Senators Mack Smith and Nathan Rousey resigned from the ASUO Senate on October 9, bringing the total amount of senate resignations to four since spring. This comes after two executives resigned at the end of September.

On the senate side, Smith resigned due to conflict with a career opportunity she was offered and Rousey’s reasons are not yet confirmed. In the executive branch, Casey Edwards left his job as State Affairs Commissioner for “personal reasons,” and the position of First Year Recruitment and Retention Director was vacated by Candace Joyner.

Vice President of the Senate Miles Sisk said the application process will start in the near future.

“The ASUO Executives will begin accepting applications and then move the people they believe to be suited in front of us,” Sisk said, “In order to ask them questions and confirm or deny their admittance into Senate.”

Senator Francisco Morales-O’Connor recalls good times with Senator Smith.

“I am definitely going to miss Mack,” said Morales-O’Connor. “We got to know each other pretty well on Senate, but I know this new opportunity for her is going to be great.”

There are currently five open seats on the senate: the EMU board, Psychological and Cultural Studies, Law and Social Sciences, History and Journalism, Freshman Representative and Senate Administrative Assistant.

For any questions on future senate or executive positions and ASUO Senate meetings, visit the ASUO website.