The Indiana University Student Association (IUSA) is the undergraduate student body government at Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...

 in Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. IUSA consists of the following three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In addition to these three main branches, IUSA is also responsible for the Assisted Inter-Organization Development Funding Board, also known as IUSA AID Funding Board. The IUSA Funding Board allocates funds for student programming and initiatives.

"At its core, IUSA is a congregation of Indiana University students that work to protect student rights, enrich student life, and improve Indiana University. Students join together to voice common concerns, hopes, grievances, and most importantly, to take action to realize an even stronger University."

Historically, this student group's leaders and the campus generally was very active in the late 1960s and 1970s against the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

 and for progressive causes, according to the IU Alumni Magazine.

IUSA has led the fight for campus daycare, more liberal rules for students, and against tuition increases. In 1996, IUSA passed a resolution chastising former U.S. Rep. John Hostettler

John Hostettler

John Nathan Hostettler , was a Republican candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat in the state of Indiana held by retiring Senator Evan Bayh. On December 3, 2009, Hostettler announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, but lost to former Senator Dan Coats.Hostettler served in the U.S...

, who represented Bloomington at the time, for wanting to abolish the popular Federal Direct Student Loan Program

Federal Direct Student Loan Program

The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program provides "low-interest loans for students and parents to help pay for the cost of a student's education after high school. The lender is the U.S. Department of Education .....

. The bill's author, Andrew Straw, is currently a candidate himself for Congress in Indiana's second congressional district.

History

Indiana University has a long history of student government. In 1912, the first the university's first Student Council was appointed. In 1944, after a period of disinterest, the "Student Council" was recreated. In 1948, the Student Council was renamed the "Student Senate," and, then, in 1967 it was renamed the "Student Government." Between 1974-75, the Student Government was given the name it holds today, the "Indiana University Student Association."

The Executive Branch

The IUSA executive branch will have all powers necessary and proper to fulfill their duties and the mandates of the IUSA Congress.

2011-2012 Executives

• President - Justin Kingsolver
• Vice President - Kevin Courtney
• VP of Congress - Stephanie Kohls
• Treasurer - Kyle Straub

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Indiana University Student Association Executives

