Government of the Student Body President-elect Luke Roling, and Vice President-elect, Nate Dobbels, are looking for members of their cabinet.

Roling said there have already been some applications turned in, which he and Dobbels are looking through.

Roling said he hopes to have an e-mail out, announcing the search next week, and hopes to have the cabinet ready by April 5 to be confirmed by the GSB Senate in the fall.

There are cabinet positions outlined in the GSB bylaws that Roling and Dobbels must keep on staff, but they have ideas for a few extra positions as well.

Roling said he would like to keep a chief of staff and possibly bring back a director of sustainability.

Both Roling and Dobbels have started the transition into being executives already.

“[Jon] Turk sent me a long list of meetings I can attend,” Roling said.

Roling said he is working with the current executive branch to set up formal transition meetings, which will be scheduled after spring break.

Roling said he and Dobbels are looking forward to the summer months as executives.

“We don’t have as much school to focus on … we are excited to work with the director of new student outreach to bring GSB to new student programs over the summer,” Roling said.

Dobbels said the pair would like to work with orientation programs and Destination Iowa State to inform freshmen of what GSB does.

Roling said they are working on administrative details right now, and they don’t want to get too ahead of themselves.

Roling also mentioned working on relationships with the administration and the City of Ames during the summer.

“On April 5, we want to make sure we are ready to go,” Roling said. “We are just kind of rolling into this process — it just keeps building.”

Chandra Peterson, current vice president who lost the race for president for the 2010–2011 academic year, will not be returning to GSB in the fall.

Peterson said she will be interning in the Office of the Governor this summer and going to Greece in the spring.

Peterson will be using her remaining time as vice president, and her free time next fall, to wrap up some of her current projects. She said she will be taking a light class load in the fall to ensure enough time to finish the projects.

The first item on Peterson’s list to complete is making the ISU Green Umbrella Group a viable organization.

Peterson said she is going to try and make it so it is written in the GSB bylaws that GSB members must serve on the organization.

“The [group] brings together small organizations to create a big message,” Peterson said. The organization needs to stay alive in order to spread the word of sustainability on campus, she said.

Peterson also had some goals in Campustown to complete before she leaves for Greece.

“I want to make sure everything I accomplished doesn’t just die,” Peterson said.

Peterson also said she will be making sure the groups’ constitution and bylaws are complete before she leaves.

Peterson said she is still planning on launching a “keep Campustown clean” campaign, and putting up the banners that were funded by the Ames City Council.

Peterson also mentioned she is still working to complete the project, which will result in a mural on the side of T-Galaxy, 206 Welch Ave.

“I don’t need to keep planning out projects if the groups that are set up have the longevity they need to survive,” Peterson said.

Peterson said she wants to continue with the Varsity Theater Project if it is passed through the Board of Regents.

Peterson said a lot of the people who created the project, such as GSB Finance Director Tom Danielson, will be graduating at the end of this year and she wants them to know that the project will be taken care of after they leave.

“Sometimes it is hard to finish things up. When the graduation date comes, we can’t stay here forever. Part of the process is mentoring younger leaders,” Peterson said.