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Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement)
The Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) implements the engagement elements of the University's Strategic Plan, engaging in productive partnerships to further the region's interests and the University's strategic priorities.
Staff
The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement), Professor Mike Hefferan, oversees all Engagement activities and partnerships. He is also responsible for the successful operation of the University Foundation and the Innovation Centre Sunshine Coast Pty Ltd.
The Director of Engagement, Sharon Hall provides advice to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) on matters associated with strategy development and implementation, and leads and participates in a range of projects consistent with the University's Strategic Plan. She is also Chair of the University's Sustainability Advisory Committee.
The Senior Project Officer, Dr Jackie Holt, leads and participates in a range of projects consistent with the University's Strategic Plan. She also has operational responsibility for the University's Regional Engagement Advisory Committee.
The Executive Assistant to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) provides executive support to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement).
The Administrative Assistant, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) provides administrative support to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement).
Adjunct appointments
The Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) has created Adjunct appointments to provide expert advice on engagement within the University:
- Professor Hugh Lavery, Chairman and Principal Advisor of Australian Environment International (AEI)
- Professor Bob Miles, Immediate Past Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainable Regional Development (ISRD), Central Queensland University
- Professor David Eades, Director Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Professor Michael Kerry, Senior Executive Director, Babcock & Brown Australia
- Professor Bob Scott, Retired Member, Land Court of Queensland
- Jeb Brugmann, Urbanist and Author
- Dr Rob Greenwood, Director, the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Professor Abe Fuks, Past Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
- Professor Barbara Holland, Director Academic Initiatives, University of Sydney.