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Established in 1944, the RMIT University Student Union or RUSU, is the peak representative body for all students enrolled at RMIT University. The Student Union is independent of the university and operates under the direction of annually elected student representatives. According to the constitution, all students are automatic members of the Student Union but may choose to become a financial member.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://su.rmit.edu.au/assets/Uploads/About/RUSU-ConstitutionAUG-2012.pdf )〕 The Student Union offers a range of services, including clubs and societies, publishing the RMIT student magazine Catalyst, student rights advocacy and support, Women's, Queer and Postgraduate student lounges, campus activities and events and has offices at all Melbourne campuses and sites of RMIT University. It is a separate organisation to RMIT Union (now RMIT Link), which provides support to Arts and Sports clubs. RUSU is an affiliated body to the National Union of Students and the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations. ==History== John Storey Junior helped found the Student Representative Council in 1944, acted as its first President, and lobbied for the establishment of a central library. His studies were cut short when he was diagnosed with leukaemia and died in 1947, aged just 22. His recogonition of service to the RMIT community lives on with one RMIT’s most striking buildings – Storey Hall – in tribute to John Storey Junior and his father Sir John.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/giving-to-rmit/thanking-donors/donor-stories/john-storey/ )〕 Over the years since its founding, the student union has continued to grow and expand into more areas to become an integral part of the student experience on campus. In 2006, with the introduction of voluntary student unionism (VSU) legislation, the Student Union underwent a major re-organization. Most of the staff were made redundant, the organization’s three separate campus councils were merged, and several services such as the second-hand bookshop were abandoned. While the organization suffered a drastic funding cut (from $3.9 million AUD to $1.3 million AUD) as a result of VSU, it managed to survive the cutbacks and continue providing services, advocacy and representation to students. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RMIT University Student Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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