UTS Students' Association
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| Motto | Our Voice. Our Way. Our SA. |
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| Institution | The University of Technology Sydney |
| Location | Level 3, UTS Tower Building 1 Broadway BROADWAY NSW 2007 |
| President | Mehmet Musa |
| Treasurer | Aiden More |
| Affiliations | National Union of Students (NUS) |
| Website | utsstudentsassociation |
The University of Technology, Sydney, Students' Association is the representative body for students at the University of Technology, Sydney.[1] It is based at the Broadway campus of UTS. It publishes the student magazine Vertigo.[2] The association has departments which have previously worked collaboratively with the University to achieve practical outcomes for students, as well as ensuring that the University is held to account over its handling of student issues. Historically, this has resulted in numerous successful campaigns which have won rights for students in the University.
Executive
The executive for 2018 are:
| Position | Name |
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| President | Lachlan Barker |
| Education Vice President | Kirra Jackson |
| Secretary | Georgina Goddard |
| Treasurer | Mehmet Musa |
| Assistant Secretary | Vacant |
Collectives
Wom*n's
The Wom*n's department creates a space and community for non-male identifying members of the UTS community, and is affiliated with NOWSA. There is an Autonomous Space in Haymarket Building 5. in 2016 they worked with the NUS Women's Officer to host the NOWSA conference for that year.
Indigenous
The Indigenous Collective is a group exclusively for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The Collective meets weekly and works alongside, but independent of, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning. Founded in 2012, they do not have a space but run campaigns surrounding Indigenous issues and have been an active political and pastoral component of the Students' Association since their inception.
Queer
The Queer department runs campaigns for LGBTIQ students on campus and maintains a Queer Space in Building 5C. Campaigns include anti-homophobia campaigns, student safety campaigns, Pride Week, Anti Queer Youth Homelessness campaign, Gender Neutral Bathrooms campaign and works with the Out2Party club on social events. The Queer department also works closely with the UTS Equity Department.
Environmental
Affiliated to the Australian Student Environment Network, the environmental Collective is focused on green activism and campaigns like 'Flick my Switch' and 'Fossil Free University' as well as environmental campaigns off campus.
DAGs (Disability Action Group)
Opened to students who experience physical, mental and/or emotional disability, and debatably, open to carers of people with disabilities. The group operates without a space, but cooperates with many internal UTS sectors to ensure students with disabilities receive adequate support. The group also campaigns around larger abilities awareness projects.
Welfare
The welfare collective is opened to all students, but has in the past been asked to be the main organising body for students from low socio-economic backgrounds. The collective aims to help students by providing food and how2life workshops. These workshops have covered topics like cooking 101, renting how to, and fair wage/your rights.
Education
The Education Collective is open to all students and is focused on campaigning around issues that affect all students on campus. This includes fighting for a better trimester system, more library hours, as well as organising the UTS continugent for the NUS Nation Day of Action