Transition to the new academic structure starts this week  

A year back Vice Chancellor David Lloyd launched a proposal to restructure the university, moving academics out of discipline-based units and into communities, related to the courses they teach, (CMM January 21 and February 7 2019).

Lloyd did not impose the idea, he sold it and while the shock of the new inflicted plenty of pain for academic and professional staff, he brought enough of the community with him for the transition to the new structure to start this week, without the ager and anguish that restructures are prone to.

Big achievement, terrible timing. “The first day of our transition phase isn’t exactly how we had envisioned it,” Professor Lloyd told staff yesterday.

“As soon as we are able, we will ensure we hold some staff celebrations to mark the start of our new future at UniSA.”

The new model is scheduled to be in-place on June 30, which might be too-soon for a party.