Involved in a student group on campus? Ever thought aboutstarting one?

Chances are you or your group leaders have worked withAssociated Student Government and, more specifically, with theexecutive vice president and that person’s committee.

The executive vice president manages a group of senators andnon-senators who advise all T- and B-status groups. The ExecutiveCommittee decides whether or not groups receive recognitiondepending on their compliance with ASG student group guidelines.They also act as a resource for student groups that want helpfinding more funding for programming or organizing co-programmingevents.

Outgoing ASG president Mike Fong said the executive department– the committee and executive vice president — carries out one ofASG’s primary functions.

“(The executive department) makes sure students groups runefficiently and deploy (ASG’s) resources so that they can fulfilltheir goals … and our goals of creating better student life,better community,” said Fong, a Weinberg senior.

Bryan Tolles, the outgoing executive vice president, said thatin addition to running weekly committee meetings, he also led theLeadership Activities Board last Spring for student group leaders,ran the Student Activities Fair in the fall and did an annualreview of all T- and B-status groups in the winter.

“Right before big events it’s almost a full time job,” saidTolles, a Communication junior. Jay Schumacher, a Communicationfreshman who has served on the Executive Committee for twoquarters, said his committee ideally aims to serve as arepresentative of student groups.

“What makes a good EVP is someone who’s passionate, who caresfull heartedly not necessarily about ASG, but about studentgroups,” Schumacher said.