Committee of Deans Meeting 2-1995

Meeting No 2/95 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday 7 February 1995 in the Council Room, University Offices, Clayton Campus.

Olwen Cornelius
Academic Registrar
2 February 1995

A G E N D A

1. Minutes

1.1 Meeting No 16/94

The minutes of Meeting No 16/94 held on 13 December 1994 have been circulated.

For confirmation.

1.2 Meeting No 1/95

Meeting No 1/95 scheduled for 17 January 1995 was cancelled.

2. Matters arising from the Minutes not listed elsewhere in the Agenda

4.1 Review of Staff Selection and Associated Policies and Procedures

At its meeting of 13 December 1994, the Committee noted that a paper on the above matter was to be considered at its first meeting in 1995.

A document is attached.

Item for consideration.

4.2 Financial Implications of Personal Chairs

At its meeting of 30 November 1994, the Personal Chairs Committee of Council agreed:

that Deans should be reminded of the financial implications of appointing personal chairs and should be required to submit a statement indicating the faculty's financial ability to afford any personal chair nominations put forward. (Extract, Minutes, PCC 30.11.94)

Item for consideration.

4.3 Voluntary Early Retirement

A document is attached.

Item for consideration/approval.

4.4 Annual Leave in Excess of 40 Days

A document is attached.

Item for consideration/approval.

4.5 Enterprise Bargaining

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor will present an oral report.

5. Research Matters

6.1 Report on International Activities

A document is attached.

Item for noting.

7. Faculty Matters

7.1 Chair of Physiology and Headship, Department of Physiology

A document is attached.

Item for endorsement.

7.2 Reviews of Faculties

The attached document includes the following:

Memo to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Draft Review Procedures

Paper from the Dean of Law re Reviews of Faculties

Draft Review Policy previously considered by Deans May 1994

Extract, Monash Quality Portfolio 1994

Item for consideration.

7.3 Report of the Review of the Faculty of Science

A document is attached.

Item for consideration.

8. Reports of Administrative Divisions/Departments

8.1 Report from Personnel Services Division

The General Manager will present a report.

Item for consideration and noting.

9. General Business

9.1 Report on Language and Learning Activities

At its meeting of 13 December 1994, the Committee requested that the full report on Language and Learning Activities be considered at its first meeting in 1995, prior to its referral to the Academic Board.

A copy of the report is attached.

Item for consideration.

10. Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Committee, for Deans and members of the Executive only, will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday 28 February 1995. The venue for the meeting will be advised.

Distribution

Vice-Chancellor

Deputy Vice-Chancellors

Pro Vice-Chancellors

Deans

General Manager

Director, University Development

Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor

Policy & Planning Directorate

Deputy Dean, Business and Economics General Manager, OLA

Director, Administrative Divisions Registrar, Victorian College of Pharmacy

University Librarian Assistant to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Director, Computer Centre Academic Projects Office

Policy and Legal Counsel Managers, Administrative Branches

Director, Administration, Gippsland Faculty Registrars

Director, Centre for International Students Personnel Branch

Director, Professional Development Centre SWAS Members