Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advisory Committee
The Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advisory Committee is the primary source of Indigenous consultation and advice regarding the progression of matters contained within the Indigenous Policy. The committee may advise the university on Indigenous education, employment, and social and cultural matters relevant to the progression of the policy.
The Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advisory Committee reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor and refers any proposed changes to the committee’s terms of reference and composition directly to the Vice-Chancellor for decision.
Contact
Jenny Luong
Senior Governance Support Officer (Electoral Officer)
telephone 02 9514 1235
email Jenny.Luong@uts.edu.au
Committee details
2025 meeting dates
Thursday 10 July
Thursday 27 November
Time: 10am to 12pm
Composition and membership
All members of the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advisory Committee will be Indigenous people external to, and not currently in the employ of, the university. Members will be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Chair, in consultation with the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement).
| Composition | Membership | Current term |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous member of Council (Chair) or, where there is no Indigenous member of Council, a Chair appointed by the Vice-Chancellor | Professor Mark Rose, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Strategy and Innovation, Deakin University | 29 May 2023 to 31 December 2024 |
| Up to 10 (and no less than five) external Indigenous people, drawn from the Indigenous community, industry and/or the higher education sector | Emeritus Professor Janet Mooney, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University | 29 May 2023 to 31 December 2024 |
| Professor John Evans, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), Swinburne University of Technology | 29 May 2023 to 31 December 2024 |
In attendance at meetings
- Provost
- Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement)
- Associate Dean (Indigenous Research)
- Associate Dean (Indigenous Teaching and Learning)
- Director, Indigenous Students and Community Engagement
- Manager, Indigenous Employment
- other staff, at the invitation of the Chair.
Terms of reference
The Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advisory Committee will:
- monitor the university’s progression of the objectives contained in the Indigenous Policy
- advise the Vice-Chancellor on Indigenous education, employment, cultural and/or Indigenous community matters that may assist the university in achieving the objectives contained in the Indigenous Policy, and
- work in partnership with the university to promote UTS within the Indigenous community and its networks.
Procedural matters
Term of office
The term of office for a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advisory Committee other than the Chair is two years.
Where the Chair is the Indigenous member of Council, the Chair’s term will cease when the Chair’s membership of Council ceases. Where the Chair is not an Indigenous member of Council, the Chair’s term of office will be two years, with re-appointment at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor.
Review of membership
The composition and membership of the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advisory Committee will be reviewed periodically by the Chair in accordance with the procedures approved by the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Strategies Committee and amended from time to time.
Quorum
The quorum shall be one-half of the current members of the committee, if one-half is not a whole number, the next higher whole number shall be used.
Vacant positions on the committee do not count toward the total membership of which one-half is required to reach a quorum.
Number of meetings
The Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advisory Committee will usually meet at least twice per year.
