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UWA Student Guild
111th Guild Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1913; 112 years ago (1913)
New session started
1 December 2023
Leadership
President
Indi Creed, Spark
since 1 December 2023
Vice-President
James Hodgman, Spark
since 1 December 2023
General Secretary
Nikhita Talluri, Spark
since 1 December 2023
Chair of Guild Council
Jelena Kovacevic, Spark
since 1 December 2023
Structure
Political groups
  •   Socialist Alternative
  •   Star
  •   Spark
  •   Global
Length of term
1 year
Voting Members
21
Elections
Next election
Begins 16th September 2024
Website
UWA Student Guild
Constitution
Constitution approved on 4 March 2021
Rules
Standing Orders approved in 2023

The UWA Student Guild is the official student representative body at the University of Western Australia, representing the interests of students to the university, government and the wider community, as well as providing services to students.

History

The UWA Student Guild is the peak student representative body at the University of Western Australia. The vision of the UWA Student Guild is to be Australia's leading campus student representative organisation.

The Guild provides a number of services, and is instrumental in promoting and sustaining student life on campus. The Guild runs a number of activities including Prosh, Orientation Day (O-Day), End of Semester Shows and other major campus events. Guild Departments and Subsidiary Councils run other events, such as Club Carnival run by the Societies Council.[1]

The Guild supports and assists a network of more than 140 affiliated clubs and societies on campus through the Societies Council, catering to a very wide range of interests (religious, theatrical, cultural etc.).[1] The Guild runs the majority of catering outlets on campus, including the Tavern, and a volunteering centre. For most of the organisation's existence, it maintained a monopoly in on-campus catering, although in 2012, the first three independent catering outlets were introduced.

The Guild's Student Centre provides one-on-one academic advocacy, financial counselling, a food pantry, and interest-free loans.

Guild Council is the overall governing body of the Guild and consists of voting and non-voting members democratically elected at the annual Guild elections or at department annual general meetings.[2]

Governance

Annual Elections

Student representatives are elected to their positions by students in annual elections held in September. Elections are conducted by the Western Australian Electoral Commission. Elected office bearers take office as of 1 December in the year they are elected.[2]

Guild Executive

The Guild Executive consists of the Guild President, the Guild Vice-President, the Guild General Secretary, and the Chair of Guild Council.[2] Both the Guild Vice-President and the Chair of Guild Council are elected by and from Guild Council at the first meeting for the Guild Year.[2]

Guild Council

The Guild is administered by a council of student representatives elected for one-year terms, beginning on December 1st and ending on the 30th of November in the following year.[2] There are twenty-one voting members of council, and several more non-voting members.[2] Members may hold a voting and a non-voting role concurrently.[2] Unlike some other student unions, there is no financial compensation for student representatives, with the exception of the President and Postgraduate Representative who work at the Guild full-time and part-time respectively during their term.[2]

Members of Guild Council are:

  • Guild President: the peak student representative at UWA.[2][3] The 2024 Guild President is Indi (or India) Creed.[4][3]
  • Vice President: is responsible for assisting the President as a member of the Guild Executive.[2][5] The 2024 Vice President is James Hodgman.[5]
  • Chair of Guild Council (or Chair): is responsible for chairing all meetings of Guild Council as well as presiding over statutes and by-laws of the Guild.[2][6] The 2024 Chair is Jelena Kovacevic.[6]
  • General Secretary (GenSec): sits on several committees, publishes the agendas and minutes for Guild Council, and assists with organising the budget for the Guild.[2][7] The 2024 General Secretary is Nikhi (or Nikhita) Talluri.[4][7]
  • President of Education Council: chairs Education Council (Ed. Council) which provides a forum for students to have a voice on educational issues.[2][8] The 2024 Education Council President is Akshata Jois, who was appointed by Guild Council following the resignation of Robert Whitehurst in January.[8][9]
  • President of Public Affairs Council (PAC): is responsible for overseeing the activities of PAC as well as reporting to Guild Council.[2][10] The 2024 PAC President is Sammie (or Samantha) Smith.[4][11]
  • President of Societies Council (SOC): is responsible for overseeing the activities of SOC as well as reporting to Guild Council.[2][1] The 2024 SOC President is Max Vinning.[4][1]
  • President of the Postgraduate Students' Association (PSA): oversees the PSA which is the representative body for postgraduate students at UWA.[2][12] The 2024 PSA President is Christopher-John Daudu who previously served as the 2023 Coursework Vice-President of the PSA.[12][13]
  • President of the International Students' Department (ISD): is responsible for overseeing ISD which represents international students studying at UWA.[2][14] The 2024 ISD President is Rishav Neog.[4]
  • Western Australian Students' Aboriginal Corporation (WASAC) Chair.[2]
  • Women's Officer: is responsible for overseeing the Womens' Department which represents women and non-binary students on campus.[2][15] The 2024 Women's Officer is Paige Brandwood.[4]
  • 13 Ordinary Guild Councillors (OGC).[2] The 2024 OGCs are:
    • Luke Alderslade.[4]
    • Rachel Yeo.[4]
    • Sanya Singhal.[4]
    • Chloe Lazaroo.[4]
    • Keertikka P Ganesan.[4]
    • Alevine Magila.[4]
    • Shreya Bhardwaj.[4]
    • Archit Menon.[4]
    • Mehardeep Kaur.[4]
    • Aidan Kirby-Smith.[4]
    • James Hodgman.[4]
    • Amira Nunn.[4]
    • Jelena Kovacevic.[4]

