At Monash University, graduate student representatives make a valuable contribution to university committees. An elected graduate student representative offers the committee their unique perspectives and views on various issues and aspects of university life.
At Monash University, graduate student representatives are valuable members on university committees. Active membership on university committees provides an excellent opportunity for graduate involvement in important decision-making. Graduates are a major stakeholder group of Monash University. An elected graduate representative offers the committee unique graduate perspectives and views on various issues and aspects of university life.
Committees exist at all levels of the University. For example, some committees are university-wide, such as Council and Academic Board, while others can be campus, faculty or school-specific.
The MGA ensures graduate student representation on all relevant University boards and committees. Learn more about the University’s representative structure, the committees that exist at all levels of the University, the roles and responsibilities of a graduate representative and how to get involved below.
University Committees
General
Research
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Research Committee (2 positions) | Victoria Radnell Emily Pryor | About the Graduate Research Committee |
| Graduate Research Steering Committee | Pashew Nuri | GRC Steering Committee information page |
Coursework
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Education Committee (previously Learning and Teaching Committee) | Karyn Low | Education Committee information page |
| Coursework Admissions and Standards Sub-Committee (CASSC) | Pui Lee (Liz) | CASSC information page |
| Assessment and Examination Sub-Committee (AESC) | To be confirmed | |
| Student Academic Progress Advisory Group | Harry Zhan |
Campus Committees
Caulfield
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield Campus Orientation Committee | Vacant - position currently available for co-opting to the MGAEC | |
| Caulfield Campus Student Experience Network (SEN) | Vacant - position currently available for co-opting to the MGAEC |
Clayton
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Campus Orientation Committee | Elnaz Mokhtari | |
| Clayton Campus Student Experience Network (SEN) | Elnaz Mokhtari |
Parkville
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Parkville Campus Orientation Committee | David Nash | |
| Parkville Campus Student Experience Network (SEN) | David Nash |
Peninsula
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Campus Student Experience Network (SEN) | Vacant - position currently available for co-opting to the MGAEC |
Faculty Committees
Art, Design & Architecture
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Graduate Research Committee | Ilianna Ginnis | MADA Faculty Research Committee information page |
| OHS Committee | To be confirmed | MADA OHS Committee information page |
| MADA Student Representative Group | To be confirmed | MADA Student Representative Group information page |
Arts
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Arts Education Committee | Dannica Batoon | Arts Education Committee |
| Arts Graduate Research Committee | Remart Dumlao | Arts Graduate Coursework Committee information page |
| Film, Media and Communication (programs) | Melanie Ashe and Natasha Zeng | |
| Historical Studies (programs) | Marvin Martin | |
| Literary and Cultural studies (programs) | Position vacant | |
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (programs) | Tom Poulton and Deputy Suzanne Grasso | |
| Philosophy (programs) | Chanelle Warton | |
| Social and Political Sciences (programs) | Meg Randolph | |
| Theatre, Performance and Music (programs) | Karissa Taylor and Cassandra Gibson |
Business & Economics
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Research Degrees Committee | Jonathan Hines | BusEco Faculty Research Degrees Committee |
| Education Committee (2 reps) | To be confirmed | BusEco Faculty Education Committee |
| Equity & Social Inclusion Committee | Nyaradzai Magara | BusEco BusEco Faculty Equity and Social Inclusion Committee |
Education
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Education Committee | Cynthia Nguyen - Graduate Student Rep Rooney Minjie Tang - Undergraduate Student Rep | Education Committee information page |
| OHSE Committee (2 reps) | To be confirmed | Occupation Health Safety and Equity Faculty Committee |
| Student Engagement Committee (2 reps) | Sarah Salem Najma Kamaldeen | Faculty of Education Student Engagement Committee information page |
Engineering
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Graduate Research Committee (Faculty) | Luke Sutherland | |
| Chemical Engineering Postgraduate Association | Vacant | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Vacant | |
| Civil Engineering Postgraduate Committee | Vacant | |
| Mechanical Engineering Graduates Association (MEGA) | Vacant | |
| Education Committee | Vacant | |
| OHSE Committee Fac of Eng and IT | Vacant |
Information Technology
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Education Committee | To be confirmed | IT Faculty Education Committee - Terms of Reference |
| Graduate Research Committee (GRC) (3 reps - one from each school and one from MUM) - details below: | To be confirmed | IT Graduate Research Committee - Terms of Reference |
| Department of Human-Centred Computing (subsuming CHIC and COSI) | Yi Li | |
| Department of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Ruth-Emely Pierau | |
| Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity | Sara Jafarbeiki | |
| School of Information Technology, Monash University Malaysia (MUM) | To be confirmed |
Law
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Research Committee | Estelle Wallingford | Law Faculty Research Committee |
| Faculty Education Committee | Amy Baik | Law Faculty Education Committee |
| Faculty Student Consultative Forum | Amy Baik Augustus Law Laura-Rose Donegan Rebecca Tambasco | |
| Faculty Occupation Health, Safety & Environment Committee | Tamara Wilkinson | Law Faculty OHS Committee |
Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Research Committee | Narges Mahdavian |
Science
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Research Degrees Committee | Rotates from Postgraduate Committee (see reps below) | Science Faculty Research Degrees Committee |
| Postgraduate Committee * | ||
| *(School of Biological Sciences) | Kathleen Garland Hannah Morrow Ruairidh Duncan | |
| *(School of Chemistry) | Melinda Krebsz Nathan Sos | |
| *(School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment) | Fatemeh Amirpoorsaeed Ella Rose Lausberg Tahnee Burke Tahereh Alinejadtabrizi Marycarmen Martinez Diaz Sarah Tinsley Angus Rogers | |
| *(School of Physics and Astronomy) | Elli Borcher Matthew Gerbert | |
| *(Mathematics) | Dan Gentle | |
| *(Malaysia) | Mrudula Guggilla Kai Tiew Heerman Kumar Sandra Kumar |
Monash Sustainable Development Institute
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Research Committee | Andrea C. Cuesta Claros |
Monash University Accident Research Centre
| COMMITTEE | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | FURTHER INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs Committee | Mohammad Ibrahim | |
| OHS & E Committee | Mark Perrett |
Would you like to join a University committee?
To apply for an advertised University committee vacancy, fill out our ‘Monash Graduate Student Representative’ nomination form.
To be notified when a relevant University committee vacancy is available, please fill out our ‘University Committee Expression of Interest’ form.
University committee enquiries
If you have any queries in regards to University committees, please contact Ryan Edwards on 9905 4095 or email Ryan.Edwards@monash.edu
University committee submissions
The MGA regularly submits reports and suggestions to the various University committees (note that we changed out name from MPA to MGA in 2019).
Submission to the Graduate Research Committee in response to HDR candidature policy changes
To read other reports and submissions, please click here.