Current Elections 2009

Result of Election of Elected School Member, School of Law, to Academic Senate

Following a call for nominations from among relevant academic staff  to fill a casual vacancy in the position of Elected School Member of the School of Law to Academic Senate and there being only one valid nomination, I declare the following person elected to the position, unopposed and with immediate effect:

• Dr Stephen Janes

Dr Stephen Janes’ term of office will be from 7 October, 2009, to 19 March, 2011.

Jeff Warnock
Returning Officer
7 October, 2009

Result of Election of Elected School Member, School of Natural Sciences, to Academic Senate

Following a call for nominations from among relevant academic staff  to fill a casual vacancy in the position of Elected School Member of the School of Natural Sciences to Academic Senate and there being only one valid nomination, I declare the following person elected to the position, unopposed and with immediate effect:

• Mrs Debra Moodie-Bain

Mrs Debra Moodie-Bain’s term of office will be from 7 October, 2009, to 19 March, 2011.

Jeff Warnock
Returning Officer
7 October, 2009

New Election for Deputy Chair of Academic Senate (July-August 2009)

Declaration - Election of Deputy Chair

Following a call for nominations to fill a casual vacancy in the position of Deputy Chair of Academic Senate and there being only one valid nomination, I declare the following person elected to the position, unopposed:

• Dr Elfriede Sangkuhl

Dr Elfriede Sangkuhl's term of office will be 26 August, 2009 to 19 March, 2011.

Jeff Warnock
Returning Officer
10 August, 2009.

New Election for Chair of Academic Senate (June 2009)

DECLARATION - Election of Chair of Academic Senate

Following the conduct of the online ballot to fill a casual vacancy in the position of Chair of Academic Senate, I declare the following person elected to the position:

• Associate Professor Paul Wormell

Associate Professor Wormell’s term of office will be from 1 August, 2009, to 19 March, 2011.

Jeff Warnock
Returning Officer
3 July, 2009.

Elections for New Academic Governance Arrangements  2008-2009

In accordance with the Board of Trustees' decision on 8 October, 2008, to approve revised academic governance arrangements for the University, the Academic Registrar, as Returning Officer for Academic Senate elections, has conducted elections for academic staff positions on Academic Senate, college academic committees and the new School Academic Standards and Quality Assurance Committees.

Elections of Students

Elections are have been conducted for undergraduate and postgraduate student positions on University academic decision-making bodies.

Declaration of Student Elections

ACADEMIC COMMITTEES
ELECTIONS 2009 – ELECTION RESULTS

Following the call for nominations and the counting of votes in ballots for positions on academic committees conducted via the online polling system, the following persons are declared elected to the positions indicated in Sections A and B of this notice.

Positions for which there were no nominations and which remain vacant until another round of elections are listed in Section C.

A link to declarations for positions on academic committees which are held jointly with a position in the New Student Organisation is provided in Section D.

Thea Seabrook
Returning Officer
2 May 2009

A.  Positions Contested by Ballot

• Poll 46 Undergraduate Student Member of Academic Senate
  Elected: Margaret MALAK 
  
• Poll 48 Undergraduate Student Member of Education Committee of Academic Senate
  Elected: Loui PHAM

B. Positions for which the single nominee is declared elected, Unopposed

• Poll 53 Postgraduate Higher Degree Research Student Member of UWS Research Studies Committee
  Elected: Xiafang Chen
  
• Poll 57 Postgraduate Higher Degree Research Student Member of College of Arts Research and Higher Degrees Committee
  Elected: Xiafang Chen
  
• Poll 58 Postgraduate Higher Degree Research Student Member of College of Business Research and Higher Degrees Committee
  Elected: Ryan Gould
  
• Poll 59 Postgraduate Higher Degree Research Student Member of College of Health and Science Research and Higher Degrees Committee
  Elected:  Anwen Krause-Heuer

C.   Positions for which there were no nominations and which remain vacant

Academic Senate Committee positions

• Postgraduate Student Member on Education Committee (Poll 49)
• Undergraduate Student Member on Academic Planning and Courses Approvals Committee (Poll 50)
• Postgraduate Student Member on Academic Planning and Courses Approvals Committee (Poll 51)
• Postgraduate Higher Degree Research Student Member of Research Committee (Poll 52)