Standing Invitees are not members of Guild Council but have the same rights and privileges.[2] Standing invitees are:

  • Immediate past Guild President.[16]
  • Wellbeing Officer: is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Wellbeing Department which co-ordinates and organises the wellbeing activities.[16][17][18] The 2024 Wellbeing Officer is Lauren Kohlen, who was appointed by Guild Council following the resignation of Chloe Dixon-Hotchkin in January.[9][17]
  • Environment Officer: is responsible for overseeing the Environment Department which seeks to promote sustainability for the Guild and University.[16][19] The 2024 Environment Officer is Anya Kai, who was appointed by Guild Council following the resignation of Claudia Bruce in March.[20]
  • Sports Officer: is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Sports Department which seeks to promote active lifestyles for UWA students.[16][21] The 2024 Sports Officer is Korede Oyemade.[4]
  • Residential Students' Department (RSD) President: oversees the activities of RSD which is the peak representative body for students living on-campus.[16][22] The 2024 RSD President is Anthony Sims.[22]
  • Pride Officer: is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Pride Department which aims to raise awareness and create a community for LGBT+ students at the University.[16][23] The 2024 Pride Co-Officers are Lorenzo Iannuzzi and Alexia Kenny Wood.[23] Wood was appointed by Guild Council following the resignation of Finn Gearon in March.[20]
  • Access Officer: is responsible for overseeing the Access Department.[16][24] The 2024 Access Co-Officers are Olivia Stronach and Lucinda Bartlett.[24] Bartlett was appointed by Guild Council following the resignation of Matthew Harris in March.[20]
  • Ethnocultural Officer: is responsible for overseeing the Ethnocultural Department which serves as a representative voice for culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) students to Guild Council.[16][25] The 2024 Ethnocultural Co-Officers are Rama Sugiartha and Parham Bahrami.[25]
  • Volunteering Chair.[16]
  • Mature Age Students' Association (MASA) Chair.[16]
  • Any other Department officers.[16]

Student media

Main article: Pelican (magazine)

The UWA Student Guild funds the student-run magazine Pelican. Pelican was established in 1930, making it one of the oldest student publications in Australia.[26]

Controversies

Racism controversy

The 2013 edition of annual charity newspaper Prosh caused significant controversy when a racist article, "dream-time horoscopes" lead to a public relations disaster for the Guild, with major charity beneficiary ICEA withdrawing support from the paper.[27][28]

Missing money

In May 2014 the Guild hired audit and tax firm BDO to investigate financial irregularities in the Guild's 2013 accounts, which found about $870,000 had been misappropriated.[29]

Based on the initial findings of that investigation, a staff member was dismissed for serious misconduct.[citation needed]

