in this

very magazine!” The

ASI Student Magazine

will also include arti-

cles of interest about

CSUSM students, the

campus, ASI, and stu-

dent organizations.

Remember: ASI is

here to serve you!

What is the ASI Student Magazine?

So...What is Associated Students Inc. (ASI)?

This seems to be a question on a lot of

students’ minds … and here’s our answer!

ASI is a non-profit corporation that is

funded solely by student fees and is an

auxiliary organization to CSUSM. There are

six different entities within ASI: the Board of

Directors (BOD), LGBTQA Pride Center,

Women’s Center, Campus Activities Board

(CAB), Corporate Office, and Campus

Recreation. ASI also provides support for

student organization banking and event fund-

ing, as well as student travel. Wooo! That’s

a lot! And we are all here ready to serve

you! Obviously that list doesn’t explain each

of the entities, so if you want to learn more,

look for more detailed descriptions later in

this magazine.

“It’ll be one

of your go-

to’s for

upcoming

events on

campus.”

Page 2 Associated Students, Inc. Student Magazine

Our 2011-2012 ASI team! This includes the ASI Board of Directors, ASI Campus Activities Board, ASI Campus

Recreation, ASI Women’s Center, ASI LGBTQA Pride Center and the ASI Corporate Office.

Question of the Month

We are the official stu-

dent government on

campus that most di-

rectly reflects the

wants and needs of our

student body, fosters

awareness of student issues, protects the

rights and interests of

the students, and en-

courages a campus cli-

mate that meets the

educational, social, and

cultural well-being of

our students. The ASI

Board of Directors is

comprised of elected

student members who

are active participants

in the shared govern-ance of California State

University San Marcos

and directs all aspects

of the corporation.

Our office is in the

Foundation Building

(FCB) 5-

102. We

hold our

meetings

in Com-

mons 206

every other Fri-

day from 3-5 p.m.

Guests are welcome

anytime and we’d love

to hear what you think!

night, beach clean-

up, Oktoberfest,

finals detox; that’s

us! We are here to

create an environ-

ment that in-

creases the quality

of campus life.

We are a group of

programming gu-

rus for CSUSM.

We are not just

free food during U

-hour (but we do

that from time to

time). Anytime you

go to a free movie

Board of Directors

Campus Activities Board (CAB)

Corporate Office

rate Office offers

discount amuse-

ment park tickets,

movie tickets,

posters and free-

faxes for students,

among all of the

other things we do

for the entire

CSUSM and San

Marcos commu-

nity. We are lo-

cated in the Foun-

dation Building

(FCB) 5-103. Stop

by sometime!

We are the infor-

mational hub of

ASI and a valuable

resource for stu-

dents. Along with

offering informa-

tion about ASI

events and pro-

grams, the Corpo-

“...discount

amusement

tickets, movie

tickets, posters,

free faxes for

students,

among other

things…”

Page 3 Volume 1, Issue 1

2011-2012 CAB team! (left to right: Alicia, Kirstee, Kat,

Nathan, Trish, Megan and Sara)

2011-2012 ASI BOD (Back, left to right: Danny,

Weston, Travis, Cipriano,

Jordan, Jose. Front, left to

right: Sammi, Janet, Scott,

Brandon, Ken, Audrey,

Huliana)

Campus

Recrea-

tion pro-

motes

campus

involve-

ment by

encour-

aging an

active, healthy life-

style and provid-

ing quality struc-

tured and infor-

mal recreational

opportunities.

Monthly excur-

sions, leisure

courses, intramu-

rals, sports clubs,

and recreational

rentals provided

by Campus Rec-

reation ensure a

positive environ-

ment to increase

a sense of com-

munity among

students at

CSUSM.

munity. By hosting

events and workshops,

offering free resources

The ASI Women’s

Center is dedicated to

building a socially con-

scious, equi-

table, wel-

coming and

active cam-

pus com-

and supplies, and provid-

ing advocacy and sup-

port, the center aims to

empower

women, men,

and trans-

gender stu-

dents.

Campus Recreation

Women’s Center

LGBTQA Pride Center

gay, bisexual,

transgender, in-

tersex, queer,

questioning, and

ally communities.

The Pride Cen-

ter provides sup-

port, education,

outreach, and

programming

that reflects the

diversity of

LGBTQA indi-

viduals and com-

munities.

The LGBTQA

Pride Center

creates, sustains,

and strengthens

an open, inclu-

sive, safe, and af-

firming environ-

ment for lesbian,

“...provides

support,

education,

outreach, and

programming

that reflects the

diversity of

LGBTQA

individuals and

communities.”

