Meeting 6/98 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 19 May 1998 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, University Offices Building 3a, Clayton campus.

Tony Calder
Secretary

An apology has been received from Professor J E Maloney, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Public Affairs).

Mr P Summers, Ms D Lampard, Ms C Mingins & Ms N Mitchell will be in attendance for item 4.1.1.

Mr P Marshall, Assistant General Manager - Personnel will be intendance for item 4.4.1.

Professor R J Pargetter, Special Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor on Admission Matters will be in attendance for item 4.4.3.

The minutes of meeting 5/98 have been circulated.

For confirmation and signature.

Mr P Summers, Ms D Lampard, Ms C Mingins & Ms N Mitchell will be in attendance for this item.

(Secretarial Note : Mr Summers forwarded a draft copy of the document Leading the Way : The Monash Plan 1999 - 2003 to Deans on 12 May. Deans are requested to bring their copy of the document to the meeting.)

Mr P Marshall, Assistant General Manager - Personnel will be in attendance for this item.

Document D22/98 is attached.

Document D23/98 is attached.

Professor R Pargetter, Special Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor on Admission Matters will be in attendance for this item.

Section 3.4 of the Working Party Report Science at Monash contained the following recommendation:

The Panel recommends that the Dean of Science report to the Committee of Deans and Academic Board in May on:

• the proposed strategy and timetable for new undergraduate programs in environmental science/studies;
• the vocational outcomes from and market demand for such programs; and
• the characteristics which will make such programs at Monash unique, distinctive and attractive.

Professor Davies will provide an oral report on the matter.

The next scheduled Committee of Deans meeting will be held on 9 June 1998 at 2.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room.