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Student Trustee Applications Now Open

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The Alamo Colleges District invites students to apply to serve as the 2026-2027 Student Trustee.

The Student Trustee serves as an advisor to the Board and is a liaison between the students and the Board of Trustees and Chancellor, while gaining leadership experience and ensuring that students participate in district governance. The Student Trustee’s main goal is to represent student interests.

Role Description

The student trustee is expected to support the Alamo Colleges District mission to empower our diverse communities for success and should commit to full participation at board meetings held approximately twice a month. The Student Trustee also has the opportunity to attend pre-approved conferences, advocacy trips, and other activities and events. Travel allowance/reimbursement is received at the same rate established for other Trustees.

The time commitment can be substantial, but many student trustee activities are dependent on the student’s schedule.

Stipend

The Student Trustee receives a $1,875 stipend at the beginning of each Fall and Spring semester of his/her year of service, for a total of $3,750 stipend in recognition of the time spent as a trustee.

The Alternate Student Trustee will receive a $937.50 stipend per fall and spring semester for a total of $1,875.


Eligible students are encouraged to apply to their home college. Each of the five colleges will then submit a nominee to the Board of Trustees.

Applications are closed until the next school year.

Eligibility Requirements
  • Have satisfactorily completed a minimum of 12 college level course hours at any of the five colleges in the Alamo Colleges District
  • Be currently enrolled in one of the Alamo Colleges and maintain enrollment in at least six credit hours during the election period and throughout the Student Trustee’s term of office (Summer enrollment is optional)
  • Be in good academic and civic standing with the Alamo Colleges District
  • Be enrolled at any of the Alamo Colleges and able to serve a term that will begin on May 1 and end on April 30 of the following year
  • Have a GPA of at least 2.5
  • Not hold an earned post-secondary degree

Also Encouraged:

  • Proof of community service hours
  • Participation in a Student Club or Organization

Applying students are to submit:

  • A brief personal essay addressing their interest and credentials for this position
  • A Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) form
  • A presentation one week before the Board Meeting

Each college will nominate a student for the position of Student Trustee who will appear before the Board of Trustees and provide a brief presentation addressing why they believe they would be the best candidate for the position. Presentations are to be submitted one week before the Board Meeting along with a photo.

The Board Liaison will contact the Colleges’ Student Trustee nominees and inform them of the Board of Trustees meeting date and Board interview process.

In the interview, be ready to discuss:

  • Your academic standing
  • Your community service hours
  • The demographic make-up of all the Alamo Colleges and how each student population is unique
  • Your personal vision for the future of the Alamo Colleges District

Application Timeline

Jan. 20 – Open for applications

Feb. 27 – Application deadline by 11:59 p.m.

March 2–20 – SGA application review and interviews

March 23 – Candidates submitted to the Board (one per college)

April 28 – Board of Trustees review and selection

May 1, 2026 – Student Trustee begins one-year term (through April 30, 2027)