Griffith University

Griffith University is an Australian public university (founded in 1971) with four campuses in Brisbane and one at the Gold Coast, Queensland. It currently has 27,000 students and 6000 staff.

In 2008 the university opened their Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, which it touted as the "world's first dedicated police and security research centre".

Griffith University Law School
The Griffith University Law School (GULS) has been ranked as No. 1 in the country by the respected publication, the "Good Universities Guide", both in 2005 and 2006.

The 2005 University Council

 * CHANCELLOR - Ms Leneen Forde


 * DEPUTY CHANCELLOR - Mr Henry Smerdon

VICE CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT - Professor Ian O'Connor

MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL
 * Mr Ian Alderdice
 * Mr Mark Gray
 * Ms Rachel Hunter
 * Mr Michael Lake
 * The Hon Justice Margaret McMurdo
 * Mr Garry Redlich
 * Mr Henry Smerdon

FOUR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL
 * Ms Sandra Anderson
 * Dr Robert Anderson
 * Ms Karen Struthers
 * Mr Rob Borbidge AO

TWO MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY, ELECTED BY THE ACADEMIC STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY
 * Dr Michael Barry
 * Ms Margaret Lee

ONE MEMBER OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY, ELECTED BY THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY - Ms Kaye Dillon

ONE POSTGRADUATE STUDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, ELECTED BY THE POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY - Ms Heather Douglas

ONE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, ELECTED BY THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY - Mr Brenton Hill

see Council Membership and for further details of individual members see Member Profiles

2006 Meeting dates
 * 6 March (Nathan)
 * 2 May (Logan)
 * 5 June (Mt Gravatt) (Date reserved for meeting if necessary)
 * 7 August (Gold Coast)
 * 2 October (South Bank)
 * 4 December (Nathan)

Collaboration with Lowy Institute
In April 2008 a "new joint research project focusing on the future of China was announced today by the Lowy Institute for International Policy and Griffith University's Griffith Asia Institute (GAI).

"Announced by Lowy Institute Director Allan Gyngell and GAI Director Professor Michael Wesley, the project will bring together the resources and expertise of two of Australia’s most important Asia research institutions."

Corporate influence on campus
For a full list see…

For links to Annual Reports, Statement of Affairs, and other publications.

Contact

 * Web: http://www.gu.edu.au

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * Neoliberals and public education in Australia
 * Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise
 * Queensland Water Infrastructure
 * Queensland University of Technology
 * University of Queensland
 * Michael Wesley
 * Glyn Davis
 * Bonny Robertson
 * Ian Lowe
 * The Natural Edge Project
 * L. Roy Webb - Former Vice Chancellor
 * Peter Oliver
 * Chilla Bulbeck - former staff
 * John Mackenzie
 * Sara Davies

Critiques of University

 * J. Mckeen Cattell, University Control (The Science Press, 1913).
 * Ernest Hollis, Philanthropic Foundations and Higher Education (Columbia University Press, 1938).
 * David Smith, Who Rules the Universities? An Essay in Class Analysis (Monthly Review Press, 1974).
 * Joe Feagin and Hernan Vera, Liberation Sociology (Westview, 2001).
 * Eric Gould, The University in a Corporate Culture (Yale University Press, 2003).