The Courses and Academic Quality Committee (CAQC) is a Standing Committee of Academic Board and is responsible for providing advice to Academic Board on the quality and standards of all new courses, revisions and reviews of existing courses.
On behalf of the Academic Board, the CAQC undertakes quality assurance activities related to internal accreditation of courses awarded by the Australian Catholic University.
CAQC is governed by the Terms of Reference as set out below:
Meeting Schedule: See Governance Committee Calendar.
Committee Templates: See Governance Committee Templates.
Chair: Associate Professor Jane McCormack.
Governance Support: Dr Glenys Eddy, Governance Officer.
For general CAQC enquiries, please contact CAQC@acu.edu.au.
| Composition | Membership |
| Chair, appointed by Chair of Academic Board from the Level D and E elected, appointed and ex officio members of the Academic Board and/or CAQC. |
Associate Professor Jane McCormack |
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Chair, Academic Board |
Professor Tim McKenry |
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Executive Dean or Deputy Dean or Associate Dean Learning and Teaching from each Faculty, as determined by the relevant Executive Dean |
Professor Jan Seruga, FEA (nominee) Professor Justin Kemp, FHS (nominee) Associate Professor Bhavani Sridharan, FLB (nominee) Dr Ian Elmer, FTP (nominee) |
| One academic staff member from each faculty appointed by the respective Executive Dean (2-year term) |
Associate Professor Jennifer Carpenter (FEA) Laurine Hurley (FHS) Dr Amanda Alexander (FLB) Dr Teresa Brown (FTP) |
| One academic staff member from each faculty appointed by the Chair of Academic Board following an expression of interest process (2-year term) |
Associate Professor Ellen Warne (FEA) Dr Kimberley Mallan (FHS) Dr Juan Diaz-Granados (FLB) Dr Margot Strohminger (FTP) |
| Up to two student representatives to be nominated by Director, Student Support Services (1-year term) | Thomas Coles |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global and Education Pathways or nominee | Diana Stevens (nominee) |
| Vice President or nominee | Father Anthony Casamento csma |
| Academic Registrar or nominee | Gerard Goodwin-Moore (nominee) |
| Director, Centre for Education and Innovation or nominee | Associate Professor Christian Lorenzen (nominee) |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) or nominee | Kelly Humphrey |
Quorum for CAQC meetings is half of the membership including at least one academic representative from each Faculty.
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