Chith Weliamuna
Running for: Undergraduate Coursework Officer
Fighting for the education you deserve
No cuts
I will fight for your education by standing against the cuts and advocating to reverse Renew ANU in the relevant fora, as well as continuing to support the student and staff protests.
Better learning conditions
I will fight for your education by:
- Advocating for smaller tutorial sizes as classes are overcrowded, and demanding the ANU to release their reasoning for making the classes bigger to begin with.
- Fighting against the DVCA cuts to speed up student support. You deserve extensions and deferrals on time.
- Advocating for a student-centred, clear, forward-thinking and accessible AI policy, building on the Gen-AI report.
- Expanding book and technology bursaries, and creating a new ANUSA learning materials subsidy for students in STEM and the Arts.
Accessibility
- Night-time tutorial options and standardised assessment deadlines for students who work full-time or with other commitments.
- BYOD exams where applicable to improve accessibility and bring ANU exams into the 21st century.
- Expanding the alternative assessments policy to all parts of ANU to improve accessibility, creativity and fairness. You may find your niche here!
Fairer assessments
- Flexible weighting options where applicable so that assessments count in ways that benefit the student the most.
- Five day simple extensions with lower late penalties in the interim so that you do not have to endure the cost and anxiety of sourcing a doctor last minute.
- More redemptive measures because failing one assessment should not mean you fail the course. I also support strictly limiting hurdle tasks.
- Push for clearer assessment rubrics, appeals processes, and preparatory materials like past exams so you are able to give each task your best shot.
Delivering the services you need
I will deliver the services you need by:
- Campaigning to restore bulk-billed GPs to ANU because healthcare is a human right; it ought not be inaccessible on the basis of your income or visa-status.
- Defending your Res Coms because they are a cornerstone of one of the best and most unique experiences at the ANU, college life.
- Pushing to create an ANUSA Regional, Remote and Rural (RRR) Department because RRR students deserve avenues for proper advocacy and autonomy.