Academic Board
The Education and Training Act 2020 requires the University Council to establish an academic board to advise Council on matters relating to courses of study or training, awards, and other academic matters.
Objectives
To support Council in fulfilling its legislated functions and duties, the Academic Board will regularly provide opportunities for reflection, debate and academic policy-formation focused on those things that have significant implications for teaching and learning, and research and the sustainability of the University.
These include Massey's:
- values
- strategic direction
- policies and practices
- student voice.
The Academic Board will demonstrate leadership in working to build the foundations for a Tiriti-led University environment and develop an understanding of what being Tiriti-led means within the context of the Board’s responsibilities, as the University moves toward the enactment of Te Tiriti in practice.
Current membership
Here is the current membership of the Academic Board – 34 members.
Position | Member | College | Appointed or elected |
---|---|---|---|
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Jan Thomas | Appointed | |
Provost | Professor Giselle Byrnes | Appointed | |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori | Professor Meihana Durie | Appointed | |
College Board Chair | Professor Jo Cullinane | Business College | Appointed |
College Board Chair | Professor Ray Geor | Sciences College | Appointed |
College Board Chair | Professor Jill McCutcheon | Health College | Appointed |
College Board Chair | Professor Margaret Maile | Creative Arts College | Appointed |
College Board Chair | Professor Cynthia White | Humanities and Social Sciences College | Appointed |
Dean, Pacific | Professor Tasa Havea | Appointed | |
University Registrar | Dr Tere McGonagle-Daly | Appointed | |
Pukenga Tiriti | Associate Professor Veronica Tawhai | Appointed | |
Māori academic staff representative | Professor Huia Jahnke | Elected | |
Māori academic staff representative | Associate Professor Fiona Te Momo | Elected | |
Māori academic staff representative | Vacant | Elected | |
Academic staff | Dr Marta Rychert | Health College | Elected |
Academic staff | Professor Nicolette Sheridan | Health College | Elected |
Academic staff | Professor Stephen Croucher | Business College | Elected |
Academic staff | Associate Professor Claire Matthews (Chairperson) | Business College | Elected |
Academic staff | Professor Matt Roskruge | Business College | Elected |
Academic staff | Distinguished Professor Peter Schwerdtfeger | Sciences College | Elected |
Academic staff | Professor Georg Zellmer | Sciences College | Elected |
Academic staff | Professor Julieanna Preston | Creative Arts College | Elected |
Academic staff | Associate Professor Andre Mūrnieks | Creative Arts College | Elected |
Academic staff | Vacant | Creative Arts College | Elected |
Academic staff | Professor Bryan Walpert | Humanities and Social Sciences College | Elected |
Academic staff | Professor Lisa Emerson | Humanities and Social Sciences College | Elected |
Academic staff | Dr Maria Borovnik | Humanities and Social Sciences College | Elected |
Student representative | Andrew Steele | Appointed | |
Student representative | Aniva Feau | Appointed | |
Student representative | Cameron McCausland-Taylor | Appointed | |
Student representative | Francisco Hernandez | Appointed | |
Student representative | Mikaela Matenga | Appointed |
Academic Board 2024 Election Nominations
Nominations will be open from Monday 20 May and completed nomination forms must be received by the Returning Officer by 4pm Friday 31 May.
Please fill out the relevant College nomination form below and send to elections@massey.ac.nz
- College of Business Nomination Form for Academic Board members 2024
- College of Creative Arts Nomination Form for Academic Board members 2024
- College of Health Nomination Form for Academic Board members 2024
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences Nomination Form for Academic Board members 2024
- College of Science Nomination Form for Academic Board members 2024
Meeting dates
The first part of Academic Board meetings (Part One) are open to the public (except for confidential matters which are discussed in the public-excluded Part Two of the meeting). Meetings are held on Wednesdays, with the public session starting at 1.30pm.
All Academic Board meetings are hosted through video conference. If you would like to attend a meeting, or would like further information, please email the Academic Board Secretary at governance@massey.ac.nz
2024 meeting dates
Meeting date (Wednesday) | Deadline for papers or reports (Friday) |
---|---|
21 February | 9 February |
20 March | 8 March |
24 April | 12 April |
29 May | 17 May |
19 June | 7 June |
24 July | 12 July |
21 August | 9 August |
25 September | 13 September |
23 October | 11 October |
20 November | 8 November |
Meeting agendas
Academic Board meeting agendas are available the Monday before the next scheduled meeting.
Below are the agendas for recent meetings. If you would like to request the agenda from an earlier meeting, please email the Academic Board Secretary at governance@massey.ac.nz
Finance and Assurance Committee
The Finance and Assurance Committee supports Council in its responsibilities for ensuring the quality and integrity of the financial management and assurance requirements of the University are met.
Members of the Finance and Assurance Committee
Ross Buckley (Chair)
Chancellor, Alistair Davis
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jan Thomas
Pro Chancellor, Angela Hauk-Willis
Rebecca Argyle (Staff member)
Caren Rangi
Minnie-Kalo Voi (Student member)
People and Culture Committee
The People and Culture Committee gives strategic advice and guidance to Council with respect to the University’s strategic priorities as they relate to its people and culture.
Members of the People and Culture Committee
Paul Brock (Chair)
Chancellor, Alistair Davis
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jan Thomas
Pro Chancellor, Angela Hauk-Willis
Oriana Paewai
Committees contact
Chanell Meehan
Contact Chanell at the Governance and Assurance office for governance enquiries and about council and committee meetings.
Contact Massey
Massey University New Zealand
- Hours
8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
- contact@massey.ac.nz
- Free phone inside New Zealand
- Phone outside New Zealand
- Text
5222
- Web chat
- Fax
+64 6 350 5618
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