4 February 2019: The University of Canberra has appointed Professor Geoffrey Crisp as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic.
Professor Crisp currently holds the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) at UNSW Sydney and will start with the University of Canberra on 25 March 2019.
As the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Professor Crisp will oversee the teaching and learning environment at the University, as well as student support services.
Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Deep Saini welcomed Professor Crisp to the University.
“I am delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Crisp as UC’s next Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic. Geoff’s extensive experience in enhancing teaching and learning at universities around Australia will be an invaluable asset to the University,” said Professor Saini.
Prior to his role at UNSW, Professor Crisp was the Dean, Learning and Teaching at RMIT University in Melbourne from 2012–2015, and the Director of the Centre for Learning and Professional Development at the University of Adelaide from 2002–2011.
“I am excited about the opportunity to join the outstanding team at the University of Canberra and work collaboratively with all staff to implement the Distinctive by Design Strategy and the visionary programs for the Educated Life precinct and integration of academic life, industry and the community,” said Professor Crisp.
Professor Crisp completed his BSc (Honours, First Class) at the University of Queensland in 1977 and his PhD in Chemistry at the Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University in 1981.
After a Humboldt Fellowship completed at the Max Planck Institute in Mulheim an der Ruhr and postdoctoral positions at Colorado State University and the Australian National University, Professor Crisp began his first academic appointment in 1985 in the Chemistry Department at the University of Melbourne. He then moved to the Chemistry Department at the University of Adelaide before shifting disciplines from chemistry to online education.
Professor Crisp has received the University of Adelaide’s Stephen Cole the Elder Prize (Excellence in Teaching) in 1999; the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Stranks Medal for Chemical Education in 2003 and Australian Learning and Teaching Council Fellowships in 2006 and 2009. He is a Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Fellow and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).