The first evidence of student government at NDSU appears in the NDAC Catalogue for 1893-94. The students elected officers and established rules to maintain discipline among themselves. Student government was not mentioned again until 1911 in the NDAC Agassiz. In the winter of 1910, the students had adopted a student council form of government as a result of their desire for a "more direct and rapid means of conducting the business affairs of the student body." The council included a total of thirty representatives, "composed of five members from each of the college classes, [and] two from every one of the college courses." In 1915, the organization changed its title to Student Commission along with ratifying a new student body constitution. During the 1953-1954 academic year, the governing body ratified another new student body constitution, in which they changed the name from Student Commission to Student Senate. The title of Student Commission was transferred to the chairman of the boards created by Student Senate; these commissioners became members of the Student Body President's cabinet. The Student Senate consisted of eighteen Senators elected by the student body; twelve senate positions were created to serve two-year terms, and six senate positions were created to serve one-year terms. The Student Senate is the current form of student government at NDSU today.
From the description of NDSU Student Government records, 1968-2006. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 694525182
