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Agenda 2020-04-08

TE POARI MĀTAURANGA

Regular Meeting of Academic Board
0830h – 1130h, Wednesday, 2020-04-08
ZOOM MEETING online at:  https://zoom.us/j/2916031584
Chair:  Simon Nash

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1. Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

Manawa mai te mauri nuku
Manawa mai te mauri rangi
Ko te mauri kai au
he mauri tipua
Ka pakaru mai te pō
Tau mai te mauri
Haumi e, hui e, taiki e!
Embrace the power of the earth
Embrace the power of the sky
The power I have
Is mystical
And shatters all darkness
Cometh the light
Join it, gather it, it is done!

1.2. Mihi Whakatau | Welcome Speech

  1. Committee Self-Assessment
    Topic/s:

    1. Review of Feedback from Self-Assessment 2020-03-04
    2. Feedback on the Shift to Online Committee Meetings
  2. Important Dates
    Submissions:  2020-04-22
    Meeting:  2020-05-06
  3. Covid-19 Lockdown Updates and Discussion
    *

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

  1. Katie Bruffy
    (Proxy:  Linda Aumua)

1.4. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.5. Pitopito Kōrero o ngā Hui | Minutes of the Previous Meeting/s

  1. Regular:  2020-03-04 AB Minutes (draft)
  2. Standing:  2020-03-12 ABSC Minutes

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker
  2. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Action Items
  3. Work Plan – New draft under review, reflecting outcomes of the Quality Management System stocktake.

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

  1. Manaakitia te Rito
    Related:  Action-048
    Glenn Mckay, on behalf of Merran Davis
    Memo
  2. Academic Recovery Committee
    Simon Nash (Executive Director, Ako)
    Memo

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Student Performance Report
    Simon Tries
    Memo with Summary and Presentation

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive (Regular)

4.1. Strategic Reports

  1. Māori
    Toni Rewiri
    Report
  2. Pacific
    Falaniko Tominiko
    Report
  3. International
    Tracy Chapman
    Report
  4. Under-25s
    Andrea Thumath
    Report
  5. Student Success
    * Exception Reporting until Strategy completion
    Related:  Item 4.4.1. Learner Outreach Project Update
    Annette Pitovao & Helen Vea
    Memo Update
  6. Industry Engagement
    * Exception Reporting until Strategy completion
    Heather Stonyer
  7. Waitākere
    * TBC Reporting format: Awaiting proposal from Merran Davis (Academic Board, 2020-02-05)
  8. Manaakitia te Rito | Renewal Strategy
    Related:  Item 2.1. Manaakitia te Rito 
    * TBC Reporting format
  9. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP)
    Simon Nash
    Memo to Academic Board, ELT and the Commissioner along with:

    1. AQAP Progress Overview
    2. Full AQAP Project Plan

4.2. Subcommittee Reports

  1. Te Komiti Rangahau o Unitec | Unitec Research Committee
    Marcus Williams
    URC Report
  2. Te Komiti Tikanga Matatika | Unitec Research Ethics Committee
    Marcus Williams
    UREC Report – In progress
  3. Te Komiti Whakahaere a ngā Pia | Postgraduate Research and Scholarships Committee
    Marcus Williams
    PGRSC Report
  4. Te Komiti Whakamana Hotaka Hou | Academic Approvals Committee
    Simon Tries
    AAC Report
  5. Ako Ahimura | Learning and Teaching Committee
    Simon Nash
    AA-LTC Report
  6. Te Poari Whai Kounga | Quality Alignment Board
    Simon Tries
    QAB Report

4.3. Quality Management System (QMS) Reports

  1. Programme Management
    Simon Tries / Steve Marshall / Jackie Tims

    1. Programme Development
      Memo with RAG Tracker
    2. Programme Reviews (5-year Reviews)
      Memo with RAG Tracker
    3. Programme Closure (Expiring and Discontinued Programmes)
      Memo with RAG Tracker
  2. Degree Monitoring
    Simon Tries / Steve Marshall
    Memo
  3. Academic Risk Register
    Live Link:  PowerBI Dashboard
    Simon Tries
    Memo (For Approval) with verbal update on the PAQC Risk Registers
  4. NZQA and ITP Sector / RoVE Updates
    1. Special Notices
      Executive Leadership Team
      Memo from Simon Nash (Executive Director, Ako; Chair, Academic Board)
    2. Regular News
      Steve Marshall
      Simon Nash – Verbal update:  Changes to Academic Board resulting from NZIST
      The Nest > NZQA & ITP Sector Updates

4.4. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Learner Outreach Project (LOP) Update
    Related:  Item 4.1.5. Student Success
    Annette Pitovao
    Memo

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    *
    *
  2. Committee Self-Assessment
    Topic/s:

    1. Review of Feedback from Self-Assessment 2020-03-04
      1. Responses from Question raised on 2020-03-04 – EER Preparation Focus
      2. Responses from Question raised on 2020-03-04 – Effectiveness of Oversight
    2. Feedback on the Shift to Online Committee Meetings
  3. Karakia Whakamutunga | Closing Prayer
    Ka wehe atu tātou
    I raro i te rangimārie
    Te harikoa
    Me te manawanui
    Haumi ē! Hui ē! Taiki ē!    		We are departing
    Peacefully
    Joyfully
    And resolute
    We are united, progressing forward!

 

First release:  2020-04-03
Updates:
2020-04-07  //  Apologies  //  dweinholz
2020-04-06  //  Various changes  //  dweinholz