Arc @ UNSW
UNSW Student Life
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| Non-profit | |
| Industry | Students' Union |
| Founded | 15 August 2006 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
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Number of locations
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2 |
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Area served
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University of New South Wales |
| Website | www |
Arc @ UNSW Limited is the student organisation at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and is a not-for-profit public company based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The organisation supports the activities of student clubs, student volunteer programs such as orientation week, student publications, a student gallery and houses an elected student representative council. Arc operates the Roundhouse entertainment venue, the Whitehouse bar and café and the Graduation & Gift Store on UNSW's main campus in Kensington. Arc also operates a student support service, providing legal and academic advocacy.
Arc was established on 15 August 2006 and launched early the following year, taking over the functions of three existing student organisations.
In 2007, membership of Arc was free for UNSW students, of whom 18,000 (out of 40,000) signed up. In 2008 voluntary paid membership was introduced and membership dropped to around 2,800 students as of Day one, Week one, Semester one, 2008. However, in 2012, Arc membership became free as a result of the introduction of the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
The name Arc @ UNSW is derived from geometry, the shape of an umbrella being considered an apt metaphor for the organisation's role encompassing the spectrum of student life. The use of an asperand owes much to that symbol's ubiquity in computing, although it does not appear in the logo. UNSW has previously used the asperand to brand its association with the Australian Defence Force Academy, "UNSW@ADFA".
Arc has three constitutional student bodies:
Arc's Kudos Gallery Management Committee runs the Kudos Gallery, an artist-run initiative gallery for College of Fine Arts (COFA) students.
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