Committee of Deans Meeting 7-1999

Meeting 7/99 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 28 September 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.

Tony Calder, Secretary

AGENDA

1 Attendance and apologies

Apologies have been received from Professor John Rickard, Professor Michael Brisk, Professor Colin Chapman and Professor John Redmond.

In attendance as Acting Deans are Professor Gerry Griffin (Faculty of Business & Economics), Professor Tam Sridhar (Faculty of Engineering), Professor Peter Stewart – (Faculty of Pharmacy) and Associate Professor Bernard Hoffert - Faculty of Art & Design.

2 Minutes

The minutes of meeting 6/99 held 17^th August 1999 have been circulated.

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 Towards the Next Budget

A document is attached (Attachment A).

Supporting attachments for the above document will be distributed prior to or tabled at the meeting.

4.1.2 Leading the Way - Communication and Dissemination

Documents relating to this item are attached (Attachment B)

4.1.3 Faculty Foundations

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.

4.2 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development)

4.3 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Public Affairs)

4.4 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning)

4.4.1 Enterprise Bargaining

Mr Peter Wade will speak to this item.

4.5 General Manager

4.5.1 Survey of Lecture Theatre Occupancy

A document is attached (Attachment C).

5 Matters raised by Deans

5.1 Proposal for a Chair in Meteorology

A document is attached (Attachment D).

Professor Ron Davies will speak to this item.

5.2 Director – Monash Environment Institute

A document is attached (Attachment E).

Professor Ron Davies will speak to this item.

5.3 Proposal to fill a Chair in Computer Science and Establish a Chair in Distributed Systems

A document is attached (Attachment F).

Professor John Rosenberg will speak to this item.

6. Other business

7 Items for information

7.1 Update on King's College

Professor White will speak on this topic.

8. Next meeting

The special Committee of Deans meeting to discuss the Budget will be held at 2.15pm on Tuesday, 12 October 1999 in the Sir George Lush Room.

The next meeting of the Deans Discussion Group will be held at 4.00 pm on Tuesday, 26^th October 1999 in the City Office.

The next ordinary meeting of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 16^th November 1999 in the Sir George Lush Room.