This is the principal management committee of the University. The Executive Committee advises the Vice-Chancellor on all matters of strategy, policy and budget including Capital and IT plans.

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;
• Oversee and 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

The following shall be ex officio members of the committee:

In attendance:

• Vice-Chancellor's Chief of Staff
• Secretary to EC

Other senior staff to attend by invitation as appropriate.

Meeting dates for 2018

Meetings take place normally on a three weekly cycle on Wednesdays.

All submissions to VCEC should be prefaced with the one-page summary sheet (DOCX, 0.7 MB).

Contact information

Chair
Professor Margaret Gardner AO
Phone: (03) 9902 9851

Secretary
Ms Kerrie Edwards
Phone: (03) 9902 9851