Membership

Once the invitation has been extended to a constituency, group, sector or unit of the University, the obligation is then on that constituency, group, sector, or unit to choose a representative to join the EAC and for that person to actively report between their constituency and the EAC.

2. Chair/Co-Chairs

Role of Chair/Co-Chairs is to chair the monthly meetings, with a particular view to assisting the EAC to establish its vision, objectives and strategies for achievement, as well fulfill its advisory role to the Equity Advisor.

• elected by EAC for a period of one year, running from April to March each year
• new Chair/Co-Chairs to be elected each March to assume duties in April of each year

3. Secretary (rotates every 4 months):

Every EAC member is expected to assume roll of secretary for a 4 month period.

Role:

• take minutes at meetings, type and forward to HR&EA for review and circulation in a timely fashion to EAC members

Term: 4 months commitment slots: generally Sept to December, January to April, May to August.

4. Quorum

Only if called by a member with respect to a decision to be taken; if quorum is called, it is 50% plus 1 of filled membership positions.