University Access & Equity Committee

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The University Access & Equity Committee advises the Vice-Chancellor and the University Executive on the quality and standard of student access and equity at ANU and on major issues of access, equity and community relevant to the University's strategic plans and overarching policy.

Terms of reference

The Committee will advise the Vice-Chancellor and the Executive on:

matters relating to the quality and standard of student access and equity at the University
major issues of access, equity and community relevant to the University's strategic plans and overarching policy
any matter referred to the Committee by the Vice-Chancellor, the Chair of the Committee or a member of the University Executive.

The Committee, in carrying out its role, is to:

consider the development and review of the University's policies and plans in relation to access, equity and community, including the Access and Equity Operational Plan, and make recommendations as appropriate;
advise on the coordination of the University's access and equity agenda;
consider and advise on the University's access and equity activities;
hold an annual forum for staff and students to canvass access and equity issues from across the University community; and
receive and consider reports from the Gender Oversight and Reconciliation Action Plan Committees and the Disabilities Working Group.

Members
Meetings

Members

Category	Member	Term expiry
Pro Vice-Chancellor (University Experience), Chair	Professor Richard Baker	Ex-officio
Deputy Chair	Ms Lynda Mathey	24 Mar 2017
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Research Training)		Ex-officio
Dean of Students	Professor Paula Newitt	Ex-officio
Registrar (Student Life) or nominee	Ms Lynda Mathey	Ex-officio
Deputy Director, Access, Inclusion & Wellbeing or nominee	Ms Tania Willis	Ex-officio
Director, Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre or nominee	Ms Anne Martin	Ex-officio
Head, University Counselling and Health Centre or nominee	Ms Carolyn Farrar	Ex-officio
Manager, Access and Inclusion or nominee	Ms Julie Harrison	Ex-officio
Director, Human Resources or nominee	Dr Nadine White	Ex-officio
Director, Facilities and Services or nominee	Ms Christine Allard Nominee: Ms Joanne Fitzpatrick	Ex-officio
Director, Student Recruitment and Admissions or nominee	Ms Angela Watkins Nominee: Ms Sarah Hawkins	Ex-officio
Chief Information Officer, ITS, or nominee	Ms Karen Hill Nominee: Ms Nicole Black	Ex-officio
President of the Postgraduate and Research Students' Association Inc or nominee	Nominee: Ms Elaine Zhang	31 May 2016
President of the Australian National University Students' Association Inc or nominee	Nominee: Ms Clodagh O'Doherty	30 Nov 2016
1 member of the Executive of each ANU College, with responsibility for College access and equity initiatives, to be nominated by the Dean of the College and appointed by the Chair	ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences	31 Dec 2016
	Professor Veronica Taylor ANU College of Asia & the Pacific	31 Dec 2016
	Associate Professor Keturah Whitford ANU College of Business & Economics	22 Jul 2017
	Dr Steve Lee ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science	16 Aug 2017
	Professor Donald Rothwell ANU College of Law	31 Dec 2016
	Associate Professor Anna Cowan ANU College of Health & Medicine and ANU College of Science	31 Dec 2017
Not more than 2 additional members appointed by the Chair of the Committee to provide a diversity of views if the Chair believes the current membership of the Committee does not reflect the academic and cultural diversity of the University	Vacant