All full-time undergraduate students are members of the Associated Students of the University of Portland (ASUP), founded in its current form in 1949. ASUP exists to provide an organization that represents the needs and interests of students, to develop extracurricular activities, and to foster the recognition of students’ rights and responsibilities. For more information, please contact ASUP (asup@up.edu).

ASUP is made up of the following groups and provides the following services:

• ASUP  Executive Board
• ASUP Student Senate
• Campus Program Board
• ADvantage
• ASUP Films
• Pilot Express
• Pilot Audio Lighting
• Espresso UP

ASUP also has committees directed to serve different aspects of the UP community including Infrastructure, Campus Affairs, Security, and Maintenance, Service and Leadership, and Diversity. Committees are composed of both senators and non-senators. If you are interested in joining a committee, contact the Vice President, Tsikata Apenyo (apenyo18@up.edu).