Welfare Committee

The aims and objectives of the Welfare Department are:

(a)    to oversee the activities of UMSU in areas related to Student welfare, including but not limited to Student poverty, racism, accessibility constraints, physical and mental health issues, marginalisation, discrimination and harassment;
(b)    to raise awareness of the diversity of Student experiences and ensure UMSU and the University are safe, accessible and respectful of diversity;
(c)    to liaise with Student service providers to ensure that all Students can participate fully in UMSU and the University;
(d)    to raise awareness of support services available for Students facing difficulties; and
(e)    to provide Students with awareness of safe-sex practices and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and to distribute information on sexual health issues.

Current Membership

The Welfare Committee consists of the Welfare Officers as non-voting members and 7 voting members. The current members and the tickets they were elected on (if any) are:

Welfare Officers

Ishita Ganeriwala & Yashica Mishra (Community for UMSU)

Voting Members

Natasha Ting	Community for UMSU
Yash Sah	Community for UMSU
Yixin (Sissi) Guo	Community for UMSU
Tanveen Kaur	Community for UMSU
Ahsaas Manwani	Community for UMSU
Evie Thompson	Stand Up!
Lachie Mutimer	Independents for Student Democracy (ISD)