Academic Board Committees
1. Australia and New Zealand School of Government Committee (Updated 01/10/2009)
Terms of Reference
| President of the Academic Board (or nominee) | Professor Geoff Stevens (Chair) |
| The Dean of the Faculty of Arts (or nominee) | Professor Adrian Little |
| The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce (or nominee) | Professor Nasser Spear |
| The Dean of the Melbourne Law School (or nominee) | Associate Professor Simon Evans |
| Director of the Melbourne Business School (or nominee) | Professor Paul Dainty |
| Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (or nominee) | Professor Allan Fels |
| Deputy Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (or nominee) | Professor Peter Allen |
| Academic Registrar (or nominee) of the University | Ms Gillian Luck |
| Up to two members, not necessarily members of the Academic Board of the University, appointed annually by the Board | Professor Brian Galligan Professor Richard Speed |
| The President of GSA (or nominee) | Ms Johann Ruth |
| Secretary | Chris Reid |
2 Academic Programs Committee (Created 01/01/2009; updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| President of the Academic Board | Professor G Stevens |
| Vice-President of the Academic Board or the Deputy Vice-President of the Academic Board | Professor R Slocombe |
| Provost or Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) or nominee | TBC |
| Academic Registrar (or nominee) | TBC |
| Chair of the Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee (when not the President of the Academic Board) | Professor LHawthorne |
| Chair of the Teaching and Learning Development Committee (or nominee) | Professor R James |
| Chair of the Selection Procedures Committee (or nominee) | Associate Professor B Hughes |
| Chair of Melbourne Model Committee (or nominee) | TBC |
| Six members of the Board elected by the Academic Board for a term of three years; two members to retire each year | Professor C Bull Professor I Holtham Associate Professor R Misson (Chair) Professor M Morgan Professor N Olekalns Professor D Young |
| Three members of the academic staff not being members of the Academic Board, elected by the Academic Board for a term of three years; one member to retire each year | Dr R Edis Associate Professor D Shallcross Associate Professor G Webb |
| A Faculty or Graduate School Manager nominated by the President, Academic Board | TBC |
| The President of UMSU or nominee and one additional nominee | Ms C Drakeford Ms L Harris |
| The President of GSA or nominee and one additional nominee | Mr P Coats
Ms P Fernandez |
| Up to six members of the Academic Board appointed as members of the Committee by the President of the Academic Board for a term of up to two years in order to take into account matters such as the balance of membership by discipline | Professor A Capling Professor M Elgar Professor R Pettman Professor R Speed Professor J Wyn |
| Up to three additional members, not being members of the Academic Board, nominated for a term of up to two years by the President of the Academic Board having regard to gender balance and disciplinary expertise of the membership. | Dr M J Campbell Associate Professor B Parry |
| Secretary | Emma Koch |
2A Coursework Examinations Sub-committee (Created 25/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| Four academic staff appointed by the Academic Board with expertise in practical and/or clinical examinations) | Associate Professor M Guillemin Associate Professor G Webb Associate Professor H Sondergaard vacant |
| Director, Student Management Services, or nominee | Ms H Thomas |
| President UMSU or nominee | Ms L Harris |
| President GSA or nominee | Mr P Coates |
| One representative of the Disability Liaison Unit | Mr M Brett |
| One faculty General Manager | vacant |
| Up to one additional co-opted member | Ms V Shaw |
| Secretary | Mary Tsaousis |
2B Indigenous Studies Teaching and Learning Programs Sub-Committee (Updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| President, Academic Board (or nominee) | Professor Ian Anderson |
| Professor of Australian Indigenous Studies | Professor Marcia Langton |
| Director, Melbourne Indigenous Partnerships Institute | |
| Director, Centre for Indigenous Education | Mr Christopher Heelan |
| Provost or Pro-Vice Chancellor (Teaching and Learning ) or nominee | |
| Up to five academic staff nominated by the President of Academic Board (at least 3 indigenous) teaching or researching in Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne. | Mr Philip Morrissey (Chair) (Department of Culture and Communications) Mr Shaun Ewen (Centre For Health & Society) Ms Michelle Evans (or nominee Wilin Centre) Dr Tony Birch (Department of Culture and Communications) Mr Justin Mohammed, ASHE |
