Declaration of Results: President and Vice-President, Academic Board
Academic Board is the pre-eminent body responsible for setting and upholding the most important standards in education and research at Monash. Academic Board considers and approves academic policies, procedures and practices of Monash and in accordance with Monash University (Council) Regulations clauses 13 and 14, an election is required for the following Academic Board office bearer positions:
- President of Academic Board
- Vice President of Academic Board
Elected candidates hold office from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027.
In accord with the Monash University (Council) Regulations and the Board’s Terms of Reference, the President is responsible for leading and guiding the members of the board in their decision-making and oversight of academic matters, with Vice-President assisting with these responsibilities where needed and directed.
The President of Academic Board is an official member of University Council. The role also involves membership of various senior management forums, including University Education Committee, Monash University Research Committee and Graduate Research Committee.
Nominations were called for these important elected positions, opening on the 16th September and closing at 12.00pm midday Tuesday 30th September.
Upon the close of nominations one valid nomination for each of the positions to be elected were received, being:
- President of Academic Board: Professor Carla Wilkin
- Vice-President of Academic Board: Professor Jack Corbett
As eligible nominations did not exceed the positions to be elected, Professor Wilkin was declared elected to the position of President of Academic Board, and Professor Corbett was declared elected to the position of Vice-President of Academic Board. This concludes the election process.
The Notice of Nominations Received and Declaration of Election is linked below detailing the result alongside the Notice of Election which outlines the election process in detail. There is also linked information about the roles, and the important duties they perform.
- Notice of Nominations Received and Declaration of Election
- Notice of Election
- Information about the role of the President of Academic Board
- Information about the role of the Vice-President of Academic Board
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the Returning Officer on the details below.
Gavin Ryan
Academic Board Returning Officer
e) returning.officer@monash.edu