Greetings and a very good day.
We would like to inform that effecting from 13th November 2008, we are going to use STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL for our official name and as to represent the student body's name.
Thus, to make things more clearer and to clarify why are we using STUDENT instead of STUDENTS', details explanation are as follows:
1. Student Representative Council - means, it refers to the body/organization itself, it is well understood that it is a body run by student, own by student and it’s about student. A big organization does not use any punctuation in their company names. It will look awkward if there is any. Example: Lucas Film Ltd not Lucas’ Film Ltd. In essays, it is acceptable.
In fact here in Cyber, it’s been used from the beginning of MMU in Cyberjaya (past 10 years); meaning, it’s a tradition that should be preserved. The tradition is important. It resembles the unique identity as well as the continuity from the previous councils. Mr. Zamzuri agreed for SRC to remain fixed with Student Representative Council.
2. Students’ Representative Council – explanation :: it refers to who owns the organization. If we are discussing about grammar-wise, yes, this one is the correct one. But this is used in writing or essays preferably. But again, this is also can be used in an organization. Yet, it is not a tradition here in Cyberjaya.
3. Student Representatives Council – explanation :: the letter ‘s’ at the word representatives shows that or referring to the number of people it the organization. For instance, SRC cyberjaya = 22 representatives. This one also correct and there’s nothing wrong with it. It is just that we do not use it here in Cyberjaya.
All of the above mentioned words are correct and can be used. But our choice is Student Representative Council.
Even in the past, both respected universities like Cambridge and Oxford also using Student Representative Council. Here some of the quotations taken from the internet.
The University of Oxford's nascent students' union emerged in the 13th century. Student leaders attempted to mediate the violent clashes between "nations" at the University. Southern English, northern English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish students would frequently battle against one another, with fatalities recorded as early as 1260.
Despite this ancient pedigree, the University of Oxford's governing council resisted formally recognising Oxford's university-wide student estate for some 750 years, although JCRs and MCRs came to be recognised in their respective colleges during the 19th century.
In 1961, the University Proctors banned the student magazine 'Isis' from publishing reviews of lectures. Students resisted, and legally incorporated the Oxford University Student Representative Council (OUSRC) for the first time. They then agitated for formal university recognition of the OUSRC, and petitioned the United Kingdom's Privy Council, asking the government to amend the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Act. Rather than risk having its hand forced by legislation, the University relented, and formally recognised the OUSRC in 1970.
The OUSRC adopted its contemporary constitution in 1974, changing its name to the Oxford University Student Union.
Quoted from: http://www.cusu.cam.ac.uk/union/history/
In 1964, the Student Representative Council (SRC) was set up, containing one representative for each of the JCRs, which by that time had become the recipients of funds instead of the Amal Clubs. In 1969 this became the Student Representative Assembly (1969) with a greater number of representatives. In 1970, its name changed to the Cambridge Student Union (CSU). In 1975, the CSU successfully obtained representation on the University Council. The creation of a 'working relationship' was put to the University's Student Matters Committee in 1979, which was then formally established in 1980.
Student Representative Council:
Thank you.
"Solidarity, Responsibility, Credibility"
Regards,
Student Representative Council 2008/2009
Multimedia University, Cyberjaya
Post a Comment