The YouX Students Representatives Council (YouX SRC), formerly the Adelaide University Union Students' Representatives Council (AUU SRC), is the student representative body at University of Adelaide. Until a restructure in 2007, the students' representative council had been named Students' Association of the University of Adelaide (SAUA).
YouX SRC is one of two governing bodies of YouX, the other being the YouX Board.[1]
History
The Students' Association of the University of Adelaide (SAUA) was a student representative body that existed at the University of Adelaide from 1973 until 2007.[2] It was one of a number of student organisations that was affiliated to and funded by the Adelaide University Union through the government sanctioned 'Union Fee'. Prior to 1973, an SRC had represented student interests at the University.[3] Former Presidents of the SRC include John Bannon, Gordon Bilney and Julia Gillard.
The SAUA had representative members on many of the University's committees, gave comment in the media and made submissions to government inquiries about issues that affected students and young people in general.[4] It also regularly ran events and awareness campaigns.
The 2021 student election saw victory of the United Left, a left coalition, with Ana Obradovic elected as the 2022 SRC president.[6][7]
The AUU was renamed to YouX in 2022, despite significant opposition to the change.[8] In 2022, the YouX Board under Oscar Ong cut funding to the SRC. The majority of the SRC voted on a motion denouncing the funding cut in their first meeting.[9]
Structure of the SRC
As of 2024[update], the SRC includes the following roles:[10]
SRC President
General Secretary
Education Officer
Welfare Officer
Women's Officer
Queer Officer
Disability Officer
Social Justice Officer
International Officer
Postgraduate Officer - Coursework
Postgraduate Officer - Research
Rural Officer
Mature Age Officer
Ethnocultural Officer
Environment Officer
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Officer
Student Media was not a committee but included annually elected editors – On Dit: Adelaide University Student Newspaper + Student Radio (Broadcast on Radio Adelaide).