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The Academic Senate is made up of elected and appointed staff and student members from each of our Faculties, along with representatives from many other areas of Macquarie University.
Chair
Professor Jacqueline Phillips
Deputy Chair
Associate Professor Wylie Bradford
Ex-officio Members
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11 (a)-(f) — the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), the Dean of Students, the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) and up to three Pro Vice-Chancellors nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chair of Academic Senate.
Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Students
Professor Leanne Piggott
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous)
Sam Ricketts
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research)
Professor Simon Handley
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Professor Taryn Jones
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Development)
Professor Amanda Barnier
Executive Deans of Faculties
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(g) — the Executive Deans of Faculties.
Executive Dean of Faculty of Arts
Executive Dean of Macquarie Business School
Professor Yvonne Breyer (Interim 16-29 September) / Professor Leonie Tickle (Interim 30 September to mid-October)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Medicine and Health and Executive Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Executive Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering
The Director of the Macquarie University College
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(h) — the Director of the Macquarie University College.
Director of the Macquarie University College
Associate Professor Pamela Humphreys
The University Librarian
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(i) — the University Librarian.
University Librarian
Dr Belinda Tiffen
The Chair of the Student Representative Committee
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(j) — the Chair of the Student Representative Committee.
Chair of the Student Representative Committee
Ria Prasad
Elected members
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(k) — three members from each of the Faculties (1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024).
Faculty of Arts
Macquarie Law School
Dr Holly Doel-Mackaway
Department of History and Archaeology
Professor Tanya Evans
Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature
Associate Professor Nicole Matthews
Macquarie Business School
Department of Economics
Dr Paul Crosby
Department of Management
Professor Grant Michelson
Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance
Dr Rajni Mala
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Department of Linguistics
Associate Professor Philip Chappell
Macquarie Medical School
Professor Simon McMullan
Department of Health Sciences
Associate Professor Verity Pacey
Faculty of Science and Engineering
School of Engineering
Associate Professor Ray Eaton
School of Natural Sciences
Professor Grant Hose
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Associate Professor Maurizio Manuguerra
Indigenous staff representative
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(l) — one member from the Indigenous staff electorate (1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024).
Dr Andrew Farrell
Casual academic staff representatives
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(m) — two members who are casual academic staff, term of office two years (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2026).
Faculty of Arts
Vacant
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Vacant
Student representatives
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(n) — student members, term of office two years (1 December 2022 – 30 November 2024).
Undergraduate — Faculty of Arts
Jonathan Yang
Undergraduate — Macquarie Business School
Eliana Esguerra
Undergraduate — Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Charlotte Bishop
Undergraduate – Faculty of Science and Engineering
Shoshana Spielman
International
Jesse Cobar
Postgraduate – Coursework
Aashka Agrawal
Postgraduate – Coursework
Avni Bharadwaj
Postgraduate — Higher Degree Research (HDR)
Muhammad Hassan Ali Bajwa
Appointed and co-opted members
Members appointed to Academic Senate
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(o) - up to three additional members appointed by resolution of Academic Senate, to include the chairs of Academic Senate Standing Committees.
Chair of Academic Standards and Quality Committee
Associate Professor Michael Hitchens
Chair of Senate Learning and Teaching Committee
Professor Matt Bower (on OSP from 1 July to 31 December 2024)
Associate Professor Kerrie Tomkins (1 July to 31 December 2024)
Members co-opted to Academic Senate
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(p) - up to four additional members co-opted by resolution of Academic Senate to address gaps in expertise or diversity and social inclusion.
Senate Diversity and Inclusion statement
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At its meeting of 30 November 2021, Academic Senate approved and adopted the following statement on its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (Resolution AS21/121):
Academic Senate is welcoming and supportive of all staff and students regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic and cultural background, disability, age, family/carer responsibilities, political ideology, and religious belief.
We are committed to fostering a genuinely inclusive culture, reflecting the University's commitment to principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recognise these principles as central to our leadership on academic activities of scholarship, learning and teaching, research and research training, and that the effectiveness of Academic Senate in this capacity is enhanced by the diversity of the University community.
We commit to promoting these values within Academic Senate, as part of a culture of ongoing monitoring and review and evolution.
We will demonstrate our commitment to these values in practice by:
- regularly reviewing our membership, nominations, and elections processes for diversity, with the option of co-opting additional members to Academic Senate and its committees to bring diverse perspectives;
- ensuring all members are treated equally and are able to contribute fully to the work of Academic Senate;
- ensuring that consultation, preparation, and communication on Academic Senate matters take into account diversity and inclusion; and
- evolving our processes in response to best practice in equity, diversity, and inclusion in academic governance in universities around the world.