Elections

The University completed elections in 2024.

Nomination results

Nominations opened Monday 13 May 2024 and closed at 4pm Friday 24 may 2024. At the close of nominations there were a number of nominations  that exceeded the number of vacancies, as a result, elections will need to be held for a number of positions.

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

The Returning Officer has declared as eligible the following nominations for the Council 2024 elections:

Nominees in alphabetical order by surname.

1 x Academic Staff position

  • Christopher Blanchard
  • Oliver Burmeister
  • Julian Grant
  • Sharyn Jenkins
  • Frank Marino
  • Dianne McGrath
  • Azizur Rahman
  • Holly Randell-Moon
  • Sabih Rehman
  • Jing Sun
  • David Tien
  • Faith Valencia-Forrester

1 x Professional Staff position

  • Mark Bassett
  • Briony Cottam
  • Andrew Dailey
  • Genevieve Doyle
  • Anna Grocholsky
  • Ed Maher
  • Pat McKenna
  • David O’Sullivan
  • Melanie Rumball
  • Gordafarid Sekhavatmandi
  • Jordan Stewart
  • Tegan Taylor

1 x Student Member position

  • Ozlem Baser
  • Charlotte Blake
  • Niloy Chandra Das
  • Josie Charlton
  • Caitlin del Solar
  • Leigh Dryden
  • Tahlee-Rose Duffy
  • Mele Faleafa
  • Benjamin Fry
  • Samantha Garner
  • Henry Gibson
  • Rebecca Groat
  • Mehedi Hasan
  • Kirby Hodgson
  • Cao Jianing
  • Sally Liu
  • Jovanka Mancevski
  • Jay Maurer
  • Francis Odhiambo
  • Nish Padiya
  • Tonga Pakofe
  • Michael Roffe
  • Rebecca Rumbel
  • Shantel Shandil
  • Fiona Stafford
  • Scott Thomson
  • Donald Tibbits
  • Eirini Trajcevski
  • Alexander Tynan
  • Natalie Williams
  • Xi Zhou
  • Yixi Zhou

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

The Returning Officer has declared the following outcomes for the Academic Senate and its Sub-Committees 2024 elections:

Nominees in alphabetical order by surname.

3 x Member of the Professoriate

  • Gerard Corrigan
  • Xiaodi Huang
  • Manohar Pawar
  • Azizur Rahman
  • Abishek Santhakumar
  • Farooq Shaikh

1 x Academic Staff Faculty of Arts & Education

  • Jane Garner
  • Simon Wakeling

2 x Academic Staff Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences

Declared elected. No election required.

  • Kristy Campion
  • Mark Frost

2 x Academic Staff Faculty of Science & Health

  • Shayne Chau
  • Prue Laidlaw
  • Andreia Schineanu

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

The Returning Officer has declared the following outcomes for the Academic Senate and its Sub-Committees 2024 elections:

Nominees in alphabetical order by surname.

Faculty of Arts & Education Faculty Board

2 x Members of the Professoriate

Declared elected. No election required.

  • Cate Thomas

1 x Staff Member School of Indigenous Australian Studies

Vacant. No nominations received.

1 x Staff Member School of Theology

Vacant. No nominations received.

Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences Faculty Board

1 x Member of the Professoriate

  • Xiaodi Huang
  • Azizur Rahman

1 x Staff Member School of Business

Vacant. No nominations received.

1 x Staff Member School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering

Declared elected. No election required.

  • Sabih Rehman

1 x Staff Member School of Psychology

Vacant. No nominations received.

Faculty of Science & Health Faculty Board

1 x Member of the Professoriate

Declared elected. No election required.

  • Samantha Jakimowicz – elected unopposed

1 x Staff Member School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences

Vacant. No nominations received.

1 x Staff Member School of Rural Medicine

Vacant. No nominations received.

University Courses Committee

1 x Faculty of Arts and Education Course Director

  • Cate Thomas
  • Kelly-Ann Tribolet
  • Fredrik Velander

1 x Faculty of Science and Health Course Director

Vacant. No nominations received.

Nomination results

Nominations opened Monday 13 May 2024 and closed 4pm on Friday 24 May 2024. At the close of nominations there were a number of nominations that exceeded the number of vacancies, as a result, elections will need to be held for a number of positions.

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

The Returning Officer has declared as eligible the following nominations for the Council 2024 elections:

Nominees in alphabetical order by surname.

1 x Academic Staff position

  • Christopher Blanchard
  • Oliver Burmeister
  • Julian Grant
  • Sharyn Jenkins
  • Frank Marino
  • Dianne McGrath
  • Azizur Rahman
  • Holly Randell-Moon
  • Sabih Rehman
  • Jing Sun
  • David Tien
  • Faith Valencia-Forrester

1 x Professional Staff position

  • Mark Bassett
  • Briony Cottam
  • Andrew Dailey
  • Genevieve Doyle
  • Anna Grocholsky
  • Ed Maher
  • Pat McKenna
  • David O’Sullivan
  • Melanie Rumball
  • Gordafarid Sekhavatmandi
  • Jordan Stewart
  • Tegan Taylor

1 x Student Member position

  • Ozlem Baser
  • Charlotte Blake
  • Niloy Chandra Das
  • Josie Charlton
  • Caitlin del Solar
  • Leigh Dryden
  • Tahlee-Rose Duffy
  • Mele Faleafa
  • Benjamin Fry
  • Samantha Garner
  • Henry Gibson
  • Rebecca Groat
  • Mehedi Hasan
  • Kirby Hodgson
  • Cao Jianing
  • Sally Liu
  • Jovanka Mancevski
  • Jay Maurer
  • Francis Odhiambo
  • Nish Padiya
  • Tonga Pakofe
  • Michael Roffe
  • Rebecca Rumbel
  • Shantel Shandil
  • Fiona Stafford
  • Scott Thomson
  • Donald Tibbits
  • Eirini Trajcevski
  • Alexander Tynan
  • Natalie Williams
  • Xi Zhou
  • Yixi Zhou

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

The Returning Officer has declared the following outcomes for the Academic Senate and its Sub-Committees 2024 elections:

Nominees in alphabetical order by surname.

