Associated Students, Chico (AS.) is the student government at California State University, Chico

California State University, Chico

California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the twenty-three-campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento...

. With assets of over $13 million and annual revenue over $30 million, Associated Students, Chico is one of the largest non-profit organizations in Northern California

Northern California

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 Associated Students, Chico is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Non-profit organization

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 public-benefit corporation with 16,934 members. The organization owns and operates several student services on-campus including all vending machine

Vending machine

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s, and foodservice

Foodservice

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s, as well as the campus bookstore. The students of CSU Chico also own their own student union

Student union

Student union may refer to:* Students' union, or student government in the U.S., a student organization at many colleges and universities dedicated to student governance...

 building named the Bell Memorial Union which houses the Marketplace Cafe, the AS Bookstore, and the student government offices.

The Associated Students Bylaws provide that student officers are elected annually from among and by the students. Students are assessed a mandatory Activity Fee at registration which funds the student government and other programs.

The AS. is generally divided into three areas, each the responsibility of one of three Associated Students standing committee

Standing Committee

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s. The AS' role as a government is manifested in the Government Affairs Committee. The student union is administered under the original authority of the Bell Memorial Union Committee. The administration of the businesses is under the original authority of the Business Committee. All of these areas are under the ultimate authority of the AS Board of Directors.

Associated Students, Chico is a dues paying member of the California State Student Association

California State Student Association

The California State Student Association is an "unincorporated income tax exempt association". Its membership includes 23 California State University student body organizations. CSSA is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the United States Internal Revenue Code and it is exempt from state...

 and the Auxiliary Organizations Association

Auxiliary Organizations Association

The Auxiliary Organizations Association is a supraorganization consisting of member organizations which are auxiliaries to the 23 campuses in the California State University system...

.

Board of directors

The Associated Students Board of Directors is composed of
the four elected student executives, the two elected student directors, one faculty member jointly appointed by the AS and the university president, and two university vice presidents. All activity of the organization is ultimately under the direction of the board. Any action of any of the three standing committees of the board may be overturned only by a 2/3+1 vote of the board.

Student government

The students of CSUC are represented on campus and in the community by the student government. The AS President is elected annually and generally supervises all elected and appointed officers. The Government Affairs Committee comprises the elected student officers.

Executives, Directors and Commissioners

• President
• Executive Vice President
• Vice President of Business and Finance
• Vice President of Facilities and Services
• Director of Legislative Affairs
• Director of University Affairs
• Commissioner of Environmental Affairs
• Commissioner of Multicultural Affairs
• Commissioner of Activity Fee
• Commissioner of Community Affairs

Councils & Committees

• Government Affairs Committee
• University Affairs Council
• Legislative Affairs Council
• Environmental Affairs Council
• Elections Council
• Revenue Sharing Committee
• Activity Fee Council
• Multicultural Affairs Council
• Committee on Arts & Lectures
• Town & Gown Committee

Activity Fee funded programs

• AS Child Development Lab
• AS Women’s Center
• Community Action Volunteers in Education
• Community Legal Information Center
• AS Presents
• KCSC
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  Radio
• Environmental Action and Resource Center
• AS Sustainability
• AS Recycling

Student union

There are several programs run by the students, under the original jurisdiction of the AS Bell Memorial Union Committee.

Services

• Conference Services
• Information Center
• 3rd Floor Art Gallery
• Computer Lab
• Facilities

Student businesses

There are several commercial enterprises run by the students, under the original jurisdiction of the AS Businesses Committee.

AS Bookstore

• Clothing/Gifts/Supplies
• Computers
• Convenience Store
• General Books
• Textbook Operations
• Shipping/Receiving
• Cashiering
• Store Systems
• E-Commerce
• Customer Service

AS Dining Services

• Butte Station
• Holt Station
• Catering
• Concessions/Vending
• Residence Hall Dining
• Common Grounds
• Creekside Coffee
• Union Marketplace Café