Welcome
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Cairns and Academic Planning & Development) is part of the Chancellery (which includes the Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice Chancellor). The main elements of the portfolio are co-ordination of Cairns, University wide Academic Planning and Development and Community Engagement.
The PVC acts as the Vice-Chancellor's representative for the Cairns region. Cairns offers a wide range of academic programs and is at the forefront of research in many tropical disciplines. The PVC works with local stakeholders to ensure that the campus is fully engaged with its community. The PVC also has responsibility for community engagement across the University.
The Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Cairns and Academic Planning & Development) is also responsible for the overall academic planning and development for the University. The PVC works with all members of University staff to ensure that a co-ordinated approach is taken to planning the academic direction of the University.
The position of Pro-Vice Chancellor (Cairns and Academic Planning & Development) is held by Professor Scott Bowman who is based in Cairns. Prior to taking up this position, he was Dean of the Whyalla campus and Director of Regional Engagement at the University of South Australia prior to this he was Head of the School of Clinical Sciences at Charles Sturt University. Professor Bowman trained as a radiographer in the UK and holds the Diploma (DCR), a Higher Diploma of the College of Radiographers (HDCR). He has a MA in Politics and Government, from Guild Hall University in London and a PhD in Clinical Judgement and Decision Making from the Open University in the UK. Professor Bowman also has a keen interest in health professional education and holds a Teachers Diploma of the College of Radiographers (TDCR) and a Certificate of Further and Adult Education (FAETC). Professor Bowman's main research interests are university community engagement, judgement and decision-making, models of care in professional practice, extended and expanded roles for health professionals, and patient care in medical imaging.
| Contact: | |
| E-Mail: | Viv.Sonntag@jcu.edu.au |
| Phone: | +61 (7) 40421131 |
| Fax: | +61 (7) 40421130 |
| Location: | Building A1, Room 201 |
| Mail: | Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Cairns and Academic Planning & Development) James Cook University PO Box 6811 Cairns, QLD 4870 |