Council Board and committees , Te Poari me ngā komiti

The Academic Board, Finance and Assurance Committee, and the People and Culture Committee are sub-committees of the University Council.

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.

This table shows the current members of the Academic Board and whether they were appointed or elected.
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 Carol Wham 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 Dianne Brunton 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

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

This table shows the 2024 meeting dates for the Academic Board.
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

Governance Advisor
Department
Governance and Assurance

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

Free phone inside New Zealand
Phone outside New Zealand
Text

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Fax

+64 6 350 5618

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