Monash UniversityAcademic Board Meeting 2/2004Meeting No 2/2004 of the Academic Board will be held at 2:15 pm on Wednesday, 7 April 2004, in the Council Room, Administration Building 3A, Clayton campus. The Agenda papers have been circulated. The Index of Recommendations is set out below and supplementary and replacement papers are attached. New items, or items with new / revised attachments, are indicated in the Index of Recommendations by a vertical line on the left-hand side of the page. Meetings of the Academic Board are attended by ex officio, elected and appointed members. 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 items may be starred prior to the Meeting by contacting the Secretary, or at the commencement of the Meeting under item 1.1 of the Agenda. Tea and coffee will be served in the foyer prior to the meeting. Crystal Chatterton Secretary A G E N D A Index of Recommendations and Supplementary Papers *A PROCEDURAL MATTERS 1 ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA 1.1 Starring of Items Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed may do so at this point.1.2 Approval of Non-Starred Items The Chair will move: That the recommendations of the Steering Committee be adopted without discussion for all items other than those starred. 1.3 Confidential Items CAny confidential items will be resolved at this point. 2 MINUTES 2.1 Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 1/2004 held Wednesday, 25 February 2004 The Minutes for Meeting 1/2004 have been circulated. RECOMMENDATION: That the Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 1/2004, held 25 February 2004, be confirmed. *B STARRED ITEMS 3 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Professor C Browne, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board note the advice of the President. 4 REPORT OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GROUP 4.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Report Professor R Larkins, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board note the Report of the Vice-Chancellor. 4.2 Berwick Campus Urban Plan Ms A Crook, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources), will introduce this item. Ms P Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer, Monash Property Management, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive the presentation and note the advice from Ms Crook, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources) and Ms Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer, Monash Property Management. 4.3 Establishment of Enhanced Distinguished Visitor Titles p 167 - 172 A document is attached. The Vice Chancellor, Professor R Larkins, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board note the advice from Ms Professor Larkins, Vice Chancellor, and endorse for submission to Council, subject to further consultation with Lady Matheson and members of Sir Louis Matheson’s family, the proposal to establish enhanced distinguished visitor titles of Sir Louis Matheson Distinguished Visiting Professor (for a person with academic credentials) and Sir Louis Matheson Distinguished Visitor (for a person without academic credentials) to confer on eminent and distinguished visitors to the university. 4.4 Quality Matters 4.4.1 Monash Experience Questionnaire p 95 - 166 Documentation is attached. Professor S Parker, Deputy Vice Chancellor will introduce this item and Professor G Webb, Director, Centre for Higher Education Quality, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board note the advice from Professor Parker, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Professor Webb, Director, Centre for Higher Education Quality. 4.5 Research Review Reports Professor E Cornish, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) will introduce this item and Professor M King, Director, Research Graduate School, will speak to this item. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board note the advice from Professor Cornish, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) and Professor King, Director, Research Graduate School. 4.6 Question Time Questions may be raised at this point regarding matters of interest to the Board. If a response to a question would require detailed information, it would be appreciated if some prior notice (eg 24 hours before the meeting) could be given. 5 ITEMS ORIGINATING FROM SECTION C C ITEMS FOR APPROVAL OR INFORMATION 6 MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 7 MATTERS REFERRED TO ACADEMIC BOARD BY COUNCIL 8 REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE 8.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 1/2004 p 77 - 79 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2004 of the University Admissions Committee, held on 4 March 2004. 8.1.1 Admissions Statute Amendments p 80 - 94 Documentation is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That the Academic Board ratify and provide the following specific approvals for amendments to the University Admissions Statutes and Regulations made pursuant to the Statutes:
9 REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE 9.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 2/2004 p 1 - 4 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/2004 of the Education Committee, held on 17 March 2004. Proceedings 10 REPORT OF THE RESEARCH GRADUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 10.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 1/2004 p 5 - 6 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2004 of the Research Graduate School Committee, held on 6 February 2004. Proceedings 10.2 Receipt of Report of Meeting 2/2004 p 7 - 10 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/2004 of the Research Graduate School Committee, held on 5 March 2004. Proceedings 11 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS 11.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 1/2004 p 11 - 12 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2004 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts held on 18 February 2004. Proceedings 12 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 12.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 1/2004 p 13 - 16 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2004 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics held on 11 February 2004. 12.1.1 Casual Vacancy on Academic Board Refer to item 22.1 Proceedings 13 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 13.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 1/2004 p 17 - 20 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2004 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering held on 11 February 2004. 