Meeting 1/2005 of the Senior Management Committee will be held at
2.15 pm on Tuesday 8 March 2005 in the Main Dining Room, Seahorse
Tavern, Peninsula 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.
| 1. |
Attendance and apologies |
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Apologies have been received from:
Professor Richard Larkins, Professor Rob Willis |
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In attendance
Ms Shirley Lee, Office of Audit and Risk Management
(for agenda item 5.3)
Mr Andrew O’Brien, CEO Monyx (for agenda item 10.2) |
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| 2. |
Minutes of Meeting 8/2004 |
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The
Minutes of Meeting 8/2004, held on 14 December 2004, were despatched to
members on 21 December 2004.
Members are invited to confirm the minutes as an accurate record of
the meeting. |
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| 3. |
Matters arising from the Minutes |
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3.1 |
Review of
Terms of Reference (Minutes item 4.1) |
pp 1 - 2 |
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Attached is a
memorandum from the Executive Officer and draft Terms of Reference, for
approval by the Committee. |
SMC 1/05/01
SMC 1/05/02
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3.2
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International Student Recruitment (Minutes item 5.6) |
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An oral update
will be provided. |
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| 4. |
Vice-Chancellor’s Report |
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| 5. |
Strategic Planning and Initiatives |
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5.1
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Monash
Directions 2025 |
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Monash
Directions 2025 was approved by the University Council on
Saturday 12 February. Professor Stephen Parker will speak on the
implications of the adoption of Monash Directions 2025 and
the next steps in its implementation. |
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5.2
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International Plan |
p 3 |
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Attached is a
draft Schedule for the Development of the International Plan. Mr Clive
Vernon will speak to this item. |
SMC 1/05/03 |
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5.3
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Risk Assessment Guidelines for New Ventures and Projects |
pp 4 - 20 |
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Attached for
discussion are the following documents relating to the Risk
Assessment Guidelines for New Ventures and Projects:
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1. Preamble and covering
instructions. |
SMC1/05/04 |
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2. Preliminary Assessment
Worksheet. |
SMC 1/05/05
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3. Risk Management Report. |
SMC 1/05/06
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4. Risk Rating Guidelines. |
SMC 1/05/07 |
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Mr Greg Connell will introduce this item. Ms Shirley Lee will be in
attendance. |
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6. |
Quality Matters |
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6.1
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Quality
Reviews – Leadership and Secretarial Support |
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Professor
Parker will speak to this item. |
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7. |
International |
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7.1 |
Transnational Activities |
pp 21 - 25 |
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Attached for
discussion is a paper outlining the university’s approval processes for
new transnational activities. Mr Vernon will speak to this paper. |
SMC 1/05/08 |
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8. |
Education |
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8.1 |
Learning and Teaching Performance Fund |
p 26 |
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Attached for
discussion is a paper from Professor Denise Kirkpatrick regarding the
Learning and Teaching Performance Fund.
Professor Kirkpatrick will speak to this item. |
SMC 1/05/09 |
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8.2 |
Distance
Education and Training Council Accreditation |
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Professor Kirkpatrick will report. |
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9. |
Research and Research Training |
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9.1 |
Research
Performance Indicators |
pp 27 -32 |
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Attached is a paper comparing Monash’s performance in the four key
research performance areas with the Group of Eight universities.
Professor Edwina Cornish will speak to this paper. |
SMC 1/05/10 |
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9.2 |
Benchmarking |
pp 33 - 49 |
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Attached is a
paper benchmarking departmental/faculty research performance against
Go7/Go8 comparators.
Professor Cornish will speak to this paper |
SMC 1/05/11 |
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9.3 |
Category 1
Grant Applications |
pp 50 - 51 |
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Attached is a
Report on ARC/NHMRC grant applications.
Professor Cornish will speak to the Report. |
SMC 1/05/12 |
| 10. |
Management |
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10.1
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University Conduct Policies
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pp 52 - 59 |
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Attached are a
background paper and the following draft policies for endorsement by the
Committee:
1. Acceptance of Gifts, Benefits
and Hospitality by University Staff. |
SMC 1/05/13
SMC 1/05/14 |
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2. Disclosure/Declaration of
Private Interests.
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SMC 1/05/15-16 |
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Mr Connell and
Mr Peter Marshall will speak to these items. |
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10.2 |
Management
of Maternity Leave |
pp 60 - 63 |
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Attached is a
paper on the proposed process for standardising maternity leave.
Ms
Alison Crook will introduce the paper. |
SMC 1/05/17 |
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10.3 |
Monyx
Website |
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Mr Andrew
O’Brien will deliver a presentation to members on the Monyx website. |
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10.4 |
Printeries &
Printing Review |
pp 64 - 77 |
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Attached is an
update on the Printeries Reviews.
Ms Alison Crook will introduce this
item. |
SMC 1/05/18 |
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10.5 |
Calendar
Service Status |
pp 78 - 80 |
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Attached is a
report on the status of the Calendar service.
Mr Alan McMeekin will
introduce this item. |
SMC 1/05/19 |
| 11. |
Other business |
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| 12. |
Next meeting |
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The
next meeting of the Senior Management Committee is scheduled for 2.15
p.m. Tuesday 12 April 2005 in the Clayfield Room (Caulfield
campus). |
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