Description
As outlined in its first constitution dated 22 June 1992, Contact was a volunteer program which encourages the distribution of information among students, that is relevant to all non academic aspects of their life on campus. In the same document, the mission of the Centre was noted as: -a link between students and the services provided by the Students' Union, the University Union, the Student Services department of the university and other appropriate groups -a first port of call information service to students, in a user friendly and welcoming environment -a referral point for all services relevant to students -a feedback mechanism whereby student needs and problems are identified and referred appropriately -a means by which contact volunteers can learn about the university and work with other students, make friends and exchange ideas, thus increasing non-academic student participation at the university The Contact Committee was responsible for the organisation of Contact. It consisted of one representative from the each of the main contributing organisations - Students' Union, the University Union and the Student Services Department - three Contact volunteers and the Contact Co-ordinator, who was tasked with the daily running of Contact. The first Co-ordinator was Jan Hope. Contact began operations in August 1992, initially from a table on the Library Lawn. In October 1992 Contact moved to the Student Services huts, but by 1993 they had moved to the Central Lecture Block. In 1994, after the completion of the construction of the Quadrangle building, Contact was moved to this location. As a result of the move to a single student organisation, from 2007 Contact became a part of Arc. The 2014 Arc Annual Report (page 6) noted that "the end of 2014 also saw the decision to retire the Contact program". Contact therefore appears to have ceased operations from this time. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 14/08/1992-