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staff member to sit on Senate, and one staff member from the union cluster sits on each of the Safety/Health and Environmental Committee, Employment Equity Committee and the Human Resources Training and Development Committee. In addition, two staff members to sit on the Institutional Forum and five staff members to sit on the LMCF. The unions also have observer status on the Selection Committees for all staff, and have membership of the Selection Committee for Senior Management and of the Professorial Committee.
Implementation of the Statute has led to the revisions to the Terms of Reference of the Institutional Forum, arising from the outcome of two previous independent external assessments and recommendations to enhance management of conflicts of interest at the level of Council Committees, and membership of internal staff members was terminated..
In addition, three seats on Council, one each on the Finance Committee and the Human Resources Committee of Council, and four on the Institutional Forum are reserved for elected staff members.
Participation of students in decision-making is ensured by the membership afforded to the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of various formal and working committees of Council. In terms of the highest decision-making bodies, the SRC appoints two members on the Council, three members on the Senate, four members on the
Institutional Forum, one member on the Safety/Health and Environmental Committee, and four members on the Student Services Board. In addition, one student representative from each faculty and two student members of the Central Housing Council from the Durban and Midlands Campuses respectively sit on the Student Services Board.
Furthermore, one SRC member sits on each of the Library Committees, the Selection Committees for Executive Managers, the Student Disciplinary Tribunal and the Vice- Chancellor’s Student Appeals Tribunal. They also serve on the HIV/Aids, Financial Aid, Fees and House Committees. Students also have representation on all Faculty Boards.
Statement on Ethics
The University’s Code of Ethics, as approved by Council, is a statement of the ethical principles, values and behaviours expected of the staff and individuals associated with the University. Such persons are required to be careful, honest, responsible and efficient, and to avoid impropriety or the appearance of impropriety to preserve the resources and assets of the University for the public good. The Code also seeks to promote the highest standards of scientific and professional integrity and to give due consideration to the ethical issues arising from the activities of the University. Council’s Code of Conduct is another tool used to regulate the conduct of Council members on meeting attendance and ethics.
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