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PARSA APPOINTS INTERIM OFFICERS BEFORE ELECTION IN SEPTEMBER By Shreya Gyawali Interim officers of the Postgraduate Representative Committee (PRC), the operational student representative body of PARSA began their term on August 5th 2020. The PRC comprises of the Executive Committee Members – President, Vice President, Equity and Education Officers; Portfolio Officers – Course Work and Higher Degree Research (Education Portfolio), International Students, Queer, Women’s, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students, (Equity Portfolio), Social and Environmental Officers (Other Portfolioreporting directly to the Vice President); and the College Officers. In mid- June, applications were called for the
positions of Education, Equity, Social, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students’, and International Students Officer as the existing members were graduating at the end of Semester One 2020. The Interim Officers will fill in the role for the outgoing graduates until the terms of the officers who are elected in the upcoming PARSA elections begin. PARSA membership is for students undertaking their postgraduate or research degrees and ceases when the student graduates. Office bearers must be members of the Association to be able to continue their tenures.