1948-1949
Bill Powell
Ellis Anderson

1949-1950
Fred Mitchell
Lolyd Ulrich

1950-1951
Norman John Kerr
Charles Castor

1951-1952
Don Eissler
Thom Smith

1952-1953
Bob Frowick
Max Hobbs

1953-1954
John Snyder
Bernie Streets

1954-1955
Robert Bluemle
Dan Geist

1955-1956
Jerry Strauss
Lou Mervis

1956-1957
Clarence Donniger
Ron Yenerich

1957-1958
Ed Whalen
Bernie Minkow

1958-1959
Martin Flynn
Edgar Barclay Cale

1959-1960
John Nash
Neil Diver

1960-1961
Thomas Atkins
James S. Taylor

1961-1962
James S. Taylor
Paul Pomeroy

1962-1963
Michael Donovan
Steve K. Smith

1963-1964
Steve Kendall Smith
Bill Godrey

1964-1965
Bill Vukowich
Dave R. Frick

1965-1966
Dave R. Frick
Ray Makowski

1966-1967
Dean Aulick
Ken Abraham

1967-1968
Guy Loftman
Barry Wheeler

1968-1969
Edward Najam, Jr.
W. Paul Helmke

1969-1970
W. Paul Helmke
Greg L. Scott

1970-1971
Keith S. Parker
Michael J. King

1971-1972
Mary Scifres
Jeff Richardson

1972-1973
Jeff Richardson
Bruce DeBoskey

1973-1974
Steve Danzig
Tom Hirons

1974-1975
Kurt Flock
Steve Patton

1975-1976
Jay King
Judy Waltz

1976-1977
Linda Keyser
Dave Campos

1977-1978
Steve Jennette
David Weinstein

1978-1979
Brian Clarke
Ron Solada

1979-1980
Chris Gambill
Mark Watson

1980-1981
Jeff Stanton
Jim Grey

1981-1982
Mark Kruzan
David Waxman

1982-1983
D.J. Bolinger
Matt Pierce

1983-1984
Kirk White
Alan Slagel

1984-1985
Ronald Rawald
Roger Sell

1985-1986
Steven Davenport
Laurie Robertson

1986-1987
Patrick Cross
Terry Anker
Laurie Litvan
CAL

1987-1988
Terry Anker
Caroline Moellering
Robert Johnson
AMJ

1988-1989
J.T. Forbes
Andy Potts
Jerri Jackson
FPJ

1989-1990
Brent Kidwell
Mary Liz Knish
Julie DePasquale
KKD

1990-1991
Jerry Knight
Dan Turner
Dena Rae Hancock
KTH

1991-1992
Dena Rae Hancock
Joe Kulberth
Jennifer Hanson
HKH

1992-1993
Tiffany Edwards
Keith Argabright
Lia Ozolins
EAO

1993-1994
Jay (John) Fultz
Scott Poulter
Sandra England
Jason Treu
FPET

1994-1995
Jeff Nowak
Brad Wolven
Thomas Stilling
Kristin Fruendt
NWSZ

1995-1996
Shawn Domeracki
Dan Schmidt
Regina Boatz
Tyson Hurst
DSBH

1996-1997
Charles Robert Moats
Doug Moore
Elizabeth Skomp
Rozi Bhimani
MMSB

1997-1998
Dave Orensten
Steve Chiagouris
Jennifer Borse
Jennifer Yocum
OCBY

1998-1999
Dave Orensten
Brad Preamble
Jamie Abrams
Kate Schroder
ORAS

1999-2000
La’Maze Johnson
Ryann Johannes
Jason Lewis Hoffman
John Bingham
WTSW

2000-2001
Meredith Suffron
Aaron Johnson
M.S. Witoszynski
Steven Bierly
Platinum

2001-2002
Jake Oakman
Christopher Smith
Jeffery Wuslich
Emily Kolles
Supernova

2002-2003
Bill Gray
Vanessa Sea
Judd Arnold
Blair Greenberg
Kirkwood

2003-2004
Casey Cox
Alan Grant
Grant McFann
A. Eichengreen
Crimson I

2004-2005
Tyson Chastain
Scott Norman
Jesse Laffen
Gwen Hobley
Crimson II

2005-2006
Alex Shortle
Courtney Thom
Will Leckey
Amanda Spivey
"Vote for Pedro!"

2006-2007
Elizabeth (Betsy) Henke
Clark Kaericher
Andrew Lauck
Mary Kerschner
Hoosier I

2007-2008
W.T. Wright
Christopher Littel
Joseph DeJean
Alexandra (Alex) Gutmann
Hoosier II

2008-2009
Lucas Fields
Andrew Hahn
Daniel Sloat
Robin Featherston
Big Red

2009-2010
Peter SerVaas
Shobha Pai
Jack McCarthy
Jennifer Chen
Btown

2010-2011
Michael Coleman
Jennie Peterson
Peter SerVaas
Sierra Hsieh
iUnity

2011-2012
Justin Kingsolver
Kevin Courtney
Stephanie Kohls
Kyle Straub
Big Six (Formerly Big Ten)

The Legislative Branch

The IUSA Legislative Branch consists of the IUSA Congress. The Congress has sixty-two seats, with half of the seats reserved for Academic Representatives drawn from each degree granting unit of IU and the other half reserved for Residential Senators drawn from each of the residence halls, off-campus students, the Greek community, and Family Student Housing.

The Judicial Branch

The Student Body Supreme Court is the judicial branch of IUSA and is composed of one chief justice and ten associate justices. Pursuant to Article IV, Section II of the IUSA Constitution "the judicial authority of IUSA will include the power of judicial review, adjudicating elections disputes, certifying elections results, and fulfilling the requirements of the University judicial process."

2011-2012 Judiciaries

• Chief Justice - Tara Maloney
• Associate Justice - Vasundhara Bhargava
• Associate Justice - Matthew Bower
• Associate Justice - Tyler Chernesky
• Associate Justice - Ashley Martin
• Associate Justice - Andrew Nielsen
• Associate Justice - Alicia Nieves
• Associate Justice - Cameron Robinson
• Associate Justice - Ronak Shah
• Associate Justice - Julia Strzeszkowski
• Associate Justice - William Zhao

Funding Board

IUSA AID provides support to student groups by helping them obtain necessary funding in order to enhance their respective organizations. IUSA AID offers monetary assistance by helping to fund specific initiatives and events.