Incoming student government officers are taking applications for more than 70 appointed positions ranging from ASUA treasurer to SafeRide director to club advocate.

The students selected for the positions work closely with the recently elected executive officers, who are responsible for overseeing the programs and services offered by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona.

The positions fall under the jurisdiction of the president, who oversees the financial and lobbying branches of ASUA; the executive vice president, who oversees clubs; and the administrative vice president, who oversees the various programs and services.

President-elect Doug Hartz said his top concern is filling these positions with "qualified, dedicated and motivated people."

"These appointed directors and officials really make up ASUA," Hartz said. "If it wasn't for them, we would never get anything done."

The positions usually have a varying stipend depending on the position. Interested students can pick up an application in the ASUA office above the UofA Bookstore and must have a minimum 2.0 GPA. Applications are due Friday at 5 p.m.

The three incoming executive board members, who were elected in early March, have already spent a lot of time preparing for their new jobs, which they will take over May 1.

Hartz has spent a lot of his time attending meetings and shadowing current President Ray Quintero to get ready for the year ahead, focusing on issues such as tuition and budgeting.

"Transitioning is tough because they are all still senators and have those responsibilities while taking on (executive) duties," Quintero said. "It's like two jobs."

Executive vice president-elect Jennifer Reece will be responsible for training the 10 incoming senators, who were also elected in March.

"Before the first senate meeting, the president-elect trains the new senators, and we are going on a retreat where we will be setting goals and training to become a cohesive group that will work well together," Reece said.

Current Executive Vice President Sam Chang said Reece is probably the most prepared for her position compared to her predecessors, mainly because she has already been an appropriations board director and senator, two positions the executive vice president works closely with.

Jered Mansell, who is taking over for Administrative Vice President Tricia Williams, said that during this transitional period, they haven't agreed on certain bylaw changes and other issues, which has complicated the process at times.