The Academic Board
La Trobe University’s Academic Board is responsible for approving and monitoring the implementation of policy on academic matters including admission to degrees, diplomas and other awards; new and revised programs; teaching and learning; assessment; student conduct; research; reviews of courses and academic units; academic staff promotions and senior (Level D & Level E) academic appointments; and prizes and scholarships.
Academic Board considers and advises the Vice-Chancellor and the University Council on academic matters and any other broad issues which affect the academic excellence of the University.
Academic Board also provides a forum to facilitate information flow and debate within the University.
For more information please see the Academic Board pages.
Membership
La Trobe University’s Academic Board consists of 99 members and is governed by the La Trobe University Act 1964, Statute 7 – The Academic Board and Regulation 7.1 – Composition, procedure and election of Academic Board.
Every attempt is made to ensure that the Board has an equal number of male and female members and both regional and metropolitan areas are properly represented. The Director of each regional campus is a member and each of the five Faculties provide representatives from both regional and metropolitan campuses. The Board also includes five student members who represent postgraduates and undergraduates from both regional and metropolitan campuses.
Members of the professoriate who are not otherwise members of Academic Board are entitled to attend meetings in a non-voting capacity.
View the current membership of Academic Board (PDF 21KB)