Overview
The Vice-Chancellor established the Equity Advisory Committee in late 2013 to develop an over-arching understanding of equity matters arising within the University community, identify associated issues and opportunities, and report on these to the Senior Leadership Team.
Terms of Reference
- To act as an approved conduit for receiving and reviewing information and initiating next appropriate steps. The purpose of this would be threefold:
- to propose/identify pathways for interested groups, staff and students to raise matters pertaining to equity to the highest levels of the institution without constraint or fear of reprisal;
- for University management to refer equity related audit findings or questions of concern that require further information gathering;
- to support compliance with legislative obligations.
- To raise awareness across the University, form communication channels and document existing equity groups.
- To report annually to the Senior Leadership Team. Report to document matters brought to the attention of the equity committee, referral actions/response; trend analysis to be developed if themes present regularly.
- To meet a minimum of three times per year for a two year period. At the end of the two year period a review to be undertaken to ascertain the number and type of enquiries received and to produce a discussion document for SLT regarding value and possible structure for an equity committee moving forward.
Membership
- Convener
- Division of Commerce representative (nominee of PVC Commerce)
- Division of Health Sciences representative (nominee of PVC Health Sciences)
- Division of Humanities representative (nominee of PVC Humanities)
- Division of Sciences representative (nominee of PVC Sciences)
- Human Resources representative (nominee of HR Director)
- Up to 3 nominees of the Vice-Chancellor and/or Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International)
- 1 nominee from the Maori community nominated by the Vice Chancellor and/or Deputy Vice-Chancellor
- Representatives co-opted by the Committee to address specific equity issues
Meeting schedule
Meetings are held approximately four times a year.
Name | Department | |
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Professor Christina Hulbe (Chair) | School of Surveying | christina.hulbe@otago.ac.nz |
Professor Maree Thyne | Marketing | maree.thyne@otago.ac.nz |
Professor Rachel Zajac | Psychology | rachel.zajac@otago.ac.nz |
Associate Professor Maria Hook | Faculty of Law | maria.hook@otago.ac.nz |
Denise Lindsay | Human Resources | denise.lindsay@otago.ac.nz |
Professor Vivienne Anderson | College of Education | vivienne.anderson@otago.ac.nz |
Jo Gibson | Student Experience | jo.gibson@otago.ac.nz |
Zoe Bristowe | Māori Health Workforce Development Unit | zoe.bristowe@otago.ac.nz |
Joe Llewellyn (Secretary) | Human Resources | joe.llewellyn@otago.ac.nz |
OUSA Welfare Officer |