Ep 110: Building a Modern Student Union - A Conversation with WSUSU

About this episode

The episode explores the design and development of the new Western Sydney University Student Union.

In this episode, we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of breaking down a basket case, we’re going behind the scenes of something built right from the ground up… the brand new Western Sydney University Student Union. Michael is joined by Richard Martino (WSUSU) and CPR Group’s own Nathan Butcher to unpack what it actually takes to design a modern student union - one that reflects busy, diverse students, embraces digital engagement and rethinks traditional governance models. From a ...

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Guest: Richard Martino

Topics covered

• student union
• design
• digital engagement
• governance models
• higher education

Keywords

• student union
• design
• digital engagement
• governance
• Western Sydney University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WSUSU, CPR Group, Western Sydney University Student Union

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