Student Trustee Application and Selection Process

The California State Student Association (CSSA) as the officially recognized voice of CSU students each year conducts a search for the next Student Trustee of the California State University Board of Trustees, pursuant to Chapter 8, section 66602 of the California Education Code.

Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, May 30, 2008 by 5:00 pm no exceptions. Very shortly after the closing date for receipt of applications, CSSA, through its Initial Review Board chaired by the Vice Chair of External Affairs of CSSA, reviews the applications. Each member of the Initial Review Board rates each application using a predetermined point system. The applications are then ranked in order of their cumulative numerical scores. The Initial Review Board decides on a cut-off score. Every applicant with that score or above is invited to an interview. Interviews will be held upon the completion of the search. Details are to be determined.

Each CSU campus is entitled to one representative on the trustee interview panel. The representative is either the student body president or the student body president’s designee. If the student body president chooses to delegate his or her seat, he or she must do so in writing by a specified date in advance of the interviews. Questions to be asked of each interviewee are formulated by the Initial Review Board in advance of the interviews, and any questions campuses wish to pose to interviewees must have been submitted in writing by a date set in advance. Rating forms will be handed out to the interview panel the day of interviews. Each campus representative must arrive in the interview room on time for the entirety of the first interview and remain for all of each succeeding interview in order to be able to participate in the final decision. While there will be breaks during the interview process for lunch and personal needs, at no time shall members of the interview panel discuss any applicant or interview during those breaks.

Numerical ratings will dictate which names will be forwarded to the Governor. Scores given by each interview panel member for each candidate will be compiled; the names of the two to five candidates with the highest numerical rankings will be sent to the Governor, provided that those candidates agree to complete and submit the Governor's online application.

All proceedings of the Initial Review Board are confidential.