Our Board
The Board of Directors is composed of 14 Directors, including 11 student Directors elected at the Annual Elections each year, two Senate-appointed Directors and the Immediate Past President.
Meetings of the Board of Directors are where the operational and strategic business of the USU is discussed. At each meeting, there is an agenda item called ‘Open Question Time’, which is an opportunity for USU Members to bring issues to the attention of the President and Board of Directors. All USU Members are welcome to attend and observe these meetings.
Announcements and statements from the President:
• The USU has appointed Andrew Mills to the position of CEO
• USU update media release: COVID-19 (28 July, 2020)
• USU update media release: COVID-19 (6 May, 2020)
• The Affiliation Agreement between USYD and the USU
Board Meeting Dates 2021
In accordance with article 11.2(b) of the
Constitution, the Board of Directors has determined the following ordinary meeting dates in 2021:
Friday 26 February 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 26 March 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 30 April 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 28 May 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 25 June 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 30 July 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 27 August 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 24 September 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 29 October 2021, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday 26 November 2021,1:00pm to 3:00pm
There are also special meetings of the Board of Directors that are conducted in accordance with the
Constitution and
Regulations.
All meetings will be hosted from an in-person location at a USU building at the Camperdown/Darlington campus. Some Board Directors join the meeting via audio-visual link online.
All USU members can connect to Board of Directors meetings either in-person or online via audio-visual link. Please contact the President, Irene Ma at
r.ma@usu.edu.au for more information or to attend.
Register of Directors’ Interest
All actual, perceived or potential conflicts of interest must be declared. A
register is kept and updated by the Board Secretary at all times.
Transparency
The Board of Directors is transparent to our staff and members. Here’s what the Board has done in 2020 to be transparent and open:
- • The recommendations in reports are now publicly published in minutes
- • Meetings have been conducted online via Zoom, making them more accessible to all members of the USU (to join them, email the Board Secretary)
- • Student media are automatically invited to all ordinary and special Board meetings
- • The text of all in camera motions are published publicly
- • The Board has changed its agenda so that Confidential Business goes last
- • The reasons for going in camera are announced publicly at each meeting
- • Executive reports and motions on notice will be published online
- • The Board agreed to review its In Camera Policy
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Prudence Wilkins-Wheat - President
Positions held: Chair Awards Committee, Chair Electoral Committee, Chair Executive Committee, Deputy Chair P&C Committee, Member C&S Committee, Member Debates Committee, Member Finance Committee, Member Governance Committee, Member WHS Committee.
Ruby Lotz - Vice President
Positions held: Member Awards Committee, Member C&S Committee, Member C&S Awards Selection Panel, Member Debates Committee, Member Awards Committee, Member Executive Committee, Member P&C Committee.
Benjamin Hines - Honorary Treasurer
Positions held: Chair of the Governance Committee, Chair of the Debates Committee, Member Executive Committee, Member Finance Committee, Member P&C Committee.
Kailin (Vikki) Qin - Honorary Secretary
Positions held: Chair C&S Committee, Deputy Chair Electoral Committee, Member C&S Selection Panel, Member Executive Committee.
Nicholas Comino - Board Director
Positions held: Queer Portfolio Holder, Member Electoral Committee, Director of Student Publications.
Du Du - Board Director
Positions held: International Student Portfolio Holder.
Telita Goile - Board Director
Positions held: Member P&C Committee and Wom*ns Portfolio Holder.
Isla Mowbray - Board Director
Positions held: Member Awards Committee, Environment Portfolio Holder, Director of Student Publications and Disabilities Portfolio Holder.
Cole Scott-Curwood - Board Director
Positions held: Member C&S Committee.
Belinda Thomas - Board Director
David Zhu - Board Director
Positions held: Member Governance Committee, Enthocultural Portfolio Holder, Deputy Chair Finance Committee.
David Wright - Senate Appointed Director
Other Positions: Member, Remuneration Committee.
Marie Leech - Senate Appointed Director
Other Positions: Member, Remuneration Committee.
Irene Ma - Immediate Past President
Positions held: Member Electoral Committee, Member P&C Committee.