Floyd comes to the board with a wealth of experience in student activism and government. He is currently serving as the SRC’s First Nations Officer and was elected as a councilor at the most recent election. His First Nations identity is central to his message. There has never been a First Nations Board Director and Floyd said his election would be “historic.”
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Naomi Viegas is running for USU Board as an independent candidate, possessing no past or current political or factional affiliations. While this means that Viegas is not bound by any factional directives, her institutional knowledge of the USU, as well as the USU’s political leanings and vision, were notably lacking.
Dwyer is an experienced and highly competent voice for students. While not as much of an activist as more left-wing factions, his detailed policy platform and understanding of the USU’s operations make him one of the candidates to beat
Zhang’s main policy pushes clearly demonstrate a knowledge of the USU and areas for improvement and creativity. Some of her policies may need to be fleshed out in terms of logistics so students can have confidence that she will deliver.
The USU has announced Michael Bromley as their interim CEOfor the next six months following the resignation of Andrew Mills in March.
The eleven candidates listed on the notice, in alphabetical order by last name, are: Harshita Bandari, James Dwyer, Angus Fisher, Ethan Floyd, Simon Homsany, Daniel Park, Orlando Throsby, Naomi Viegas, Phan Vu, Georgia Zhang and Zixuan Zhang.
The March meeting’s agenda included the ‘circular resolution policy’, ‘new clubs application appeal’, USU approval items, finance reports, a refresher of USyd’s Strategic Plan, and the executive reports.
The Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) has opened a new food pantry for postgraduate students in the Wentworth building. Based on the successful FoodHub model managed by the USU, the pantry is free for all SUPRA members.
In a social media post on March 13, the University of Sydney Union (USU) announced a new partnership with Maybelline…
University of Sydney Union (USU) CEO Andrew Mills has resigned after three years of service, effective March 11.
