Equity Committee

Terms of Reference :

• To report and recommend to Faculty and the Dean on policy and procedures in the areas of Equal Employment and Equal Education Opportunities and the Faculty’s strategic development in equity related matters.
• To promote, disseminate, develop and monitor implementation of EEO and EEdO policies and best practices in accordance with the University of Auckland’s and Faculty of Education’s responsibilities and statutory obligations in these areas and under the Treaty of Waitangi.
• To monitor and evaluate EEO and EEdO performance and procedures across the Faculty and advise the Dean on EEO and EEdO compliance and resources needs.
• To nominate EO representatives to sit on Faculty Committees as required.
  
  

Membership :

• Chair
  • Dr Allen Bartley
    
    
• Associate Dean Maori
  • Tony Trinick
    
    
• Associate Dean Pasifika
  • Dr Meaola Toloa
  
  
• Two academic staff members elected by the Faculty for a term of two years
  • Louisa Allen
  • Kim Elliott
    
    
• Two general staff members elected by the Faculty for a term of two years
  • Margaret Allingham
  • Brenda Dias
    
    
• One representative from each School
  • Barbara Matthews, Arts, Languages and Literacies
  • Dr Allen Bartley, Counselling, Human Services and Social Work (representing both School and Programmes)
  • Vaitulu Pua, Critical Studies in Education
  • Rena Heap, Science, Mathematics and Technology
  • Lynne Anderson, Teacher Education Practice (representing both School and Programmes)
  • Annaline Flint / Melinda Webber, Teaching, Learning and Development
  • Tauwehe Hemahema-Tamati, Te Puna Wananga
    
    
• Vai Passells, Foundation Programmes
  
  
• Dr Richard Hamilton, Liberal Arts Programmes
  
  
• Dr Maxine Stephenson, Postgraduate Studies
  
  
• One external member (from another Faculty and member of University ECommittee)
  • Margaret Goldstone
    
    
• Student Representative
  • Angela McInerney
    
    
• Disability Co-ordinator
  • Rebekah Williams
    
    
• Student or staff member with a disability
  • Janice Schischka
    
    
• Union representatives
  • Dr Maxine Stephenson, AUS (TBC)
  • Lesley Lyons, ASTE
    
    
• LGBT representative
  • Robyn McGill
    

The Faculty Equity Committee may co-opt members to assist in its deliberations as necessary.