Meeting No. 3/94 of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday, 4 May 1994, in the Council Room of the University, commencing at 2.15 pm.
Meetings of the Academic Board are attended by ex officio and elected members. A current list of members may be obtained from the Secretary. A non-member may request permission to attend a meeting of the Board as an observer, by telephoning extension 55061. Observers have no speaking or voting rights.
Members are reminded that apologies should be telephoned to Tricia Arnold on extension 55061.
B:ABAGE394 J.A. Dunn
18 April 1994 Secretary
A G E N D A
*1. NOTICE OF MOTION : APPROVAL OF STEERING COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATION: The Vice-Chancellor will move -
that the Steering Committee's recommendations be adopted for all items other than those starred.
2. MINUTES
2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting No. 2/94 held on 16 March 1994
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF ACADEMIC BOARD
3.1 Matters Arising from Meeting No. 2/94 held on 16 March 1994
3.1.1 Matters Reported to Council
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*4. REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
4.1 Revised Procedures for Academic Board
4.2 Education Policy
4.3 Report on Allocation of Quality Money
4.4 Voluntary Student Unionism
5. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEANS
Proceedings
6. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
6.1 Faculty Library Advisory Committee
6.2 Master of Business (Manufacturing Management)
6.3 Master of Business (Logistics Management)
6.4 Master of Business (Agribusiness)
6.5 Master of Business (International Business)
6.6 Master of Marketing
6.7 Mature Age Entry to Graduate Certificates
6.8 Graduate Diploma in International Business
6.9 New MBA Prizes
6.10 Change of Prize Name
6.11 Proposal for Second Chair in Syme Accounting
Proceedings
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7. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
7.1 Membership of the Harold Armstrong Memorial Fund Committee
7.2 Amendments to Graduate Diploma Regulations and to Statute 6.1.2
7.3 Annual Report of the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology
Proceedings
8. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF LAW
8.1 External Members of Faculty Board
Proceedings
9. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
9.1 Regulations: Master of Surgery
9.2 Regulations: Graduate Diploma/Master Degree in Family Medicine (Distance Education)
9.3 Professor/Director of Burns Surgery, Alfred Hospital
Proceedings
10. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE
10.1 Membership of Psychology Advisory Board
10.2 Western Mining Fourth Year Prize for 'Hard Rock' Geology
10.3 Posthumous Award of BSc Degree
10.4 Heads of Department and Directors of Centres in the Faculty of Science for 1994
Proceedings
11. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Proceedings
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12. REPORT OF THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
Proceedings
*13. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH)
13.1 Meeting on 10 February 1994
13.1.1 ARC Mechanism A Infrastructure - 1994 allocation
13.2 Meeting on 17 March 1994
Proceedings
14. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
14.1 Faculty of Arts
14.1.1 Bachelor of Music - Clayton Campus
14.1.2 Open Learning - proposal to include a Music subject
14.1.3 Bachelor of Letters at Clayton Campus
14.1.4 Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences) at
Gippsland Campus
14.1.5 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities) at
Gippsland Campus
14.1.6 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Communication) at Gippsland Campus
14.1.7 Amendment to subjects offering in Psychology at
Gippsland Campus
14.1.8 Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences) Proposal for an Honours program at Gippsland Campus
14.1.9 Master of Social Work - new subject proposal
14.1.10 Graduate Diploma in Bioethics at Clayton Campus
14.1.11 Graduate Diploma and Masters courses in Environmental Science
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14.2 Faculty of Business and Economics
14.2.1 Master of Business (Manufacturing Management)
14.2.2 Master of Business (Logistics Management)
14.2.3 Master of Business (Agribusiness)
14.2.4 Master of Business (International Business)
14.2.5 Procedures for Selection to Graduate Certificate Courses in the Faculty of Business and Economics
14.2.6 Graduate Diploma in International Business
14.3 Faculty of Education
14.3.1 Amendment to Masters Courses
14.4 Faculty of Science
14.4.1 Bachelor of Behaviourial Science at Gippsland Campus
14.4.2 Bachelor of Science (Behaviourial) at metropolitan campuses
14.4.3 Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) at Clayton Campus
14.4.4 Bachelor of Science (Biomedical) at Clayton Campus
14.4.5 Bachelor of Science (Environmental) at Clayton Campus
14.4.6 General requirements for course progression and prerequisites for the BSc(Behaviourial), BSc(Advanced Mathematics), BSc(Biomedical) and BSc(Environmental)
Proceedings
15. REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE
15.1 Report of Meeting held on 4 March 1994
*15.1.1 Amendment to EdD Regulations
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15.2 Report on Meeting held on 15 April 1994
15.2.1 Departmental Scholarships outside University guidelines
Proceedings
16. ANNUAL REPORTS TO COUNCIL
16.1 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts for 1993
16.2 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics for 1993
16.3 Annual Report of the General Manager for 1993
17. LEGISLATION
17.1 The Professor Yong Tau Kee Foundation Regulations
18. REVIEW OF ACADEMIC PROMOTIONS
18.1 Revised Procedures for Academic Promotion
19. CHAIR SELECTION COMMITTEES
19.1 Chair of History
19.2 Chair of Anthropology
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4 May 1994
Item No. 2
2. MINUTES
2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting No. 2/94 held on 16 March 1994
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Minutes of Academic Board Meeting No. 2/94 be approved.
