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 Major Initiatives, Implementation and Oversight Committee (MIIO), 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 Marc Parlange | Provost and Senior Vice-President |
| Mr Peter Marshall AM | Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice-President |
| Mr Phil Harvey | Interim Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President |
| Professor Abid Khan | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) |
| Professor Susan Elliott AM | Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Senior Vice-President (Education) |
| Professor Ken Sloan | Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Senior Vice-President (Enterprise and Governance) |
| Ms Renaye Peters | Vice-President (Campus Infrastructure and Services) |
| Professor Andrew Walker | Pro Vice-Chancellor and President (Malaysia) |
| Professor Jacinta Elston | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) |
| Professor Rebekah Brown | Senior Vice-Provost and Vice-Provost (Research) |
| Professor Kris Ryan | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) |
| Professor Robert Brooks | President of Academic Board |
| Professor Shane Murray | Dean, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture |
| Professor Sharon Pickering | Dean, Faculty of Arts |
| Professor Simon Wilkie | Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics |
| Professor Viv Ellis | Dean, Faculty of Education |
| Professor Elizabeth Croft | Dean, Faculty of Engineering |
| Professor Ann Nicholson | Interim 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 |
In attendance:
- Chief of Staff and Executive Director, Office of the Vice-Chancellor
- Secretary to EC
Other senior staff to attend by invitation as appropriate.
Meeting dates for 2021
| Submission dates | Meeting dates |
|---|---|
| 27 Jan | 2 Feb |
| 17 Feb | 23 Feb |
| 10 Mar | 16 Mar |
| 31 Mar | 7 Apr |
| 21 Apr | 28 Apr |
| 12 May | 18 May |
| 2 Jun | 8 Jun |
| 23 Jun | 29 Jun |
| 14 Jul | 20 Jul |
| 4 Aug | 10 Aug |
| 25 Aug | 31 Aug |
| 15 Sep | 21 Sep |
| 6 Oct | 12 Oct |
| 27 Oct | 4 Nov |
| 17 Nov | 23 Nov |
All submissions to VCEC should be prefaced with the one-page summary sheet (DOCX, 0.05 MB).
Contact information
Chair
Professor Margaret Gardner AC
Phone: (03) 9902 9851
Secretary
Ms Kerrie Edwards
Phone: (03) 9902 9851