Who are we?

The Student Council of the University of Aruba (SUA) or “Studentenraad van de Universiteit van Aruba” serves as the voice of every student of the University of Aruba (UA). It is our utmost priority to defend the interests of every student and to help students individually and collectively in any way we can and to the best of our abilities. We promote unity within the University of Aruba, among faculties, and among students. Therefore, our slogan shares our vision of a “UA Unified.” We also promote different sports and activities at the university to encourage students to stay engaged in after-school programs and extracurricular activities.

Board

The Student Council of the University of Aruba has been a dream which became a reality on the 16th of November 2012; when the first official board was elected. The board consists of a representative of each faculty. Students of each faculty choose the best candidate to represent their faculty. Together they represent all UA’s students. SUA board members happily serve the students of the University of Aruba, ensuring that every student’s voice is heard.

There are various positions within the board such as the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, public relations officer, and general board members.

Responsibilities

• The president ensures that everything goes as planned and is the one in charge of meetings. 
• The secretary is responsible for taking all meeting notes.
• The treasurer functions as SUA’s accounting and financing department.
• SUA’s public relations officer takes care of SUA’s social media, press release, radio tours, articles and much more. 
• The board members have the task of overseeing that everything is done in an ethical and transparent manner and to the benefit of all UA students.

SUA Board 2018-2020

Representing	Board member
Faculty of Law	Juan Kelly
Faculty of Law	Zyqion Soekandar
Faculty for Accounting, Finance and Marketing	Jerahmy Arends
Faculty for Accounting, Finance and Marketing	Victoria Gil
Faculty of Arts and Science	Juan David Engelbracht
Faculty of Arts and Science	Akeem Erasmus
Faculty of Arts and Science	Edmarc Kock
Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management	Sonia Leo

Mission

SUA serves as the voice of every UA student. We make it a priority to help students in any way we can and to the best of our abilities. Through regular contact with the Rector and the Board of Trustees, we have the ability to intermediate and give advice as to decisions that will affect UA students. The opportunity is also used to bring forth any other suggestions or concerns that students may have.

Objectives

• The submission of important matters of the students of the university.
• The ability to promote openness and transparency and consultation within the university.
• To guard against discrimination of students.
• To represent the interests of the students of the university.

Meetings

Most SUA meetings are open to students. In our meetings, we discuss any issues, concerns or problems that may be present and seek possible solutions and the best way to address these issues. Any board member is allowed to add an extra talking point to the meeting. Students joining the meeting are also allowed to add extra talking points to be discussed during the meeting. Every meeting covers different subjects as SUA continuously works on new projects.

Besides our regular SUA meetings, we also meet with other organizations in relation to any problems or new projects we are working on at the moment.

Meeting dates, the location, and upcoming activities are set by the incoming Board and are announced by email.

You are welcome to join us at our open meetings. To find out when these meetings are held just stay up to date with our most recent events, our Facebook page, or send us an email at sua@ua.aw.

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