| One member of the Academic Programs Committee | Associate Professor Marion Campbell |
| One Indigenous undergraduate student (representative of MUSU elected by Indigenous undergraduate students) | |
| One Indigenous postgraduate student (representative of GSA elected by Indigenous postgraduate students) | |
| The sub-committee may co-opt up to three additional members with specific expertise of value to the sub-committee. | Ms Debra Stoter |
| Secretary | Mary Tsaousis |
3. Coursework Scholarships and Awards Committee (Updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| Chair appointed by the Academic Board | Professor G Wigglesworth (Chair) |
| President of the Academic Board (or nominee) | Professor R Fincher (nominee) |
| Two elected non-Board members | Associate Professor G Edwards
Dr C Whitzman |
| Four elected Academic Board members | Professor S Dey Professor I Malkin Professor A Ram |
| Academic Registrar (or nominee) | Mr L Cameron (nominee) |
| A Faculty Manager nominated by the Academic Registrar | Vacant |
| A Graduate School Manager nominated by the Academic Registrar (in this case the management school will be one with faculty status) | Mr S Collis |
| Manager, Undergraduate and Graduate Coursework Scholarships | Ms H Thomas |
| Up to two additional members nominated for a term of up to two years by the President of the Academic Board having regard to gender balance and disciplinary expertise of the membership. | Professor B Harley Dr D King |
| Secretary | Mary Tsaousis |
4 Libraries and Academic Resources Committee (Updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| President of the Academic Board or nominee | Professor J McCalman (Chair) |
| Vice-President, Academic Board or nominee | |
| University Librarian | Mr Philip Kent |
| Academic Registrar or nominee |
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| Four members of the Academic Board elected by the Academic Board for a term of two years; two members to retire each year | |
| Up to two members of the Academic Board appointed as members of the Committee by the President of the Academic Board for a term of up to two years in order to take into account matters such as the balance of membership by discipline | |
| The President of UMSU or nominee | |
| the President of GSA or nominee | Ms J McVey |
| Up to four additional members, not being members of the Academic Board, nominated by the President of the Academic Board for a term of up to two years having regard to gender balance and disciplinary expertise of the membership. | |
| A nominee of the Library’s Advisory Committee | |
| Secretary | Karen Kealy |
4 Archives Advisory Board (Updated 25/03/2009)
Terms of Reference
| University Secretary (or nominee) | Ms Janet White |
| University Archivist | |
| University Librarian (or nominee) | Mr Philip Kent |
| Up to nine other members appointed by the President of the Academic
Board in consultation with the University Archivist; up to three members
to represent academic staff and up to six members to represent external
user groups, depositor peak bodies and other relevant interests. Members'
terms of appointment are three years, with a maximum of two terms. |
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| Secretary |
5 Melbourne Business School Committee (Updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| The President of the Academic Board or nominee | Professor G Stevens |
| The Vice-President of the Academic Board or nominee | Professor L Sonenberg |
| Acting Dean of the Melbourne Business School | Associate Professor J George |
| The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce or nominee | Professor Bruce Grundy (nominee) |
| Academic Registrar or nominee | Mr M Beaton-Wells (nominee) |
| The President, Melbourne Business School Student Representative Council | Mr D Michell |
| Two members of the Academic Board elected by the Academic Board for a term of two years | Professor Patrick Griffin Professor Priyan Mendis |
| Two members of the academic staff from the Melbourne Business School nominated annually by the Director | Vacant Vacant |
| One member nominated annually by Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs | Ms M Fee |
| Not more than three members co-opted by the Committee | Professor R Speed MBS Professor C Lloyd MBS Vacant |
| Observers | Mr W Wiersma Ms J Pizzey |
| Secretary | Mary Tsaousis |
6 Melbourne Custom Programs Committee (Updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| President of the Academic Board or nominee | Professor G Stevens |
| Executive Dean of Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs or nominee | Ms M Fee |
| Two members of the Academic Board appointed annually by the Board | Associate Professor R Misson Professor R Slocombe (Chair) |