13.1.1 Proposed Amendments to Regulations made Pursuant to Statute 2.3 – The Faculties Part III – Faculty Board, Schedule 5 – Faculty of Engineering Documentation is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposed amendments of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to the Statutes and Faculties regulations as contained in the documents attached. Proceedings 14 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES 14.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 2/2004 p 21 - 22 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 2/2004 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, held on 17 March 2004. 14.1.1 Review of the Department of Pathology and Immunology p 23 - 26 Documentation is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposed changes of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to the Department of Pathology and Immunology. 14.1.2 Amendments to Statutes and faculties Regulations p 27 - 38 Documentation is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposed amendments of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, to the Statutes and Faculty Regulations as contained in the documents attached. Proceedings 15 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE 15.1 Receipt of Report of Meeting 1/2004 p 39 - 42 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2004 of the Board of the Faculty of Science, held on 3 March 2004. 15.1.1 Faculty Board 15.1.2 Amendments to Statutes and Regulations Documentation is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposed amendments of the Board of the Faculty of Science to the statutes and regulations as contained in the documents attached. Proceedings 16 LEGISLATION 16.1 Amendment to University Entrance and Admission to Course Regulations (Amendment No1 2004) p 43 - 50 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council, the amendment to University Entrance and Admission to Course Regulations (Amendment No1 2004). 17 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND FILL A NAMED CHAIR OF SURGERY, CABRINI HOSPITAL p 51 - 54 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council, the proposal to establish and fill the position of Named Chair of Surgery in conjunction with Cabrini Hospital. 18 PROPOSAL TO FILL THE POSITION OF CHAIR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND / OR HUMAN RIGHTS p 55 - 56 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council, the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Law to fill the position of Chair of International Law due to the resignation of Professor David Kinley. 19 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR OF TAXATION p 57 - 62 p 63 - 68 Documentation is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish and fill the position of Professor of Taxation in the Department of Business Law and Taxation. 20 PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND FILL THE POSITION OF PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS LAW p 57 - 63 p 69 - 74 Documentation is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board endorse for submission to Council the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics to establish and fill the position of Professor of Business Law in the Department of Business Law and Taxation. 21 ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP 21.1 Nominations from Faculty Boards to fill casual vacancies on Academic Board RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board note the following appointments made by Faculty Boards to fill casual professorial and non-professorial vacancies on Academic Board: Ms Keri Jones Pharmacy until 30 June 2005 21.2 Casual vacancies on Academic Board as at meeting 2/2004 Currently the following casual vacancies exist on Academic Board: Faculty Vacancy Expiry Date
21.3 Request for Special Leave from Meetings of the Board In accordance with Statute 2.2 – The Academic Board (section 7), a casual vacancy in the office of an elected member occurs where a member is absent from three consecutive meetings without special leave granted by the Board at or before the last of those meetings. A request has been received for special leave from Meetings 6/2003 to 3/2004 inclusive, from: Professor Brian Nelson Faculty of Arts RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board grant special leave from attendance at meetings of the Board to the member listed above. 21.4 Term for appointed Campus based members of Academic Board Campus-based members of Academic Board appointed prior to meeting 1/2004 have no set term of office. The President, in consultation with the previous Chair of Academic Board, has determined that the term of office of campus-based members appointed prior to meeting 1/2004 will expire in December 2005. Campus based members appointed from meeting 1/2004 onwards will have a two year term of office. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board approve a term of office expiring in December 2005 for Campus-based members of Academic Board appointed prior to meeting 1/2004. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board approve a term of office of two years for Campus-based members of Academic Board appointed from meeting 1/2004 onwards. 22 REPORT OF COUNCIL 22.1 Receipt of Report of Meetings 2/2004 p 75 - 76 A document is attached. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board note the items of interest from Council for Meeting 2/2004. 23 ACADEMIC BOARD NOMINEES FOR PROFESSORIAL SELECTION COMMITTEES 23.1 Selection Committee for Professor and Head, School of Business and Economics, Monash Gippsland, and Faculty of Business and Economics RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board nominate Professor Margaret O’Connor to be the professorial representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Professor and Head, School of Business and Economics, Monash Gippsland, and Faculty of Business and Economics.. 23.2 Selection Committee for Chair of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Faculty of Business and Economics. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board nominate Professor Elizabeth Boros to be the professorial representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Chair of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Faculty of Business and Economics. 23.3 Selection Committee for a Professor and Director, Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board nominate Professor Terri Seddon to be the professorial representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for the Professor and Director, Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. 23.4 Selection Committee for a Chair of Pure Mathematics, Faculty of Science RECOMMENDATION: That Academic Board nominate Professor Joan Ozanne-Smith to be the professorial representative of the Board on the Selection Committee for Chair of Pure Mathematics, Faculty of Science.
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