Academic course approval and monitoring
This Committee will be disestablished on 1 January 2025.
For information about the new Academic Senate Curriculum Subcommittee, see this page.
The Terms of Reference for the Academic Standards and Quality Committee are available on Policy Central.
(As at 1 January 2024)
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| ASQC Chair | Associate Professor Michael Hitchens |
| ASQC Deputy Chair | Associate Professor Verity Pacey |
| Chair or Deputy Chair of Academic Senate | Professor Jacqueline Phillips |
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), or their nominee | Professor Taryn Jones |
Deputy Dean (Education and Employability) or nominated Associate Dean of each Faculty
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Arts | Professor Albert Atkin |
| Macquarie Business School | Professor Yvonne Breyer |
| Faculty of Medicine, Health & Human Sciences | Professor Cath Dean |
| Faculty of Science and Engineering | Professor Linda Beaumont |
Members in a specialist capacity
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Nominee of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy) | Noeleen Lumby |
| Nominee of the University Librarian | Susan Vickery |
| Director, Macquarie University College or their nominee | Dr Onur Ates |
Members nominated by the Faculty Board of each Faculty
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Arts | Associate Professor Kathleen Tait |
| Macquarie Business School | Dr Colin Zhang |
| Faculty of Medicine, Health & Human Sciences | Associate Professor Verity Pacey |
| Faculty of Science and Engineering | Mr Damian Jurd |
Additional members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Member of Academic Senate nominated by the Chair of Academic Senate | Dr Rajni Mala |
| Student members nominated by the Chair of the Committee | Edwin Chen Kara McElroy |
| Co-opted member | Associate Professor Agnes Bosanquet Jason Ray |
Academic Standards and Quality Committee meetings have been scheduled for the following dates:
- Tuesday 13 February
- Tuesday 5 March
- Tuesday 7 May
- Tuesday 4 June
- Tuesday 9 July
- Tuesday 13 August
- Tuesday 10 September
- Tuesday 1 October (Note: this meeting is a placeholder only, and will only be held if there is urgent business)
- Tuesday 5 November
- Wednesday 11 December (Note: this meeting is a placeholder only, and will only be held if there is urgent business)
Agendas and minutes for all meetings are available in Truth.
Agenda inclusions
Agenda inclusions should be forwarded to asqc@mq.edu.au by the submission due date. The agenda item template (including submission due dates) is available on request from asqc@mq.edu.au.
Apologies
Members who are unable to attend should submit apologies in advance of the meeting to:
Shirley Sorensen
Governance Officer
T: +61 (2) 9850 4272
E: asqc@mq.edu.au
2023
Academic Standards and Quality Committee meetings were held in 2023 on the following dates:
- Tuesday 14 February
- Tuesday 14 March
- Tuesday 2 May
- Tuesday 6 June
- Tuesday 11 July
- Tuesday 9 August
- Tuesday 12 September
- Tuesday 3 October
- Tuesday 7 November
Agendas and minutes for all meetings are available in Truth.
Macquarie University College Subcommittee and Macquarie University College Board
The Macquarie University College Subcommittee (the Subcommittee) was established by the Academic Senate of Macquarie University (the University) in June 2015 under Rule 9(4)(c) of the Academic Senate Rules 2015, as a subcommittee directly responsible and accountable to the Academic Standards and Quality Committee for the exercise of its responsibilities.
The Subcommittee was replaced by the Macquarie University College Board with effect from 5 July 2023.