Student Experience Committee

2023 meeting dates

General information

• Reporting to: Academic Board
• Contact: sec.secretary@uq.edu.au
• Version (effective date): v12a (14 April 2023)
• Sub-committees: Working Groups/Working Parties as required
• Quorum: 50% of voting membership plus one
• Notes: abbreviated as SEC

Terms of Reference

The role of the Student Experience Committee is to:

• promote, sponsor and support a coordinated and coherent University-wide strategy pertaining to the quality of the UQ student experience, a fundamental component of the University’s Strategic Plan; 
• guide and oversee the conceptualisation, development, implementation and performance measurement of University strategies and targets aimed at delivering key enhancements to the broader student experience;
• formulate recommendations to the Academic Board and/or other University bodies or officers to enhance the extracurricular student experience, undertaking this function in conjunction with other relevant committees of the University and in particular with the Teaching and Learning Committee;
• monitor relevant trends and review on an annual basis of all data relating to the student experience, including benchmarking against other institutions (top three performers and relevant market comparators) and ensuring these data are utilised to underpin ongoing work priorities;
• monitor and promote good practice in relation to faculty and central student experience initiatives including their alignment with relevant strategies and targets; and
• advise on the performance and priorities of student-facing services.

Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021

• Domain 1 Student Participation and Attainment
  • Standard 1.3 Orientation and Progression
• Domain 2 Learning Environment
  • Standard 2.1 – Facilities and Infrastructure
  • Standard 2.2 – Diversity and Equity
  • Standard 2.3 – Wellbeing and Safety  
• Domain 3 Teaching 
  • Standard 3.1 – Course Design
• Domain 4 Research and Research Training
  • Standard 4.2 – Research Training
• Domain 5 Institutional Quality Assurance
  • Standard 5.3 – Monitoring, Review and Improvement
• Domain 6 Governance and Accountability
  • Standard 6.3 Academic Governance
• Domain 7: Representation, Information and Information Management
  • Standard 7.2: Information for Prospective and Current Students

Composition

Ex-Officio members           

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) [Chair]
• Chief Executive Officer, UQ Sport or nominee
• President, University of Queensland Union or nominee
• President, UQ Chapter of University Colleges Australia or nominee
• President, Academic Board or nominee
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement) or nominee
• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) or nominee
• Deputy Provost or nominee
• Dean, Graduate School or nominee
• UQ Librarian or nominee
• Chief Information Officer or nominee
• Academic Registrar or nominee
• Director, Student Affairs Division or nominee
• Director, Office of Planning and Business Intelligence or nominee

Other Members

• Two Associate Deans (Academic) nominated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
• One international student nominated by the University of Queensland Union
• One undergraduate student nominated by the University of Queensland Union
• One postgraduate coursework student nominated by the University of Queensland Union Association of Postgraduate Students
• One research higher degree student nominated by the University of Queensland Union Association of Postgraduate Students
• One faculty academic services manager nominated by the Academic Services Management Committee
• Two elected members of the Academic Board nominated by the Academic Board Standing Committee

The Chair may co-opt other staff to the Committee as required.

Administrative Arrangements

• If the Chair is absent from any meeting of the Committee, the Chair will appoint another member to Chair that meeting. If the Chair is unexpectedly absent from any meeting of the Committee, members of the Committee present at that meeting will appoint a member as Chair for that meeting.
• The Committee will meet three or four times a year. Additional meetings may be scheduled if needed. The work of the committee will be supported by active working groups/working parties.
• The term of membership for:
  • staff members of the Committee is two years.
  • student members of the Committee is one year.
  • the two elected members of the Academic Board nominated by the Academic Board Standing Committee is one year.