The University of Auckland is a diverse student community of many. The Student Council is a key way of capturing the views of our diverse student communities. We then use feedback from our Student Council in submissions and presentations that we make to the University’s highest decision-making bodies and committees.
The AUSA Student Council was formed as a result of AUSA’s constitutional changes in early 2019. The Council is made up of the Presidents of Faculty Associations (and, where a Faculty has no Faculty Associations, the relevant School Associations) and Representative Groups from across the University.
The Student Council has been vital to a lot of AUSA’s wins, including the grade bump in Semester 1 of 2020, which was a direct result of our powerful, collective student voice.
Student Council Meeting Dates 2024
The following is a list of preliminary dates which may be subject to change based on the availability of members. All meetings will be held on a Tuesday at 6pm unless otherwise specified. The location is yet to be confirmed. Agenda items are always welcome, please send these through to AUSA’s Education Vice President, Layba Zubair, at evp@ausa.org.nz
Preliminary dates:
- Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
- Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
- Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
- Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
- Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
- Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
- Tuesday August 20th, 2024
- Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
- Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
Student Council Meeting Minutes can be found on the Documents page.
Student Council Documents
Student Council Members
Alan Shaker (he/him)
AUSA President (Chair)
Andrea Va’ai
Pacific Island Students' Officer
Anna Sue
AUSA Women's Rights Officer
Anotida Chitando
Co-President of Science Students' Association - SciSA
Ben Bonné
AUSA Postgraduate Students Officer
Mandy Peng
President of Students of Urban Planning and Architecture - SUPA
Emily McIntosh
President of Nurses of Auckland University Student Association
Hector Leong
President of New Zealand Optometry Students' Society - NZOSS
Isabel Possenniskie
President of Auckland University Global Studies Society
Jack Chen
Co-President of Science Students' Association - SciSA
Jennifer Setefano
AUSA Welfare VP
Julia Stjärnhage (she/her)
President of the Postgraduate Students' Association - PGSA
June Jeong
President of the Student Association for the Medical Sciences
Lachlan Markovina
President of Auckland University Medical Students' Association
Layba Zubair
AUSA Education Vice President
Mauricio Lozano
AUSA Student Voice Manager
Nicole Lay
President of Auckland University's Population Health Students' Association
Raewyn Wang
President of Medical Imaging Students Association
Ruchitha Narayan
Co-President Auckland University Commerce Students' Association
Sarah White
AUSA Treasurer/Secretary
Thomas George
Co-President of Auckland University Commerce Students' Association
Tiran Archary
President of Auckland Pharmacy Students' Association
Will Dalzell
President of Auckland University Law Students' Society