Curriculum Committee
Calling for Expressions of Interest
Expressions of interest (EOI) are now invited from eligible academic staff who wish to be considered for appointment to the Curriculum Committee as:
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The Curriculum Committee of Academic Board is a key governing committee of the University which oversees aspects of the University's curricula by:
- undertaking systemic quality overview of the course profile and internal and external course accreditation including professional accreditation and third-party provider delivery, and provide recommendations to Academic Board on standards and measures of quality in relation to the course profile.
- providing critical scrutiny of course proposals, as define in the Course and unity Policy, and
- make recommendations for endorsement to Academic Board as appropriate
- endorse to Academic Board course review outcomes and re-approval of courses
- endorse to Academic Board teach-out plans for course discontinuation.
- approving significant course amendments.
- overseeing the schedule of comprehensive course reviews.
- received and reviewing summary reports from Education Quality Directorate on annual course monitoring to confirm and improve course design and quality of all courses within UNE's course profile, and:
- referring course(s) exhibiting
- performance below institutional benchmarks and/or quality parameters to Heads of School for consideration
- persistent performance below institutional benchmarks and/or quality parameters to Executive Team (via Deputy Vice-Chancellor) for consideration.
- ensuring monitoring is conducted to confirm and improve course design and quality.
- referring course(s) exhibiting
- receiving and reviewing from Education Quality Directorate:
- a three-year rolling list of courses for review in any given year, endorsed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
- annual reporting on the progress, completions and outcomes of course reviews
- unit monitoring, including results, completions, and engagement, and outcomes of unit evaluations
- annual report on progress, completions and outcomes of unit reviews.
- receiving reports from School Education Committees:
- annual summary of course monitoring to confirm and improve course design quality
- confirming relevant policy and procedures have been followed
- annual summary of unit monitoring.
- reviewing and making recommendations to Academic Board on policies related to course development and review, and admission and credit where required (excluding higher degree by research courses.
- identifying and reporting to Academic Board any risks associated with academic governance of the University's curriculum.
The Committee will provide students with opportunities to participate in academic governance.
The Committee will receive a report after each graduation event, indicating recommendations following a review of any issues and positive experiences with the ceremony, the graduation processes, corrections and other quality matters to oversee risks.
The Terms of Reference for the committee provides further information regarding the committee membership, functions and focus.
Committee Membership
| Position | Name | Member Type | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair (D/E academic staff) | Professor Rachael Adlington | Appointed by Chair Academic Board | until April 2027 |
| Deputy Chairs | Matt Krug Dr Catherine Volpe Johnston | Appointed by Chair Academic Board | until November 2026 until July 2028 |
| Chair of Academic Board (or delegate) | Professor Adrian Walsh | ex officio member | for the period they hold the ex officio role |
| Executive Principal, Education Futures | Professor Nathan Wise (acting) | ex officio member | for the period they hold the ex officio role |
| Executive Principal, Student Journey | Tanya Pelle (acting) | ex officio member | for the period they hold the ex officio role |
| Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education (HASSE) | Associate Professor Sarah Lawrence - Associate Professor Tristan Taylor (on leave Feb-Dec 2026) | ex officio member | for the period they hold the ex officio role |
| Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning - Faculty of Medicine and Health (M&H) | Professor Jane Clark | ex officio member | for the period they hold the ex officio role |
| Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning - Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law (SABL) | Professor Fran Cowley | ex officio member | for the period they hold the ex officio role |
| Director, Education Quality | Sue Crew (acting) | ex officio member | for the period they hold the ex officio role |
| UNE Student Council nominee | vacant | ex officio member | for the period they hold the ex officio role |
| Level D or E academic staff member HASSE Faculty | Associate Professor Ingrid Harrington | Appointed by Chair CC in consultation with Executive Dean | until June 2027 |
| Level D or E academic staff member M&H Faculty | Associate Professor Natasha Loi | Appointed by the Executive Dean | until August 2028 |
| Level D or E academic staff member SABL Faculty | Dr Anna-Marie Babey | Appointed by the Executive Dean | until October 2026 |
| Level B or C academic staff member HASSE Faculty | Dr Catherine Volpe Johnston | Appointed by Curriculum Committee after call for expressions of interest | until September 2026 |
| Level B or C academic staff member M&H Faculty | Matt Krug | Appointed by Curriculum Committee after call for expressions of interest | until May 2027 |
| Level B or C academic staff member SABL Faculty | Dr Carolyn Tran | Appointed by Curriculum Committee after call for expressions of interest | until June 2027 |
| Academic staff member who identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | vacant | Appointed by Chair of Curriculum Committee after call for expressions of interest | 2 year term |
| Current coursework student | vacant | Appointed by Chair of Curriculum Committee after a call for expressions of interest | 2 year term |
Meeting Dates
Curriculum Committee meetings are currently held in person at the UNE Armidale campus and via videoconference (Zoom) from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Meeting Dates and Report Submission Schedule for Curriculum Committee meetings in 2026.
Observers are welcome to attend Curriculum Committee meetings but are asked to seek an invitation from the Chair by emailing academicboard@une.edu.au at least one week prior to the meeting.
Minutes and Forms
Curriculum Committee papers and minutes (and past papers from University Academic Programs Committee) can be accessed by Academic Board and Academic Board Committee members can login to Moodle and choose to view "Academic Board Meeting Papers and Reading Room".
If you have any access issues or require help finding a previous paper please contact academicboard@une.edu.au.
Further information
Register of UNE Accredited Courses
The Education Quality Directorate maintains the Course Tracker, which is a register of all current UNE course offerings, the course review schedule, professionally accredited courses, and third-party provider arrangements.
The Course Tracker is available through PowerBI.
Details on quality assurance processes relating to items and activities in the Course Tracker are available on the Education Quality SharePoint site.
