Committee of Deans Meeting 8-1994
Meeting No. 8/94 of the Committee of Deans was held on Wednesday, 8 June
1994, in the Council Room, Gippsland campus, between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm.
There were present:
Professor I.W. Chubb, Acting Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Faculty of
Business and Economics, in the Chair
Professor P.LeP. Darvall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and
Development) and Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Professor L.H.T. West, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International Programs and
Development)
Professor M. Quartly, Dean, Faculty of Arts
Professor C.J. Bellamy, Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information
Technology
Professor R.T. White, Dean, Faculty of Education
Professor R. Porter, Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Professor C.B. Chapman, Dean, Victorian College of Pharmacy
Professor I.D. Rae, Dean, Faculty of Science
Apologies were received from Professor M.I. Logan, Professor R.J.
Pargetter and Professor C.R. Williams.
In attendance were:
Mr P.B. Wade, General Manager
Professor P.C. Chandler, Campus Director, Caulfield
Professor P. Steele, for the Campus Director, Peninsula
Ms O. Cornelius, Academic Registrar
Ms C.E. Anderson, Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor
M I N U T E S
78. Minutes
The minutes of Meeting No. 7/94 held on Wednesday, 24 May 1994, copies of
which had been circulated, were confirmed and signed.
79. Matters arising from the Minutes not listed elsewhere in the
Agenda
79.1 Academic Staff Career Development
IWC
The Acting Vice-Chancellor advised that negotiations with NTEU were
continuing and that the Committee would continue to be advised on progress.
79.2 Meetings held at campus venues
MIL
This item was deferred for consideration at the next meeting of the
Committee at which the Vice-Chancellor would be present.
79.3 Quality Review
79.3.1 Guidelines
Secretary
Guidelines for the 1994 Quality Assurance Program, as previously
circulated with the agenda (D70/94), had subsequently been modified by DEET.
A copy of the amended guidelines was to be circulated to Deans.
79.3.2 Review Team Visit
IWC
The Committee noted that the Quality Review Team was to visit the
University on Monday 6 September. Prior to the visit, a briefing session was
planned. The group was to provide a pool from which teams would be selected
to meet with the Review team and was to be briefed on the quality portfolio
and what was going on in the University in general.
During discussion, the Committee recognised the need to involve the
University community in the development of the portfolio, and agreed that
Deans were to be invited to comment on the draft portfolio, when it was
available, and that meetings with Heads of Department and one other person
from each department were to be arranged to discuss the draft portfolio,
which was to be circulated to them in advance.
79.4 Retirement Age
The Committee noted that, in the absence of legislation relating to age
discrimination in Victoria, the University's current policy relating to age
retirement continued to apply i.e. 65 is the age of retirement or, as may be
stated by the University, retirement is to take place by the end of the year
in which the staff member turns 65.
79.5 Industrial Relations Legislation
The Committee noted a paper circulated with the agenda (D71/94).
79.6 Valedictory Ceremony and University Medals for Academic
Achievement
IWC
The Committee noted that the Deputy Vice-Chancellor was to develop a
proposal on this matter.
79.7 Remuneration of Heads of Department
PBW
The Committee noted that the General Manager was to prepare a proposal on
this matter, for consideration by the Executive and subsequently by the
Committee.
79.8 Review Policy
IWC
The Acting Vice-Chancellor advised that a document was to be referred to
the next meeting of the Committee for consideration.
80. Report of the Acting Vice-Chancellor
80.1 Appointment of Dean of Science to VUT
The Acting Vice-Chancellor formally announced, with congratulations,
Professor Ian Rae's appointment as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at VUT, and
expressed his thanks to Professor Rae for his contributions to the
Committee.
80.2 Appointment of Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics
The Committee noted that Professor John Rickard, recently appointed Dean
of the Faculty of Business and Economics, was to take up his appointment at
Monash in mid- July.
80.3 Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd
The Acting Vice-Chancellor advised that the new Graduate School was now
officially a part of Monash University and that the Board of the School
would meet for the first time in the near future.
80.4 Administration Executive
IWC Deans
Deans noted they were to be invited, together with 3 or 4 faculty staff,
to monthly meetings of the Administration Executive to discuss and resolve
communication problems.
80.5 1993 Quality Review
The Acting Vice-Chancellor reiterated advice to faculties on the
distribution of funds obtained from the last Quality Review and asked Deans
to prepare brief submissions on proposed expenditure of their allocations.
The internal distribution of funds was to be finalised by the time of the
1994 Review Team visit.
81. Urgent Matters
81.1 Capital Program
The General Manager advised that submissions from Deans for capital
development had now been collated and were to be prioritised. Over the
period 1996-1999 approximately $170m was available, including $70-80m for
new capital projects.
81.2 Superannuation
The General Manager advised that the Board of SSAU was looking at ways to
utilise its large surplus in funds. Some changes were to be implemented from
1 July: medical examinations were to be abolished; salary packaging was to
be allowed (e.g. employers could pay employee contributions); salary
loadings were to be reflected in period of service of employees.
81.3 1994 Undergraduate Attitude Survey
IWC Deans
The Committee received a tabled paper (D73/94) which presented the first
data available from a longitudinal survey, to be conducted for the period of
enrolment of a sample group of students at Monash University. Recognising
that the issues raised by the survey needed to be addressed in the current
context of quality assurance, the Committee noted that the document was to
be presented as a report with proposals for action, for further
consideration at the next meeting.
81.4 Department of Immigration
The Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology advised
that the Department of Immigration was currently conducting a crackdown on
illegal immigrants and that one overseas student had been apprehended.
IWC LW
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International Programs and Development)
undertook to liaise on the matter with overseas student associations and the
Acting Vice-Chancellor agreed to take up the matter with Minister as a
matter of urgency.
82. Research Matters
82.1 Research Grants Data
PLePD
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development) advised that data
on trends in research grants/publication rates by faculty was to be
distributed to Deans that day.
83. Other Business
83.1Affiliations with other Institutions
Secretary, Affiliation
Deans noted the item referred from the Affiliation Committee (D72/94) and
that Deans had been invited previously to comment on matters therein.
Committee
84. Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Committee of Deans is scheduled for 2.15 pm on
Tuesday, 28 June 1994 in the Conference Room 118, Krongold Centre, behind
Faculty of Education, Clayton campus.
Distribution
Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellors
Pro-Vice-Chancellors
Deans
General Manager
Campus Director, Caulfield and Peninsula
Director, University Development
Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Deans, Business and Economics
Heads, Administrative Divisions
Librarian
Director, Computer Centre
University Solicitor
Policy & Planning Directorate (2)
Director, Administration, Gippsland
Director, Centre for International Students
Director, HEARU
General Manager, OLA
Registrar, Victorian College of Pharmacy
Assistant to Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Special Projects Officer, Clayton
Managers, Administrative Branches
Faculty Administrators
Personnel Branch
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