postgraduate students officer

Louis Rankin

As a postgraduate student in my second year of a Juris Doctor, I understand the student experience is often different to that of an undergraduate. It could be that you’re studying alongside full-time work or undertaking your study online - but the importance of a good student experience remains. I chose Flinders for its reputation as a practically focused, innovative and thoroughly modern university. I will work hard for this ethos to continue, by encouraging the university to remain committed to investing in high-quality teaching, ensuring you get the best learning outcomes as postgraduate students. I understand the importance of useful student services and will make sure your fees are spent wisely to deliver these.

If elected I will be a strong voice for all postgraduate students on Student Council and effective conduit to University management - working hard to guarantee your concerns are listened to. I will always be approachable, reasonable and transparent in my actions.

Postgraduate Students Officer

Shivani Cheeti

I am nominating myself for Postgraduate Students Officer. I am Post graduate student in Master of information technology(Networking and Cybersecurity). I am also an International Student. FUSA is not only a student council guide for Flinders but also it helps students in nurturing them and helping them to go through their academics very well by conducting many events and by providing funds to support their financial status for international students. I am nominating myself for this role as i think i may perfectly fit for this role and can carry forward the name and fame of FUSA by organising the events which are useful for Postgraduate students. Your support in Elections can make me reach the goal and get into the position. Hoping for the positive Response. Thank you. Shivani Cheeti

Sharleen Kabiri

As a 3rd year medical student in 2022 I have been working as a general officer to bring accessible long term mental health care to campus for all students including but not limited to LGBT+, Indigenous, refugee, rural, disability, international and low socioeconomic backgrounds. If I get elected again I will have the opportunity to continue to work on mental health and welfare for our vulnerable population and achieve a tangible outcome for us.

Tom Gilchrist

Hi, I’m Tom Gilchrist and I’m running for Postgraduate Students Officer with Left Action.

The world is in crisis. The planet is on fire, inflation is spiraling and our rights are under attack. We have new Labor governments but we’re still facing many of the same old problems. Our universities are underfunded and vice-chancellors like Flinders own Colin Stirling are only too happy to put through staff and course cuts while keeping his own $1.2 million salary.

I’m proud to have led a fight back alongside other Left Action activists. We’re 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 either!

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 living standards amid an inflation crisis while billionaires rake in record profits.

Defend our education! 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.