The Benefits of ASSP Student Sections
ASSP student sections exist at select colleges and universities. They are designed for student members pursuing careers in the occupational safety and health (OSH) field. They provide additional opportunities for students to learn more about their chosen areas of study, promote interaction between students and safety professionals, and offer excellent, resume-building leadership opportunities for student section officers. Because student sections are housed at colleges and universities and supported by nearby ASSP chapters and regions, these groups offer the added benefit of local networking. Interested in joining a student section?
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How ASSP Supports Student Sections
Student sections require guidance and assistance from ASSP parent chapters to facilitate their success. In addition, ASSP oversees faculty advisors and provides guidelines for student section structures and meetings. ASSP maintains a database of all student section members, provides free access to the digital edition of
Professional Safety and informs all student members, faculty advisors, chapter student section liaisons and chapter presidents of newsworthy events through monthly communications with students.
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ASSP Student Section List
REGION I
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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Alaska
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University of Alaska Anchorage
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Anchorage, AK
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Bakersfield
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Bakersfield College
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Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield
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California State University, Bakersfield
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Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield
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Taft College
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Taft, CA
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Columbia-Willamette
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Oregon State University
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Corvallis, OR
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Hawaii
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Honolulu Community College
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Honolulu, HI
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Orange County
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California State University, Fullerton
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Fullerton, CA
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Puget Sound
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Central Washington University
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Ellensburg, WA
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Sacramento
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California State University, Sacramento
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Sacramento, CA
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REGION II
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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Arizona
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Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Arizona
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Prescott, AZ
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Big Sky
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Montana Tech
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Butte, MT
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Snake River
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Brigham Young University - Idaho
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Rexburg, ID
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Rocky Mountain
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Colorado State University
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Fort Collins, CO
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Arizona
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University of Arizona
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Tucson, AZ
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Utah
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Brigham Young University
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Provo, UT
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Utah
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University of Utah
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Salt Lake City, UT
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REGION III
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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Central Texas
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Texas A&M University System
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College Station, TX
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Central Texas
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Texas State Technical College - Waco
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Waco, TX
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Coastal Bend
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Del Mar College
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Corpus Christi, TX
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East Texas
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Kilgore College
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Kilgore, TX
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Gulf Coast
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College of Mainland
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Texas City, TX
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Gulf Coast
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University of Houston - Clear Lake
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Houston, TX
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Gulf Coast
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University of Houston - Downtown
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Houston, TX
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Gulf Coast
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San Jacinto College
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Pasadena, TX
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Oklahoma City
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University of Central Oklahoma
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Edmond, OK
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Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma State University
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Stillwater, OK
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Southwest
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University
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Durant, OK
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Tulsa
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Northeastern State University, Tahlequah
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Tahlequah, OK
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Tulsa
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Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
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Broken Arrow, OK
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REGION IV
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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Alabama
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Auburn University
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Auburn, AL
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Alabama
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Jacksonville State University
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Jacksonville, AL
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Alabama
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Birmingham, AL
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Bayou
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Nicholls State University
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Thibodaux, LA
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Central Florida
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Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
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Daytona Beach, FL
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Greater Baton Rouge
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Louisiana State University
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Baton Rouge, LA
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Greater Baton Rouge
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Southeastern Louisiana University
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Hammond, LA
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Mobile
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Columbia Southern University |
Orange Beach, AL |
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North Alabama
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Athens State University
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Athens, AL
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North Florida
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Gator Safety Professionals (UFL)
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Gainesville, FL
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REGION V
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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Badgerland
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University of Wisconsin, Platteville
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Platteville, WI
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Central Illinois
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Illinois State University
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Normal, IL
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Great Plains
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Wayne State College
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Wayne, NE
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Greater Chicago
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University of Illinois Chicago
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Chicago, IL
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Hawkeye
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Iowa State University
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Ames, IA
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Heart of America
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University of Central Missouri
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Warrensburg, MO
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Heart of America
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Pittsburg State University
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Pittsburg, KS
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Northeastern Illinois
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Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
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DeKalb, IL
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Northwest
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University of Minnesota, Duluth
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Duluth, MN
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Northwest
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University of Wisconsin, Stout
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Menomonie, WI
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Wisconsin
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University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
