Establishing faculty operations
Thu May 15 2025 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
Establishing faculty operations
On this page:
- Overview
- Operational Continuity Transition Readiness Guide
- Transition timeline
- Transition team
- Transition newsletters
Overview
We understand the importance of continuity, especially in times of change. As we start the new year, much of the existing structures and how we do things will stay the same for 2025, particularly in our schools.
Operational Continuity Transition Readiness Guide
Transition timeline
1 January to 3 April 2025
- Continuation of existing processes, most workflows continue unchanged
- Professional staff structures for Student Support and Engagement Teams (SSE) and Academic Services Teams (AS) will run parallel to existing structures
- Existing associate deans in roles that carry into the Faculty of Arts and Education will remain in place until 28 March 2025 to support handover and ease of decision-making
From 4 April 2025
- Full implementation of new professional staff structures
- SSE and AS Teams transition fully into the new faculty arrangements
- Identify known processes likely to change over time and establish a process for gathering and managing feedback on transition challenges
Note, this timeline also appears on the Improvement projects and programmes Transition to new faculty arrangements page.
Transition team
Transition Lead Academic
Mark Barrow
Mark is supporting the dean on a range of academic initiatives that will set up our new faculty for success in the future. Mark was the Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work from 2018 onwards. View Mark’s profile.
Transition Lead Operations
Sharon Peace
Sharon is leading the operational continuity enabling workstream and works with other transition leaders to ensure operations remain strong and well-coordinated as the new faculty arrangements are implemented. Email Sharon.
Transition newsletters
9 December 2024
- Continuity in operations
- Professional staff readiness
- Research readiness
- Academic leadership structure
- Committee structure
- Interim solutions for employing GTAs/TAs/PTFs
- Events plan for Quarter One 2025
- Business continuity plans
- New faculty arrangements looking ahead to 2025
- Transition support
- Operational system updates
Read the 9 December 2024 newsletter
14 November 2024
- New faculty transisiton leadership team update
Name: Faculty of Arts and Education (A&ED) confirmed
Stability as we begin the year
Professional staff redeployment
Academic leadership positions
Committee meeting structure updates
Student-led club engagement framework
New location for Professor Nuala Gregory
Read the 14 November 2024 newsletter
24 October 2024
- New faculty arrangements update on transition activity
Organisational design
Content management
Finance, data and reporting
Operational continuity
- New faculty naming next steps
- New faculty three year rolling annual plan
- New faculty committee structure feedback
Read the 24 October 2024 newsletter
10 October 2024
- Naming consultation update
- Next stage of consultation underway: review and number of submissions
Read the 10 October 2024 newsletter
25 September 2024
- Leadership updates – new faculty
- New Faculty Transition Lead Academic Support (Mark Barrow)
- New Faculty Director of Faculty Finance (Bevan Isles)
- Consultation feedback reminder and consultation timeline
- Naming consultation: next steps for the new faculty
- Operational continuity key focus areas
Read the 25 September 2024 newsletter
10 September 2024
- Leadership updates
- Acting dean Creative Arts and Industries (Paola Boarin)
- Sharon Peace to lead Enabling workstream
- Consultation feedback reminder
- Thank you for your feedback on the new faculty's English name
Read the 10 September 2024 newsletter
26 August 2024
- Appointment of the new Director of Faculty Operations (Claire Philipson)
- Our approach
- Transition oversight group
- New faculty name – have your say
- Consultation timeline reminder
Read the 26 August 2024 newsletter
6 August 2024
- New faculty dean and next steps (Nuala Gregory)
- Consultation on professional staff and faculty academic leadership structures
- Consultation timeline
- Faculty connection events
Read the 6 August 2024 newsletter