Australian Catholic Students Association

Australian Catholic Students Association

Motto	Via Veritas Vita (The Way, The Truth, The Life)
Institution	Catholic Church
Location	Australia
Established	1942
President	Harvey Inamac
Vice president	Alexander McGrath
Treasurer	James Lu
Affiliations	Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference
Website	https://www.auscatholicstudents.com/

The Australian Catholic Students Association or ACSA is the advocacy group for Catholic students in Australia.[1] The body was founded in 1942 as the University Catholic Federation Australia (UCFA), and has been renamed several times. In 1974 it became known as the Tertiary Catholic Federation Australia (TCFA) and in 1990 it was renamed the International Movement of Catholic Students Australia (IMCSA). The body has been known as the Australian Catholic Students Association since 2001.[1]

ACSA is made up of Catholic tertiary students predominantly from the eastern states of Australia. ACSA affiliated societies have a presence in many universities, including Macquarie University, the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, the University of Melbourne, Monash University, and the Australian National University.[2] It is officially supported by the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference.[1]

The National President as of August 2022 is Harvey Inamac.[3] The patron^[further explanation needed] is Tracey Rowland, head of the Australian John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family.[4]

Conferences

ACSA hosts an annual conference. This conference involves a series of theological and philosophical talks, a celebration of the Mass, and the Mannix Ball. The Ball is named in honour of Daniel Mannix, a former Archbishop of Melbourne.[5]

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Our Mission & Identity". Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
2. "Affiliated Societies". Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
3. "National Executive". Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
4. "Our Patrons". Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
5. "Annual Conference". Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2022-09-04.