Past Guild Presidents

Year Name Ref.
1913 Sir John Winthrop Hackett [30]
1914 Mr JJ Fitzgerald [30]
1915 Mr JG Robertson [30]
1916 Mr HS Thompson [30]
1917 Mr J Shearer [30]
1918 Mr HT Stables [30]
1919 Mr AF Backhouse [30]
1920 Mr E Grace [30]
1921 Mr EW Gillett [30]
1922 Mr HPD Lyon [30]
1923 Mr F Maw [30]
1923+ Mr TA Hartrey [30]
1924 Mr W Southern [30]
1925 Mr GL Throssell [30]
1926 Mr KL Cooper [30]
1927 Mr RG Wright [30]
1928 Mr AM Stewart [30]
1929 Mr RV Nevile [30]
1930 Mr HC Coombs [30]
1931 Mr C Sanders [30]
1932 Mr TG Wilsmore [30]
1933 Mr TH Roberts [30]
1934 Pike Curtin [30]
1935 Mr GP Paterson [30]
1936 Mr NG Traylen [30]
1937 Mr H Giese [30]
1938 Mr S Johnson [30]
1939 Mr AJ Williams [30]
1940 Mr GB Hill [30]
1941 Mr FM Bennett [30]
1942 Mr JM Thomson [30]
1943 Mr AL Arcus [30]
1944 Mr FH Hibberd [30]
1945 Mr GE Ross [30]
1946 Mr DD Dunn [30]
1947 Mr PD Durack [30]
1948 Mr SB Rosier [30]
1949 Mr DE Hutchison [30]
1950 Mr JO Stone [30]
1951 Bob Hawke [30]
1952 Mr BH Lochtenberg [30]
1953 Mr LG Wilson [30]
1954 Mr JH McConnell [30]
1955 Mr JFM Gillett [30]
1956 Mr EN Maslen [30]
1957 Mr JK Walsh [30]
1958 Mr KB Paterson [30]
1959 Mr RD Nicholson [30]
1960 Mr EM Palandri [30]
1961 Mr GG Harvey [30]
1962 Mr RSW Lugg [30]
1963 Mr AH Fels [30]
1964 Mr DR Williams [30]
1965 Mr SG Errington [30]
1966 Mr RB Alexander [30]
1967 Mr PG Edwards [30]
1968 Mr D MacKinlay [30]
1969 Ms SJD Boyd [30]
1970 Mr KC Beazley [30]
1971 Mr RJ Perry [30]
1972 Mr JA McGinty [30]
1973 Mr RB Porter [30]
1974 Mr PM Alexander [30]
1975 David Parker [30]
1976 Mr NG Roberts [30]
1977 Mr AD Fitzgerald [30]
1978 Mr WR Grace [30]
1979 Mr KW Strahan [30]
1980 Mr DN Anderson [30]
1981 Mr ERJ Dermer [30]
1982 Mr MW Rennie [30]
1983 Mr MJ Huston [30]
1984 Deidre Willmott [30]
1985 Mr DJ Kelly [30]
1986 Mr MT Schaper [30]
1987 Miss JA Quinlivan [30]
1988 Mr AC Tomlinson [30]
1989 Mr MZ Sumich [30]
1990 Mr TL Smith [30]
1991 Bruce Baskerville [30]
1992 Justin Kennedy [30]
1993 Luke Forsyth [30]
1994 Sarah Haynes [30]
1995 Natalie Curling [30]
1996 Simon Freitag [30]
1997 James Fogarty [30]
1998 Rosie Dawkins [30]
1999 Emmanuel Hondros [30]
2000 Tim Huggins [30]
2001 Kristy Duckham [30]
2002 Ryan Batchelor [30]
2003 Myra Robinson [30]
2004 Susie Byers [30]
2005 Natalie Hepburn [30]
2006 Mathew Chuk [30]
2007 Dave de Hoog [30]
2008 Nik Barron [30]
2009 Dominic Rose [30]
2010 Emma Greeney [30]
2011 Tom Antoniazzi [30]
2012 Matthew Mckenzie [30]
2013 Cameron Barnes [30]
2014 Thomas Henderson [30]
2015 Lizzy O’Shea [30]
2016 Maddie Mulholland [30]
2017 Nevin Jayawardena [30]
2018 Megan Lee [30]
2019 Conrad Hogg [30]
2020 Bre Shanahan [31]
2021 Emma Mezger [32]
2022 Amitabh Jeganathan [33]
2023 Geemal Jayawickrama [34]
2024 Indi Creed [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Societies Council". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "UWA Student Guild Regulations (2021)" (PDF). UWA Student Guild. 4 July 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "President". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "University of Western Australia 2023". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b "Vice President". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Chair of Council". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b "General Secretary". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Education Council". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b Talluri, Nikhita (21 July 2024). "Guild Council Minutes: January 2024" (PDF). UWA Student Guild. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Public Affairs Council Rules (2023)" (PDF). UWA Student Guild. 1 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Public Affairs Council". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Postgraduate Students' Association". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 PSA Committeee Candidates & Results". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  14. ^ "International Students'". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Women's". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "UWA Student Guild Standing Orders (2023)" (PDF). UWA Student Guild. 4 July 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Wellbeing". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Wellbeing Department Rules (December 2023)" (PDF). UWA Student Guild. 1 December 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Environment". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  20. ^ a b c Talluri, Nikhita (21 July 2024). "Guild Council Minutes: March 2024" (PDF). UWA Student Guild. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Sports". UWA Student Guild. 2024-07-21. Retrieved 2024-07-21. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); External link in |archive-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ a b "Residental Students'". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Pride". 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ a b "Access". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Ethnocultural". UWA Student Guild. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  26. ^ "About Pelican". Pelican. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  27. ^ The Australian
  28. ^ "UWA student publication sparks racism row".
  29. ^ Mitchell Nadin (24 September 2014). "Liberal senator urges police to investigate alleged uni fund 'theft'". The Australian. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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  32. ^ "University of Western Australia Student Guild General Elections". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  33. ^ "University of Western Australia General Election". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  34. ^ "UWA student support jobs on the chopping block under proposed restructure". ABC News. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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