WUSA

The Wollongong University Student Association (WUSA) is a 15 member council (plus 5 General Representatives) elected by the student body each September to take office on the 1st of December of that year. Every undergraduate student is able to run for a position on WUSA.

Membership of WUSA is available to all University of Wollongong undergraduate students. All undergraduate students automatically have access to representative and professional advocacy services provided by WUSA; however, WUSA offers extra services and benefits for financial members.

WUSA is made up of 5 general representatives and 15 office bearers. Office bearers include the President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Event Coordinator, Education Campaigns Coordinator, Media Officer (also editor of the student newspaper: Tertangala), Welfare Coordinator, Women's Representative, Environment Representative, Queer Representative, Indigenous Representative, Disabilities Representative, External Students Representative, Mature Age Representative, and International Students Representative.

The WUSA offices will shortly be located on the ground floor of building 19. Meetings of the WUSA are held twice a month. Meeting times and locations are advertised in the WUSA offices. All students are welcome to attend these meetings.

The services provided by WUSA include:

Organises social events - bands, performance nights, free weekly BBQ's- usually held Tuesdays on the duckpond lawn etc.
Organises forums on the lawn.
Produces a student newspaper, Tertangala, to which any student can contribute articles, poems, reviews, etc. WUSA also produces a student's handbook and a number of other handbooks.
A second hand Bookbank where students can buy and sell old textbooks.
Funding to assist in student endeavours, e.g. Art exhibitions.
Cheap photocopying, faxing and binding.
An interest-free emergency student loan service (limited to $25).
Free tea/coffee in the WUSA office.
Free safe sex products
Runs various campaigns in conjunction with the National Union of Students around issues of concern to students as well as keeping students up to date on changes to the Federal Government's higher education policies and budgets.
Free advocacy and support for students who are experiencing difficulties with their lecturers, tutors or administration.