Strategy and Resources Committee Meeting 4-2009

Meeting 4/2009 of the Strategy and Resources Committee will commence at 4.00 pm on Wednesday 6 May 2009 in the Sir George Lush Meeting Room, Building 3a, Clayton campus.

Rhonda Hinds
Secretary

AGENDA

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.

Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

* 1.    Attendance and apologies

Apologies:
Professor Richard Larkins (Professor Edwina Cornish to Chair), Professor Bill Charman (Professor Peter Stewart to attend), Mr Peter Marshall, Professor Rob Norris, Professor Arie Freiberg (Professor Marilyn Pittard to attend), Professor Rae Frances (Professor Lynette Russell to attend), Professor Steve Wesselingh.

In attendance:
Mr Alan McMeekin, Chief Information Officer and Mr Chris Bridge, Program Director, ICT Shared Services Implementation (for item 4.1) Dr Craig Blandy, Chief Medical Officer and Ms Sam Jacob, Director Health, Wellbeing and Development (for item 6.1).  Divisional Directors have been invited to attend (for item 7.1).

Observer:
Ms Sharada Krishnan, Office of the PVC Sunway Campus (Monash Mobility Program).

* 2.    Formal Items

Certain items appearing in the agenda have been marked with an asterisk. These are items that appear to need discussion by the Committee. Items that do not are unstarred.

The Chair will move that the items remaining unstarred be adopted without discussion, and the action recommended be taken or the information therein noted by the Committee as appropriate.

* 3.    Minutes of Meeting 3/2009                pp 1-4

The Minutes of SRC Meeting 3/2009, held on 9 April 2009, are attached for confirmation.               SRC 27/2009

Recommendation

That the Committee confirm the Minutes of SRC Meeting 3/2009.

4. Matters arising from minutes of previous meetings

* 4.1   ICT Shared Services (SRC Meeting 1/2009)               To be tabled

At the first meeting of SRC for the year, the Committee recommended that it receive two reports on the ICT Shared Services Review - a timely report on implementation to this point, and an evaluation of the project outcomes no later than SRC Meeting 11/2009.

Mr Alan McMeekin and Mr Chris Bridge will report on implementation of the Review to this point.

Recommendation

That the Committee receive and note the ICT Shared Services Implementation Report.

* 4.2   Videoconferencing (SRC Meeting 2/2009)

Professor Sue Willis will present on the Faculty of Education's use of Videoconferencing.

Recommendation

That the Committee receive the presentation and note Professor Willis’ advice.

* 4.3   Report from the Deans’ Meeting (SRC Meeting 3/2009)                pp 5-10

Professor John Redmond will report on the outcomes from the meeting of the Deans held at the Senior Management Summit.               SRC 28/2009

Recommendation

That the Committee receive and note the report of the Deans’ meeting.

5.    Vice-Chancellor’s Business

Professor Larkins is an apology for this meeting.

6.    Planning and Monitoring

* 6.1   Swine Influenza

Dr Craig Blandy and Ms Sam Jacob will brief the Committee on the Swine Influenza outbreak and Monash’s preparations.

Recommendation

That the Committee receive and note the briefing on the Swine Influenza outbreak.

* 6.2   Researchers in Business Program                pp 11-14

Attached is a briefing paper from Professor Rod Hill regarding the Enterprise Connect Researchers in Business Program and how Monash should identify, encourage and support researchers to engage with the process.
SRC 29/2009

Recommendation

That the Committee:

• Receive and note the briefing paper.
• Note the significant opportunity offered by the Researchers in Business Program to enhance and facilitate the translation of the University's innovation into business, especially the SME sector.

That Faculties

• Explore options for nominating potential researchers for participation in the Program.
• Note that participation will/can be facilitated through the Industry Engagement & Commercialisation Office.

6.3   Workforce Movements and Redundancy Status (Confidential)

7.    Budget and Financial Performance

7.1   Budget 2010

* 7.2   Financial Reports                pp 15-26

Mr Pitt will introduce the attached is the Financial Report for the first Quarter 2009.      SRC 30/2009

Mr Pitt will introduce an overview of Faculty and Portfolio forecasts.               To be tabled

Recommendation

That the Committee receive the Financial Reports and overview of Faculty and Portfolio forecasts and note Mr Pitt's advice.

8.    Policies

Policies for approval by SRC will generally be unstarred. Prior notice by a member wishing to star a policy for discussion would be appreciated, as it may be necessary to invite a speaker with particular expertise in the relevant area to attend the meeting.

8.1   Support Services Review Policy and Procedures                pp 27-32

Attached are the draft Support Services Review Policy and associated Procedures, revision to which was undertaken to align the review processes for support services with the revised Academic Review Policy and Procedures approved at Academic Board Meeting 2/2009.               SRC 31/2009

Recommendation

That the Committee approve the Support Services Review Policy and associated Procedures.

9.    Standing Committees

No items have been received to date.

10.    Matters raised by members

11.    Other Business

12.    Next meeting

SRC Meeting 5/2009 is scheduled for Thursday 11 June 2009, commencing at 4.00 pm. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.