Meeting 7/98 of the Committee of Deans was held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 9^th June 1998 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, University Offices Building 3a, Clayton campus.

Tony Calder
Secretary

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An apology was received from Professor J E Maloney, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Public Affairs), Professor R Davies, Dean - Faculty of Science and Professor J Rickard, Dean - Faculty of Business and Economics.

Dr K Macrae attended for Professor R W Davies and Professor P FitzRoy attended for Professor J Rickard.

The minutes of meeting 6/98 were confirmed.

The Vice-Chancellor advised the Committee that a discussion paper on the relationship between subjects and enrolment levels would be discussed at a future meeting of the Committee of Deans.

4.1.2 Arts at Monash

The Committee was advised that the Vice-Chancellor was to meet with the Board of the Faculty of Arts on 10^th June and that a statement on the matter would be submitted to the August meeting of Council.

Document D25/98 was attached.

During discussion, a range of advice and comment on the content of the Research Management Plan was offered.

Additional outcomes from the discussions included the following:

• that staff engagement profiles be the subject of an afternoon session for Deans and the Vice-Chancellor's Group;
• Professor G Webb, Director - Centre for Higher Education Development, be requested to organise with Professor Rosenberg, a session for Deans and the Vice-Chancellor's Group on workload planning issues. Mr P Marshall to be involved in the session.

The Committee was advised that the funding basis, supply and housing arrangements for laboratory and experimental animals was under review.

4.3 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Public Affairs)

4.4 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning)

4.4.1 Matters relating to the Academic and Planning portfolio

Professor Lindsay advised the Committee that discussion papers on the following matters would be submitted to the Committee:

• structure of Campus Director's roles;
• projections of 1999 enrolment levels by campus for degrees and double degrees.

4.5 General Manager

5. Matters raised by Deans

6. Other business

Document D26/98 was attached.

The Committee of Deans endorsed the nomination of Professor J Jarvis for membership of the Subcommittee for Equal Opportunity in Employment.

In addition, the Committee suggested that the Subcommittee for Equal Opportunity in Employment consider amending this category of its membership by removing reference to the Committee of Deans.

The next scheduled Committee of Deans meeting will be held on 30 June 1998 at 2.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room.