Committee of Deans Meeting 4/99

Meeting 4/99 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 25 May 1999 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, University Offices Building 3a, Clayton campus.

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Committee Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.

Phillip Siggins, Secretary

AGENDA

1. Attendance and apologies

Apologies have been received from Professor David Robinson, Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor John Maloney, Deputy Vice Chancellor (International and Public Affairs) Professor John Rosenberg, Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, and Professor Colin Chapman, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy.

In attendance as Acting Deans will be Professor Robert Willis (Faculty of Information Technology), and Dr Fred Mitchelson (Faculty of Pharmacy).

Professor Merran Evans for item no 4.1.1

Ms Deborah Lampard for item no 4.1.1. & 4.4.1

Mr Peter Marshall for item no 4.5.1

Mr David Phillips for item no 4.1.1

Mr John White for item no 4.4.1

2. Minutes

The minutes of meeting 3/99 held 13^th April 1999 have been circulated - a copy is attached. (Attachment 1)

For confirmation.

3. Matters arising from the minutes not dealt with elsewhere in the agenda

4. Vice-Chancellor’s Group

4.1 Vice-Chancellor

4.1.1 Leading The Way

Professor Darvall will introduce this item. Professor Merran Evans, Mr David Phillips and Ms Deborah Lampard will be present at the meeting. A paper will follow electronically.

4.2 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development)

4.2.1 SMURF 2

Professor Darvall will speak to this item.

4.2.2 Business/Higher Education Round Table Annual Awards

A paper is attached (Attachment 2)

4.3 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Public Affairs)

4.4 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning)

4.4.1 Undergraduate Load - 2000 onwards

Mr John White and Ms Deborah Lampard will be present at the meeting.

4.5 General Manager

4.5.1 University Private Practice Policy

Mr Peter Marshall will be present at the meeting.

A paper will follow.

4.5.2 E-tags

Item 4.5 of the minutes of meeting 3/99 refer. See Attachment 1.

5 Matters raised by Deans

5.1 Director, Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing and Professor/Associate Professor of Nursing.

A paper is attached (Attachment 3)

Professor Saunders will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committee of Deans support the advertisement and filling of the vacant position of Director, Centre for Graduate Studies and Clinical Nursing and Professor/Associate Professor of Nursing for approval by Academic Board and Council.

5.2 Contract Research and Commercialisation

A memorandum is attached (Attachment 4).

Professor Saunders will speak to this item.

5.3 Education Chairs

A paper is attached (Attachment 5)

Professor White will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committee of Deans support the advertisement and filling of two vacant chairs in the Faculty of Education.

5.4 University Environmental Policy and Environmental Advisory Committee

A paper is attached (Attachment 6)

Professor Brisk will speak to this item.

5.5 Filling of established chairs -Faculty of Law

A paper will follow.

Professor Parker will speak to this item.

6 Other business

7 Items for information

8. Next meeting

The next scheduled Committee of Deans Discussion Group meeting will be held on 15^th June 1999 at 4pm in the Monash City Office. The next ordinary meeting of the Committee of Deans will be held on 6^th July 1999 at 2.15pm in the Sir George Lush Room.

Distribution

(Hard copy):

Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellors
Deans
General Manager