Senate

Terms of reference

The Senate's statutory authority derives from the Education and Training Act, which empowers Council to establish an Academic Committee (in the case of this University the Academic Committee is called Senate) to:

  • Advise the Council on matters relating to courses of study or training, awards, and other academic matters
  • Exercise powers delegated to it by Council.

Membership

  • Vice-Chancellor – Chair
  • Provost
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor Strategic Engagement 
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor Operations & Registrar
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor Education
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor Equity
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific
  • All distinguished professors, professors and emeritus professors employed on 0.1 full-time equivalent (FTE) or more
  • Academic heads
  • Deans
  • One deputy dean from each faculty and School of Graduate Studies
  • One associate dean academic, associate dean teaching and learning, associate dean research and associate dean postgraduate research from each faculty
  • One associate director academic, associate director research, associate director postgraduate research from each Large-Scale Research Institute (LSRI)
  • One deputy director from each LSRI
  • Directors of LSRIs
  • Director of Learning and Teaching
  • Director of Learning Design Services
  • Director of Libraries and Learning Services
  • The two elected permanent members of academic and professional staff on Council, if not already members
  • Elected members of the sub-professorial staff:
    • Two faculty members of Arts
    • Two faculty members of Business and Economics
    • One faculty member of Creative Arts and Industries
    • Two faculty members of Education
    • One faculty member of Engineering
    • One faculty member of Law
    • Two faculty members of Medical and Health Sciences
    • Two faculty members of Science
    • Six Sub-Professorial Staff at Large
  • One additional member elected by the Faculty of Law and three additional members elected by the Faculty of Arts
  • President Auckland University Students Association or alternate
  • Five student members nominated by Auckland University Students' Association
    • Four undergraduate
    • One postgraduate

Senate reports to Council.

Committee members and term of office

Vice-Chancellor Holds office until
Professor D Freshwater - Chair Ex-officio
Provost
Holds office until
Professor V Linton Ex-officio
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Holds office until
Professor F Bloomfield Ex-officio
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Strategic Engagement Holds office until
Dr E Lithander
Ex-officio
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Operations & Registrar Holds office until
Mrs A Cleland Ex-officio
Pro Vice-Chancellors Holds office until
Professor B Kool, Education Ex-officio
Professor C Stinear, Equity Ex-officio
Associate Professor T Hoskins, Māori Ex-officio
Professor J Tiatia-Siau, Pacific  Ex-officio 
Elected members of the sub-professorial
staff: Faculty representative
Holds office until
Dr T Fadgen, Arts 31 January 2027
Associate Professor S Winter, Arts 31 January 2025
Associate Professor E Yiu, Business & Economics 31 January 2027
Mr P Dodd, Business and Economics 31 January 2027
Dr A Campbell, Creative Arts and Industries 31 January 2027
Associate Professor H Dixon, Education and Social Work 31 January 2027
Dr H McGlashan-Fainu, Education and Social Work 31 January 2027
Mr K Jia, Engineering 31 January 2027
TBA, Law ...
Dr A Blaser, Medical & Health Sciences 31 January 2027
Dr R Simon-Kumar, Medical & Health Sciences 31 January 2027
Dr N Matzke Science 31 January 2027
Dr L Pilkington, Science 31 January 2025
Sub-Professorial Staff at Large Holds office until
Associate Professor S Sturm 31 January 2027
Associate Professor M Biglari-Abgari 31 January 2027
Ms T Winters 31 January 2027
Associate Professor K Locke 31 January 2025
Associate Professor R Sharma 31 January 2027
Dr S Naepi 31 January 2025
  • One additional member elected by the Faculty of Law – Dr J Yuvaraj
  • Three additional members elected by the Faculty of Arts – Associate Professor E Griffey and 2 vacancies
Student members Holds office until
A Shaker (AUSA President) 30 November 2024
L Zubair
30 November 2024
S White 30 November 2024
Y Chen 30 November 2024
B Bonné 30 November 2024
J Ruland-Umata 30 November 2024
  • All distinguished professors, professors, and emeritus professors employed on 0.1FTE or more
  • Academic heads
  • Deans of faculties
  • Directors of large-scale research institutes
Director of Learning and Teaching Holds office until
Dr G Morris Ex officio
Librarian Holds office until
Ms S Roberts Ex officio
The two elected permanent members of academic and professional staff on
Council, if not already members
Holds office until
Ms G Skipper 31 December 2027
Professor J Tolmie 31 December 2027

Schedule of meetings

Date

Time
3 March 2025 1pm
7 April 2025 1pm
26 May 2025 1pm
28 July 2025 1pm
15 September 2025 1pm
17 November 2025 1pm

Note: No meeting in December.

Committee secretary

Wendy Verschaeren
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 85782
Emailw.verschaeren@auckland.ac.nz

Committees reporting to Senate