Page 4 Associated Students, Inc. Student Magazine

Every semester, when

you pay fees to the Uni-

versity, part of your fees

are paying for ASI. To be

exact, $62 of your fees

go to ASI. All the ASI en-

tities receive a portion

of those fees and use

them to ensure that

campus life is sustained

we have provided a snap-

shot of the ASI budget in

this magazine. Check it out

below! Now, you can really

see what your ASI fees are

going to and make sure we

are working for you!

Get excited Cougars,

because this is going to be

an amazing year!

ASI Fees Page 5 Volume 1, Issue 1

and that students’ needs are

addressed. Now, you may be

wondering what exactly ASI

does with that money, and

that’s a great question. ASI

uses these fees to create

events, run inexpensive excur-

sions and intramurals, operate

the centers of ASI, and many

other awesome things. In fact,

Alpha Xi Delta’s AmaXIng Challenge!

Page 6 Associated Students, Inc. Student Magazine

Alpha Xi Delta at Cal State San

Marcos will be hosting their

second annual AmaXIng Chal-

lenge! This event is a week long

philanthropic event geared

towards raising money for their

national philanthropy, Autism

Speaks. To learn more about

Autism Speaks and Alpha Xi

Delta's affiliation with this or-

ganization, please visit this web-

site:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/

Have any questions or want to

help fundraise or donate? Please

contact Katie Fronke

(fronk003@cougars.csusm.edu)

or Tara Smith

(smith360@cougars.csusm.edu)

Interested in forming a team?

Please contact Heather Emerick

(emeri001@cougars.csusm.edu)

One of last year’s teams! If

you want to form a team

this year, contact Heather

Emerick (emeri001@

cougars.csusm.edu)

ASI Calendar

This Month’s Student Org Highlight:

HOMECOMING WEEK!

Page 7 Volume 1, Issue 1

Photos feature students and faculty

at last year’s Homecoming Events.

Hugo Lecomte in the dunk tank at

Cougar Fest; students dancing at

the Masquerade Ball; students in

the CougarFest photo booth.

HOMECOMING EVENTS! September 26th-October 1st

Monday • Cougar EATS — The Clarke 110,

Tuesday • Polynesian Festival — Library & Forum Plaza, 12-

1:30pm • ―Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula‖ Documentary Screening –

The Clarke, 6pm

Wednesday • CSUSM Cougar Spirit Event — Library & Forum Plaza,

12:30-1:30pm

• Casino Royale — The Clarke, 7pm

Thursday • CougarFest — Forum & Library Plaza, 10:30am – 1:30pm

Saturday • Homecoming Soccer Game & BBQ — Mangrum Track &

Field, 12:00 – 4:00

• HOMECOMING COURT ANNOUNCED DURING GAME!

Saturday Night • Masquerade Ball — House of Blues, 8:00pm-12:00am

HOMECOMING COURT

Want to be on the Homecoming Court? It’s

easy! Have one of your friends nominate you by

going to the CSUSM Homecoming Page, submit

your name and blurb about you! It’s super easy

and a great way to get involved on campus!

Be a fulltime enrolled student at CSUSM

Commit to attending the “Homecoming

Week” activities

Be in good standing with the Dean of Stu-

dents Office

Have a minimum GPA of 2.0 (HS transcripts

will be used for First Year Freshman)

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SAN MARCOS, CA

92096-0001

PHONE:(760) 750-4990 WWW.CSUSM.EDU/ASI

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STUDENT

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Weeks of Welcome Calendar

ASI Mission Statement: “To Serve, Engage, and Empower Students”

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ASI Core Values

Advocacy: Hear, adopt, and protect relevant student issues and concerns.

Communication: Facilitate clear and effective communication regarding pertinent

issues among students, administration, faculty, staff and the community.

Diversity: Promote interaction among various ideologies, perspectives, and back-

grounds while maintaining a respectful and inclusive environment.

Efficiency: Continuous improvement on processes and services in a consistent, cost-

effective, productive manner.

Social Justice: Advocate for and commit to creating, sustaining and strengthening

open inclusive, safe and affirming environment for everyone of diverse communities

such as but not limited to: race, gender identities and expressions, color, national ori-

gin, ancestry, disability, age, ethnicity, religion, language, sexual orientation, marital

status or veteran status.

Visionary: Anticipate and address changes through strategic planning aimed at meet-

ing the needs of current and future generations of students.