Critic knows that none of you, with the possible exception of the actual people on it, know what the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) Executive does, so we’ve decided to quickly break down for you what they do.
The OUSA is run by an executive made up of ten elected representatives. Each representative has two sides to their role; governing OUSA as an organization and managing their individual portfolio. The portfolios of 2011’s newly structured Executive range from Education to Recreation. Many of the positions are also significantly supported by committees, for example the remnants of the Women’s Representative and Queer Representative under the former Executive structure are now looked after by specific committee members under the Welfare Representative.
The Executive is also responsible for communication with the university on behalf of students. Members of the Executive sit on many university committees to represent students’ views.
The running of events such as Orientation and supporting Clubs and Socs are also the responsibility of the OUSA Executive.
President Harriet Geoghegan urges students with anything to discuss to “check the website and contact an Exec member, we’d love to hear from you”.
Your 2011 OUSA is:
President: Harriet Geoghegan
Administrative VP: Brad Russel
Finance and Services Officer: Daniel Stride
Welfare Officer: Shonelle Eastwood
Education Officer: Katherine Reid
International: MIA
Post Graduate Rep: AWOL
Campaigns: Dan Beck
Recreation: Sarah Van Ballekom
Colleges and Communications: Francisco Hernandez
In a tenuously connected aside, Critic will meanwhile be anxiously awaiting the inevitable fireworks between Geoghegan and Finance and Services Officer Dan Stride. However, since nothing of note has happened yet we are entertaining ourselves with some tabloid-style speculative journalism. The pair have a considerable back history, with bitterness possibly lingering over the presidential race last year, where Geoghegan cruised to a victory over Stride but Stride secured the FSO role over a candidate backed by Geoghegan. Some observers have put the stained relationship between the two down to latent sexual tension, an allegation which Critic judiciously chooses not to investigate.
Your Exec – Who They Are and What They Do