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Whitewater, WI
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REGION VI
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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North Carolina
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East Carolina University
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Greenville, NC
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Star Valley
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Liberty University
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Lynchburg, VA
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Tarheel
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Charlotte, NC
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Triad
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North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
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Greensboro, NC
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REGION VII
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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Central Indiana
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Indiana University Bloomington
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Bloomington, IN
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Central Indiana
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Indiana State University |
Terre Haute, IN |
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Central Indiana
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Purdue University |
West Lafayette, IN
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Greater Detroit
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Oakland University
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Rochester, MI
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Greater Detroit
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University of Findlay
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Findlay, Ohio
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Kitty Hawk
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Wright State University
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Dayton, OH
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Louisville
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Eastern Kentucky University
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Richmond, KY
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Louisville
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Indiana University Southeast
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New Albany, IN
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Greater West Virginia
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Fairmont State College
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Fairmont, WV
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Greater West Virginia
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Marshall University
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Huntington, WV
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Greater West Virginia
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West Virginia University
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Morgantown, WV
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Purchase Area
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Murray State University
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Murray, KY
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Southwestern Ohio
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University of Cincinnati
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Cincinnati, OH
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West Michigan
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Grand Valley State University
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Allendale, MI
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REGION VIII
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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Central Pennsylvania
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Millersville University
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Millersville, PA
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Genesee Valley
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Rochester Institute of Technology |
Rochester, NY |
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Granite State
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Keene State College
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Keene, NH
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Greater Boston
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy
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Buzzards Bay, MA
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Greater Boston
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University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Lowell, MA
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New Jersey
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New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Newark, NJ |
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Western Pennsylvania
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Thiel College |
Greenville, PA |
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Western Pennsylvania
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Indiana, PA
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Western Pennsylvania
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Slippery Rock University
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Slippery Rock, PA
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Region IX (International)
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Parent Chapter Name |
Student Section Name
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Location
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India
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NICMAR - Hyderabad
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India
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India
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University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)
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Dehradun,
India
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| Nigeria |
Nigeria Student Section |
Nigeria |
| Pakistan |
University of Engineering and Technology Taxila |
Punjab, Pakistan |
ASSP Student Section Qualifications
ASSP student sections must meet the following criteria:
- They must be formed at any accredited institution of higher education that offers a minimum of a two-year associate degree in OSH or a minimum of a two-year associate degree with courses offered in OSH
- They must have an initial membership of 10 or more ASSP student members
- They must have a faculty advisor who is an active member of the parent chapter
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Student Section Leadership
ASSP student section officers must be active ASSP student members with good standing. Officer duties and time commitments vary greatly among student sections. The officer position descriptions here and estimated time commitments may be modified to fit the responsibilities of officers at specific sections. For more information or to get involved, contact the faculty advisor or an officer for your student section.
President
Purpose: The student section president provides direction and support to the section to create a meaningful
and high-quality experience for section members.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Provide direction to the student section that is consistent with the section’s bylaws as well as ASSP’s
mission and vision statements, goals and code of professional conduct
- Chair to all section executive committee meetings and section general membership meetings
- Lead section executive committee in the development and execution of strategic activities related to succession
planning and section sustainability
- Appoint standing committee chairs and members to special committees as needed
Support
- Transition meeting with outgoing student section president
- Additional support available from faculty advisor, chapter president and ASSP Student Services
Benefits
- Opportunity to develop transferrable leadership, strategic planning and project management skills
- Opportunity to start growing professional networks
Time Commitment
- Term of office: Minimum 1 year, July 1 - June 30
- Average hours per month: Up to 10 to 15 hours
Qualifications
- Must be an ASSP student member in good standing
- Have or be willing to develop strong leadership, strategic planning and project management skills
- Have or be willing to develop an understanding of section and ASSP structure and strategic direction
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting and communicate with diverse audiences
Specific Duties
- Submit annual leadership report to chapter before May 31
- Ensure that the section treasurer submits the annual financial report to the chapter before May 31
- Ensure that student section bylaws are reviewed by all new incoming leadership
- Oversee bylaws revision process, as needed, ensure the changes conform in principle to the current ASSP Model
Student Section Bylaws and are approved by the area director and regional vice president
- Support the section’s succession planning efforts through volunteer recruitment, delegation and mentoring
- Assist in distributing information from ASSP or the parent chapter to members as necessary
- Ensure orderly transition and transfer all duties and records to succeeding student section president
Vice President
Purpose:The student section vice president assists the section president in providing direction and support to the
section to create a meaningful and high-quality experience for section members.
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Key Responsibilities
- Support the student section president in providing direction to the section that is consistent with the section
bylaws, as well as ASSP’s mission and vision statements, goals and code of professional conduct.
- Work with student section president and executive committee to develop and execute strategic activities related to
succession planning and section sustainability
- Serve as acting president in absence of the section president (see student section president position description),
including representing the president as requested
- Assist with planning and attend section executive committee and general membership meetings
- Supervise the activities of section committees as agreed upon
- Perform other duties as agreed upon with the student section president or executive committee
Support
- Transition meeting with outgoing student section vice president
- Additional support available from faculty advisor, student section president and ASSE Student Services
Benefits
- Opportunity to develop transferrable leadership and strategic planning skills
- Opportunity to begin growing professional networks
Time Commitment
- Term of office: Minimum 1 year, July 1 - June 30
- Average hours per month: 10 to 15 hours
Qualifications
- Must be an ASSP student member in good standing
- Helpful to have or be willing to develop strong leadership and project management skills
- Must have or be willing to develop an understanding of section and ASSP structure and strategic direction
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting and communicate with diverse audiences
Specific Duties
- Work with student section president and executive committee to develop and execute an annual plan for the section
- Assist in the distribution of information from ASSP
- Support the section’s succession planning efforts through volunteer recruitment, delegation and mentoring
- Ensure orderly transition and transfer of all duties and records to succeeding vice president
Secretary
Purpose:The student section secretary ensures the section delivers a quality member experience by maintaining the section’s historical records.
