Standing committees

Academic Board Steering Committee

The Academic Board Steering Committee is a standing committee of the Academic Board responsible for managing and scheduling the business of the Academic Board.

The functions of the Committee include:

• plan the annual program of business for the Academic Board;
• develop agendas and meting papers for meetings of the Academic Board;
• advise and facilitate the flow of business to the Academic Board;

and other functions and responsibilities, as outlined in the Charter

Membership of the Committee comprises:

• Chair (the Chair of the Academic Board)
• Deputy Chair
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global, Engagement and Quality
• Pro Vice-Chancellor VET and Pathways and Chief Executive, TAFE
• Pro Vice-Chancellors of Research; Learning and Teaching; and Innovation (optional)
• Chief Learner Experience Officer (or nominee)
• Chairs of Curriculum Committee, Learning and Teaching Quality Committee and Research Committee

Chair: Professor Bernadine Van Gramberg, Chair Academic Board

Deputy Chair:  Darren Gray, Pro Vice-Chancellor VET and Pathways and Chief Executive, TAFE

Executive Officer: Lisa Francis, academic.secretariat@federation.edu.au

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Curriculum Committee

The Curriculum Committee is a standing committee of the Academic Board responsible for assessing and recommending the approval of proposed new courses and all University qualifications leading to a formal award under the Australian Qualifications Framework, to the Academic Board.

Functions and responsibilities of Curriculum Committee are outlined in the Charter

Membership of the Committee comprises:

• Chair, a nominee of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
• Chairs of the TAFE Course Approval Committee (or nominee); Learning and Teaching Quality Committee
• Chair, Academic Board (or nominee)
• Dean, Graduate Research (or nominee)
• Executive Director, Global (or nominee)
• Dean, Quality and Accreditation (or nominee)
• Chief Learner Experience Officer (or nominee)
• Associate Deans, Learning and Teaching of each Institute
• Pro Vice-Chancellor VET and Pathways and Chief Executive, TAFE (or nominee)
• Director, Student Services and Registrar (or nominee)
• Nominee of the Chief Operating Officer
• up to four co-opted members

Chair: Associate Professor Linda Wight

Deputy Chair: Associate Professor Lara Wakeling

Executive Officer: Lisa Francis, academic.secretariat@federation.edu.au

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Learning and Teaching Quality Committee

Learning and Teaching Quality Committee is a standing committee of the Academic Board responsible for all learning and teaching quality matters, including:

• providing advice to Academic Board on the quality of teaching and learning delivery high learner satisfaction and graduate outcomes;
• assuring sustainable, high academic standards
• reviewing and monitoring implementation of policy and procedures on teaching and learning to assure quality, innovation, learner satisfaction and graduate outcomes;
• ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements

Further functions and responsibilities are outlined in the Learning and Teaching Quality Committee Charter

Membership of Learning and Teaching Quality Committee comprises:

Ex-officio members

• Chair, a nominee of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
• Chair, Academic Board (or nominee)
• Associate Deans, Learning and Teaching in each Institute
• Dean, Graduate Research (or nominee)
• Executive Director, Global (or nominee)
• Director, Skills and Education Delivery (or nominee)
• Dean, Quality and Accreditation (or nominee)
• Chief Learner Experience Officer (or nominee)
• Director, Information Technology Services (or nominee)
• Director, University Library (or nominee)

Elected members

• one member of the TAFE Skills and Education Delivery team
• one Higher Education Academic (Level A - E)
• one general/professional staff member
• one Higher Education by Coursework student
• one Higher Degree by Research student
• one TAFE student

Co-opted members

• up to four members co-opted by the Committee

Chair: Associate Professor Shaun Watson

Deputy Chair: vacant

Executive Officer: Lisa Francis, academic.secretariat@federation.edu.au

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Research Committee

The Research Committee is a standing committee of Academic Board responsible for research and research training quality matters.

Functions and responsibilities of Research Committee are outlined in the Charter

Membership of Research Committee comprises:

Ex-officio members

• Chair, a nominee of the Vice-Chancellor (Research)
• Chair, Academic Board (or nominee)
• Dean, Graduate Research
• Director, Research and Innovation
• Director of each Research Centre
• Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reconciliation (or nominee)
• Pro Vice-Chancellors and Executive Deans of Institutes (or nominees)
• Executive Director, Global (or nominee)
• Director, University Library (or nominee)
• One early career researcher (ECR) as nominated by the PVC (Research)

Elected members

• one Higher Education staff member (one each from Level A-E, Level D-E)
• one TAFE staff member (optional)
• one general/professional staff member
• one Higher Degree by Research student

Co-opted members

• up to four members co-opted by the Committee

Chair:  Distinguished Professor Shane Thomas

Deputy Chair: Distinguished Professor Helen Thompson

Executive Officer: Joanne Nemshich, academic.secretariat@federation.edu.au

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