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

Lushy Chinganya

General Secretary

Daniel Motika

Activities

Saaisha Vohra & Chuanqing (Louis) Huang

Burnley

Ian Adams

Clubs & Societies

Seamus Donnellan & Alex Gwynn

Creative Arts

Ethan McNeil & Yashesvi Verma

Disabilities

Maehula Datta

Education Academic

Corbin Afanasyev & Hesheya T Anandan

Education Public

Hridey Kapoor & Rutvi Tolani

Environment

Bella Beiraghi & Kay Pritchard

Indigenous

Noah Kellett

UMSU International 

Momoka Honda (President)
Nishak Chopra (VP)
Shreeyukta Adhikari (VP)
Bhavya Middha (VP)

Media

Maria Carolina Lourenco Quartel, Ruby Weir-Alarcon, Sabine Pentecost & Chiaki Chng

People of Colour

Anyang Wal & Chenyang (Eason) Gu

Queer

Lyton Namawanda

Welfare

Tsun Ying (Cynthia) Wong & Alexander Hams

Womens

Eya Takrouni & Manika Birmiwal

Southbank

Caleb William Jarcevic, Tirion Luff-White, Charlotte Dickinson & Elizabeth Victoria Pardallis

 

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!