YOUX PRESIDENT’S REPORT

President’s Report YouX YouX

Ah- the favourite time for all the student politicians has finally come- it’s the student elections week! It’s like Christmas came early! It’s leg week for a lot of you in university as I know you will be running and trying to escape taking one of the “How to Votes”.

This year will certainly be different for me, normally, I will be running as a candidate, but this year, I will not be running in the student elections. However, being a sixth-year student representative, I truly value my experience in YouX and the SRC.

YouX and the SRC are both important student-led bodies that aim to make your university life easier and fun! YouX compromises 10 student-elected directors to oversee the strategy, budget and management of YouX. YouX offers a range of fantastic services, including Clubs, Student Care, Events, Employment and Volunteering. The SRC, compromising 25 elected members, is supposed to represent genuine student issues to the university.

I, alongside the SRC President, are tasked to attend important meetings with the senior management of the university and sit in important committees to help make important key decisions that affect your life as a student! Student elections are the time that you get your say as to how well a job all your student representatives have done in representing you.

Not convinced to vote in the student elections yet? YouX and SRC are funded by part of the Student and Service Amenities fees (SSAF), the extra amount that you paid on top of your course fees. The fantastic achievement on my side of the column couldn’t be made without SSAF, hence, it’s very important you ensure your money is spent on representing your best interest.

On a side note, I heard your concerns regarding the Adelaide Unicare announcement that they will be charging consulting gap fees to students. This is really concerning with international students now still paying gap fees while it was promised it will be fixed. I have now followed up on this issue with the university and advocating for the fees to be removed for students. I will also

be working on the Sexual Misconduct Policy to ensure students involved in incidents outside the current definitions are protected.

I was also very happy with the “Connect” event series that we launched in Semester 2 and I hope you enjoyed it (I certainly loved the edible cup- it didn’t taste weird as many suggested)! Questions/suggestions about the YouX/university? You are always welcome to email me or send me a message through social media!

Oscar Zi Shao Ong

YouX President

oscarzishao.ong@adelaide.edu.au

Facebook/WeChat ID: oscarong1997