Academic Board Elections & Inductions
Elections are currently closed in the following categories:
Information for Staff
The Academic Board has 14 elected academic staff members, two from each Faculty at D/E level, two from each Faculty at B/C level, and two Level E representatives. Academic Board has 2 elected professional staff members from level HEO6 to HEO10. These members provide the voice in debates about policy and other academic governance matters at UNE. These members are voting members of the Board and thus influence the tone and substance of academic policies and strategy. It is important that you know who your representatives are each year, so that you can relay any comments, views or concerns you might have about academic matters to one of them.
The Chair and two Deputy Chairs are elected from the Professors and Associate Professors of Academic Board and, as such, constitute elected members in their own right. You should always feel free to communicate directly with the Chair or one of the Deputy Chairs if you have any ideas, issues or concerns you wish to raise or discuss.
Four University and Academic Board Committees report to the Board and deal with important matters of academic governance and management. These Committees are: the Academic Board Standing Committee, the Teaching and Learning Committee, the Curriculum Committee and the Research Committee.
Academic Board approves the University’s academic rules and policies, which have an impact on you as a staff member. You can find these policies on the UNE Policies page.
The purpose and function of Academic Boards and Senates in Australian Universities: this policy paper was originally formulated at the National Conference of Chairs of Academic Boards and Senates held at the University of New South Wales in 2005 and revised at subsequent conferences in Adelaide (2012) and Sydney (2013). It provides a sector-wide view of the important academic policy and quality assurance function that academic boards and senates are expected to play in the post-2011 higher education sector in Australia, with the advent of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2011 and the Tertiary Education and Quality Standards Agency.
Information for Students
Academic Board has two undergraduate student members, one postgraduate coursework student member and one postgraduate higher degree research (HDR) student member. These members provide a student perspective in debates about policies and other academic governance matters at UNE. They are voting members of the Board and influence the tone and substance of academic policies and strategy.
It is important that you know who the student members are each year, so that you can relay any comments, views or concerns you might have about academic matters to one of them via academicboard@une.edu.au (Attention: Academic Board Student Members).
Four University and Academic Board Committees report to the Board and deal with important matters of academic governance and management. These committees are: the Academic Board Standing Committee, the Teaching and Learning Committee, the Curriculum Committee and the Research Committee.
Academic Board approves the University’s academic rules and policies, which have an impact on you as a student. You can find these policies on the UNE Policies page.
Information for New Members
The Executive of the Academic Board consists of the Chair and two Deputy Chairs who are elected by the board from among the elected Professors and Associate Professors. In each case, their term of office is two years with a maximum of three consecutive terms in one office. At all times, both genders are represented on the board's Executive. Once elected, the Chair and Deputy Chairs are members of the board for the duration of their terms of office. The role of the Academic Board Executive is to ensure the board fulfils its functions and purpose as set out in the board's Terms of Reference. The Chair, in his/her role: The two Deputy Chairs are both ex officio members of the Academic Board's Standing Committee. One Deputy Chair is an ex officio member of the Teaching & Learning Committee and the other Deputy Chair is an ex officiomember of the Research Committee. The Deputy Chairs assist the Chair of Academic Board as required, and may be the Chair's nominee on the Curriculum Committee, Teaching & Learning Committee and Research Committee. Please refer to the role of Academic Board member. The Academic Board usually holds six meetings of three hours per year. The Board must declare vacant an elected member's place on the board on the grounds that she/he has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave of the board. In some cases, and where consistent with the Terms of Reference for the Academic Board, a member whose qualification for election that she/he possessed at the time of election has changed, may be required to resign their position on the Board. A leave of absence is not granted for extended absences. Members absent on Special Studies Programs may retain their membership, and their Faculty will be contacted regarding a replacement member during their absence. Important notes Elected and ex officio members of the Academic Board have the following roles and responsibilities: (as described in Clause 24 of the Terms of Reference of Academic Board) As a governance body reporting to the University Council, the duties that apply to Council members are deemed to apply to the members of the Academic Board when they are carrying out their Academic Board functions. Each member of the Academic Board must carry out his or her Academic Board functions subject to the duties as set out in Schedule 2A of the UNE Act. These duties are as follows: All elected and ex officio members should be fully familiar with the Terms of Reference of the Academic Board and with the Standing Orders of Academic Board (these are currently being revised). The Terms of Reference formalise the purpose, functions and structure of the Academic Board and form part of the governance by-laws for the University of New England. The Standing Orders address a range of matters relating to the conduct of meetings and business of the Academic Board. More specific information about aspects of the work of the Academic Board can be found on this website (containing links to important information such as the current membership of the Academic Board; approved operating principles policies and procedures of Academic Board; minutes and agendas for Academic Board and University committees meetings, and documents and reports immediately relevant to the effective functioning of the Board).What Does the Chair Do?
What Do the Deputy Chairs Do?
Role of elected and ex officio members
Duties of Academic Board members