Academic Board Meeting 2-2008

Index of Recommendations and Supplementary Papers

Meeting No 2/2008 of the Academic Board will be held on 16 April 2008, from 3:30pm-5:30pm, in the Council Chambers, First floor, Building 3A, Clayton campus.

The Agenda papers have been circulated. The Index of Recommendations is set out below and supplementary papers are attached.

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 59005. 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 2.1 of the Agenda.

Members’ attention is directed to agenda item 6 – Questions on Notice. Please note that questions relating to specific agenda items will be taken at the end of each such item. Therefore, 24 hours’ notice of questions not related to agenda items would be appreciated.

Tea and coffee will be served in the foyer prior to the meeting.

Rhonda Hinds
Secretary
19 February 2008

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

AGENDA

A    PRELIMINARY AND FORMAL BUSINESS

1      WELCOME

2      ARRANGEMENT OF AGENDA

*2.1      Starring of Items

Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed may so request at this point.

*2.2      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.

C  2.3      Confidential Items – Discipline Reports (Members Only)   1- 2

2.3.1      Faculty of Information Technology                                          3- 6

2.3.2      Faculty of Engineering                                                              7- 8

2.3.3      Faculty of Arts                                                                           9-10

2.3.4      Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences                11-12

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the above Faculty Discipline Reports.

*3      MINUTES

3.1      Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 1/2008

The Minutes of Meeting 1/2008, held on Wednesday, 27 February 2008, were distributed on 6 March 2008.

Recommendation:

That the Minutes of Academic Board Meeting 1/2008, held on 27 February 2007, be confirmed.

3.2      Business arising from the Minutes

3.2.1      Schedule of Action Items                                                          13-14

The President will introduce the attached Schedule of Action Items.

*4 PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS

4.1 President’s Report

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the President’s report.

5      VICE-CHANCELLOR’S BUSINESS

5.1      Vice-Chancellor’s Report                                                                   149-150

5.2      Award of Honorary Degrees                                                              15-16

Attached is the report of Honorary Degrees Committee Meeting held on 27 December 2007. The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this report.

Recommendation: That Academic Board receive the report and note the Vice-Chancellor’s advice.

6      QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Members are requested to provide at least 24 hours’ notice for questions on items not related to the agenda.

*B      DIRECTION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

6A      VICE-CHANCELLOR SELECTION PROCESS

The President will introduce discussion on this item.

Members are requested to note that such discussion will take place early in the meeting.

7      ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING                                                            151-162

Attached is the latest environmental scan (on graduate/postgraduate trends) provided by University Planning and Statistics. Professor Merran Evans will refer members to items of particular significance.

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive the attached Environmental Scan and note Professor Evans’ advice.

8      INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES 2008

A report on the major initiatives planned for the International Portfolio during 2008 was received by the Board at its last meeting. Professor Fahey will report further.

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the report on International Initiatives for 2008.

9      ANNUAL PLAN – PROGRESS REPORT                                                17-64

Attached is the Annual Plan Progress Report. Professor Merran Evans will introduce this item.

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Annual Plan Progress Report.

C      SUPERVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

10      UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC STRUCTURE

10.1      Establishment of new Schools on Sunway Campus                         163-176

Attached are is a proposal to disestablish the separate the current School of Arts and Sciences and to establish two separate schools. The proposal has been endorsed at Sunway campus by the combined School, by both discipline groups in that School, and by the campus Academic Advisory Board. It has been endorsed by the Boards of the Faculties of Arts and Science and was also considered by Strategy and Resources Committee Meeting 3/2008.

Recommendation:

That Academic Board endorse, for transmission to Council, the proposal of the Sunway campus to:

•       Disestablish the School of Arts and Sciences.
•       Establish the School of Arts and Social Sciences. 
•       Establish the School of Life Sciences.

10.2      School re-organisation – Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences                                     65-68

At its Meeting 1/2008, the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences endorsed the attached proposal for re-organisation of the Faculty’s schools, to align clinical schools with the corresponding health networks.

