The California State University Board of Trustees is in search of students who may qualify to become a future student trustee. The position is open to all students who fulfill a few requirements.

The student trustee candidate must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and must be in good standing at his or her own university. He or she must also be at minimum a junior, said California State Student Association Chair Shaun Lumachi.

The two student trustees will serve overlapping two years, however, the first year trustee does not have voting privileges. During the second year, the trustee will be allowed the voting privileges.

The current non-voting trustee, Daniel Cartwright from CSU Stanislaus, will replace the departing trustee, Neel Muraka, from Cal Poly, in July.

The responsibilities of the future trustee will include setting policies that guide the CSU system and campuses and attending bi-monthly meetings of the Board of Trustees as well as monthly CSSA board meetings.

The student trustee will play an important role by representing over 370,000 students. Trustees will also be appraised and appointed by Governor Gray Davis.

There are no set criteria for the selection, said Lumachi, but the Board tends to recommend people who have a general knowledge of system-wide issues and who have had some previous experience on the local campus government.

The Board of Directors is responsible for individually interviewing all of the candidates, however, only five names will be selected and forwarded to the governor. The Board of Trustees is looking for a good student with a great amount of potential and commitment, someone who fulfills the requirements and completes the job successfully.

Application materials are available at the Associated Students office on each campus, or by calling (562) 951-4025. Applications must be in by Thursday, March 15.