The Academic Board is composed of ex-officio members and internal members including teaching and research staff, professional staff and students.
Chairperson: Deborah Tyler
Phone: +61 3 9919 4310
Email: deborah.tyler@vu.edu.au
Deputy Chairperson: Associate Professor Tom Clark
Phone: +61 3 9919 2196
Email: tom.clark@vu.edu.au
For further information about the Academic Board, please email gov.sec@vu.edu.au.
The Board operates under a Terms of Reference.
The Academic Board consist of the following membership (as at 10th November 2016):
Elected members
Two staff elected by and from each teaching and research staff from each College:
- Dr Karina Smith (Arts)
- Associate Professor Tom Clark (Arts)
- Malay Joshi (Business)
- Jesse Singh (Business)
- Vacant (Education)
- Dr Mark Selkrig (Education)
- Dr Alasdair McAndrew (E&S)
- Dr Horace King (E&S)
- David Dawson (H&B)
- Vacant (H&B)
- Professor Neil Andrews (L&J)
- Charles Giacco (L&J)
- Dr Fabio Serpiello (S&ES)
- Vacant (S&ES)
- Dr Fion Lim (VUC)
- Brendan McCarthy (VUC)
Two members elected by and from teaching and research staff who work in organisational units other than a College:
- Jacinta Richards
- Deborah Tyler
Four members elected by and from professional staff:
- Michelle MacDonald
- Michael Zaar
- Cameron Murrell
- Vacant
One member elected by and from Indigenous staff:
- Karen Jackson
Student members
One student elected by and from students enrolled in a higher education degree by coursework course of study:
- Corey Mizzi
One student elected by and from students enrolled in a higher education degree by research course of study:
- Li He (Helly)
One student elected by and from students enrolled in a Vocational and/or Further Education course of study:
- Aimey McRae
One student elected by and from onshore international students:
- Shuvam Devgan
Ex-officio members
Seven ex officio members comprising:
The Vice-Chancellor as the University's Chief Academic Officer:
Six members of staff who hold positions determined by the Vice-Chancellor after consultation with the Academic Board:
- Professor Kerri-Lee Krause
- Professor Ian Solomonides
- Professor Warren Payne
- Professor Richard Constantine
- Professor Chris Perera
- Vacant
