Meeting 6/2002 of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.15 pm on Tuesday, 20 August, 2002 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.

An apology has been received from Professor Gary Bouma, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Research and Development).

Professor Bill Kent, Director, Monash Centre in Prato for item 4.1.1

Associate Professor Tony Luff, Physiology, Faculty of Medicine for item 4.3.2

Associate Professor Michael Page, Associate Dean, Teaching, Faculty of Science for item 4.3.2

Ms Janine Mazzini, Manager, Business Improvement Projects, Service and Systems for item 4.4.1

Mr Neil Bradley, Researcher, Office of DVC (Resources) for item 4.4.2 and 4.4.3

Mr John Levine, Divisional Director, Financial Resources Management Division for items 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6

Mr Reynold Dias, Deputy Director, Financial Resources Management Division for items 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee of Deans meeting 5/2002 held on 2 July, 2002 are attached. (Attachment 1).

For confirmation.

A document is attached. (Attachment 2)

Professor Bill Kent, Director, Monash Centre in Prato will speak to this item.

A document will be distributed prior to the meeting. (Attachment 3)

Professor Alan Lindsay and Ms Alison Crook, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Resources will speak to this item.

Associate Professor Tony Luff, Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Associate Professor Michael Page, Associate Dean, Teaching, Faculty of Science will be in attendance for this item.

At meeting 5/2002, Professor Lindsay informed Deans that following the recent announcement of a Monash lead Biotechnology Centre of Excellence – the proposed Centre for Stem Cells and Tissue Repair – it was appropriate to look more broadly at biomedicine and biotechnology undergraduate programs.

Professor Saunders informed Deans that the initial suggestion was to identify current programs / units and assess their content, identify any interest that may exist in developing further biotechnology units (e.g. a biotechnology unit for law students) and review the need for developing new units that are complementary to developments such as the Centre for Stem Cells and Tissue Repair , the STRIP and the Synchrotron.

Professor Lindsay informed Deans that Associate Professors Michael Page and Tony Luff would be requested to co-ordinate a response that included, but was not limited to, the issues outlined above, opportunities for DEST load, gaps in units currently being offered and postgraduate and fee paying options.

A report on the matter is attached. (Attachment 4)

Ms Janine Mazzini, Manager, Business Improvement Projects, Department of Service and Systems will speak to this item.

A document is attached. (Attachment 5)

Mr Neil Bradley, Researcher, Office of DVC (Resources) will be in attendance for this item.

A document is attached. (Attachment 6)

Mr Neil Bradley, Researcher, Office of DVC (Resources) will be in attendance for this item.

A document is attached. (Attachment 7)

Mr John Levine, Divisional Director, and Mr Reynold Dias, Deputy Director, Financial Resources Management Division will be in attendance for this item.

A document is attached. (Attachment 8)

Mr John Levine, Divisional Director, and Mr Reynold Dias, Deputy Director, Financial Resources Management Division will be in attendance for this item.

Mr John Levine, Divisional Director, and Mr Reynold Dias, Deputy Director, Financial Resources Management Division will be in attendance for this item.

The next meeting of the Deans Discussion Group will be held at 4.00pm on Wednesday 27 August 2002 in the City Office.

The next ordinary meeting of the Committee of Deans will be held at 2.30pm on Tuesday 8 October, 2002 in the Sir George Lush Room.