There are 6 elected student members of Academic Board – 1 graduate research candidate, 3 undergraduate students and 2 postgraduate students, these positions are voluntary.
The term of office for current student and graduate research candidate members will end on 31 December 2022.
A call for nominations was made to all students on Monday 3 October 2022 and a further call for nominations was made on 24 October 2022. Please note that nominations have now closed.
The outcomes of nominations and elections are below.
Undergraduate Students
The composition of the Academic Board allows for three (3) positions for undergraduate students, elected by and from enrolled students who are not postgraduate students, at least one from a regional campus and at least one from a metropolitan campus.
At the close of the second call for nominations on Tuesday 8 November 2022, six (6) nominations were received. Accordingly, under the Academic Board Regulations 2019, an electronic ballot was conducted for the three (3) undergraduate student positions. At the close of the ballot on Wednesday 23 November 2022, the following students were elected for a one year term commencing on 1 January 2023 and concluding on 31 December 2023:
- Tenzin Fox
- Hamish Grundy
- Harrison Rule
Postgraduate Students
The composition of the Academic Board allows for two (2) positions for postgraduate students, elected by and from enrolled postgraduate students, one must be from a metropolitan campus and the other from a regional campus.
At the close of nominations on Tuesday 8 November 2022, a total of four (4) nominations were received as follows:
Regional
One (1) nomination was received from a postgraduate student from a regional campus:
In accordance with the provisions of the Academic Board Regulations 2019, where the number of nominations is less than (or equal to) the number of vacancies, the candidate nominated is declared to be elected. Accordingly, Rosa Goncalves has been elected unopposed as the postgraduate student from a regional campus for a one year term commencing on 1 January 2023 and concluding on 31 December 2023.
Metropolitan
Three (3) nominations were received from postgraduate students from a metropolitan campus. Accordingly, under the Academic Board Regulations 2019, an electronic ballot was conducted for the one (1) postgraduate student from a metropolitan campus position. At the close of the ballot on Wednesday 30 November 2022, the following student was elected for a one year term commencing on 1 January 2023 and concluding on 31 December 2023
Graduate Research Candidate
The composition of Academic Board provides for one (1) graduate research candidate position elected by the graduate research candidates of the University.
At the close of the nomination period one (1) nomination was received from the following candidate:
In accordance with the provisions of the Academic Board Regulations 2019, where the number of nominations is less than (or equal to) the number of vacancies, the candidate nominated is declared to be elected. Accordingly, Tariq Alanazi has been elected unopposed for a one year term commencing 1 January 2023 and concluding on 31 December 2023.
The 2022 graduate research candidate and student members are listed below.
Graduate Research Candidate:
Undergraduate Students:
- Isabella Currie (Metropolitan)
- Zainab Noor (Regional)
- Ansh Verma (Metropolitan)
Postgraduate Students:
- Jose Jairo Villarreal Diaz (Metropolitan)
- Mark Burgemeister (Regional)
There are 60 elected staff members of Academic Board
- 20 Level E academic staff
- 15 Level A/B academic staff
- 15 Level C/D academic staff
- 5 Level 1-8 professional staff
- 5 level 9 or above professional staff
The term of office is two years, ending on 31 December 2023.
