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Terms of Reference and membership
Academic Board Terms of Reference
- to advise Council on general education directions, policies and practices on teaching, research, ethics and scholarship, and facilitate development and innovation in these areas;
- to approve and amend academic policy, on delegated authority of Council;
- to recommend to Council on the University’s areas of study and research priorities;
- to contribute to the development, monitoring and reviewing of relevant goals and objectives in the University’s Strategic Plan and relevant top-level plans and to advise Council, accordingly;
- to monitor the academic activities of the University’s faculties;
- to approve schemes for internal research grants;
- to recommend to Council proposals that imply the entry by the University into a discipline not currently taught in the University and proposals relating to the offering of programs in existing disciplines but at a higher level;
- to determine the accreditation of new programs in disciplines currently taught in the University;
- to determine the outcomes of proposals to make major changes to existing programs and courses;
- to determine the outcomes of proposals to discontinue courses and programs;
- to confer awards on the delegated authority of Council. (This authority may be delegated to the Chairperson Academic Board)
- to monitor the work of the University Animal Ethics Committee and the University Human Research Ethics Committee, via the Research Management Committee, and advise Council on ethics related matters as required;
- to determine the acceptance of scholarships, bursaries and prizes above the value of $15,000 per award; and
- to establish committees to advise the Board on relevant aspects of the Board’s functions.
2012 Academic Board membership
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Chairperson)
Pro Vice-Chancellor (International and Quality)
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement)
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Executive Deans of Faculties
Associate Deans (Learning and Teaching)
- Dr Maria Raciti (Faculty of Arts and Business)
- Dr Jennifer Rowe (Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering)
Associate Deans (Research)
- Associate Professor Christian Jones (Faculty of Arts and Business)
- Professor Helen Wallace (Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering)
Chairpersons of Academic Board committees
Heads of Schools
- Dr Rod McCulloch (School of Communication)
- Associate Professor Jennifer Carter (School of Social Sciences)
- Professor Evan Douglas (School of Business)
- Professor John Lowe (School of Health and Sport Sciences)
- Professor Noel Meyers (School of Science, Education and Engineering)
- Associate Professor Margaret Barnes (School of Nursing and Midwifery
Director, Student Administration
Director, Student Services
Up to 3 persons who are not employees of the University, appointed by the Vice-Chancellor
- Ms Leeza Boyce, nominee of Institute Director, Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE
- Mr John Lockhart, external representative of schools
One undergraduate student of the University
One postgraduate student of the University
Three elected academic staff members from each faculty
- Professor David Gadenne (Faculty of Arts and Business)
- Dr Donna Weeks (Faculty of Arts andBusiness)
- Dr Dixie Statham (Faculty of Arts and Business)
- Professor Marion Gray (Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering)
- Associate Professor Deborah Heck (Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering)
- Dr Mark Sayers (Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering)
In attendance (having participatory, but not voting, rights)
- Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Hill
- Any Pro Vice-Chancellor or Director who is not an ex-officio member
- Ms Rosalyn Cheales (Manager, Academic Secretariat)
- Mr Jon Dickins (Curriculum Quality Officer)
- Ms Kim Lerch (Minute Secretary)
Invited to attend as appropriate (having participatory, but not voting rights)
Any visitors with the approval of the Chairperson
Observers (no rights)
Any person with the approval of the Chairperson
Tenure and frequency of meetings
- Elected academic staff members will serve for a period of two years.
- Members appointed by the Vice-Chancellor and President, other than student members, will serve for a period of two years.
- Student members will serve for a period of one year, with a maximum of two consecutive terms of office.
- There will be at least five meetings of the Academic Board each year.
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