Student advocacy
Safer Community Unit (SCU)
SCU responds to reports and disclosures of concerning, threatening and inappropriate behaviour, including sexual harm.
SCU helps students by listening impartially to their concerns, discussing ways to keep them safe, helping them find the support they need, and providing advice on reporting an incident. Contact SCU at +61 3 9905 1599 or email safercommunity@monash.edu. They are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Student unions
Students may seek out advocacy from student unions for issues regarding their academic progress and integrity, grievances and complaints, assessments and exams, or if they need any help preparing for meetings, statements, forms, or letters related to their issue.
The following student unions offer independent, non-legal advocacy and referral to support services to Monash students:
- MSA Student Advocacy and Support (SAS) – Clayton and Parkville campuses
- Monash Graduate Association (MGA) – all Monash campuses
- Monash University Student Union (MONSU) – Caulfield and Peninsula campuses
- Monash Parkville Student Union (MPSU) – Parkville campus
- Monash University Student Association (MUSA) – Malaysia
- Monash University Postgraduate Association (MUPA) – Malaysia
LGBTQIA+ student support
Students who identify as LGBTQIA+ can access:
- MSA Queer and MONSU Queer: Student-run organisations based at the Clayton and Caulfield campuses respectively.
- MONSU Gender and Sexuality Officer: An advocate for rights and equal treatment within all areas of gender and sexuality, based at the Peninsula campus.
- Monash Graduate Association Queer Officer: An advocate who identifies issues and opportunities pertaining to LGBTQIA+ graduate students.
William Cooper Institute
The William Cooper Institute is a hub for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research, learning, and engagement that promotes Indigenous leadership and advancement across Monash. The William Cooper Institute assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with:
- admissions and pathways into Monash courses
- gaining research and industry experience to become career-ready
- finding employment opportunities within culturally safe workspaces
- gaining financial support
- finding accommodation.