Apologies have been received from Professor Peter Darvall
and Professor Nick Saunders.
In attendance as Acting Dean will be Professor Grahame
Taylor (Faculty of Medicine).
In attendance will be Professor Merran Evans (Item 4.1.1),
Dr Geoffrey Knights - Deputy Chancellor (Item 4.1.2), Mr Bob Burnet -
Assistant General Manager, Student Services (Item 4.3.1), and Ms Amanda
Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor (Item 6.1).
2 Minutes
The minutes of meeting 7/99 held 28th September
1999 and the minutes of the special meeting to consider the budget 2000 held
12th October, 1999 are attached.
For confirmation. (Attachment 1 & 2)
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 Global Development Framework
Professor Merran Evans will be in attendance for this item.
The Monash University Global Development Framework will be
presented to the December meeting of Monash University Council. A paper will
follow.
4.1.2 Report of the Gippsland Review Committee
A paper will follow.
Dr Geoffrey Knights, Deputy Chancellor, will attend for this
item.
4.2 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development)
4.3 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Planning)
4.3.1 Faculty Access and Equity Arrangements
A paper is attached. (Attachment 3)
Mr Bob Burnet, Assistant General Manager (Student Services)
will be in attendance for this item.
4.4 Acting General Manager
5 Matters raised by Deans
5.1 Proposal for a Chair of Medicinal Chemistry
A paper is attached (Attachment 4).
Professor Colin Chapman will speak to this item.
5.2 Proposal to Appoint Six Research Professors
A paper is attached (Attachment 5)
Professor John Rickard will speak to this item.
5.3 Establishment of the position of Professor of Rural
Health Research
A paper is attached. (Attachment 6)
Professor Grahame Taylor will speak to this item.
6. Other business
6.1 Dean's power to suspend a student's enrolment for health
reasons
Ms Amanda Lazar, Deputy University Solicitor, will be
available for this item. A paper is attached. (Attachment 7)
7 Items for information
7.1 Meeting Dates for 2000
A schedule for Committee of Deans and Deans Discussion Group
meetings is attached. (Attachment 8)
8. Next meeting
The next meeting of the Deans Discussion Group will be held
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday, 7th December 1999 in the City Office.
The next ordinary meeting of the Committee of Deans will be
held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 18th January 2000 in the Sir George
Lush Room.