| Academic Registrar or nominee | Ms G Luck |
| Up to four members appointed annually by Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs | Professor A Dawson Dr L Rosewarne Professor M Elgar Professor D Young |
| Up to four members appointed annually by the Academic Board chosen to reflect Faculty engagement with the School | Professor P Kirkbride Professor D Samson Professor R Keenan |
| One student member appointed annually by the University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association | Ms J Ruth |
| Secretary | Carly Prendergast |
7 Melbourne College of Divinity Committee (Updated 28/07/2009)
Terms of Reference
| University Members | |
| President, Academic Board or nominee | Professor B Muir (Nominee) |
| Academic Registrar (or nominee) | Ms G Luck |
| One member of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education appointed annually by the Graduate School | Associate Professor D Beckett |
| One member of the Faculty of Arts appointed annually by the Faculty of Arts | Professor B Galligan |
| The President of UMSU or nominee | Ms Carla Drakeford |
| The President of GSA or nominee | Mr Paul Coates |
| Melbourne College of Divinity Members | |
| Four members appointed annually by the College | Dr P Beirne Dr M Lindsay Rev. Professor C Mostert Associate Professor A McGowan |
| Observer | Ms E Anderson |
| Secretary | Mary Tsaousis |
8 Research Higher Degrees Committee (Updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| Pro Vice-Chancellor Graduate Research | Professor RA Strugnell (Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, School of Graduate Research | |
| The President of the Academic Board or nominee | |
| Chairperson of the Graduate Research Scholarships committee or nominee | |
| Chairperson of the Academic Programs Committee or nominee | |
| Academic Registrar or nominee | |
| Six members of the academic staff, who are active in research and supervision of higher degree candidates, elected by the Academic Board (3 year term) | |
| Up to six appointed members to be determined annually having regard to gender balance and disciplinary expertise of the membership. | |
| Three students enrolled for a research higher degree having regard to the diversity of disciplinary contexts in which research higher degrees are completed, nominated by the President GSA. | |
| One Faculty General Manager or nominee | |
| Research Higher Degrees Manager, School of Graduate Research | |
| Secretary | Jennifer Gilbert |
8. Graduate Research Scholarships Committee (Created 01/01/2009)
Terms of Reference
| Membership of the Committee is to be determined by the Research Higher Degrees Committee on the advice of the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Graduate Research. | |
| Secretary |
9. Selection Procedures Committee (Updated 22/10/2009)
Terms of Reference
| President of the Academic Board or nominee | Professor G Stevens |
| Vice-President of the Academic Board or nominee | Professor R Slocombe |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) or nominee | |
| Academic Registrar or nominee | |
| Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education or nominee | Dr S Arkoudis |
| Executive Director, Office of Admissions | Ms C Murphy |
| Director, International or nominee | Ms K McIntosh (Nominee) |
| Five members of the Board elected by the Board for a term of three years | Professor J Camakaris Professor B Harley Associate Professor B Parry Professor D Thomas |
| One member nominated by the Academic Programs Committee | Associate Professor B Hughes, Chair |
| Two members of the academic staff, not being members of the Board, elected by the Board for a term of three years | Associate Professor J Kinder
Associate Professor R Hadgraft |
| The President of UMSU or nominee and one additional nominee | Ms G Leigh-Dodds (nominee) |
| The President of GSA or nominee and one additional nominee | Ms J McVey (nominee) |
| Up to two members appointed by the Board on advice from the Committee for a term not exceeding two years. | 2 vacancies |
| Up to three members appointed by the Committee for the duration of a particular enquiry. | Nil |
| Up to two additional members, not being members of the Academic Board, nominated annually by the President of the Academic Board having regard to gender balance and disciplinary expertise of the membership. | Professor K Dovey |
| One Faculty General Manager nominated by the President, Academic Board | |
| Secretary | Chris Reid |
10. Teaching and Learning Development Committee (Updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| President of the Academic Board | Professor G Stevens |
| Vice-President of the Academic Board or the Deputy Vice-President of the Academic Board |
