The Auckland University Students' Association (AUSA), founded in 1891, represents students at the University of Auckland. AUSA organises student events, publicises student issues, administers student facilities, and assists affiliated student clubs and societies. It also produces Craccum magazine and bFM radio station. The 2012 President is Arena Williams.
The constitution of the AUSA centres the organisation around student advocacy and the provision of welfare services. Today AUSA has 17,000 members out of 33,000 equivalent full-time students enrolled at the University of Auckland.
AUSA has over 100 affiliated clubs, two bars on campus (Shadows and Toasted), University Book Shop, the StudentCard discount card, Student Job Search on campus, market days and events such as Orientation, Re-Orientation, Summer Shakespeare, End of Daze, Capping week, Womensfest, Cultural Mosaic, Blues Awards and Ecofest.
Read more about Auckland University Students' Association: Membership, Craccum, BFM, List of Previous Presidents
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