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Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and retain all student section files, including minutes
- Ensure that members receive timely and effective notices of all student section meetings and functions
- Attend student section general membership and executive committee meetings
- Record, distribute and file minutes of all student section and executive committee meetings to student members and
faculty advisor
- Ensure consistent and appropriate messaging across student section communication channels (e.g., website, social
media accounts, newsletter, other publications)
- Maintain an updated membership roster to be submitted to ASSP as appropriate
- Assist student section president in completing reports
Support
- Transition meeting with outgoing student section secretary
- Additional support available from student section president, faculty advisor and ASSP Student Services
Benefits
- Opportunity to develop transferrable leadership, recordkeeping and communication skills
Time Commitment
- Term of office: Minimum 1 year, July 1 - June 30
- Average hours per month: Up to 10 hours
Qualifications
- Must be an ASSE student member in good standing
- Have or be willing to develop an understanding of student section and ASSP structure and strategic direction
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting and communicate with diverse audiences
Specific Duties
- Maintain section meeting attendance records
- Retain custody of the student section charter and other official documents
- Monitor all deadlines to ensure compliance with student section charter
- Ensure orderly transition and transfer of duties and records to succeeding student section secretary
Treasurer
Purpose:The student section treasurer ensures the section’s financial ability to serve its members. The treasurer
manages section resources and funds, maintains and updates the section’s financial records, and provides leadership
in financial responsibility and fund allocation.
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Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and manage section operating budget for the fiscal year (April 1 - March 31)
- Present reports regarding current and long-term section finances to the student section executive committee
- Share opinions on the section financial position as an elected officer
- Submits names and fees for membership to ASSP
- Supervise the receipt and disbursement of funds
- Attend executive board and student section meetings
Support
- Transition meeting with outgoing student section treasurer
- Additional support available from student section president, faculty advisor and ASSP Student Services
Benefits
- Opportunity to develop transferrable leadership and financial recordkeeping skills
Time Commitment
- Term of office: Minimum 1 year, July 1 - June 30
- Average hours per month: Up to 10 to 15 hours
Qualifications
- Must be an ASSP student member in good standing
- Knowledge or willingness to develop sound budgeting principles and processes and basic spreadsheet functions for
financial reporting
- Have or be willing to develop a solid working knowledge of the student section financial and general operating
guidelines
- Have or be willing to develop an understanding of section and ASSP structure and strategic direction
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting and communicate with diverse audiences
Specific Duties
- Transfer financial records from outgoing treasurer to incoming treasurer and ensure orderly transition
- Maintain current year financial records
- Report financial information to sponsoring chapter
- Retain files of bank statements, canceled checks, invoices and vouchers
- Maintain a ledger of payments and receipts
- Deposit student section funds
- Issue monthly treasurer reports
Student Faculty Advisor
Purpose: The faculty advisor must be an ASSP member who strongly supports the Society's functions and goals. The advisor must be an active member of the sponsoring ASSP chapter. A faculty advisor should be assigned to the academic unit that offers the degree program that is intended to prepare students for the safety profession or one of its relevant specialties. The sponsoring chapter should collaborate closely with the faculty advisor.
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Responsibilities of the Faculty Advisor
- Provide continuity for the organization
- Be aware of university policies and be able to interpret them
- Attend regular student section meetings, social events and sponsoring chapter meetings
- Meet with student section officers before regular meetings
- Monitor the section’s financial activities
- Approve a list of student member graduates to ASSP
- Be familiar with ASSP philosophy and purpose as well as ASSP bylaws and the student section's bylaws
- Sign social permits, speaker forms and financial forms
- Encourage student members to participate in activities of the student section and sponsoring chapter
- Help facilitate a fluid relationship between the student section and sponsoring chapter
- Suggest suitable service projects
- Help students develop leadership skills and grow professionally by offering opportunities to acquire greater
knowledge and practical experience
- Advise student section officers and members on program planning
Responsibilities of the Student Section to the Faculty Advisor
The faculty advisor and student section officers must work together often. Section officers are responsible for the
following:
- Inform the faculty advisor, in advance, of meetings and social events
- Inform the faculty advisor of any changes in meeting times or social functions
- Plan meetings and programs with the faculty advisor
- Inform the faculty advisor of any problems that may arise, whether with members of the section, ASSP, the sponsoring
chapter or the university
- Keep the faculty advisor informed of all issues relevant to the student section
- Provide the faculty advisor with meeting minutes and other documents
- Provide the faculty advisor with a list of all student section officers, including e-mail addresses, telephone
numbers and addresses, for submission to ASSP
- Provide faculty advisor with copy of student section members attendance sheet after each meeting
- View the faculty advisor as a valuable resource in matters of university policy