4 May 1994
Item No. 3
3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF ACADEMIC BOARD
3.1 Matters Arising from Meeting No. 2/94 held on 16 March 1994
3.1.1 Matters Reported to Council
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the action taken by Council on matters reported to the Board.
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4 May 1994
Item No. 4
*4. REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
4.1 Revised Procedures for Academic Board
4.2 Education Policy
4.3 Report on Allocation of Quality Money
4.4 Voluntary Student Unionism
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Item 5
5. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEANS
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Meetings of the Committee of Deans held on 16 March and 6 April 1994 be received and noted.
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4 May 1994
Item No.6
6. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics be received and noted
6.1 Faculty Library Advisory Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the Faculty Board's statement about library funding.
6.2 Master of Business (Manufacturing Management)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal which is to be considered under the Report of the Education Committee.
6.3 Master of Business (Logistics Management)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal which is to be considered under the Report of the Education Committee.
6.4 Master of Business (Agribusiness)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal which is to be considered under the Report of the Education Committee.
6.5 Master of Business (International Business)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal which is to be considered under the Report of the Education Committee.
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6.6 Master of Marketing
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal which is to be considered under the Report of the Education Committee.
6.7 Mature Age Entry to Graduate Certificates
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal which is to be considered under the Report of the Education Committee.
6.8 Graduate Diploma in International Business
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposal which is to be considered under the Report of the Education Committee.
6.9 New MBA Prizes
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of prizes offered by the Foster's Brewing Group for MBA students.
6.10 Change of Prize Name
RECOMMENDATION
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the change of name of the Norwich Research Award to the "Norwich Rising Star Research Award".
6.11 Proposal for Second Chair in Syme Accounting
RECOMMENDATION
That the Academic Board note the proposal for a second chair in the Syme Department of Accounting, which has already been approved by Academic Board and Council.
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4 May 1994
Item No. 7
7. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering be received and noted.
7.1 Membership of the Harold Armstrong Memorial Fund Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the appointment of Professor R. Jones and Dr Yi-Bing Cheng to the Harold Armstrong Memorial fund Committee for a 5 year term ending on 31 December 1998.
7.2 Amendments to Graduate Diploma Regulations and to Statute 6.1.2
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council amendments drafted by the University Solicitor which repeal the Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology regulations, which amend Statute 6.1.2 and which include the Graduate Diploma in Maintenance Management in the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Regulations.
7.3 Annual Report of the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment
Hydrology
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board receive and note the 1993 Annual Report of the Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology.
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4 May 1994
Item No. 8
8. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF LAW
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Law be received and noted.
8.1 External Members of Faculty Board
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council, the appointment of the following external members to the Board of the Faculty of Law: The Hon. Mr Justice David Harper, The Hon. Mr Justice Ken Hayne, The Hon. Justice Sally Brown, Ms Catherine Walter and Mr Mark Weinberg, Q.C.
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4 May 1994
Item No. 9
9. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine be received and noted.
9.1 Regulations: Master of Surgery
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note that the proposal to amend the Master of Surgery Regulations has been referred by the Steering Committee to the Education Committee for consideration.
9.2 Regulations: Graduate Diploma/Masters Degree in Family Medicine (Distance Education)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note that the proposal to amend the time frame for completion of the Graduate Diploma/Masters Degree in Family Medicine (Distance Education), has been referred by the Steering Committee to the Education Committee for consideration.
