Governance of the Senior Women's Forum
Vision Statement
The Senior Women's Forum (SWF) is a group of University women committed to equity, a functional approach, and to being an effective, responsible and dynamic group, which chooses to adopt a humanistic approach.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Senior Women's Forum is to achieve a functional, responsible and dynamic university which respects the diversity of staff and students of both genders.
Values
The Senior Women's Forum holds the following values central to the manner in which it operates in fulfilling the responsibilities and duties conferred upon it:
- Transparency
- Integrity
- Equity
- Inclusivenes
- Collegial suppor
- Accountability
Critical Success Factors
The SWF has identified four key factors, essential to its successful performance.
- Flat and egalitarian leadership and management structure
- One vote, one value for any member
- Ability to network with members to short circuit issues that cross disciplines, or sectors within the University
- Effective governance
Representation on committee and forums
The SWF has had a member or a nominated representative on the following committees and forums.
- The Vice Chancellor's Forum (VCF) ( current Presiding Officer)
- Faculty General Staff Working Party (Lyn Angel)
- Internal Communication Working Party (Leonora Ritter)
- Professional Activities Work Function Working Party (chaired by Toni Downes, various members participating)
- CSU EO/AA Committee (current representative is Amanda Warren-Smith)
- The University RQF Committee (Margaret Alston)
Meetings
The SWF meets roughly three times a year by teleconference or videoconference, and once face-to-face.
The 2007 face-to-face meeting was held in Young on 3rd August. Guest speakers were Michael Knight, Executive Director of Human Resources who spoke about Staff reclassification procedures and protocols and Kym Ayscough, Registrar, Pharmacy Board NSW whose topic was If nice girls don't get the corner office then how did I get here?Or from Miss Wagga Charity Queen to CEO ... and the lessons learnt along the way.