education officer

Jess Williams

Hey all, I’m Jess Williams, and I’m running to be your 2023 Education Officer with the Activate Team!

I currently volunteer with a not-for-profit organisation and am a mum of 2 boys and I’m currently studying a Bachelor of Science (Forensic and Analytical Science). In 2022 I had the privilege of being your Mature Age Students Officer. I built up the Mature Age Collective to have the most extensive membership and activity in its history. Through my role on the council, I’ve engaged with the Mature Age community providing a platform for their voices to be heard which helped ensure that mature age students’ needs were met in the projects we worked on.

The increased cost of living leaves more students balancing an increased workload and the University will need to adapt its approach to supporting student needs. I want to be a voice for students to ensure that the University has a student-focussed approach. As a student who has to support my family, I am passionate about addressing the lack of consistency and clarity in the teaching, timetable and class expectations for students at Flinders.

Another way I will ensure students have equal access to quality education is to fight for the diverse degrees offered that we have come to love about Flinders. I am passionate about education and will strive to represent you at every opportunity. I will amplify your voices in decisions about your education, advocate to stop unjustified group work and to have assignments marked and returned in a timely manner. I’m running with Activate because they’re a group of diverse students with a collective passion for positive change, which is what we need in student representation.

Vote [1] Jess Williams for Education Officer! Vote [1] Activate! Progressive. Proven. Accountable.

Education Officer

Jacob Grant

Hi, I’m Jacob and I’m running for Education Officer with Left Action.

In recent years we have seen cuts, merges, and increased fees. We need a radical left-wing student union that stands up for students and mobilises them against all attacks on our education. I have been involved in fightbacks with other Left Action activists, including organising the protest last year against cuts to Humanities that saved Italian from being cut completely.

Left Action is a team of socialist activists. We stand against racism, sexism and LGBTI+ oppression, imperialism, war, the exploitation of workers and environmental destruction. We are actively involved in organising campaigns like the abortion rights demonstrations in solidarity with the struggle to defend Roe v Wade, Black Lives Matter protests, and Uni Students for Climate Justice.

We are fighting to:

- Take real action on climate change! The university must cut all ties with climate and war criminals. No defence and fossil fuel bosses on our uni council, and no research partnerships with them! - Stand in solidarity with Palestine, and all other victims of imperialism. Our uni must cut all ties with the Israeli apartheid state and open its doors to house refugees here. - Demand a living wage and fight the rich and powerful! We stand in solidarity with striking workers defending their slipping living standards amid an inflation crisis while billionaires rake in record profits. - Defend our education! No more expensive YouTube uni and no staff cuts! We want to fight the degree factory, slashing the vice-chancellor’s $1.2 million salary (!) and using every dollar to save staff jobs and student services. - Bring traditions of solidarity and radicalism back to FUSA. Student associations should be collective left-wing bodies that organise students to fight injustice and oppression, on and off campus.

Education Officer

Moses

My name is Moses and I am running for Education Officer with UNITE. UNITE is a passionate and diverse team of experienced student leaders, who ensure your needs are listened to, and heard.

UNITE stands for: • Expanding financial support for students during the cost of living crisis. • Bringing back life on campus through clubs and events • Ensuring that all students are safe when arriving, leaving, or on campus. • Improving teaching quality and student voice in Academic affairs • Increasing support for International Students • Ending Deadnaming on Campus and taking REAL action on Queer Issues

I am running for the Education Officer position because I believe I can bring TRUE change to the Student Council. Growing up, I’ve always struggled with the general education system, believing that I was not smart enough no matter how hard I tried. However, after “learning how to learn”, I realized that there were multiple ways to approach learning and that everyone has their own unique learning styles. It has completely turned changed my worldview of education. With proper allocation of resources and educational materials, I am convinced we can offer quality education that would cater to ALL students and their different learning styles.

It’s time the FUSA Council focused on helping to make sure that all students get a fair go no matter race, cultural background, sexuality, gender or religion.

I look forward to serving you as your education officer. Thank you for your vote!

VOTE Moses for EDUCATION OFFICER

VOTE UNITE for FUSA