The LSRC is an organization that strives to liase and fight for the rights of students and improve the life of students at Mowbray Campus.
The powers, functions and responsibilities of the SRC shall be to perform the functions set out in section 46 of the Statute;
• to represent the students of the University on the Council, the Senate and the Institutional
• to bring matters affecting the Student Community to the attention of the Council, the Senate and/or Institutional Forum, provided that such matters falls outside the mandate of the Management of the University;
• to serve as a channel of formal communication between the Student Community and structures of the University;
• to liaise with the Council, the general public, other institutions, students’ representative councils of other institutions, national or international student organizations, unions and news media, in pursuit of its aims and objectives;
• to participate in the appointment of an IEA, in accordance with the Election Regulations, to administer free, fair and transparent SRC elections;
• to promote the transformation of the University in accordance with the vision of the University, and where possible, to assist in the effective implementation of resolutions of the Council and University structures that are applicable to students;
• to establish a Disciplinary Committee to discipline SRC members and Affiliated Student Organisations in matters falling within its competency;
• to develop a SRC Code of Conduct that will bind members of the SRC;
• to investigate complaints and make recommendations in line with University policies with regard to transgressions by Student Organisations that are not affiliated with the SRC;
• to intervene and resolve any element of discontent or conflict among Student Organisations or Structures for the sake of the stability of the University;
• to make itself available, individually and collectively, to attend to the day-to-day needs and problems of students, and in respect of the CSRC, to do so in consultation with the relevant LSRC;
PRINCIPLES
The SRC shall uphold the principles of democracy, transformation, transparency, accountability, equality, efficiency, non-discrimination, non-racialism, non-sexism, non-prejudice, integrity and responsiveness, participation of the entire Student Community, redress on a fair basis and equal access to the University and its programmes.
