Faculty Board Membership - Nominate Now!
Are you an Academic staff member? Nominate now for membership on your Faculty Board!
The
University of Newcastle is now calling for nominations for membership on
Faculty Boards. The
Faculty Boards are committees of Academic Senate. The purpose of each Faculty
Board is to oversee quality assurance for teaching, learning and research
activities within the Faculty. Each Faculty Board is required to contribute to
good governance of the Faculty. Each Faculty Board is also expected to monitor
the continuous improvement of the Faculty's activities within the relevant
legislation and University Rules and policies.
Eligibility
Academic staff of the relevant school, who hold a substantive academic position of 0.5 full-time equivalent or above with a contract period of 12 months or longer, are eligible to nominate themselves as candidates for membership on Faculty Board and to vote in that election.
Such persons are also eligible to nominate themselves as the elected member from Faculty Board to be on Academic Senate in the event they are elected to Faculty Board.
Continuing members of Faculty Board are eligible to nominate themselves as the elected member from Faculty Board to be on Academic Senate.
Ex-officio members of the Faculty Board are not eligible to stand for election but can vote in the elections.
Current members whose term of office expires on 31 December 2015 are eligible to nominate for a further term.
Nominations
If you are eligible – nominate now! Details of which
positions are on offer are all available on the Call for Nominations (including
Self-Nomination form) which can be downloaded here.
Nominations must be received by 5:00pm
on Tuesday 6 October 2015 and submitted by post/delivered to:
Returning Officer
ATC225
Advanced Technology Centre
Callaghan Campus
By email to the Deputy Returning Officer: zoe.berzins@newcastle.edu.au.
Want more information?
Visit the University's Elections Web Page for more information or contact Zoe Berzins, Deputy Returning Officer on x38777 or via email zoe.berzins@newcastle.edu.au.
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