Students
2014 SSAF funded projects and support services
SSAF category | Comments | Funding | Total category spend |
---|---|---|---|
Student Representative Council/Student Campus Council Support | Student Representative Council/Student Campus Council Support * | $55,535 | $55,535 |
(1) Providing food or drink to students on a campus of the higher education provider | uwsconnect subsidy (including but not limited to food and beverage, health awareness programs, campus life activities and events and non-structured recreational and sporting activities | $1,200,000 | $1253,500 |
Free breakfasts * | $47,500 | ||
Free exam refreshments * | $6,000 | ||
(2) Supporting a sporting or other recreational activity by students | Student events - campus based activities such as Diversity Week, free entertainment, BBQs and social events for Student Representation and Participation * | $30,000 | $1,194,826 |
UWSCollege (sport and recreation) * | $12,920 | ||
Bankstown campus NRL goalposts * | $10,366 | ||
Replacement of Bankstown Gym Equipment * | $100,000 | ||
Postgraduate social events * | $5,340 | ||
External all weather courts shelter (Kingswood campus) (2015 completion) * | $500,000 | ||
Development of poster pillars (student use only) * | $141,200 | ||
Representative Sport (2014 and 2015 support) * | $395,000 | ||
(3) Supporting the administration of a club most of whose members are students | Clubs and Society funding * | $250,000 | $670,277 |
Additional funding - Clubs Management System * | $13,277 | ||
Additional support for clubs & societies * | $107,000 | ||
Development of dedicated clubs space (Hawkesbury campus) (2015 completion) * | $300,000 | ||
(4) Caring for children of students | Occasional child care trial * | $100,000 | $400,000 |
Parramatta child care (contribution to set up costs) | $300,000 | ||
(5) Providing legal service to students | Provision of student legal service * | $209,240 | $209,240 |
(6) Promoting health or welfare of students | Student lockers (interface) * | $43,560 | $335,263 |
Upgrade of residential services (Parramatta) * | $85,000 | ||
e-book development (students with a disability) * | $29,500 | ||
Development of second hand book app * | $10,000 | ||
Free life skills programs * | $2,203 | ||
Bariatric seating project (all campuses) (2015 completion) * | $135,000 | ||
Additional water bottle refilling stations (Kingswood and Campbelltown) (2015 completion) * | $30,000 | ||
(8) Helping students obtain employment or advice on careers | Online Careers Services and Resources * | $224,114 | $224,114 |
(9) Helping students with their financial affairs | Post graduate & International Student Financial Assistance * | $30,000 | $60,000 |
UWSCollege students financial assistance * | $30,000 | ||
(10) Helping students obtain insurance against personal accidents | Student group and travel insurance | $100,000 | $100,000 |
(12) Providing libraries and reading rooms (other than those provided for academic purposes) for students | Multipurpose learning commons and event/social spaces | $1,000,000 | $3,212,126 |
Safe Access to Study and Reading Areas * | $206,160 | ||
Penrith Library Fit-Out | $150,000 | ||
Non-academic student library (Nirimba) * | $4,000 | ||
Development of student social spaces (all campuses) (2015 completion) * | $1,186,000 | ||
Refurbishment of Hawkesbury postgraduate spaces * | $665,966 | ||
(13) Supporting an artistic activity by students | Playhouse refurbishment (Building D, Kingswood) * | $1,084,799 | $1,084,799 |
(14) Supporting the production and dissemination to students of media whose content is provided by students | Production of CrUWSible student newspaper | $40,000 | $40,000 |
(15) Helping students develop skills for study, by means other than undertaking programs of study in which they are enrolled | Academic Literacy (PASSwrite program) * | $18,000 | $108,000 |
Academic Writing/Library Roving * | $85,000 | ||
Equity Buddies * | $5,000 | ||
(17) Advocating student's interests in matters arising under the higher education provider's rules | Student Rights Advocate position within Student Representation and Participation | $35,000 | $191,000 |
Welfare Officers providing advocacy services | $156,000 | ||
(18) giving students information to help them in their orientation | UWS-wide Orientation Program | $416,000 | $681,966 |
UWSCollege Orientation * | $70,000 | ||
Development of Starting@UWS website * | $32,256 | ||
Improvements to on-campus orientation experience * | $163,710 | ||
(19) Helping meet the specific needs of overseas students relating to their welfare, accommodation and employment | Social Engagement & Leadership Program (SELP) * | $36,470 | $129,797 |
Transcultural Service Development * | $49,737 | ||
International student support (network, cultural and recreational) * | $43,590 | ||
Total actual spend (ongoing services) plus new or enhanced services spend | $9,950,443 | $9,950,443 | |
2014 Total new or enhanced services provided* | $6,523,443 | ||
2014 Ongoing services supported | $3,427,000 |
* indicates a new or enhanced service provided by SSAF funding
SSAF funding category refers directly to the legislative allowable use of SSAF funding
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