Committee of Deans Meeting 5-1995
Meeting No 5/95 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.45 pm
on Monday 10 April 1995 in the Deans' Meeting Room, Ground
Floor, University Offices, Clayton Campus.
Committee members are asked to note the revised commencement time for
the meeting.
Olwen Cornelius
Academic Registrar
6 April 1995
A G E N D A
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Minutes The minutes of Meeting No 4/95 have been
circulated.
For confirmation. |
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| 2. |
Matters arising from the Minutes not dealt with elsewhere in the
Agenda
2.1 Role of CADeT
The Committee is asked to note that a proposal from Professors
Pargetter and Chipman will be presented to the next meeting. |
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| 3. |
Vice-Chancellor's Report
3.1 Directions for the Future
A document tabled at Council meeting 2/95 is attached.
Item for consideration. |
D32/95 pp 5-6 |
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Urgent Matters |
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| 5. |
Research Matters
5.1 Quality Round 3 : Research
Professor Darvall will speak to this item. |
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| 6. |
International Matters 6.1 International Student Load
A document is attached.
Item for noting. |
D33/95 pp 7-24 |
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Special Items
7.1 Enterprise Bargaining
Professor Darvall will speak to this item. |
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| 8. |
Matters raised by Deans 8.1 Report of the Review of the
Faculty of Science
At its meeting of 7 February 1995 (2/95), the Committee agreed that
the report of the review of the Faculty of Science be formally referred
to the Faculty for consideration of recommendations and of procedures
for their implementation, for formal response to the Committee of Deans
and subsequent referral to the Academic Board.
The response of the Faculty is attached.
Members are asked to consider the response in conjunction with the
review report previously circulated with the agenda for meeting 2/95 at
D7/95. |
D34/95 pp 25-32 |
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Reports of Administrative Divisions / Departments 9.1 Report of
Personnel Services Division
The General Manager will present a report.
A document is attached. |
D35/95 pp 33-36 |
| 10. |
General Business
10.1 Document Delivery Library Services
A document is attached.
The Committee is asked:
(i) to note that the implications of the proposal for variations (if
any) in current charges to users are not clear at this stage; if there
are to be variations, the Committee will be further consulted when the
proposal is more fully developed.
(ii) to consider attending a presentation of the proposal in the
Library after the next meeting of the Committee, when refreshments would
also be served.
Item for consideration. |
D36/95 pp 37-44 |
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10.2 Matters referred from Council
10.2.1 Membership, Personal Chairs Committee
The Committee is asked to note the following resolutions of Council,
made at meeting 1/95, which relate to membership of the Personal Chairs
Committee; attention is drawn specifically to the term of office for the
decanal members of the Committee (two deans as members, two deans as
alternates) and to the issue of gender representation on the Committee.
Current membership of the Committee is attached, for information.
RESOLUTION CL1/95/34
That Council approve that the terms of office for the decanal,
Academic Board and Council members of the Personal Chairs Committee be
four years, with there being a turnover of one member in each of these
categories every two years.
RESOLUTION CL1/95/35
That bodies responsible for nominating members to the Personal Chairs
Committee take into account gender imbalance when required to fill a
vacancy on the Committee.
Item to note. |
D37/95 pp 45-46 |
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10.2.2 Report of Review of Affiliations
At meeting 2/95, Council received the Affiliation Committee's Report
of Review of Affiliations, and approved in principle the draft pro
formas which the Committee recommends should form the basis of future
affiliations between Monash University and:
(i) a hospital;
(ii) a non-hospital medical institution; and
(iii) a non-medical institution.
The Vice-Chancellor advised Council that he intended to seek the
input of Deans and boards of major hospitals to the draft pro formas.
A document is attached.
Item for consideration. |
D38/95 pp 47-68 |
10.2.3 Review of Financial Delegations
At meeting 2/95, Council approved recommendations of the Finance
Committee which:
(i) provide for financial delegations to faculty staff as follows:
Faculty of Business and Economics
Faculty Registrar (new) $50K
Finance and Resources Director (new) $50K
Resources Managers (all faculties) (from $15K) $30K
(ii) authorise Deans and Heads of Departments to approve financial
delegations below $30K without reference to the Finance Committee in the
absence of the General Manager.
Item for information.
11. Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on
Tuesday 2 May 1995 in the Deans' Meeting Room, Ground Floor, University
Offices 3.1, Clayton Campus.
Distribution
Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellors
Pro Vice-Chancellors
Deans
General Manager
Director, University Development
Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Dean, Business and Economics General Manager, Monash International
Directors, Administrative Divisions General Manager, Open Learning
University Librarian Registrar, Victorian College of Pharmacy
Policy and Legal Counsel Academic Projects Office
Policy and Planning Directorate (2) Managers, Administrative Branches
Director, Computer Centre Faculty Registrars
Director, Administration, Gippsland Personnel Branch
Director, Professional Development Centre SWAS Members
Director, Organisational Development
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