Professor R Fincher |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) or nominee | Professor Greg Whitwell (Acting) |
| University Librarian or nominee | Mr P Kent |
| Chair, Academic Programs Committee or nominee | Associate Professor R Misson |
| Chair, Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee or nominee | Associate Professor M Guillemin (nominee) |
| Director, Information and Education Services or nominee | Mr J Peacocke |
| Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education or nominee | Dr K-L Harris |
| Four members of the Academic Board elected by the Board for a term of two years; two members to retire each year | Associate Professor J Evans Professor P Harris Professor R James (Chair) Professor L Sterling |
| Two members of the academic staff not being members of the Academic Board, elected by the Academic Board for a term of two years; one member to retire each year | Associate Professor G Edwards Associate Professor L Gillam |
| Up to two additional members, holding appointments at Level C, nominated by the President of the Academic Board | Dr D Chambers Dr G Kennedy |
| Up to two members of Academic Staff and up to two members of the Professional Staff appointed by the Committee having regard to gender balance and their expertise in matters relevant to teaching and learning and the Terms of Reference of the Committee. | Mr C Higgs Mr P Jones Associate Professor M Livett Associate Professor K Watty (Deputy Chair) |
| Up to five members appointed by the Chair of TALDEC and President, Academic Board having regard to gender balance and disciplinary expertise of the membership. | Mr P Andonov Dr C Asmar Associate Professor R Hadgraft Associate Professor P Jamieson Ms D Jones Ms M Rennie Associate Professor H Sondergaard |
| President of GSA or nominee | Mr P Coats |
| President of UMSU or nominee | Ms Marissa Hood |
| Secretary | Leanne Fisher |
11 Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance Committee (Updated 28/09/2009)
Terms of Reference
| President of the Academic Board | Professor Geoff Stevens |
| Vice-President of the Academic Board or the Deputy Vice-President of the Academic Board | Professor Ron Slocombe |
| Provost or Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) | |
| Director, University Planning (or nominee) | Ms Suzanne Daroesman (nominee) |
| Chair of the Academic Programs Committee (when not the President of the Academic Board) (or nominee) | Professor Ron Slocombe |
| Chair of the Teaching and Learning Development Committee | Professor Richard James |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) or nominee | Associate Professor Mary Wlodek |
| Four members of the Academic Board elected by the Board for a term of two years; two members to retire each year | Professor Prem Bhalla Professor Saman Halgamuge Professor Gillian Wigglesworth Professor Ian Woodrow |
| Two members of the academic staff not being members of the Academic Board, elected by the Academic Board for a term of two years; one member to retire each year | Professor Nick Haslam Associate Professor Sandra Kentish |
| Two nominees of the GSA | Mr Anwar Shah Mr Paul Coats |
| Two nominees of UMSU | Ms Laura Harris Mr Shaun Khoo |
| One student nominated by MUOSS | Ms Suyan Ng |
| Up to four members of the Academic Board appointed as members of the Committee by the President of the Academic Board for a term of up to two years in order to take into account matters such as the balance of membership by discipline and expertise in teaching and learning | Professor Camille Cameron Professor Bill Harley Professor Lynn Meek Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne (Chair) |
| Up to two additional members, not being members of the Academic Board, nominated by the President of the Academic Board for a term of up to two years having regard to gender balance and disciplinary expertise of the membership. | Associate Professor Marilys Guillemin Associate Professor Kim Watty |
| Two members of the academic staff at Lecturer B or C level not being members of the Academic Board, elected by the Academic Board for a term of two years; one member to retire each year | Mr Shaun Ewen Dr Rebecca Ford |
| Director, Academic Enrichment Services | Dr Pat McLean |
| Observers | Ms Sue Sleep Ms Teresa Tjia |
| Secretary | Karen Roe |
12. Selection Appeals Committee
Terms of Reference
| The President of the Academic Board (or nominee) | |
| The Vice President of the Academic Board (or nominee) |
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| Deputy Vice-President of the Board (or nominee) | |
| At least one of the three Board officers should be a member of any Selection Appeals Committee. | |
| Secretary | Kathy Menezes |