Schedule: Teaching and Learning Committee — election of an academic staff

This is the schedule for the election to fill an academic staff position on Teaching and Learning Committee.

The schedule specifies the term of office, electorate, dates for nominations and ballot, Returning Officer and election rules. It also includes the nomination form that should be used to nominate as a candidate in this election, and information about Teaching and Learning Committee.

For the election of

Term of office

Two years: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027

Electorate

Any academic staff member (continuing or fixed-term) can stand as a candidate, nominate candidates and vote in this election (Rule G3-22(1)(h)).

Restriction

No more than one from any one faculty, at least one member from academic levels A, B or C and at least one from academic levels D or E can be elected to sit on the Teaching and Learning Committee. Given this restriction and the current Teaching and Learning Committee membership, no candidates from UTS Business School or the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology can be elected. No candidates from academic levels D or E can be elected.

Nominations

• Open Tuesday 5 August 2025
• Close at 3pm Tuesday 19 August 2025

Nomination form

To nominate a candidate in this election use the nomination form: Teaching and Learning Committee — election of academic staff (230kb PDF).

Ballot

• Open Tuesday 9 September 2025
• Close at 3pm Tuesday 23 September 2025

A ballot is required if more valid nominations are received than positions vacant. Ballots will take place in UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth.

The names of candidates and candidate statements will be made available in voting before the ballot opens.

Returning Officer

University Secretary, William Paterson

Election rules

Academic Board committees (Rule G3, Part 1, Division 5)

Elections (Rule G3, Part 3)

Conduct

Participants in elections (candidates, their representatives and voters) are expected to follow the same high standard of conduct and behaviour during the campaign process as is expected on campus generally. The behaviour of election candidates and their representatives should meet expected standards of conduct. See Code of Conduct for UTS Elections.

Concerns about security due to election-related conduct should be reported to UTS Security. Phone +61 2 9514 1192, or dial ‘6’ on any UTS phone.

Results

The results of these elections will be made available in results around 2 weeks after close of voting, following the declaration of poll by the Returning Officer (Rule G3-36(3) and (4)).

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