Salient. Victoria University Students' Newspaper. Volume Number 39, Issue 6. April 5 [1976]
Voting for your Rep
Voting for your Rep
At the Student Representative Council on 7 April a vast plethora of student reps will be elected / volunteered / dragged in. They will represent students on a wide variety of university committees.
The first position is one held over from the last SRC: Welfare Officer. This officer is responsible for looking after SRC policy in welfare areas - such things as health services, cost of living, building up involvement have been suggested for this year. The officer will hopefully enthuse people into a Welfare Committee, which will have some $50 to spend on campaigns this year.
Another elected position not yet filled is the fourth student rep on Catering Sub Committee.
So; for the new list:
Professorial Board
There are three student reps on Prof Board, which is the highest academic debating area in the Univesity. Prof Board receives reports, debates assessment, suggests lines of development and (hopefully rarely) has disciplinary functions. Its recommendations to Council (the supreme decision-making body of the University) are very rarely rejected.
There are three reps, two having two year terms and one one-year term. As Pat Martin, the 1975-76 rep has resigned, we have three reps to elect.
The Faculties
Arts | 4 students, two elected each year for two year terms. Two are needed for 1976-7. |
Languages & Literature | Like Arts, four students, two each year for two year terms. Two are needed for 1976-7. |
Commerce & Administration. | 5 students, elected each year. |
Science | 4 students (including at least one woman, and one graduate) |
Council Committees
The University Council has innumerable committees to sort out the details of its policy. Most of these are self-explanatory.
Boyd Wilson Field Allocation Committee
1 rep, elected by SRC.
Careers Advisory Board
2 reps: 1 elected and the President ex officio.
Ceremonial Committee
2 reps: the student reps on Council (following SRC 234/70)
Industrial Relations Advisory Committee
1 rep, appointed by the Director of the Industrial Relations Centre.
Joint Committee of Council, Professorial Board and Students Association.
4 reps, elected by SRC
Joint Committee on Honorary Degrees
1 rep, elected by SRC
Purchase of Works of Arts Standing Committee
1 rep, elected by SRC
Standing Committee
1 rep, being one of the Council reps
Site and Building Development and Utilisation Committee
1 rep, the President (ex officio)
Standing Committee on Student Accomodation
3 reps, elected by SRC
Union Management Committee
6 reps, already elected.
University Extension Advisory Committee
1 rep, elected by SRC
Committee on Welfare Services
1 rep, the Welfare Officer ex officio (following SRC 46/75)
Professorial Board Committees
Serve similar functions as the Council committees.
Standing Committee
1 rep, one of the student reps on the Board.
Admission Commission
1 rep, elected by SRC
Bursaries Committee
1 rep, elected by SRC
Environmental Studies Committee
2 reps, elected by SRC
Examinations at Entrance Level Committee
1 rep, the Education officer ex officio (SRC 38/75)
Pacific Studies Committee
1 rep, the South Pacific officer ex officio.
Parking Commitee
1 rep, elected by SRC
Library Committee
2 reps, one the Education officer ex officio (SRC 38/75) the other elected by SRC.
Teaching Aids Committee
1 rep, elected by SRC
Timetable Committee
1 rep, elected by SRC
Faculty Committees
The Faculties from time to time set up Committees to study various things et work load, assessment and normally a couple of student reps, are dragged into these.
Subject Committess
These are where the basic orientation of Departments are worked out, along with staffing, teaching etc. There is one for each subject, and many welcome students who are interested enough to come along to see what happens. There is no SRC election for these.
The Duties of Reps.
These are summarised at the start of the SRC Policy Guide (available from the Students' Association office). Briefly, reps have to work for students, bringing up points students bring to them, and generally ensuring the best deal possible. Many of the above reps are also on Education Committee (provided over by the Education officer) which discusses campaigns on assessment, work loads etc.
If you're interested in any of the above committees, but not quite sure what the job entails, please see myself or come along to the SRC on Wednesday to hear all about it.
SRC - Wednesday April 7