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Pacific reference group
Terms of Reference
- To provide strategic and policy advice to the office of the VC through the PVC (Equity) and the Equity Committee on issues relating to Pacific equity issues; and to provide strategic and policy advice to the office of the VC through the Director, Centre for Pacific Studies on issues relating to Pacific Advancement;
- To contribute to the University’s submissions to government and external stakeholders (eg TEC, MOE) on policy matters regarding Pacific peoples;
- To advise the office of the VC through the PVC (Equity) and Equity Committee on the progress and achievements of the University with respect to its objectives in the University’s strategic plan relating to Pacific peoples and;
- To advise the VC through the PVC (Equity) and Equity Committee on operational matters relevant to the delivery of strategic equity objects to Pacific peoples; to advise the VC through the CPS Director on operational matters relevant to the delivery of strategic objects to Pacific Advancement at the University of Auckland.
Membership of Pacific Reference Group
- Two staff members per faculty
- Two staff members from service divisions
- One student representative
- One community representative
- Pro Vice-Chancellor (EO) representative.
PRG members (as of March 2010)
| Faculty/Service Division | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Arts | Dr Melani Anae | m.anae@auckland.ac.nz |
| Arts | Dr Richard Moyle | r.moyle@auckland.ac.nz |
| Business | Dr Manuka Henare | m.henare@auckland.ac.nz |
| Ms Ema Sullivan | ||
| NICAI | Dr Jon Bywater | j.bywater@auckland.ac.nz |
| Uniservices | Dr Stuart Mitchell (Co-Chair) | s.mitchell@auckland.ac.nz |
| Engineering | Dr Rajnish Sharma | r.sharma@auckland.ac.nz |
| Dr Darrell Patterson | ||
| Medical and Health | Dr. Vili Nosa | v.nosa@auckland.ac.nz |
| Medical and Health | Ms Ana Evans | a.evans@auckland.ac.nz |
| Science | Ms Hana Matau | h.matau@auckland.ac.nz |
| Science | Dr Sina Greenwood | s.greenwood@auckland.ac.nz |
| Library | Judy McFall | j.mcfall@auckland.ac.nz |
| Law | Miss Helena Kaho | h.kaho@auckland.ac.nz |
| Education | Miss Antoinette Vaha | a.vaha@auckland.ac.nz |
| Dr Meaola Amituanai-Toloa | m.toloa@auckland.ac.nz | |
| Service Division | Ms Judy McFall McCaffery | j.mcfall@auckland.ac.nz |
| Service Division | Dr Ema Wolfgramm Foliaki | ea.wolfgramm-foliaki@auckland.ac.nz |
| AUPISA | Tim Baice | pisa@auckland.ac.nz |
| Equity Office | Ms Lorraine Evening | l.evening@auckland.ac.nz |
Ex-officio members:
Heads of Departments/Centres/Schools and University Chaplain:
- Mr Walter Fraser (Director of Centre for Pacific Studies)
- Dr Meola Toloa (Assoc-Dean Pasifika, Faculty of Education)
- Dr Manuka Henare (Associate Dean Maori and Pacific Business)
- University Chaplain: Rev Uesifili Unasa
- Dr Teuila Percival (Head of Pacific Health)
- Dr Yvonne Underhill-Sem (Director of Development Studies Centre, Co-Chair )
Contact Pacific Reference Group
Pacific-related issues at the University can be raised with the Pacific Reference Group via the Walter Fraser (Director of Centre for Pacific Studies).
Email: w.fraser@auckland.ac.nz
