The Student/Council Liaison Group is a forum for UTS students, members of Council and UTS senior management to discuss matters of UTS policy and governance relevant to the student body.
Contact
Jenny Luong
Senior Governance Support Officer (Electoral Officer)
telephone 02 9514 1235
email Jenny.Luong@uts.edu.au
Group details
2026 meeting dates
Tuesday 17 March
Tuesday 28 July
Tuesday 6 October
Meetings start at 4pm.
Composition and membership
The Student/Council Liaison Group consists of the following positions:
- 2 members of Council
- one external member to be the Chair
- one member to be the Deputy Chair
- 2 student members of Council
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) or nominee
- Director, Student Services
- an associate dean (either teaching and learning or research, or equivalent) nominated by the associate deans
- President, Students’ Association or nominee
- International Students Officer of the Students’ Association
- President, ActivateUTS or nominee
- student representative of ActivateUTS clubs
- a UTS Housing student representative nominated by the Residential Life and Learning Supervisor and Housing Services and the Manager, Housing Service
- elected Indigenous student member of Academic Board
- elected student members of Academic Board, one from each faculty
- elected postgraduate research student member of Academic Board
- co-opted members*.
* The group has the authority to co-opt members as appropriate, including additional members to represent international students, postgraduate coursework students and postgraduate research students, and to invite other participants for particular matters.
| POSITION | MEMBERSHIP | CURRENT TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Two members of Council | Dr Lisa O’Brien AM (Chair) TBA (Deputy Chair) | 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026 |
| Two student members of Council | Chloe Ferreria (UG) (email Chloe) Vacant (PG) | ex officio |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) or nominee | Professor Kylie Readman | ex officio |
| Director, Student Services | Sarah Lok | ex officio |
| An associate dean (either teaching and learning or research, or equivalent) nominated by the associate deans | Dr Katie Schlenker | 23 September 2025 to 31 December 2026 |
| President, Students’ Association or nominee | Neeve Ann Nagle (email Neeve) | 5 December 2025 to 4 December 2026 |
| International Students Officer of the Students’ Association | Rose Saksena (email Rose) | 5 December 2025 to 4 December 2026 |
| President, ActivateUTS or nominee | Varshani Gousihan (email Varshani) | 7 October 2025 to 6 October 2026 |
| Student representative of ActivateUTS clubs | Taya Higgins Tugaga (email Taya) | 7 October 2025 to 6 October 2026 |
| A UTS Housing student representative nominated by the Residential Life and Learning Supervisor and Housing Services and the Manager, Housing Service | Amandhi Tihara Marasinghe (email Amandhi) | 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 |
| Elected Indigenous student member of Academic Board | Caitlyn Seeto | 11 February 2026 to 31 December 2026 |
| Elected student members of Academic Board, one from each faculty | Melissa Dib (Business) (email Melissa Josh Singh (Design and Society) Obaid Moolimani (Engineering and Information Technology) (email Obaid) | 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 |
| Robert Nersisyan (Health) | 11 February 2026 to 31 December 2026 | |
Amelia Grace Wilson-Williams (Law) (email Amelia) Divvya Balasubramanian (Science) (email Divvya) Francesca Harrison (TD School) (email Francesca) | 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 | |
| Elected postgraduate research student member of Academic Board | Dorotea Baljevic | 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 |
| Co-opted members |
Positions on the group are in accordance with its composition.
Charter
The UTS Student/Council Liaison Group Charter (PDF) outlines the group's roles, responsibilities, composition and the manner in which it discharges its responsibilities for UTS.
Responsibilities
The group will:
- initiate student forums, with the advice of the group, on particular topics where the wider, direct input of the student body may be of particular value
- receive referrals from Council, Council sub-committees, the senior executive and representative student bodies on matters relevant to the student body and provide advice
- have oversight of the UTS Student Partnership Agreement.
Performance
The group will review its performance annually against the charter.
Quorum
A quorum for the purposes of transacting business at a meeting shall consist of:
- the Chair or Deputy Chair (at least one)
- UTS staff member (at least one), and
- 3 students (including student members of Council, elected members of Academic Board and ex officio students).