Level A-B Academic Staff
At the close of nominations on 19 November 2021, thirteen (13) nominations were received for the fifteen (15) positions for Level A-B academic staff members on Academic Board. In accordance with the provisions of the Academic Board Regulations 2019, where the number of nominations is less than the number of vacancies, the candidates nominated are declared to be elected. Accordingly, the following staff have been elected unopposed for a two year term commencing on 1 January 2022:
- Belinda D’Angelo
- Kerryn Bagley
- Shan Bergin
- Andrew Buldt
- Jabed Chowdhury
- Shalinka Jayatilleke
- Ghazanfar Khan
- Matthew King
- Lauren Lawson
- Helena Menih
- Tania Romano
- Md Safiullah
- Victoria Weale
The further call for nominations for the remaining two (2) positions for Level A-B academic staff closed on 1 March 2022. An electronic ballot was conducted from 9.00am Thursday 10 March 2022 to 5.00pm 17 March 2022. The following members were elected:
- Matthew Mitchell
- Carolyn Taylor
Level C-D Academic Staff
At the close of nominations on 19 November 2021 eighteen (18) nominations were received. In accordance with the provisions of Academic Board Regulations 2019, an electronic ballot was conducted for the 15 positions for Level C-D Academic Staff and concluded at 5.00pm on Tuesday 7 December 2021. The following members were elected:
- Katherine Ashman
- Josephine Barbaro
- Dan Bendrups
- Carina Chan
- Elly Djouma
- Khalil Hanan
- Anne-Marie Laslett
- Carol McKinstry
- Susan McLeod
- Sarah Midford
- Corina Modderman
- Ross O’Shea
- Keir Strickland
- Colleen Thomas
- Laura Whitburn
Level E Academic Staff
At the close of nominations on 1 March 2022, seven (7) nominations were received for the twenty (20) positions for Level E Academic Staff on Academic Board. A further call for nominations was made and at the close of nominations on 31 May 2022, eleven (11) nominations were received for the remaining thirteen (13) positions. In accordance with the provisions of the Academic Board Regulations 2019, where the number of nominations is less than the number of vacancies, the candidates nominated are declared to be elected. Accordingly, the following staff have been elected unopposed for a two year term commencing on 1 January 2022:
- Christine Bigby
- David Edvardsson
- Warwick Grant
- Richard Gray
- Darren Henry
- Katie Holmes
- Helen Irving
- Marcel Jackson
- Chaojie (George) Liu
- Adam Mechler
- Meg Morris
- George Moschonis
- Robyn Murphy
- Luke Prendergast
- Nora Shields
- Coral Warr
- Yvonne Wells
- Lawrie Zion
A further call for nominations to fill the remaining two (2) positions was made on 30 June 2022 and closed on 14 July 2022. At the close of nominations two (2) nominations were received. In accordance with the provisions of the Academic Board Regulations 2019, where the number of nominations is less than the number of vacancies, the candidates nominated are declared to be elected. Accordingly, the following staff have been elected unopposed for a two year term commencing on 1 January 2022:
Level 1-8 Professional Staff
At the close of nominations, seven (7) nominations were received for the five (5) positions for level 1-8 professional staff. The electronic ballot for Level 1-8 Professional Staff was conducted from 9.00am Thursday 10 March 2022. The following staff were elected:
- Ellyse Roper
- Sally McGregor
- Lynda Chapple
- April Vocale
- Sukhveer Bains
Level 9 and above Professional Staff
At the close of nominations on 19 November 2021 four (4) nominations were received for the five (5) positions for level 9 and above professional staff members on Academic Board. In accordance with the provisions of the Academic Board Regulations 2019, where the number of nominations is less than the number of vacancies, the candidates nominated are declared to be elected. Accordingly, the following staff have been elected unopposed for a two-year term commencing on 1 January 2022:
- Caitlin Beasley
- Nikhil Bhagat
- Anthony Gartner
- Andrea Young
A further call for nominations for the remaining one (1) position for Level 9 and above professional staff closed on 1 March 2022. As the number of nominations (five) exceeded the number of positions (one) an electronic ballot was conducted from 9.00am Thursday 10 March 2022. The following staff member was elected:
The Chair and Deputy Chair of Academic Board are elected biennially for two-year terms commencing on 28 February 2022.
At the close of nominations at 5.00 pm on Friday 19 November 2021, one nomination was received for the position of Chair and one nomination was received for the position of Deputy Chair. Accordingly, the following have been elected unopposed for a two-year term commencing on 28 February 2022:
Chair: James Walker
Deputy Chair: Bircan Erbas
