Adelaide University Union
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The Adelaide University Union (AUU) was founded in 1895. Until 2006 the AUU funded seven affiliated bodies. These included the Adelaide University Postgraduate Students’ Association (AUPGSA), the Clubs Association (CA), the Overseas Students’ Association (OSA), the Roseworthy Agricultural Campus Student Union Council (RACSUC), the Adelaide University Sports Association (AUSA), the Students’ Association of the University of Adelaide (SAUA), and the Waite Institute Students’ Association (WISA). In 2007 the University of Adelaide is to provide substantial support for the AUU. A new structure for the AUU and affiliated bodies is yet to be publicly announced.
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[edit] Support services
The AUU has developed an extensive network of support services for Adelaide University students. This includes counselling and academic support. The AUU prints a paper called On Dit, the second oldest student newspaper in Australia.
[edit] O-Week
The AUU coordinates the Adelaide University O-Week[1]. O-Week runs from Monday to Thursday in the week before lectures begin. During O-Week sporting clubs and societies set up a number of tented areas where clubs display their activities. The AUU coordinates a variety of events centring around beer, bands and barbecues on the lawns near the Union complex. A major event for the week is the O-Ball (live entertainment and licensed areas) which takes place in the Cloisters (Union House). The O-Ball attracts many thousands of revellers, not all of whom are Adelaide University students.
[edit] Student governance
The AUU is governed by a board of management. The board consists of 18 ordinary members, who are not also permanent staff of the AUU, elected annually by the students of the University, one of whom will also be the President.[2] Although the elections are held annually the president does not take his/her position until the beginning of the calendar year. The 2006 President was Alex Barratt from Student Unity who resigned from her position as President and Board Director in March. Currently, the Acting President is the AUU Vice President, David Wilkins from Student Unity. Famous past presidents have included John Bannon and Julia Gillard.
[edit] Motion of no confidence
A campus wide referendum regarding allegations of financial mismanagement will take place in April 2007. The move to dismiss the Union board is part of row over the appropriateness of payments to board members and the ongoing financial position of the Union in the post VSU environment.[3]