9.3 Professor/Director of Burns Surgery, Alfred Hospital
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the
establishment of a post of Professor/Director of Burns Surgery at Alfred Hospital.
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Item No. 10
10. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Faculty of Science be received and noted.
10.1 Membership of Psychology Advisory Board
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the appointment of Professor R Porter and Associate Professor N J King to the Psychology Advisory Board.
10.2 Western Mining Fourth Year Prize for 'Hard Rock' Geology
The Academic Board is asked to note that while legislation will not be required for the Prize, the University Solicitor will suggest appropriate wording for the Faculty Handbook.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of the Western Mining Fourth Year Prize for 'Hard Rock' Geology.
10.3 Posthumous Award of BSc Degree
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the Award of Posthumous BSc Degree to Mr Warren Puls.
10.4 Heads of Department and Directors of Centres in the Faculty of Science for 1994
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the amended list of Heads of Department and Directors of Centres in the Faculty of Science for 1994.
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Item No. 11
11. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Board of the Victorian College of Pharmacy be received and noted.
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4 May 1994
Item No. 12
12. REPORT OF THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Admissions Committee be received and noted.
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4 May 1994
Item No. 13
*13. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ASSOCIATE DEANS (RESEARCH)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Committee of Associate Deans (Research) be received and noted.
That the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development) be asked to speak to the items covered in the Report of CADRES.
13.1 Meeting on 10 February 1994
13.1.1 ARC Mechanism A Infrastructure - 1994 Allocation
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal that 15 percent of the ARC Mechanism A Infrastructure 1994 Allocation be allocated to the Library for distribution to branch libraries on the basis of consultation with Associate Deans (Research).
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13.2 Meeting on 17 March 1994
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Item No. 14
14. REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the Education Committee be received and noted.
14.1 Faculty of Arts
14.1.1 Bachelor of Music - Clayton Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal that within the degree structure of Bachelor of Music, students be permitted to take fewer non-Music subjects.
14.1.2 Open Learning - proposal to include a Music subject
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal to offer MUS12 American Music and Popular Culture: B within the Open Learning Program.
14.1.3 Bachelor of Letters at Clayton Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the restriction of subjects permitted within the degree structure of the Bachelor of Letters to those offered by the Faculty of Arts.
14.1.4 Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences) at
Gippsland Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal to increase the number of subjects in the degree structure of the Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences) such that students must take at least one major (eight subjects) and a minor (four subjects) from within the School, and be only permitted to take a maximum of six subjects from outside the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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14.1.5 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities) at
Gippsland Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course titled Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)
14.1.6 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Communication) at
Gippsland Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course titled Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Communication).
14.1.7 Amendment to subjects offering in Psychology at
Gippsland Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the exchange of current first year psychology subjects offered in the Associate Diploma of Social Welfare and in the Bachelor of Social Welfare with the subjects Behaviourial Studies A and Behaviourial Studies B.
14.1.8 Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Proposal for an Honours program at Gippsland Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the introduction of an internal Honours year in 1995 and an external/distance education Honours Year in 1996 in the following disciplines: English, History, Mass Communication, Politics and Sociology; the degree to be titled the honours degree of Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences).
14.1.9 Master of Social Work - new subject proposal
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new subject, Management of Human Resources in Social Service Organisations, to be offered within the degree of Master of Social Work.
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14.1.10 Graduate Diploma in Bioethics at Clayton Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course entitled Graduate Diploma in Bioethics, which would be entirely fee paying.
14.1.11 Graduate Diploma and Masters courses in Environmental Science
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council an increase to the subject weights for ENV8130 Environmental Assessment from 4 to 6 points and ENV3110 Law and the Environment from 2 to 4 points within the degrees of Master of Environmental Science and Graduate Diploma in Environmental Science.
14.2 Faculty of Business and Economics
14.2.1 Master of Business (Manufacturing Management)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the provision of an additional stream in Operations Management in the Master of Business (Manufacturing/Operations Management and for the renaming of the course as Master of Business (Manufacturing/Operations Management).
14.2.2 Master of Business (Logistics Management)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course to be titled Master of Business (Logistics Management), including approval of new subjects MKT 5301 Minor Thesis and MKT 5311 Special Studies in Logistics, subject to the clarification of the matter of students being able to receive both a Graduate Diploma and a Masters degree.
