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Committee of Deans Meeting 5/2000

Meeting 5/2000 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, July 4th 2000 in the Sir George Lush Room, ground floor, University Offices Building 3a, Clayton campus.

Phillip Siggins, Secretary

AGENDA

Professor Peter LeP Darvall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Research and Development will chair the meeting and will welcome:

  • Professor Gill Palmer, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, to her first meeting of the Committee of Deans,
  • Associate Professor Bernard Hoffert who is attending as Acting Dean, Faculty of Art and Design, and
  • Professor Grahame Taylor who is attending as Acting Dean, Faculty of Medicine.

1. Attendance and apologies

Apologies have been received from Professor D A Robinson, Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor John Redmond and Professor Nick Saunders.

In attendance:

Associate Professor John Hurst Item 4.3.2.1

Professor Merran Evans Item 4.3.3

Mr John Trembath Item 4.4.2

2. Minutes

Minutes of Meeting 4/2000 (16th May) are 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 and President

4.1.1 Deans’ Special Tasks: Oral Updates

Professor Chapman – Learning Subjects Exchange

Professor Redmond – Monash Abroad Scheme

Professor Rosenberg – Off Campus Directional Statement

4.1.2 Support Services Strategic Plan and Emerging Structure

A paper will follow.

4.1.3 "Annual Report" : Monash Core Brochure

4.2 Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research and Development)

4.3 Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic and Planning)

4.3.1 Integrated Academic and Business Planning

A paper will follow.

4.3.2 Learning and Teaching Plan – Lead Site Presentations

4.3.2.1 Faculty of Information Technology

Professor John Hurst will present the topic Document Technologies.

4.3.2.2 Faculty of Medicine

Professor Graham Taylor will present the topic Curriculum Development. A paper is attached. (Attachment 2)

4.3.3 Review of Masters Programs

Professor Merran Evans will be in attendance for this item.

A paper is attached, (Attachment 3) comprising 4 appendices.

A covering paper will be emailed to members.

4.4 Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources)

4.4.1 Science Precinct

Ms Crook will speak to this item.

4.4.2. Caulfield Campus Development

Mr John Trembath will present an overview of plans.

5. Matters raised by Deans

5.1 Naming Rights to Buildings

Professor Stephen Parker will speak to this item and a copy of the naming policy as approved by the Physical Resources Sub-Committee of Council is attached. (Attachment 4)

5.2 Proposal for the establishment of a Chair of Pharmacy Practice

Professor Colin Chapman will speak to this item. A paper is attached. (Attachment 5)

5.3 Professor/Director of Medical Education, Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education

Professor Grahame Taylor will speak to this item. A paper is attached. (Attachment 6)

5.4 Proposal to establish a Chair of Political Science and Chair of Social Inquiry in the Faculty of Arts

Professor Homer Le Grand will speak to this item.

A paper is attached. (Attachment 7)

5.5 Honorary and other Appointments – Faculty of Medicine

Professor Grahame Taylor will speak to this item. A paper is attached. (Attachment 8)

6. Other business

7. Items for Information

8. Next meeting

The next meeting of the Deans Discussion Group will be held at 4.00 pm on Tuesday, 25th July 2000 in the City Office.

The next ordinary meeting of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 22nd August 2000 in the Sir George Lush Room.