What do university students expect the Student Representative Council to do?

I really need your answers peeps. What's the exact function of the Student Representative Council in a university? Does it meant for voicing out students' rights by managing their complaints only or it should be more than that? What do students expect the Council to do for them? Why do students still keep lamenting about the Council even though many things have been done to improve the university? What exactly should the Council do in order to satisfy every student in the university? Some students just take the Council for granted %26amp; push whatever responsibilities on the Council, is there even a solution for these?

What do university students expect the Student Representative Council to do?
In theory I expect them to be advocates for things that students realistically need and the university should be facilitating, e.g. medical/legal, administrative issues with lecturers, etc.





Some friendly advice to save your head from exploding: you'll never please everyone in a university that has thousands and thousands of students some of whom will whinge no matter if you sprout wings and fly them to and from class.
Reply:A part of this answer depends on what country you are in.





For example in the United States of America the Student Representative Council or University Students Unions often do not manage complaints, or address barriers faced by students. Instead they play a large social role in creating and fostering and developing student life. (Warning: Not all schools are like this).





On the other hand in Canada we have the Canadian Federation of Students which is a national alliance between many student unions across Canada. This allows for many Canadian student unions to collectively lobby, advocate, and pressure government on students issues. For example: health care, min wage, touition, cuts to grants, changes in student loan structure.





They also run campaigns such as a federally organized "No Means No Campaign" addressing date rape on campus or the "Where's the Justice Campaign" educating about systemic barriers faced by Aborigional students attending university. Or during the B.C. elections the B.C. segment ran their own "Rock the Vote" campaign.





In Canada with your student union fees often there is also a health and dental medical benefits plan which students are free to opt out of (if they have alternative coverage).





On my university campus we also have a person within the student union dedicated to helping students through grades appeal processes or acting as an advocate while students interact with the administration.





On a campus level they run a christmas food bank hamper program, three student resource centres (aborigional, pride and womens), the student health plan, one bar, one coffee house, a used bookstore, they provide space for and contract planned parenthood to come in and do a clinic...





I guess I expect my Student Representative Council to be very active on a National, Provincial and Municipal level advocating for student rights. While at the same time also fostering a sense of community and student life on campus.





I don't have high expectations, not at all.





I'm not to familiar with the English system but it is my understanding that they have associations of students unions as well (Note: I am not positive on this one area. Please double check).