Academic Unit Boards: Student Members

Academic Unit Boards are the peak decision-making committee on academic matters for each of the 7 Academic Units of the University. In the bigger governance structure, the Academic Unit Boards report directly into the Academic Board, which is the peak decision-making committee for all academic matters at the University.

The Academic Board is a sub-committee of University Council, which is the highest decision-making committee of the whole University.

Academic Unit Boards are chaired by the Executive Dean, and the wider membership is made up of academic staff and 4 student members (2 coursework, 2 HDR) from each Academic Unit.

For specific details about the scope and role of the Academic Unit Boards, read the Terms of Reference.

Some training will be offered by USASA in early 2025 around managing confidentiality,conflicts of interest, working with other student leaders, and other professional skills-based topics.

You will also receive some information directly from the Academic Units about the roles, which may include an induction or additional training.

Academic Unit Boards meet at least 4 times a year and you will likely get the schedule in advance.

Meetings go for about 2 hours and you will also need to put aside 1-2 hours before each meeting to read the relevant documents.

Yes you can still nominate, and are encouraged to apply.

Meetings will have a Teams or Zoom link for members to attend remotely.

Your Academic Unit is based on the degree/program that you're enrolled in.

For example, if you're doing a double degree of Law and Human Resources Management, you would be part of both UniSA Justice & Society and UniSA Business Academic Units.

However, if you're enrolled in a single degree and only doing individual courses that belong to a different Academic Unit, you are only considered part of the the Academic Unit your program/degree comes from.

For example, if you're doing a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours) you are only part of the UniSA Education Futures Academic Unit even if you are doing courses in Biology which come from UniSA STEM.

If you're still not sure, feel free to ask at Campus Central.

You can apply for all vacancies that you are eligible for. The eligibility of applicants will be checked before appointments are made.

Please note that there are no current vacancies for student members on the UniSA Justice & Society Academic Unit Board.

For questions about the application process, please contact:

• USASA Student Voice

For questions specific to the role, please contact:

• UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

• UniSA Business

• UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

• UniSA Creative

• UniSA Education Futures

• UniSA STEM