Kelly Fuller

The ICAC inquiry has heard a former University of Wollongong executive was dismissed on the day of a disputed salary increase.

Corruption watchdog hears University of Wollongong Chancellor Michael Still rejected calls to advertise a proposed executive role for chief governance officer.

As concern spread around campus about the potential creation of a new $400,000 vice-president role as the university went through a restructure, the head of HR says she felt she had a 'target on her back" for opposing the role.

UOW Chancellor Michael Still resigns as the state's corruption watchdog continues to investigate allegations of improper governance, recruitment decisions and consultancy engagements.

Just days after resigning as chancellor at the University of Wollongong (UOW), Michael Still faces the state's corruption watchdog.

An incoming vice-chancellor was providing input into a university review before his consulting firm later secured millions of dollars of related work, the ICAC has heard.

Former University of Wollongong chief governance officer Alyssa White takes the witness box at the ICAC inquiry after weeks of evidence examining her role in recruitment decisions, governance reforms and a proposed executive position.

The ICAC inquiry heard Alyssa White had celebrated securing jobs for former colleagues as the "greatest achievement" of her career before agreeing recruitment processes were compromised, lacked transparency and breached university policies.

Former University of Wollongong governance officer Alyssa White became emotional as she explained to an ICAC inquiry why she repeatedly intervened to secure jobs for friends and former colleagues.

Plans to create a new executive position at a time when jobs were being slashed at the University of Wollongong caused deep divisions and sparked an inquiry by the state's corruption watchdog.