3 x Member of the Professoriate

  • Gerard Corrigan
  • Xiaodi Huang
  • Manohar Pawar
  • Azizur Rahman
  • Abishek Santhakumar
  • Farooq Shaikh

1 x Academic Staff Faculty of Arts & Education

  • Jane Garner
  • Simon Wakeling

2 x Academic Staff Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences

Declared elected. No election required.

  • Kristy Campion
  • Mark Frost

2 x Academic Staff Faculty of Science & Health

  • Shayne Chau
  • Prue Laidlaw
  • Andreia Schineanu

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

The Returning Officer has declared the following outcomes for the Academic Senate and its Sub-Committees 2024 elections:

Nominees in alphabetical order by surname.

Faculty of Arts & Education Faculty Board

2 x Members of the Professoriate

Declared elected. No election required.

  • Cate Thomas

1 x Staff Member School of Indigenous Australian Studies

Vacant. No nominations received.

1 x Staff Member School of Theology

Vacant. No nominations received.

Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences Faculty Board

1 x Member of the Professoriate

  • Xiaodi Huang
  • Azizur Rahman

1 x Staff Member School of Business

Vacant. No nominations received.

1 x Staff Member School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering

Declared elected. No election required.

  • Sabih Rehman

1 x Staff Member School of Psychology

Vacant. No nominations received.

Faculty of Science & Health Faculty Board

1 x Member of the Professoriate

Declared elected. No election required.

  • Samantha Jakimowicz – elected unopposed

1 x Staff Member School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences

Vacant. No nominations received.

1 x Staff Member School of Rural Medicine

Vacant. No nominations received.

University Courses Committee

1 x Faculty of Arts and Education Course Director

  • Cate Thomas
  • Kelly-Ann Tribolet
  • Fredrik Velander

1 x Faculty of Science and Health Course Director

Vacant. No nominations received.

Current vacancies

  • 1 x academic staff
  • 1 x professional/general staff
  • 1 x student
  • 3 x Member of the Professoriate
  • 1 x Academic Staff Faculty of Arts & Education (Level A, B or C)
  • 2 x Academic Staff Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences (Level A, B or C)
  • 2 x Academic Staff Faculty of Science & Health (Level A, B or C)

Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty Board

  • 2 x Members of the Professoriate
  • 1 x Academic Staff School of Indigenous Australian Studies
  • 1 x Academic Staff School of Theology

Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences Faculty Board

  • 1 x Member of the Professoriate
  • 1 x Academic Staff School of Business
  • 1 x Academic Staff School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering
  • 1 x Academic Staff School of Psychology

Faculty of Science and Health Faculty Board

  • 1 x Member of the Professoriate
  • 1 x Academic Staff School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences
  • 1 x Academic Staff School of Rural Medicine

University Courses Committee

  • 1 x Faculty of Arts & Education Course Director
  • 1 x Faculty of Science & Health Course Director

Elections results

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

At the close of the University elections the Returning Officer declared the following people elected:

1 x Academic Staff position

  • Julian Grant

1 x Professional Staff position

  • Melanie Rumball

1 x Student Member position

  • Ben Fry

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

At the close of the University elections the Returning Officer declared the following people elected:

3 x Members of the Professoriate

  • Abishek Santhakumar
  • Manohar Pawar
  • Gerard Corrigan

1 x Academic Staff Faculty of Arts & Education

  • Jane Garner

2 x Academic Staff Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences

  • Kristy Campion
  • Mark Frost

2 x Academic Staff Faculty of Science & Health

  • Shayne Chau
  • Prue Laidlaw

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

At the close of the University elections the Returning Officer declared the following people elected:

Faculty of Arts & Education Faculty Board

2 x Members of the Professoriate

  • Cate Thomas
  • 1 x vacant position

Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences Faculty Board

1 x Member of the Professoriate

  • Azizur Rahman

1 x Staff Member School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering

  • Sabih Rehman

Faculty of Science & Health Faculty Board

1 x Member of the Professoriate

  • Samantha Jakimowicz

University Courses Committee

1 x Faculty of Arts and Education Course Director

  • Kelly-Ann Tribolet

Nominations

Nominations will open on Monday 13 May 2024 and close at 4pm on Friday 24 May 2024. Should more nominations be received than positions vacant then elections will be held from Monday 17 June 2024 to 4pm Tuesday 25 June 2024.

The term of office for all positions will be for two (2) year commencing on 1 July 2024.

If you wish to nominate for either Council or the Academic Senate and/or its sub-committees it is recommended you review the following documents to give you an idea of the requirements of being a member of the University’s governing bodies:

How to nominate

The elections will be conducted using an trusted online election platform.

Nomination process

How to vote

Voting opens Monday 17 June and closes 4pm Tuesday 25 June 2024.

The elections will be conducted using an trusted online election platform.

Voting process

Further information

If you have any questions, please contact elections@csu.edu.au