2024 Business Advisory Board
2024 Business Advisory Board meeting schedule
- Thursday, 7 March 2024
- Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Thursday, 29 August 2024
- Thursday, 31 October, 2024
About the Advisory Board
School of Business Advisory Board membership
The Co-Chairs of the Advisory Board are appointed by the Board and must be independent of the University. The Co-Chairs may serve for terms of two (2) years and are eligible to be re-appointed by the Board to those roles for further two (2) year terms (provided they remain a member of the Board).
All Board members shall be persons held in high esteem in their field, drawn from both the local area and internationally, and possessing:
- relevant expertise in the professions related to the disciplines and activities of the School of Business (the School), including relevant professional bodies, or,
- relevant expertise in government or industry, or
- a capacity to establish and/or develop mutually beneficial linkages between the School and business, industry, or government, or
- a capacity for and interest in contributing to the work of the Board and the
Members are invited to join the Board at the invitation of the Faculty Executive Dean and Dean, School of Business. Equal genders should be represented on the Board.
Any Board member wanting to take leave of absence during their term should seek approval of the Board. Any short- term membership replacements will be a matter for the Chair and the Board to determine.
Current Advisory Board members
Board support: Advisory Board Secretary
Quorum: A majority of the total number of members of the Board.
Meeting frequency: At least six (6) and up to twelve (12) times per year. Meeting participation can be by physical attendance and participation by any technological means as required. This frequency may include alternating Advisory Board meetings and Sub-committee meetings.
Appointment term: Two (2) years, however Members may serve for further terms of two (2) years at the invitation of the Faculty Executive Dean and Dean, School of Business.
Terms of reference
- The Advisory Board is a formally constituted Board of the Faculty of Business and Law, with particular responsibility for advising the Faculty Executive Dean and the Dean, School of Business, on matters related to promoting the academic quality of the School, drawing on external expertise and independent perspectives.
- The role of the Advisory Board shall include:
a. supporting the School’s strategic planning processes by providing advice and perspectives on:
i. the School Mission, Vision, and Values
ii. future trends, opportunities and risks related the School’s strategic plan iii the School’s risk appetite and approach to managing key risks
iii. areas for innovation
iv. the relevance and quality of the School curriculum, current and proposed courses, research, and community linkages
b. supporting the School’s efforts to secure financial assistance (including via benefactions, scholarships, grants and research funding) by providing advice and perspectives on particular funding initiatives or opportunities;
c. assisting in developing close ties between the School and business, industry, professions, public sector, and community organisations to pursue the School’s and the University’s objectives for learning and teaching, and for research
d. assisting the School’s efforts to enhance the local, national, and international reputation of UOW and the School
e. acting, at all times, within the parameters of an advisory role
Board operations
- The Board may establish sub-committees in order to assist it to discharge its terms of reference. Sub- committees may be made up of members of the Board and other persons and Faculty staff co-opted by the Board. Areas include Education, Research, Industry Engagement, International etc.
- Members should inform the Chair/s if they have a conflict of interest with respect to any particular agenda items. A conflict arises when there is a divergence between the individual interests of a person and their professional obligations such that an independent observer might reasonably question whether the professional actions or decisions of that person are influenced by their own interests or are for their own
- If a conflict is declared, the Chair/s should determine how it is to be resolved (e.g., the member leaving the room for the item, not participating in voting for the item, taking no action on account of the minor nature of the conflict of interest). Management of conflicts of interest should be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
- In the event of the Board considering any potential confidential item, the following arrangements apply:
a. The Chair/s shall have discretion to determine whether an item is a confidential
b. The Chair/s decision on whether an item becomes a confidential item is
c. If the item is a confidential item, the Board shall resolve to move into confidential Board for the duration of the debate on the confidential item.
d. Observers and members who may have a conflict of interest with respect to the item that cannot be resolved otherwise are to leave the meeting of the confidential Board.