College of Arts

• Student Member College of Arts Education, Assessment and Progression Committee (Poll 54)

College of Business

• Student Member College of Business Education, Assessment and Progression Committee (Poll 55)

College of Health and Science

• Student Member College of Health and Science Education, Assessment and Progression Committee (Poll 56)

D. Academic Committee positions held jointly with a position on the New Student Organisation

For the status of elections and ballots for these positions, including the positions of Academic Senate member and NSO Vice President, refer to the declaration under “Election Results” at http://www.pauws.asn.au/ 

Academic Staff Elections declared:

• Chair of Academic Senate
  Professor Anne Cusick

NB: As indicated above, Professor Cusick has resigned from this position, with effect from 1 August 2009 and a fresh election is being held.

• Deputy Chair of Academic Senate
  A/Professor Paul Wormell
   

Academic Staff Member from each School and Badanami (also to serve as Chair of School Academic Standards and Quality Assurance Committee):

NB: By resolution of the Board of Trustees on 8 April 2009, the following persons remain members of Academic Senate, but will be replaced as Chairs of re-named School Academic Committees by Heads of School or their nominees.

• Communication Arts - Dr Peter Dallow
• Education - Dr Maggie Clarke
• Humanities and Languages - Ms Jeni Ryde 
• Psychology - Mr David Mutton
• Social Sciences - A/Professor Robyn Bushell
• Accounting - Mr Brett Wheldon
• Economics and Finance - Mr Sean Toohey
• Law - Dr Elfriede Sangkuhl 
• Management - Dr Meg Smith
• Marketing - Ms Laurel Jackson
• Biomedical and Health Science - Dr Trevor Bailey
• Computing and Mathematics - Dr Carmel Coady
• Engineering - Dr Swapan Saha
• Medicine - Professor Ian Wilson
• Natural Sciences - A/Professor Paul Wormell
• Nursing - Dr Lauretta Luck
• Badanami Centre - A/Professor Berice Anning

 
Two Academic Staff Members from each College:

• College of Arts
  Dr Penelope Rossiter
  Dr David Burchell
  
• College of Business 
  Dr Meg Smith
  Dr Kevin Daly
  
• College of Health and Science
  A/Professor Andrew Francis
  Ms Robyn Moroney
   

"Course Adviser or Equivalent" Positions:

College of Arts

Communication Arts -
Dr Ronaldo Morelos
Dr Paul Ryder

Education -
Dr Margaret Dowrick
A/Professor Geoff Munns

Humanities and Languages -
Dr Xiangdong Liu
Dr Sabrina Achilles

Psychology -
Dr Fiona Wilkes
Dr Renu Narchal

Social Sciences -
Dr Michael Kennedy
Ms Sharyn McGee
Ms Jan Falloon

College of Business

Economics and Finance -
A/Professor Brian Pinkstone
Dr Roger Ham
Dr Maria Estela Varua

Law -
Mr John Juriansz
Ms Nikki Bromberger
Dr Michelle Sanson

Management -
Dr Michael Lyons
Dr Quiyan Fan
Miss Michelle O'Shea
 
Marketing -
Mr Alvin Chan
Mr John Hayek
Ms Daniela Spanjaard

College of Health and Science

Biomedical and Health Sciences -
Dr Cindy Kersaitis
Dr Rosalind Bye
Dr Donald Neely

Computing and Mathematics -
A/Professor Andrew Francis
Mr Paul Davies
Dr Rehez Ahlip

Engineering -
Dr Qi Cheng
Dr Phillip Ronaldson
Mrs Mary Hardie

Medicine -
Dr Carl Parsons
Professor Bradley Frankum
Dr David Mahns

Natural Sciences -
Dr Rosalie Durham
Ms Rosemary Nicholson
Dr Jo-Anne Chuck
 
Badanami Centre -
Mr Terry Mason
Ms Jane Durie

The term of office for elected members of Academic Senate and the School Academic Standards and Quality Assurance Committees is two years, commencing on 20 March 2009.

Terms of reference for the Academic Senate, effective from 20 March 2009, can be viewed at Academic Governance Policy.

Terms of reference for Academic Senate’s principal committees, effective from 20 March 2009, including School Academic Standards and Quality Assurance committees can be viewed at Standing Committees of Academic Senate and College Academic Committees

Thea Seabrook
Academic Registrar and Returning Officer

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