Committee of Deans Meeting 1-1992

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

4.4 Academic Staff

Professor Logan said that, in the view of AHEIA at least, the performance evaluation procedures of a number of universities - including Monash - were not sufficient for them to be designated as exempt institutions. He acknowledged that difficulties existed in regard to the former college staff and that differences between the unions were exacerbating matters, but asked nonetheless for each Dean to advise him of what, if any, procedures were being adopted in their faculties for the assessment of performance of academic staff.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

27 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor R. Porter

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Committee of Deans

The following extracts from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, are drawn to your attention:

4.7 Developments in Malaysia

Professor Logan said the higher education situation in Malaysia was fluid, and Monash needed to keep its options open. He said the University was monitoring events closely and was prepared to position itself so as to preserve the strong links that it had always enjoyed with Malaysia. He undertook to keep Deans informed as necessary.

Professors Porter and Bellamy undertook to forward relevant documentation to the Vice-Chancellor.

6.2 Large Items of Equipment

After consideration of the attached paper, D16/92, from Professor Porter, Deans endorsed for transmission to Academic Board:

. the commitment of funds as recommended by CADRES for large items of equipment from the 1992 equipment fund, after noting a comment from the Comptroller that the $70,000 overrun might be picked up from windfall profit of the University's 1991 funding outcome; and

. the forward commitment, subject to available funding, of $700,000 for large items of equipment in 1993 as recommended by CADRES.

In general terms, Deans supported the views of CADRES that the forward commitment of funds for large items of equipment was a useful research management procedure; that no infrastructure funding should be taken off the top of the University's equipment grant; and that 15% of future infrastructure funding be earmarked for the Library for expenditure on research-support expenditure.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

27 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor C.J. Bellamy

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

4.7 Developments in Malaysia

Professor Logan said the higher education situation in Malaysia was fluid, and Monash needed to keep its options open. He said the University was monitoring events closely and was prepared to position itself so as to preserve the strong links that it had always enjoyed with Malaysia. He undertook to keep Deans informed as necessary.

Professors Porter and Bellamy undertook to forward relevant documentation to the Vice-Chancellor.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

27 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor M.I. Logan

Vice-Chancellor

Ms C.E. Anderson

Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

4.9 Vice-Chancellors' Salaries

Professor Logan said there was good indication that recommended salary increases for Vice-Chancellors would be approved in the near future, and funded by the Government. This, he said, raised questions about Deans salaries which need addressing, and which he undertook to consider in the period before the next meeting.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

27 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor R.J. Pargetter

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Mr A.H.G. Armstrong

Senior Personnel Officer

Committee of Deans

The following extracts from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

5.1 Titles of Professorial Appointments

The meeting considered and generally endorsed the proposals contained in the attached paper, D2/92, from Professor Pargetter, subject to the building in to paragraph seven provision for extending fixed-term professorial appointments as proposed last year by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Hay.

There was fairly broad support at the meeting for the University to review its long-standing tradition of having professorial heads of departments.

5.2 Academic Staff Probation

The meeting generally endorsed the proposals contained in the attached paper, D3/92, from Professor Pargetter after noting a comment from the Registrar that some adjustments were still needed.

5.3 Academic Promotion Procedures

The meeting endorsed the proposals contained in the attached paper, D4/92, from Professor Pargetter, subject to inclusion of the provision that faculty promotion committees should transmit to the Readership/Associate Professorship Committee their listing of strongly recommended candidates in rank order, it being explicitly understood that such action implied no return to a quota system.

5.4 Continuing and Non-Continuing Appointments

The meeting endorsed the proposal contained in the attached paper, D5/92, from Professor Pargetter after noting the external pressures forcing the University's hand in this regard.

5.5 Academic Award Restructuring

The meeting noted the attached paper, D6/92, from Professor Pargetter and agreed to defer any action pending further developments.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

27 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Mrs N.H. Gilbert

Office for Research

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

6.1 Committee of Associate Deans (Research)

The meeting endorsed a proposal from Professor Porter that, from henceforth, the minutes of CADRES be submitted to the Committee of Deans for information, approval of any specific recommendations, and transmission as necessary - in the form of items of report and proceedings - to the Academic Board by way of the Committee of Deans' regular reports.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

27 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor P.LeP. Darvall

Dean

Faculty of Engineering

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

8.1 Associate Dean (Research and Development) in Engineering

The Committee approved, without further reference to Academic Board or Council, the attached proposal from Professor Darvall, D7/92, for the establishment of a fixed-term appointment of Associate Dean (Research and Development) in the Faculty of Engineering.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

