subject: Why to Be a Member of the Students' Union in University? [print this page] Why to Be a Member of the Students' Union in University?
How much do you know about the students' unions in general? Basically, a students' union is an organization present in almost every college or university (and sometimes even high school) that organizes different social activities and events. However, this is not the only thing that students' unions do. They also represent the educational establishment (school, university, etc) at national and local meetings and conferences, as well as it represents all the students externally.
Benefits of being a member of the students' union
So, what joining the students' union brings you? If you are an active, sociable, and creative person, it offers you a number of opportunities:
You have a chance to become an intermediate between the students and the college government. As you know, there are always things that students are not satisfied with when it comes to studies. You will have powers to change what you and other students dislike.
You will be able to help those who need it. Tuitions, scholarships, financial aid you will be closer than anybody to these and you will have an opportunity to fight with injustice.
You will train your public speaking skills. If you feel like being a great orator, the membership in the students' union will only help you to develop this skill. Feel and test your power of persuasion!
You will establish good connections with necessary people. This will be very useful for your future career. You will be constantly surrounded by authoritative people and you will learn much from them.
Apart from all this, you will meet many people who you have common interests with. You will constantly interact with these people and, perhaps, even build common plans for future with them. In this way, your student life will get diverse but, what is more important, you will be able to do something good for your university and the society.
How much do you know about the students' unions in general? Basically, a students' union is an organization present in almost every college or university (and sometimes even high school) that organizes different social activities and events. However, this is not the only thing that students' unions do. They also represent the educational establishment (school, university, etc) at national and local meetings and conferences, as well as it represents all the students externally.
Benefits of being a member of the students' union
So, what joining the students' union brings you? If you are an active, sociable, and creative person, it offers you a number of opportunities:
You have a chance to become an intermediate between the students and the college government. As you know, there are always things that students are not satisfied with when it comes to studies. You will have powers to change what you and other students dislike.
You will be able to help those who need it. Tuitions, scholarships, financial aid you will be closer than anybody to these and you will have an opportunity to fight with injustice.
You will train your public speaking skills. If you feel like being a great orator, the membership in the students' union will only help you to develop this skill. Feel and test your power of persuasion!
You will establish good connections with necessary people. This will be very useful for your future career. You will be constantly surrounded by authoritative people and you will learn much from them.
Apart from all this, you will meet many people who you have common interests with. You will constantly interact with these people and, perhaps, even build common plans for future with them. In this way, your student life will get diverse but, what is more important, you will be able to do something good for your university and the society.
