Agenda and papers, Academic Board meeting 20/4

Meeting 20/4 of the Academic Board of the University of Technology Sydney is scheduled for Wednesday 30 September 2020, via Zoom at 9am

The agenda and papers for this meeting are available in the following agenda table or as combined agenda and papers (updated, 3.44mb PDF). (Note: Access to papers is restricted to Academic Board members and UTS staff only.)

For information about Academic Board, see functions and powers of Academic Board (Rule G3, Part 1, Division 3).

Item Topic Paper
  DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Board members are asked to declare to the Chair any interest in relation to any matters listed.		  
1 PROCEDURAL MATTERS  
1.1 Welcome/apologies  
1.2 Minutes
For confirmation: minutes of meeting 20/3 (29 July 2020)		 Item 1.2 (268kb PDF)
1.3 Business arising from the minutes
All known matters are listed on the agenda		  
1.4 Receipt of tabled papers
There are no tabled papers		  
1.5 Starring of items for discussion  
2 REPORTS FROM THE CHAIR/DEPUTY CHAIR AND VICE-CHANCELLOR  
2.1* Report from the Chair/Deputy Chair
For noting		 Item 2.1 (317kb PDF)
2.2* Report from the Vice-Chancellor
For noting		 Item 2.2 (194kb PDF)
3 PRIORITY ISSUES  
3.1* UTS 2027 strategy
For noting		 Presentation (434kb PDF)
3.2* UTS Corporate Plan 2020 — Mid-year performance update
For noting		 Item 3.2 (3.96mb PDF)
3.3 Course and subject performance report
No report		 -
3.4 Learning calendar annual report
For decision		 Item 3.4 (2.13mb PDF)
3.5* Strategic risk assessment for Academic Board
For decision		 Item 3.5 (963kb PDF)
4 COMMITTEE BUSINESS  
4.1* Courses Accreditation Committee report
For decision		 Item 4.1 (605kb PDF)
4.2 Executive Committee of Academic Board report
For decision		 Item 4.2 (1.14mb PDF)
4.3* Graduate Research School Board report (presentation)
For decision		 Item 4.3 (709kb PDF)
Presentation (709kb PDF)
4.4 Research Committee report
No report		 —
4.5 Teaching and Learning Committee report
For decision		 Item 4.5 (290kb PDF)
5 FACULTY/BOARD MATTERS  
5.1 No report  
6 PRESENTATIONS  
6.1* Student voices: emerging learning practices — including embedding Indigenous Graduate Attributes Presentation (2.59mb PDF)
7 GENERAL BUSINESS  
7.1 2019 Annual report on student misconduct and appeal matters
For noting		 Item 7.1 (185kb PDF)
7.2 Respect.Now.Always. initiatives
For noting		 Item 7.2 (108kb PDF)
7.3 Student load forecast for 2020
For noting		 Item 7.3 (287kb PDF)
7.4 Elections report
For noting		 Item 7.4 (199kb PDF)
8 OTHER BUSINESS
Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.