Student/Council Liaison Group
The Student/Council Liaison Group is a forum for UTS students, members of Council and UTS senior management to discuss matters of UTS policy and governance relevant to the student body.
Contact
Jenny Luong
Senior Governance Support Officer (Electoral Officer)
telephone 02 9514 1235
email Jenny.Luong@uts.edu.au
Group details
2024 meeting dates
Tuesday 5 March
Tuesday 4 June
Tuesday 29 October
Time: meetings commence at 4pm
Composition and membership
The Student/Council Liaison Group consists of the following positions:
- two members of Council
- one external member to be the Chair
- one member to be the Deputy Chair
- two student members of Council
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) or nominee
- Director, Student Services
- an associate dean (either teaching and learning or research, or equivalent) nominated by the associate deans
- President, Students’ Association or nominee
- Overseas Students Officer of the Students’ Association
- President, ActivateUTS or nominee
- student representative of ActivateUTS clubs
- a UTS student appointed by and from the UTS Housing Student Resident Advisory Committee
- elected Indigenous student member of Academic Board
- elected student members of Academic Board, one from each faculty
- elected postgraduate research student member of Academic Board
- co-opted members*.
* The group has the authority to co-opt members as appropriate, including additional members to represent international students, postgraduate coursework students and postgraduate research students, and to invite other participants for particular matters.
| POSITION | MEMBERSHIP | CURRENT TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Two members of Council | Dr Lisa O’Brien, AM (Chair) TBA (Deputy Chair) | 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026 |
| Two student members of Council | Chloe Ferreria (UG) Bhargav Choudhari (PG) | ex officio |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) or nominee | Professor Kylie Readman | ex officio |
| Director, Student Services | Sarah Lok | ex officio |
| An associate dean (either teaching and learning or research, or equivalent) nominated by the associate deans | Professor Sara Denize | 30 January 2023 to 31 December 2024 |
| President, Students’ Association or nominee | Mia Campbell (email Mia) | 5 December 2023 to 4 December 2024 |
| Overseas Students Officer of the Students’ Association | Raghav Motani (email Raghav) | 5 December 2023 to 4 December 2024 |
| President, ActivateUTS or nominee | TBA | |
| Student representative of ActivateUTS clubs | TBA | |
| A UTS student appointed by and from the UTS Housing Student Resident Advisory Committee | Vacant | |
| Elected Indigenous student member of Academic Board | Jermaine Petterson-Heard | 18 March 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| Elected student members of Academic Board, one from each faculty | Lucas Tan (Arts and Social Sciences) (email Lucas) Anthony Cao (Business) (email Anthony) Olivia Ntim (Design, Architecture and Building) (email Olivia) Mila Fisher (Engineering and Information Technology) (email Mila) Rani Bahho (Health) (email Rani) Sabrine Yassine (Law) (email Sabrine) Shreegowri Aradhya (Science) Marisara Satrulee (TD School) (email Marisara) | Until 31 December 2024 |
| Elected postgraduate research student member of Academic Board | Connor Barkley (email Connor) | 16 February 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| Co-opted members |
Positions on the group are in accordance with its composition.
Charter
The UTS Student/Council Liaison Group Charter (PDF) outlines the group's roles, responsibilities, composition and the manner in which it discharges its responsibilities for UTS.
Responsibilities
The group will:
- initiate student forums, with the advice of the group, on particular topics where the wider, direct input of the student body may be of particular value
- receive referrals from Council, Council sub-committees, the senior executive and representative student bodies on matters relevant to the student body and provide advice
- have oversight of the UTS Student Partnership Agreement.
Performance
The group will review its performance annually against the charter.
Quorum
A quorum for the purposes of transacting business at a meeting shall consist of:
- the Chair or Deputy Chair (at least one)
- UTS staff member (at least one), and
- three students (including student members of Council, elected members of Academic Board and ex officio students).
