Elections

On Wednesday 22 April 2026 the Office of Governance and Corporate Administration (OGCA) commenced the nominations process for vacant positions on University Council, Academic Senate and its Sub-Committees, including Faculty Boards.

Elections results

At the conclusion of voting, elected members for a term from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028 on the University Council, Academic Senate and Faculty Boards have been finalised.

Candidates (in alphabetical order by surname) elected to positions are outlined below:

  • Lily Bijdeveldt, Student
  • Geoffrey Gurr, Academic
  • Stacey Jenkins, Professional/General Staff
  • Jamie Ferrill, Academic Staff (Levels A-C), (FOBJBS)
  • Mark Frost, Professoriate (FOBJBS)
  • Sarah Gurr, Academic Staff (Levels A-C), (FOAE)
  • Miao Li, Professoriate (FOBJBS)
  • Leo Lin, Academic Staff (Levels A-C), (FOBJBS)
  • Patience Moyo, Academic Staff ((Levels A-C), FOSH)
  • Chris Orchard, Professoriate (FOAE)
  • Sarah O’Shea, Non-Faculty Professoriate
  • Hector Rodriguez Valdes, Non-Faculty Academic Staff (Levels A-C)
  • Melissa Skein, Academic Staff (Levels A-C), (FOSH)

Faculty of Arts & Education Faculty Board

  • Cate Thomas, Professoriate
  • Daniel Cohen, Professoriate
  • Wudhadhuray, School of Indigenous Australian Studies
  • Bernard Doherty, School of Theology

Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences Faculty Board

  • Xiaodi Huang, Professoriate
  • Azizur Rahman, Professoriate

Faculty of Science & Health Faculty Board

  • Ana Horta, Professoriate
  • Catherine Keniry, Academic Staff, School of Rural Medicine
  • Stephanie Knott, Academic Staff, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Nomination results

Nominations have closed for vacancies on the University Council, Academic Senate and Faculty Boards.

The Returning Officer has determined eligible nominations.

  • Where eligible nominations exceeded vacancies available, a vote will be held.
  • Where eligible nominations did not exceed the vacancies available, nominees have been declared elected unopposed.
  • Where insufficient nominations were received, positions have been declared as casual vacancies and will be filled in accordance with the Governance (Academic Senate) Rule or the Faculty Boards – Membership and Terms of Reference, as appropriate.

The term of office for all positions is from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028.

Nominees in alphabetical order by surname.

1 x Academic Staff

  • Salma Arabi
  • Indra Choudhury
  • Francis Geronimo
  • Julian Grant
  • Geoffrey Gurr
  • George John
  • Miao Li
  • Frank Marino
  • Manohar Pawar
  • Azizur Rahman
  • Hayley Randle
  • Faith Valencia-Forrester

1 x Professional/General Staff

  • Mark Bourne
  • Helen Crawford
  • Greg Higgins
  • Stacey Jenkins
  • Clare Jonker
  • Sheeja Samuel
  • Chelsea Schlink

Declared elected unopposed

  • Chris Orchard, Professoriate (FOAE)
  • Sarah O’Shea, Non-Faculty Professoriate
  • Jamie Ferrill, Academic Staff (FOBJBS)
  • Leo Lin, Academic Staff (FOBJBS)
  • Hector Rodriguez Valdes, Non-Faculty Academic Staff

A vote will be held for the following vacancies (nominees in alphabetical order by surname)

2 x Members of the Professoriate, FOBJBS

  • Mark Frost
  • Xiaodi Huang
  • Miao Li
  • Azizur Rahman

2 x Academic Staff, FOSH

  • Salma Arabi
  • Shayne Chau
  • Indra Choudhury
  • Patience Moyo
  • Martin Pal
  • Melissa Skein

1 x Academic Staff, FOAE

  • Sarah Gurr
  • Wudhadhuray

No nominations - casual vacancy

1 x Member of the Professoriate, FOAE

Faculty of Arts & Education Faculty Board

Declared elected unopposed

Cate Thomas, Professoriate

No nominations - casual vacancies

  • 1 x Member of the Professoriate
  • 1 x Academic Staff, School of Indigenous Australian Studies
  • 1 x Academic Staff, School of Theology

Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences Faculty Board

Declared elected unopposed

  • Azizur Rahman, Professoriate
  • Xiaodi Huang, Professoriate

No nominations - casual vacancies

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

Faculty of Faculty of Science and Health Faculty Board

Declared elected unopposed

Stephanie Knott - Academic Staff, SAEVS

A vote will be held for the following vacancies (nominees in alphabetical order by surname)

1 x Member of the Professoriate

  • Aunty Kerrie Doyle
  • Ana Horta

1 x Academic Staff, School of Rural Medicine

  • Indra Choudhury
  • Catherine Keniry
  • Susan Limberger

Current vacancies

Casual vacancies

Any queries about casual vacancies can be directed to governance@csu.edu.au.

  • 1 x Member of the Professoriate, FOAE

Faculty of Business, Justice & Behavioural Sciences Faculty Board

  • 1 x Academic Staff, School of Policing Studies
  • 1 x Academic Staff, Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security

Nomination  Form

Nominations

Nominations open from 9am 22 April  2026 and will close at 4pm 29 April 2026. Nominations will not be accepted after this time. An election will be held should more nominations be received than the vacancy to be filled.

The term of office for all positions will be for two (2) year commencing on 1 July 2026.

If you wish to nominate for 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 Wednesday 20 May.

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