Alumni Engagement committee BY EMMA MEZGER
The Alumni Engagement Committee was established to promote a mutually constructive and beneficial relationship between the UWA Student Guild and its Alumni. It aims to cultivate a lifelong partnership with alumni through endeavouring to engage and represent alumni of the Guild. The Alumni Engagement Committee is composed of the Immediate Past President, Guild President, two alumni members, Managing Director and 3 members of Guild Council. The Alumni Engagement Committee has worked to build and maintain a community via our website and archives to increase engagement with the past members of Guild Council. The committee has also discussed new initiatives such as the introduction of a mentoring program to connect current and previous student representatives. It was a great honour to host the first Alumni Networking event this year. The event was extremely successful with over 100 attendees including special guests; the Chancellor of UWA, Hon. Robert French AC and the Governor of Western Australia, the Hon. Kim Beazley AC. Guests were delighted to be given a tour of the new Refectory space as well as the renovated Tavern. The event allowed us to provide alumni with reports on the operations and issues of the day. Guild Alumni were delighted to see the new spaces on campus, improved services, and large festival style events on campus. Alumni were also provided with an overview of the Guild Volunteering Department and the new Venture Innovation Centre. We also presented our new Champion merchandise which was released on O-DAY 2021. The evening also saw us reflect on the many huge milestones of the Guild such as the creation of the first club, establishment of the underpass and protesting conscription. The Guild Archivist in collaboration with the Alumni Engagement Committee produced a nostalgic booklet of previous tribulations and triumphs of the Guild Councils. I am sure over the coming years more alumni events will be held to foster the amazing community of councillors. I look forward to more high-quality and meaningful Guild alumni events. The UWA Student Guild is committed to preserving its history, and to re-connecting our current Guild Council with those who poured their passion and tears out to make this organisation what it is today. Visit “Guild Alumni” (https://www.uwastudentguild.com/ the-guild/guild-alumni) on the Guild website to reconnect with us.
UWA Student Guild Annual Report 2021
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