The USU’s Queer program aims to bring to the University Community an awareness of queer issues whilst at the same time providing a safe and accepting environment in which all students feel comfortable and welcome.  The Queer Convenors will broaden the reach of the queer program on campus by developing existing activities and initiating others.

The USU appoints two people to this role: one male-identifying Queer Convenor and one female-identifying Queer Convenor.

Natasha Nair and Wassim Sayegh are the USU Queer Convenors in 2009. They can be reached at .

2010 applications open: 24 August 2009
2010 applications close: 30 September 2009

2009 Queer Convenors

Tash Nair
Currently studying Psychology, Government and International Relations, Gender Studies and Sociology. Loves doing volunteer work for ACON, co-facilitating a social group for under-26 year-old same-sex attracted women.

Will one day work in the queer community at ACON (formerly the AIDS Council of NSW) or Twenty Ten for a living, and continue studying to one day become a Univeristy lecturer, before retiring to a life as a superhero, saving the world in spandex. Loves: sport, learning and sarcasm.









Wassim Sayegh
Hiya =D
I’m Wassim the male identifying queer convenor. I’m in third year doing Molecular Biotechnology. I’m surrounded by sarcastic people *wink* I love annoying Tash. On a more serious note, I took on this position for a few reasons. Firstly, I feel this role is important in helping new students (mainly queers) find friends and enjoy their uni experience, since this process might be overwhelming to some due to all the changes they go through in the transition from high school to uni.

Having queer representatives gives them an opportunity to discover their sexuality and gender on a smaller scale (being uni) with people of their own age and in the same situation, as opposed to discovering it on a massive scale (being the scene) which can be confusing. Secondly, I’ve been in uni for 4 years and haven’t been involved much in student life so I thought to myself ‘what better way is there to be involved in student life than actually making it happen?!’ Thirdly, I felt that this could be a great opportunity for me to experience a new way to take on responsibilities. Wish you all the best for your school year.”