Recommendation:

That Academic Board endorse, for transmission to Council, the proposal to:

•       Establish the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
•       Establish the Eastern Health Clinical School.
•       Rename the Central and Eastern Health Clinical School as the Central Clinical School.

10.3      Renaming of Centre for Muslim Minorities and Islam Policy Studies                                                 69-86

At its Meeting 1/2008, the Board of the Faculty of Arts endorsed the attached proposal to rename the Centre for Muslim Minorities and Islam Policy Studies (CMMIPS) to the Centre for Islam and Modernity (CIM).

Recommendation:

That Academic Board endorse, for transmission to Council, the proposal to rename the Centre for Muslim Minorities and Islam Policy Studies (CMMIPS) to the Centre for Islam and Modernity (CIM).

11      LOAD AND ADMISSIONS REPORT                                                    87-92

Attached for noting is the VTAC Admissions and Student Load 2008 Report.

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the VTAC Admissions and Student Load 2008 Report.

D      GOVERNANCE

12      LEGISLATION

12.1      Faculties Regulations (Amendment no. 1 2008)                              93-102

Attached are proposals for amendment to the Faculties Regulations, Schedule 7 – Faculty of Engineering, and Schedule 9 – Faculty of Science.

Recommendation:

That Academic Board endorse, for submission to Council, the proposal to amend the Faculties Regulations, Schedule 7 – Faculty of Engineering, and Schedule 9 – Faculty of Science.

13      ACADEMIC BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND STRUCTURE

13.1      Special Leave

Statute 2.2 – The Academic Board (clause 4.1) provides that 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.  Requests for special leave have been received from: 

Professor John Lattanzio Science Meetings 2-3/2008 
Professor William Young Engineering Meetings 5-7/2008

Recommendation: That Academic Board approve the above requests for special leave.

13.2      Nominations to vacancies on Academic Board

Nominations have now been received to fill the following vacancies: 

Professor James Chin        Campus based member (Sunway)      to 30/12/2009 
Professor Alan Petersen    Arts                                                   to 30/06/08

Recommendation:

That Academic Board approve the above nomination to fill the casual vacancy for the term specified.

14      REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

14.1      Education Committee Meeting 1/2008                                             103-104

Recommendation:                                                                                           177-180

That Academic Board: Receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2008 of the Education Committee. Note the Academic Progress Intervention Strategy Procedures

14.2      Research Graduate School Committee Meeting 1/2008                  105-108

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2008 of the Research Graduate School Committee.

14.3      General Library Committee Meeting 1/2008                                      109-118

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2008 of the General Library Committee.

14.4      Monash University Research Committee Meeting 1/2008                181-182      

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2008 of the Monash University Research Committee.

15      FACULTY BOARD REPORTS

15.1      Faculty of Engineering Meeting 5/2007                                              119-124

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 5/2007 of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering.

15.2      Faculty of Business and Economics Meeting 1/2008                          125-128

Recommendation:

That Academic Board: 

• Receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2008 of the Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics.
• Note the 2007 Review of the Department of Marketing.
• Note the appointments to the Faculty’s Senior Management Team.
• Note Faculty Board’s establishment of a number of academic prizes.

15.3      Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Meeting 1/2008             129-132

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2008 of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

15.4      Faculty of Science Meeting 1/2008                                                                   133-136

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 6/2007 of the Board of the Faculty of Science. (Recommendations arising therefrom have been included at Part C of the agenda.)

15.5      Faculty of Information Technology Meeting 1/2008                                        137-144

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2008 of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology.

15.6      Faculty of Arts Meeting 1/2008                                                                        145-148

Recommendation:

That Academic Board receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/2008 of the Board of the Faculty of Arts. (Recommendations arising therefrom have been included at Part C of the agenda.)

E       ITEMS OF OTHER BUSINESS

16      OTHER BUSINESS

17      NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Academic Board will be held on Wednesday 4 June 2008 in the Council Chambers, 1st floor, Building 3a, Clayton Campus commencing at 3.30pm.