Vice-Chancellor's Executive Committee
The Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Committee (VCEC) is the principal management committee of the University. The Executive Committee advises the Vice-Chancellor on matters of University strategy, policy and budget, including the capital development and information technology plans.
VCEC is one of two principal management committees that provide advice to the Vice-Chancellor. The other is the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Implementation and Oversight (VCEIO), which advises the Vice-Chancellor on the implementation of University strategy, monitors progress of key initiatives and provides oversight to the University's risk profile.
Terms of reference
The Committee will:
- Endorse the University's strategic plan for submission to Council;
- Endorse the University's annual plan;
- Endorse the annual budget and forward estimates and recommend these to Resources and Finance Committee;
- Endorse the University's Capital and IT program and major projects to ensure the alignment of these activities with the University's strategic plan;
- Determine significant matters relating to University management policy and procedures as well as operational matters relating to large scale changes in academic policy, for example in areas including but not limited to:
- Research;
- Learning and Teaching;
- External Engagement;
- Global Engagement; and
- Professional Services.
- Review the University's strategic risk profile.
Meeting frequency
The VCEC will meet once every three weeks.
Substitutes
Substitutes will not be permitted unless a member plans to be absent from the University for more than four weeks.
Membership
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Professor Margaret Gardner AC | President and Vice-Chancellor, Chair |
| Professor Susan Elliott AM | Provost and Senior Vice-President |
| Mr Peter Marshall AM | Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice-President |
| Mr Leigh Petschel | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President |
| Professor Sharon Pickering | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Senior Vice-President |
| Professor Doron Ben-Meir | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise and Engagement) and Senior Vice-President |
| Professor Rebekah Brown | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Senior Vice-President |
| Professor Andrew MacIntyre | Pro Vice-Chancellor and President (Indonesia) |
| Professor Robert Brooks | President of Academic Board |
| Professor Shane Murray | Dean, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture |
| Professor Katie Stevenson | Dean, Faculty of Arts |
| Professor Simon Wilkie | Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics |
| Professor Viv Ellis | Dean, Faculty of Education |
| Professor Chris Davies | Interim Dean, Faculty of Engineering |
| Professor Ann Nicholson | Dean, Faculty of Information Technology |
| Professor Bryan Horrigan | Dean, Faculty of Law |
| Professor Christina Mitchell AO | Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Professor Arthur Christopoulos | Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Professor Jordan Nash | Dean, Faculty of Science |
| Ms Emily Spencer | Chief of Staff and Executive Director, Office of the President and Vice-Chancellor |
In attendance:
- Secretary to EC
Other senior staff to attend by invitation as appropriate.
Meeting dates for 2022
| Submission dates | Meeting dates |
|---|---|
| 26 Jan | 1 Feb |
| 9 Mar | 15 Mar |
| 30 Mar | 5 Apr |
| 11 May | 17 May |
| 1 Jun | 7 Jun |
| 29 Jun | 4 Jul |
| 13 Jul | 19 Jul |
| 3 Aug | 9 Aug |
| 24 Aug | 30 Aug |
| 5 Oct | 11 Oct |
| 26 Oct | 3 Nov |
| 16 Nov | 21 Nov |
| 7 Dec | 13 Dec |
All submissions to VCEC should be prefaced with the one-page summary sheet (DOCX, 0.05 MB).