As spring quarter draws to a close, so does the current ASUW session.

The final weeks of the quarter have consisted of meetings between current ASUW leaders and next year’s officers to ensure a smooth transition as the association goes into its 107th session in the fall.

Members of the incoming board of directors, elected in mid-May, have been holding meetings with current officers to prepare for their upcoming jobs.

Among these is Tunny Vann, who will serve as next year’s director of community relations. He met with current officer Gerald Corporal to make the transition to his new position.

“As far as my transition was concerned, it was more of an ask-questions, share-knowledge type of thing,” Vann said. “We talked about the position, the groups involved with the position and the big issues that I may have to face next year.”

One part of the transition of power for the director of community relations position involved picking up the reigns of the Crime Prevention Committee, which Corporal currently chairs.

“As part of our transition, Tunny and I co-chaired the meeting,” Corporal explained. “This committee is a re-activated ASUW committee, so one of my biggest projects this year was setting it back up, and my closing contribution to this project is successfully handing it off to Tunny [Vann] so that the committee can start contributing next year.”

Along with the board of directors, the new officers for the ASUW Senate, who were elected during last week’s meeting, are also preparing to take on their positions for next year.

The new senate officers include Sarah Round, who will be replacing Vice Chair Lydia Bylsma, and Bryan Dosono, who will take over for Membership Coordinator Drew Blincow.

Senate Chair Jon Solomon will be replaced by sophomore Jed Bradley.

“As the senate leadership, we are looking to change up a few things at the beginning of the year,” Bradley said. “We are focusing on senate recruitment and retention at the beginning of the year, as well as making the transition to becoming a senator smoother and more welcoming.”

To prepare for fall, Bradley has been reviewing rules, bylaws, the ASUW Constitution and Sturgis parliamentary procedure. He has also met with the other incoming officers and incoming board of directors.

The position of senate clerk, which is a hired rather than elected position this year, has yet to be filled.

Interviews for hired ASUW positions are continuing through the end of this week.

Tuesday night’s senate meeting saw the transition of power between the incumbent senate officers and the incoming leaders. Solomon opened the meeting, and Bradley adjourned — the first public act of next year’s officers.

As they leave their jobs, current ASUW officers have begun to reflect on their time with ASUW.

“You get to see the amazing work that students of this school do,” Corporal said. “You get to see how other organizations are governed. Most importantly, you get to see firsthand what the student body cares about because you’re actually out there. It’s an amazing experience, and this will definitely go down as one of my favorite jobs ever.”

Reach reporter Ivan Vukovic at news@dailyuw.com.