University of Western Australia Student Guild
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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. The Guild's published mission is to be Australia's leading campus student representative organisation.
. It is a member organisation of the National Union of Students. 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 Camp (O-Camp), Orientation Day (O'Day), End of Semester Shows and other major campus events. Guild Departments and Subsidiary Councils run other events, such as Multicultural Week and Spring Feast (run by the International Student Services department), Club Olympics (run by the Societies Council) and the Assassin's Competition (run by the Public Affairs Council).
The Guild also supports and assists a network of more than 80 affiliated clubs and societies on campus, catering to a very wide range of interests. The Guild also runs all the catering outlets on campus, including the Tavern, as well as a second-hand bookshop. The Guild's Student Centre provides one-on-one academic advocacy, as well as financial counselling and interest-free loans.
Guild Council is the overall governing body of the Guild and consists of 20 voting members democratically elected at the annual Guild elections. The current Guild President is Tom Antoniazzi. Former Guild Presidents include notable figures such as former Prime Minister Bob Hawke
, former federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley
and former Health Minister and Attorney General Jim McGinty
.
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
, representing the interests of students to the University, government and the wider community, as well as providing services to students. The Guild's published mission is to be Australia's leading campus student representative organisation.
About the Guild
The UWA Student Guild is the premier student representative body at the University of Western AustraliaUniversity of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
. It is a member organisation of the National Union of Students. 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 Camp (O-Camp), Orientation Day (O'Day), End of Semester Shows and other major campus events. Guild Departments and Subsidiary Councils run other events, such as Multicultural Week and Spring Feast (run by the International Student Services department), Club Olympics (run by the Societies Council) and the Assassin's Competition (run by the Public Affairs Council).
The Guild also supports and assists a network of more than 80 affiliated clubs and societies on campus, catering to a very wide range of interests. The Guild also runs all the catering outlets on campus, including the Tavern, as well as a second-hand bookshop. The Guild's Student Centre provides one-on-one academic advocacy, as well as financial counselling and interest-free loans.
Guild Council is the overall governing body of the Guild and consists of 20 voting members democratically elected at the annual Guild elections. The current Guild President is Tom Antoniazzi. Former Guild Presidents include notable figures such as former Prime Minister Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....
, former federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley
Kim Beazley
In the October 1998 election, Labor polled a majority of the two-party vote and received the largest swing to a first-term opposition since 1934. However, due to the uneven nature of the swing, Labor came up eight seats short of making Beazley Prime Minister....
and former Health Minister and Attorney General Jim McGinty
Jim McGinty
James Andrew McGinty is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2009, representing the district of Fremantle. He was Labor Party leader and Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1996...
.
98th Guild Council
The Guild is administered by a Council of student representatives elected for one-year terms at the annual elections. There are twenty voting members of Council, and several more non-voting members. Members may hold a voting and a non-voting role concurrently. Unlike some other campus unions, there is no financial compensation for student representatives, with the exception of the President who works at the Guild full time during his/her term.| Guild Executive | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Ticket (when elected) | |
| Tom Antoniazzi | Guild President | STAR | |
| Peter Adam | Guild Vice President | STAR | |
| Sophie Van Hattem | Guild Treasurer | STAR | |
| Dani Sunario | Guild Secretary | STAR | |
| Subsidiary Council Presidents | |||
| Name | Position | Ticket (when elected) | |
| Hannah Gifford | Societies Council President | STAR | |
| Nick Parkinson | Education Council President | STAR | |
| Thomas Chadwick | Public Affairs Council President | STAR | |
| Ordinary Guild Councillors | |||
| Name | Position | Ticket (when elected) | |
| Oliver Mashinini | Ordinary Guild Councillor | Liberty | |
| Matthew Mckenzie | Ordinary Guild Councillor | Liberty | |
| Patrick Obiri-boateng | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Dani Sunario | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Peter Adam | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Yannis Vrodos | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Georgina Fraser | Ordinary Guild Councillor | Liberty | |
| Willis Pritchard | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Kimberly Goh | Ordinary Guild Councillor | ISL | |
| Ilona Quahe | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Chantelle Mitchell | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Rachel Lee | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Daniel Kirkby | Ordinary Guild Councillor | STAR | |
| Other Voting Members | |||
| Name | Position | Ticket (when elected) | |
| Hannah Morgaine | Women's Affairs Officer | STAR | |
| Rachel Lee | Chair of Guild Council | STAR | |
| Other Non-Voting Members | |||
| Name | Position | Ticket (when elected) | |
| Mendel Baba | Postgraduate Students Association President | ||
| Emma Greeney | Senate Representative | STAR | |
| Emma Greeney | Immediate Past President | STAR | |
| Pip Edmiston | Welfare Officer | STAR | |
| Vanessa Vooys | Queer Officer | ||
| Shamini Joseph | Queer Officer | ||
| Kimberly Goh | International Students Officer | ISL | |
| Kate Beardsley | Environment Officer | Liberty | |
| Emma Reynalds | Sports Representative | STAR | |