S R C Xuan Li
Bachelor of Commerce Did not submit a CV.
BC UNITE for Student Welfare POLICY STATEMENT UNITE FOR MENTAL HEALTH Currently USyd’s mental health service, CAPS, offers limited services and programs that assist students. A 2016 Headspace survey found that only 27% percent of those suffering from mental health issues access campus facilities, and 24% found their experiences to be negative. We will advocate to ensure that CAPS funding is increased in order to provide greater services to students, as well as services in languages other than English to ensure international students have equitable access to mental health services. Furthermore, we will ensure that mental health training is provided for all SRC councillors. This will lead to greater peer support surrounding mental health on campus, while establishing a peer support program to make sure that this is sustained. To ensure mental health is an ongoing priority of the SRC, UNITE will fight to ensure that mental health services such as CAPS and organisations like Headspace, are a core part of Welcome Week and Welfare Weeks on campus.
SASS member (2019-) ECON Soc (2019-) Wildlife Conservation Society (2019-)
So on the 24th-26th of September:
Claire O’Connor
Vote [1] UNITE for Student Welfare Vote [1] UNITE for NUS Vote [1] Liam Donohoe
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BD SWITCH for ARTS POLICY STATEMENT
Arts
SASS MEMBER (2019-)
Ben Gray
Media and Communications
Angelina Gu
FASS - Arts/Advanced Studies
SWITCH for ARTS firmly opposes the Ramsay Centre’s proposal to sponsor an integrated Bachelor of Arts and Western Civilisation at the University of Sydney. The inherently flawed degree propagates a culturally essentialist vision that disputes the universities academic integrity and quality. The Ramsay Centre naturally implements structural discrimination in the Arts and Social Sciences Faculty through a degree not ‘merely about Western civilisation but in favour of it.” While Western civilisation engages in elements of parliamentary democracy and human rights, amongst this lies a history of exploitive systems comprised of enslavement, displacement and death through Western European colonialism and imperialism. Being ‘in favour’ of Western civilisation disregards mutual respect by focusing on one face of a contentious and complicated history. SWITCH for ARTS commits to lobbying the FASS Academic Board to act against the Ramsay centre. VOTE [1] SWITCH for ARTS VOTE [1] SWITCH for NUS VOTE [1] Liam for Prez CANDIDATES
General Executive, ALP Club (2019) SASS member (2019-) Dalyell Scholar
SASS member (2019 - ) New Zealand Soc Sri Lankan Soc Food Society SUDS Member Young Entrepreneurs Society
Nadee Manchanayaka Arts/Adv stud
Ariyana Hossain
International and Global Studies
Thomas Condon FASS - Arts
MUN Club Bengali Society
Yusef Hafez
Medical Science I Did not submit a CV.
Samuel Nash
Exercise Science I General Executive, ALP Club (2019-)
UNITE FOR ACCESSIBILITY The centralisation of Student Services at USyd has meant that essential services which are key to the effective learning of students such as timetables, are left behind. The Student Centre is currently understaffed, with simple requests taking up to 5 days to be fulfilled, which still does not always guarantee a response. Lack of accessibility to a basic service means that students are left in a state of limbo, where they also cannot fulfil work commitments due to
Economics / Adv. Studies
CANDIDATES
UNITE FOR STUDENT HOUSING Accessible and affordable university housing is an essential part of student welfare. Although there are options for student housing, places are limited and students who need housing are not fairly prioritised. To make matters more stressful, private alternatives such as UniLodge are financially inaccessible. Sydney University students deserve greater choice and accessibility to housing options. UNITE will strive to ensure the SRC advocates for a more transparent application in the student housing system, prioritising nonSydney metro and low SES students.
Hamish White
an inflexible service. UNITE will fight to properly staff the Student Centre to ensure that no student has to choose between work and a tutorial. Further, we will advocate for exam timetables to be released as soon as possible after the Census date. This will ensure certainty and clarity for students regarding accomodation and travel circumstances. Moreover, UNITE will ensure that essential student welfare services such as the shuttle services from Fisher, are promoted more effectively. This service is a necessary, safer alternative for students and staff walking outside of daylight hours. The service is currently under-utilised by students, mainly due to a lack of information. We will distribute bus timetables, and route posters in libraries and surrounding buildings to make sure that students are better connected to this service.
SASS member (2017-) ALP Club (2017-) PokerSoc
President of the LBYG, 2019 Member of Sydney Arts and Students Society, 2019 Member of Spanish Society, 2019 Member of French Society, 2019 But speaks English at both Club, 2019 Member of Leo’s Club, 2019 Some other clubs 2016-present Member of getting to Redfern 5 minutes after the tute starts Society, Always
Lena Park Arts
Did not submit a CV.