Adelaide University Union
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| Full name | Adelaide University Union |
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| Founded | 1895 |
| Affiliation | National Union of Students |
| Key people |
President, Jennifer Li General Manager, Gary Sutherland |
| Office location | University of Adelaide |
| Website | www.auu.org.au |
President, Jennifer Li
The Adelaide University Union (AUU) is a student union at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. It provides academic advocacy, welfare, and counselling services to students free of charge, funds the student newspaper On Dit, and owns a number of commercial operations on campus. It also oversees the Student Representative Council (SRC), an organisationally separate body responsible for student political representation.
The AUU was founded in 1895 and as of 1971 is recognised as a statutory corporation under the legislation governing the University of Adelaide.
As of 2008, the Union relies on the University of Adelaide for the majority of its funding. This is a result of a funding agreement with the University.
The ultimate existence of the Union, and its relationship with the university, is governed by the University of Adelaide Act 1971. This Act of the South Australian Parliament gives the University of Adelaide Council certain powers over the Union. The Union cannot alter its constitution or rules, or charge a membership fee, without the agreement of University Council. Furthermore, the Union is bound to provide University Council with its financial reports and budget for the coming calendar year prior to 1 December.
In 2009, the Adelaide University Sports Association, previously an affiliate of the Union, began the process of disaffiliation from the Union, having secured a separate funding agreement with the University.
The Union is governed by a board of management. The board consists of 10 ordinary members, who are not also permanent staff of the Union, five of whom are elected annually on two year terms by the students of the University. The Board then elects several of its members to positions within the Union, such as Union President, Vice President, Student Media Committee Chair and Clubs Committee Chair. Elections are held annually in September, with the Board-elect and officer bearers taking their positions on 1 December.
Notable past presidents include former South Australian Premier John Bannon, former South Australia Attorney-General Chris Sumner, Australia's first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard (1981–1982) and former South Australian Supreme Court Judges Elliott Johnston and Samuel Jacobs. The current Union President is Jennifer Li.
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