INDIGENOUS EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2007-2010

The Indigenous Education Advisory Committee (IEAC) was replaced by the Senior Executive Group (SEG) Indigenous Strategy and Services Committee in 2011. The information below refres to the activity of the IEAC from 2007-2010.

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Terms of reference

  1. To develop strategies to increase the participation of Indigenous students at the University of Sydney by:
    * Developing strategies to increase the enrolment of Indigenous students
    * Developing strategies to increase the retention of Indigenous students
  2. To develop an Indigenous research culture, by facilitating:
    * Activities to support research by Indigenous staff and postgraduate students
    * Activities to support Indigenous research
    * Monitor and direct research to support Indigenous community capacity building
  3. To strengthen University of Sydney Indigenous community collaboration and partnerships
  4. To develop strategies for increasing the employment opportunities and career paths for Indigenous higher education staff that acknowledges:
    * Improved long term career prospects and reduced casualisation, and
    * Community workloads within the work profile of Indigenous staff
  5. To identify opportunities for core Indigenous content in curricula in all appropriate courses
  6. To promote and protect Indigenous intellectual property within the University of Sydney
  7. To develop strategies which promote Indigenous culture across all areas within the University

Membership

2010 Membership: Indigenous Education Advisory Committee
Professor Derrick Armstrong (Chair) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Professor Peter McCallum Chair, Academic Board
Mr Paul Morris CEO, Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
Ms Michelle Blanchard Acting Director, Koori Centre
Ms Leah Lui-Chivizhe Acting Deputy Director, Koori Centre
Ms Jordi Austin Acting Director, Student Support Services
Dr Stuart Rosewarne NTEU Indigenous Members Caucus
Ms Maree Murray Assistant Director Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit
Mr John Nowakowski SUPRA President
Ms Elly Howse SRC President
Dr Shyamal Chowdhury Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Mr Colin L. James Faculty of Architecture and Design Planning
Dr Jennifer Barrett Faculty of Arts
Associate Professor Wendell Evans Faculty of Dentistry
Professor Greg Patmore Faculty of Economics and Business
Professor Rob Tierney Faculty of Education and Social Work
  Faculty of Engineering
Ms Simone Holt  Faculty of Health Sciences
Ms Tanya Mitchell Faculty of Law
Dr Lilon Bandler Faculty of Medicine
Mr John Grootjans Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Lisa Pont Faculty of Pharmacy
Dr Manjula Sharma Faculty of Science
Dr Melanie Collier Faculty of Veterinary Science
Dr Danie Mellor Sydney College of the Arts
Professor Anne Boyd Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Dr Gaynor Macdonald Anthropology, Faculty of Arts
Mr John Hobson Academic Co-ordinator, Koori Centre (Acting)
Mr Vladimir Williams Indigenous Employment/Policy Officer, SydneyPeople Staff & Student Equal Opportunity Unit

Meeting dates and papers

2010

Date Agenda Minutes Additional papers
1 December Agenda   Included with agenda
3 November Agenda Minutes  
18 August Agenda Minutes  

3 June
(special meeting)

Discussion of SEG Indigenous Strategy Working Group. See Review of Indigenous Education. Minutes  

14 April
(special meeting) 

n/a n/a IEAC Response to the Green Paper
17 February                               Agenda Minutes  

2009

Date Agenda Minutes Additional papers
10 December Discussion of response to review of indigeneous education Minutes  
4 November Agenda Minutes  
19 August Agenda Minutes  
24 June Agenda Minutes  
22 April Agenda Minutes  
18 February
                    
Agenda Minutes  

2008

Date

Agenda 

Minutes 

Additional papers 

22 October Agenda Minutes  
20 August  Agenda Minutes  
4 June Agenda Minutes  
7 May Agenda Minutes  
13 February
                 
Agenda Minutes

2007

Date

Agenda 

Minutes 

Additional papers 

7 November Agenda Minutes  
26 September Agenda Minutes  
6 June

Agenda

Minutes]] Agenda Appendix A

Agenda Appendix B

Agenda Appendix C

11 April
                     

Agenda Minutes  
8 February Agenda  Minutes 

New Indigenous Entity: Discussion Paper

Workshop on Indigenous Student Recruitment and Retention