27 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Dr Ian Ward

Economics Commerce and Management

Ms Alison Dunemann

Secretary

Joint Orientation Committee

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

11. Committee Appointments

In response to the listing of vacancies on committees and other bodies arising from the resignations of Professors Vaughan and Hay set down in the attached papers D12/92 and D13/92, the Committee endorsed the recommendations therein with the following amendments or additions:

. Orientation Committee

Dr Ian Ward as conjoint Chairman and Vice-Chancellor's nominee

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

28 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Mr John White

Associate Comptroller

Warden of the Union

Ms Chris Perrett

Secretary to Union Committees

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

11. Committee Appointments

In response to the listing of vacancies on committees and other bodies arising from the resignations of Professors Vaughan and Hay set down in the attached papers D12/92 and D13/92, the Committee endorsed the recommendations therein with the following amendments or additions:

. Union Board (Clayton)

Mr John White as Chairman pro. tem.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

28 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor Leo West

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Intern'l Programs and Development)

Ms Alison Dunemann

Secretary

Halls of Residence Committee

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

11. Committee Appointments

In response to the listing of vacancies on committees and other bodies arising from the resignations of Professors Vaughan and Hay set down in the attached papers D12/92 and D13/92, the Committee endorsed the recommendations therein with the following amendments or additions:

. Halls of Residence Committee

Professor Leo West as Chairman

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

28 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor C.J. Bellamy

Dean

Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

Ms Alison Dunemann

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

11. Committee Appointments

In response to the listing of vacancies on committees and other bodies arising from the resignations of Professors Vaughan and Hay set down in the attached papers D12/92 and D13/92, the Committee endorsed the recommendations therein with the following amendments or additions:

. Computing Committee

Professor Bellamy as Chairman

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

28 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Mrs Barbara Linsten

Secretary

Board of Management of University Theatres

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

11. Committee Appointments

In response to the listing of vacancies on committees and other bodies arising from the resignations of Professors Vaughan and Hay set down in the attached papers D12/92 and D13/92, the Committee endorsed the recommendations therein with the following amendments or additions:

. Board of Management of University Theatres

the Academic Board to nominate one of its members as a replacement Chairman

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

28 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Associate Professor Chris Maher

Geography and Environmental Science

Mr Doug Ellis

Director

Sports and Recreation Association

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. of the Committee of Deans, held on is drawn to your attention:

11. Committee Appointments

In response to the listing of vacancies on committees and other bodies arising from the resignations of Professors Vaughan and Hay set down in the attached papers D12/92 and D13/92, the Committee endorsed the recommendations therein with the following amendments or additions:

. Sports and Recreation Association Executive

Associate Professor Chris Maher as conjoint Chairman and Vice-Chancellor's nominee

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

28 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Mr P.H. Ramler

Deputy Chancellor

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

11. Committee Appointments

In response to the listing of vacancies on committees and other bodies arising from the resignations of Professors Vaughan and Hay set down in the attached papers D12/92 and D13/92, the Committee endorsed the recommendations therein with the following amendments or additions:

. Berwick Campus Planning Group

Deputy Chancellor Paul Ramler as Chairman, subject to his agreement, with Professor Pargetter remaining as a member

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

28 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor W.A. Sinclair

Dean

Economics Commerce and Management

Ms Bronwen Meredith

Personnel Officer (Chairs)

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February is drawn to your attention:

11. Committee Appointments

In response to the listing of vacancies on committees and other bodies arising from the resignations of Professors Vaughan and Hay set down in the attached papers D12/92 and D13/92, the Committee endorsed the recommendations therein with the following amendments or additions:

. Personal Chairs Committee

Professor Sinclair as successor to Professor Pargetter with Professor Rae remaining as Professor Porter's alternate.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

28 February 1992

27 February 1992

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Memorandum to: Professor I.D. Rae

Dean

Faculty of Science

Committee of Deans

The following extract from the unconfirmed minutes of Meeting No. 1/92 of the Committee of Deans, held on 20 February, is drawn to your attention:

12. ANZAAS Medal

In response to the attached paper, D14/92, Professor Rae undertook to prepare a citation nominating Emeritus Professor J.M. Swan for the 1992 ANZAAS Medal.

M.D. Watson

Senior Assistant Registrar

University Secretariat

27 February 1992