Demands won:

Wednesday, November 17, 1999 - 11:00

  • Tutorial sizes to be capped at 30 until autumn 2000;

  • Employment to be guaranteed for five staff crucial to a number of courses continuing;

  • No internet-only subjects to be offered;

  • Enrolments to be made not only via the internet;

  • No car parking fees;

  • No library fines;

  • No charge on subject outlines and documents from the Student Learning Centre;

  • Detailed financial data to be available to the student association. This will include a clear breakdown of spending on academic staff, administration, capital works and general staff;

  • General student meetings and open forums to be held to increase communication between administration and students;

  • An independent safety audit to be held, two additional full-time security staff to be hired, the security service to regain use of a car, and an increase in female security staff presence;

  • Six months of free printing to be provided to students;

  • 24-hour weekday access to computer labs to be provided as well as extended hours of access on weekends;

  • Sanitary pad and tampon machines to be installed in female toilets, condom machines to be installed in both female and male toilets, safe needle disposal units installed in all toilets;

  • Students with disabilities to receive a letter on the proposed level of disabilities services, may apply for special consideration so that services are increased to meet their needs;

  • Varied-price accommodation to be provided for international students as well as free transport to and from the airport;

  • At least one international student adviser to be provided on each campus;

  • A 24-hour support service to be provided for international students;

  • The university to lobby the state government for student concession cards to be made available to international students;

  • The university to develop a policy for dealing with international students who have come from countries in crisis; and

  • All policy documents and marketing material that relates to international students to be reviewed by international students in a genuine consultation process.

From GLW issue 385