Annual General Meeting of Convocation

This event was held on Wednesday 6 December 2017

Belinda Smith

The University of Newcastle is holding its Annual General Meeting of Convocation in the Boardroom, Level 8, NewSpace Building, Newcastle Campus on Wednesday 6 December at 7.30 am.

An Agenda of the meeting will be made available on Wednesday 29 November here. All members of Convocation are invited to attend. Members of Convocation are:

  • The members and past members of the Council
  • the graduates of the University
  • the professors and full-time and part-time members of the academic staff of the University
  • the full-time or part-time members of the non-academic staff of the University
  • any person who has retired from employment as a member of the academic or non-academic staff of the University after having been a member of Convocation for 12 months or more;
  • any person on whom the University has conferred an honorary degree or other award, or an honorary appointment;
  • past members of the council of the Hunter Institute of Higher Education, the Newcastle Teachers’ College or the Newcastle College of Advanced Education.

View the Rules Governing Convocation.

View the Governance Rule.

Elections for the following positions will be held at the Annual General meeting:

  • President of the Alumni Advisory Committee
  • Three General positions

Nomination forms and instructions are available at https://www.newcastle.edu.au/current-staff/our-organisation/governance/elections

Nominations must be received no later than 5 pm on Wednesday 29 November 2017