Students
2015 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 | $52,000 | $52,000 |
| (1) Providing food or drink to students on a campus of the higher education provider | Connect 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 | $1260,300 |
| Free breakfasts (including Lithgow campus) | $54,300 | ||
| Free exam refreshments | $6,000 | ||
| (2) Supporting a sporting or other recreational activity by students | Student events - campus based activities such as Diversity Fest, free entertainment, BBQs and social events for Student Representation and Participation * | $30,000 | $3,531,702 |
| Hawkesbury sporting upgrades | $3,300 | ||
| Student social spaces (Kingswood) | $687,000 | ||
| Outdoor gym (Nirimba) | $74,000 | ||
| Outdoor BBQ (Nirimba) | $39,000 | ||
| Student social spaces fit out (Hawkesbury) | $16,402 | ||
| Bankstown Oval Facility - 2017 completion (Stage 1) | $670,000 | ||
| Courtyard upgrade (Nirimba) - 2016 completion | $325,000 | ||
| Student plaza upgrade (Kingswood) - ongoing | $1,000,000 | ||
| Student plaza upgrade (Kingswood) - new and enhanced | $587,000 | ||
| Student social space - external (Kingswood) | $100,000 | ||
| (3) Supporting the administration of a club most of whose members are students | Clubs and Society funding | $350,000 | $511,939 |
| Clubs Management System | $86,500 | ||
| Clubs garage (Kingswood campus) | $35,952 | ||
| Additional clubs support | $39,487 | ||
| (4) Caring for children of students | Occasional child care | $194,285 | $194,285 |
| (5) Providing legal service to students | Provision of student legal service | $239,240 | $239,240 |
| (6) Promoting health or welfare of students | Chaplaincy support | $30,000 | $291,287 |
| Upgrade of residential services (Parramatta) | $15,000 | ||
| Mental Health and Wellbeing Promotions | $128,010 | ||
| Free life skills programs | $32,000 | ||
| Sleep pods in all libraries | $71,277 | ||
| Online developments - student support | $15,000 | ||
| (7) Helping students obtain employment or advice on careers | Lead, Engage, Aspire, Develop (LEAD) program | $41,894 | $674468 |
| Online Careers Services and Resources | $285,614 | ||
| Provision of careers service | $346,960 | ||
| (8) Helping students with their financial affairs | Post graduate & International Student Financial Assistance | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| Western Sydney University, The College students financial assistance | $30,000 | ||
| (9) Helping students obtain insurance against personal accidents | Student group and travel insurance* | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| (10) Supporting debating by students | International debating competition attendance | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| (11) Providing libraries and reading rooms (other than those provided for academic purposes) for students | Safe Access to Study and Reading Areas | $325,390 | $1,049,390 |
| Non-academic student library (Nirimba) | $4,000 | ||
| Development of student social spaces (all campuses) (2015 completion) | $520,000 | ||
| Student social study area (Kingswood) | $50,00 | ||
| Student social study area (Kingswood) | $150,000 | ||
| (12) Supporting the production and dissemination to students of media whose content is provided by students | Production of CrUWSible student newspaper* | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| (13) Helping students develop skills for study, by means other than undertaking programs of study in which they are enrolled | MESH Library Roving | $20,368 | $481,567 |
| PASSWrite | $22,319 | ||
| PASSOnline | $137,421 | ||
| Academic Writing/Library Roving | $170,674 | ||
| Academic Program Advising Toolkit | $11,000 | ||
| Avoiding Plagiarism | $32,167 | ||
| YourTutor (College) | $80,000 | ||
| Equity Buddies | $7,418 | ||
| (14) 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 | ||
| (15) Giving students information to help them in their orientation | Western Sydney University wide Orientation Program* | $376,000 | $446,000 |
| Western Sydney University, The College Orientation * | $70,000 | ||
| (16) Helping meet the specific needs of overseas students relating to their welfare, accommodation and employment | Social Engagement & Leadership Program (SELP) | $33,000 | $220,792 |
| Transcultural Service Development | $95,232 | ||
| International student farewell ceremony | $5,219 | ||
| International student orientation | $14,300 | ||
| International student support (network, cultural and recreational) | $73,041 | ||
| Total actual spend (ongoing services) plus new or enhanced services spend | $9,363,970 | $9,363,970 | |
| 2015 Total new or enhanced services provided* | $5,579,810 | ||
| 2015 Ongoing services supported | $3,784,160 | ||
SSAF funding category refers directly to the legislative allowable use of SSAF funding
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