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14.2.3 Master of Business (Agribusiness)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course to be titled Master of Business (Agribusiness), including approval of new subjects MKT 5331 Agribusiness Planning, MKT 5341 Agribusiness Policy and Strategy and MKT 5301 Minor Thesis, subject to the clarification of the matter of students being able to receive both Graduate Diploma and Masters degree.
14.2.4 Master of Business (International Business)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the proposal to establish a new course to be titled Master of Business (International), including approval of the new subject MKT 5301 Minor Thesis, subject to the clarification of the matter of students being able to receive both a Graduate Diploma and a Masters degree.
14.2.5 Procedures for Selection to Graduate Certificate
Courses in the Faculty of Business and Economics
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the amendment of selection procedures to Graduate Certificates with the proviso that the amended selection criteria be monitored by the Education Committee.
14.2.6 Graduate Diploma in International Business
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council an additional stream in Asian Business in the Graduate Diploma in International Business.
14.3 Faculty of Education
14.3.1 Amendment to Masters Courses
It is noted that legislation for these changes has already been requested because of previous similar approvals, and that it will be presented to a future meeting of Academic Board.
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the proposed amendment to the regulations for the Master of Educational Policy and Administration and the Master of Special Education to allow for completion of both degrees by coursework only or by coursework and project work.
14.4 Faculty of Science
14.4.1 Bachelor of Behaviourial Science at Gippsland Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new degree to be titled Bachelor of Behaviourial Science, with subjects currently offered in the Bachelor of Applied Science.
14.4.2 Bachelor of Science (Behaviourial) at metropolitan
campuses
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course, to be titled Bachelor of Science (Behaviourial), with subjects
already existing.
14.4.3 Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) at
Clayton Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course to be titled Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics), with subjects already existing.
14.4.4 Bachelor of Science (Biomedical) at Clayton Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
That, subject to an investigation of flexibility in the first year structure, the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course to be titled Bachelor of Science (Biomedical), with subjects already existing.
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14.4.5 Bachelor of Science (Environmental) at Clayton Campus
RECOMMENDATION
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the establishment of a new course to be titled Bachelor of Science (Environmental), with subjects already existing.
14.4.6 General requirements for course progression
and prerequisites for the BSc(Behaviourial),
BSc(Advanced Mathematics), BSc(Biomedical) and
BSc(Environmental)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve for submission to Council the described conditions in relation to prerequisites and progression associated with the BSc(Behaviourial), Bsc(Adv Mathematics), BSc(Biomedical) and BSc(Environmental).
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Item No. 15
15. REPORT OF THE PhD AND SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Report of the PhD and Scholarships Committee be received and noted.
15.1 Report of Meeting held on 4 March 1994
*15.1.1 Amendment to EdD Regulations
RECOMMENDATION:
That Professor King be asked to advise the Board on the reasons for the proposed amendment to the EdD Regulations to disallow the admission of students who hold a "coursework only" Masters to the EdD program.
15.2 Report on Meeting held on 15 April 1994
15.2.1 Departmental Scholarships outside University guidelines
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board note the list of departmental scholarships in excess of standard stipend range.
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Item No. 16
16. ANNUAL REPORTS TO COUNCIL
16.1 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts for 1993
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board receive and note the 1993 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and submit it to Council.
16.2 Annual Report of the Dean of Business and Economics for 1993
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board receive and note the 1993 Annual Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics and submit it to Council.
16.3 Annual Report of the General Manager for 1993
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board receive and note the 1993 Annual Report of the General Manager and submit it to Council.
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4 May 1994
Item No. 17
17. LEGISLATION
17.1 The Professor Yong Tau Kee Foundation Regulations
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board endorse for submission to Council The Professor Yong Tau Kee Foundation Regulations, subject to the references to "Academic Registrar" in sections 2.2 and 3 being altered to read "Director Student Services Division".
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4 May 1994
Item No. 18
18. REVIEW OF ACADEMIC PROMOTIONS
18.1 Revised Procedures for Academic Promotions
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board approve the revised procedures for promotion
to Reader/Associate Professor and Lecturer/Senior Lecturer.
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Item No. 19
19. CHAIR SELECTION COMMITTEES
19.1 Chair of History
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board nominate Professor L Cairns to serve on the Selection Committee for the Chair of History.
19.2 Chair of Anthropology
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Academic Board nominate Professor M Skully to serve on the Selection Committee for the Chair of Anthropology.