University Council Meeting 7/93

Meeting No. 7/93 of the Monash University Council will be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 1 November 1993, in the Council Room, University Offices, at the Clayton campus.

Olwen Cornelius
Academic Registrar
22 October 1993

A G E N D A

* 1. Apologies

Apologies have been received from Dr Coogan, Mr Hall and from Mrs McPhee who has special leave for this meeting.

* 2. Special Leave has been requested by Mr Spring for the meeting in hand.

* 3. Approval of Non-Starred Items

Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed may so request at this point, after which the Chancellor will move `that all items on the agenda not starred be adopted without discussion, and the action recommended be taken or the information therein noted'.

* 4. Minutes

The minutes of Meeting No. 6/93 held on 20 September, have been circulated.

Authorised observers will be admitted to the meeting following confirmation of the minutes and consideration of any items deemed confidential.

5. Matters Arising from the Minutes

* 5.1 Venues for Council Meetings, 1994

Council agreed at the previous meeting (item 6.1) to receive a submission detailing a schedule of Council meetings at Clayton and other campuses of the University in 1994.

Appended

* 5.2 Employment Conditions of Academic Staff

The appended letter from the Vice-Chancellor was received by members at the last meeting (item 8.4).

* 6. Use of the University Seal

A list of documents to which the University Seal has been affixed since last reported is appended.

* 7. Report of the Vice-Chancellor

The Vice-Chancellor will table and speak to his report on:

7.1 Employment Conditions of Academic Staff

Professor I.W. Chubb will report.

7.2 Professorship at Syme Business School - Gippsland

7.3 Advisory Committee at Peninsula Campus

The appended paper refers.

* 8. Report of the Faculty of Business and Economics Implementation Task Force

Appended

* 9. Report of the Dean, Faculty of Arts

Appended

* 10. Report of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Gippsland Campus)

Professor J.L.C. Chipman will address Council.

11. Report of the Gippsland Campus Advisory Council

Appended

Proceedings

12. Report of the Academic Board (Meeting No. 8/93)

Appended

12.1Faculties (Amendment No. 116) Regulations (1.1)

12.2Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Law) (Degree of Master of Laws) (Amendment No. 22) Regulations (1.2)

12.3Faculties (Amendment No. 117) Regulations (1.3) 12.4Change of Headship of the Department of Mathematics (2.0)

Proceedings

13.Report of the Academic Board (Meeting No. 9/93) Appended

13.1Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Engineering) (Graduate Diplomas in the Faculty of Engineering) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations (1.1)

13.2Statute 6.1.1 University Entrance and Admission to Courses and University Entrance and Admission to Course Regulations (1.2)

13.3Proposal to Introduce the Kemcor Third Year Scholarship, Faculty of Engineering (2.0)

13.4Proposal to Establish a Chair of Asian Law (3.0)

13.5Proposal for the Affiliation of the Institute for Cultural Studies in Psychiatric Nursing Inc. with Monash University (4.0)

13.6Proposal to Establish the Department of Clinical Forensic Medicine (Victoria Police) as an Associated Teaching Facility of the Faculty of Medicine (5.0)

13.7 Proposal to Establish the Position of Professor/Director of Palliative Care at Monash Medical Centre (6.0)

13.8Associate Deans in the Faculty of Medicine - Proposed Changes and New Appointment (7.0)

13.9 Clinical Associate Professor Positions - Proposal to Remove the Ceiling of 0.3 Fraction (8.0) Proceedings

14.Report of the Buildings Committee

Appended

Proceedings

15. Report of the Equal Opportunity Committee

Appended

Proceedings

16. Report of the Finance Committee

The Finance Committee is scheduled to meet on 28 October and any recommendation arising from that meeting will be conveyed to Council.

* 17. Report of the Honorary Degrees Committee

The Chancellor will give an oral report.

18. Report of the Union Board

Appended

Proceedings

19. Report of the Joint Student Liaison Committee

Appended

Proceedings

20. Report of the Joint Finance Committee for Student Amenities

Appended

Proceedings

21. Conferral of Degree In Absentia

Council is asked to confer the degree of Doctor of Philosophy upon Eleonora Gullone and the degree of Master of Laws upon Adiva Rochelle Sifris who have fulfilled the requirements for the degrees.

22. Appointment of Head of the School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Education

Council is asked to approve the appointment of Professor R.J.W. Selleck as Head of the School of Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Education for a period of two years from 1 January 1994.

* 23. Report on Chair Appointments

Appended

23.1 Acceptance of Offers

23.2 Chair Selection Committee Matters

23.3  Report of the Selection Committee, Professor and Director, Centre for Graduate Studies in Clinical Nursing

Recommended Offer of Appointment

23.4  Report of the Selection Committee, Dean, Business and Economics

Recommended Offer of Appointment

23.5  Report of the Selection Committee, Professor and Head, sub- faculty of Art and Design

Recommended Offer of Appointment

* 24.  Report of Selection Committee for Chair of Structural Engineering

The selection committee is scheduled to meet on 25 October 1993 and any recommendations arising from this meeting will be conveyed to Council.

25. Legislation

Appended

25.1  Statute 8.1 The Seal of the University (Substitution) Statute

25.2  Administrative Review Statute No. 2 1993

25.3  Courses and Degrees (Faculty of Arts) (Graduate Diplomas in the Sub- Faculty of Art and Design) (Amendment No. 1) Regulations

25.4  Transfer of Courses and Degrees Regulations No. 2 1993

25.5  Statute 2.2 The Academic Board (Amendment No. 4) Statute

25.6  Statute 9.2 - Election of Members of the Academic Board (Amendment No. 3) Statute

26. Reports on Outside Studies Programs and Overseas Leave

26.1 Professor A.J. Duggan, Faculty of Law 26.2 Mr S. Easton, Department of Accounting and Finance

26.3 Mr R. Greaves, Faculty of Education

26.4 Dr K. Langfield-Smith, Department of Accounting and Finance

26.5 Associate Professor C.F. Sharpley, Faculty of Education

26.6 Dr T. Townsend, Faculty of Education

27.  Next Meeting Members are reminded that the next meeting of Council is scheduled to be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 13 December, in the Council Room, Clayton Campus.

Further Information Enquiries about any of the business listed above, or on Council matters in general, may be directed to the Academic Registrar, Ms Olwen Cornelius, in Room G06, University Offices, Clayton, on telephone 565 2010, or via facsimile 565 5342.

Refreshments and Dinner Following the meeting, drinks and light refreshments will be available in the ground floor lobby of the University Offices, after which dinner will be served in the Private Dining Room of the Union for those members who have notified the Secretary by midday on Monday, 1 November.