Student Representation

It would be kind of stupid if the student union wasn’t actually run by students, right? There are a bunch of student representatives who work around the clock to ensure the activities and opportunities available to you are as fun and relevant as possible. Basically every area of uni life (and life in general) is covered by one of these departments. You get to choose who runs these areas (and you can run for a position too!). 

President

Disha Zutshi

General Secretary

Enzhe (Kevin) Li

Activities

Amy Peters 

Burnley

Vacant

Clubs & Societies

Azalea Rohaizam & Hanny Teja

Creative Arts

Shravya Akkapeddi & Jiajie Zheng

Disabilities

Morgan Sheather & Della Johnston

Education Academic

Julian De Marco & Lucy Rachman Vascotto

Education Public

Bella Beiraghi & Raphael Duffy

Environment

Emma Dynes & Jaan Schild

Indigenous

Vacant

UMSU International 

Richard Ha (President) & Ethan Lim (Secretary)

Media

Joel Duggan, Kien-Ling Liem, Jessica Fanwong & Gunjan Ahluwalia

People of Colour

Denzil Minnaar & Jania Lam

Queer

Ryan Mittal & Binderiya Batzorig

Welfare

Joshua Stagg & Divyanshi Sati

Womens

Micaela Rynne

Southbank

Ariel Teo, Justine Light De Guzman & Felicity Liston

 

Roles and Responsibilites

So, what do YOUR student representatives do? Click the links below to find out more:

• Students' Council
• President
• General Secretary
• Activities
• Burnley
• Clubs & Societies
• Creative Arts
• Disabilities
• Education (Academic & Public)
• Environment
• Indigenous
• International
• Media
• People of Colour
• Queer
• Welfare
• Women's
• Southbank

 

Why serve as a student representative? 

There are many benefits to serving as an elected representative to the student body – beyond having your say in the governance of the student union and representing your fellow students of course!

Here are some of the key outcomes you will get out of your time with UMSU:

• Gain practical experience and actively develop good governance practices and fiduciary duties
• Build skills in your department’s are of activity, e.g., event management, risk assessment, project planning
• Learn stakeholder management and engagement through collaborating with your committee, Students’ Council and/or constituents
• Develop strategic leadership skills throughout directing UMSU’s activities towards fulfilling best stakeholder interests
• Gain practical experience in developing and managing a budget
• Development of a variety of administrative skills, e.g., minute taking, writing reports, scheduling, use of organisational tools, experience with project planning software, and archiving
• Opportunities to upskill in areas such as First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, Safe Food Handling, OHS trainings, and more!

 

Student Elections

Something snag your eye? Want to get involved and represent your fellow students? UMSU's Annual General Election runs each September, get involved! Find out more here!