Academic Board Regulations Made under Statute 19

MEMBERSHIP

1.(1) The Academic Board comprises:

(a) the Chair of the Academic Board;

(b) the Deputy Chair of the Academic Board;

(c) the Associate Chair of the Academic Board;

(d) the Vice-Chancellor;

(e) the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor;

(f) the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation);

(g) the Executive Director (Academic Services) and Registrar;

(h) the Executive Director (Finance and Resources);

(i) theĀ  Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training);

(j) the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Initiatives);

(k) the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning);

(l) the deans of the faculties;

(m) the Dean of the School of Indigenous Studies;

(n) the University Librarian;

(o) the professors of the University who are entitled to hold the title of Winthrop Professor or above;

(p) the head of each school;

(q) the holders of any other positions as the Board may by resolution declare;

(r) 62 members elected, subject to the formula set out in sub-regulation (4), by and from those academic staff, below the level of Winthrop professor, who hold a fixed term or ongoing academic appointment on a full-time or 50 per cent or greater fractional basis, each to hold office for two years and be eligible for re-election;

(s) 20 members elected by and from those general staff who hold a fixed term or ongoing general staff appointment on a full-time or 50 per cent or greater fractional basis, each to hold office for two years and be eligible for re-election;

(t) the President of the Guild of Undergraduates;

(u) the President of the Postgraduate Students' Association;

(v) six students enrolled at the University nominated annually by the Council of the Guild of Undergraduates, of which two must be postgraduate students recommended by the Postgraduate Students' Association, or, if there is no such recommendation, nominated in accordance with Guild regulations, each student to hold office for one year and be eligible for renomination; and

(w) up to ten co-opted persons, each to hold office for two years and be eligible for co-option for further terms.

(2) Academic staff who hold emeritus, visiting, adjunct, clinical or honorary appointments are not eligible to serve on the Academic Board.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, any of the ex-officio positions listed in paragraphs 1(a) to (n), (t) and (u) includes any person acting in any of these offices.

(4) In determining the number of members of academic staff that may be elected under (1)(r) from each faculty, from the School of Indigenous Studies and from non-faculty areas, the following formula is applied:

(a) 50 per cent of the positions are allocated according to relative numbers of ongoing or fixed term staff in each of the areas concerned using a 2:1 ratio of academic to general staff; and

(b) 50 per cent of the positions are allocated according to relative student load in each of the areas concerned.

QUORUM

2. The quorum for meetings of the Board is 50.

DECISION MAKING

3. All questions which come before the Board are decided by the majority of the members present and voting.