School Governance
The School of Drama, Fine Art and Music (incorporating the Conservatorium) was formed by the merger of The Conservatorium: School of Music and Drama, and the School of Fine Art.
School Governance Structure
Here you will find details on the School Governance structure and office bearers in terms of the School Executive, School Committees, Program Convenors and Discipline Convenors.
- Executive Staff
- Governance
- Committees
- Governance Support
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Head Of School (HOS)
Deputy Heads Of School (DHOS)
- DHOS, Teaching & Learning: Dr Jim Chapman
- DHOS, Research: Dr Angela Philp
- DHOS, Academic Management: Ms Linda Walsh
School Executive Officer (SEO)
Operations Manager
GOVERNANCE
Academic Senate Member
Research Ethics Advisor (REA)
- TBC
Student Academic Conduct Officer (SACO)
Discipline Chairs
- Fine Art: TBC
- Music: Prof Richard Vella
- Drama: Position Vacant
Program Convenors
- Music: Chris Allan
- Fine Art: Miranda Lawry
- Drama: Gillian Arrighi
- GCertMusTech: Nathan Scott
- MMusTech: Nathan Scott
Undergraduate Student Forum
- One student representative from each department
Postgraduate Forum
- Student Representatives (RHD and Coursework Masters)
COMMITTEES
School Executive Committee
- HOS (Chair)
- DHOS Research and Research Training
- DHOS Teaching and Learning
- DHOS Academic Management
- SEO
- Operations Manager
School Workload Sub-Committee (SWS)
- HOS (Chair)
- DHOS Academic Management
- Program and Discipline Convenors
- School Executive Officer
School Board
- Head of School (Chair)
- School Executive Officer
- Operations Manager
- All academic staff
- One tertiary casual representative
- One technical officer representative
- Two undergraduate students elected from the Student Forum
- Two postgraduate students elected from the Postgraduate Forum
- DFAM administration support
Research and Research Training (RRT) Committee
- HOS ex officio
- Chair: DHOS Research Dr Angela Philp
- Discipline Research Convenors:
- Andre Brodyk
- Rosalind Halton
- Sean Lowry
- Gillian Arrighi
- Professorial Chairs
- Support: Anthony Line
Academic Management Committee
- Chair: DHOS, Academic Management: Ms Linda Walsh
- HOS ex officio
- Program Convenors
- School Executive Officer
- Support: Michael Cowen
Teaching & Learning Committee
- Chair: DHOS Teaching & Learning: Dr Jim Chapman
- HOS ex officio
- Discipline Course Coordinator Representatives
- Drama: Gillian Arrighi
- Fine Art: David Wills
- Music: Anthea Scott-Mitchell
- Creative Arts: Dr Jocelyn McKinnon
- Support: Michael Cowen
School Assessment Committee (SAC)
- Chair: DHOS Teaching & Learning: Dr Jim Chapman
- HOS ex officio
- Program Convenors
- Anthony Line (Support)
School Website Committee
- Drama: Gillian Arrighi
- Fine Art: Kris Smith (Chair)
- Music: Nathan Scott
- Creative Arts: Sean Lowry
- Conservatorium: Sally Walker
- School: Michael Cowen
Conservatorium Committee
- Chair: Ian Cook
- Committee Members:
- Support: Kirrily Hull

