University Council Meeting 1/96

Meeting No 1/96 of the Monash University Council will be held at 5.00 pm on Monday 12 February 1996, in the Council Room, University Offices, Clayton Campus.

OC:df Olwen Cornelius

2 February 1996 Academic Registrar

A G E N D A

PRELIMINARY

Australia Day Honours

The Chancellor will present this item.

*1. Apologies

No apologies have been received.

*2. Special Leave

No requests for special leave have been received.

*3. Minutes

The minutes of Meeting No 8/95 held on 11 December 1995 have been circulated.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council confirm the minutes of Meeting 8/95 held on 11 December 1995.

*4. Arrangement of Agenda and Procedural Matters

4.1 Starring of Items

Members who wish a non-starred item to be discussed may so request at this point.

4.2 Approval of Non-Starred Items

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'.

C4.3 Confidential Items

Identification of confidential items in the agenda and resolution of starred confidential items is required.

4.3.1 Confidential Item

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive a motion proposed by the Deputy Chancellor, Dr G A Knights.

Members pp 19-22

C4.3.2 Selection of a New Vice- Chancellor

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the advice of the Chancellor on progress in the selection of a new Vice-Chancellor.

4.4 Admission of Observers

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 (not dealt with elsewhere in the Agenda)

5.1 Bachelor of Business/Associate Diploma of Business (Hospitality Supervision) and (Travel and Tourism)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that the draft agreement between the University and Casey College of TAFE for the provision of the Bachelor of Business/Associate Diploma of Business (Hospitality Supervision) and (Travel and Tourism) will be referred to the next meeting of Council for consideration/ approval.

pp 23-40 pp 27-28

5.2 Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd (Amendment No 1995) Statute

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that all outstanding issues relating to the MBA (External) in Indonesia have been resolved, and that the Vice-Chancellor is now satisfied that the course offered at IPMI in Indonesia complies with the structure agreed by Council for this award at its meeting of October 1994.

pp 29-30

5.3 Report of Off-Shore Quality Assurance Sub- Committee of Council

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that the Off-Shore Quality Assurance Sub-Committee of Council is now satisfied on all outstanding responses provided and that the approval by Council for the MBA (External) to be offered in Shanghai is now unconditional.

pp 29-30

5.4 Academic Headships 1996

5.4.1 Faculty of Medicine

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve heads and deputy heads of academic units in the Faculty of Medicine for 1996 as follows:

pp 31-32

5.4.2 Faculty of Business and Economics

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve heads and deputy heads of departments and schools of the Faculty of Business and Economics for 1996 as detailed in the document presented.

pp 33-34

5.5 Appointment of Parliamentary Members

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that official confirmation has been received from the Governor in Council that he has appointed to Monash University Council the Hon Peter Ronald Hall MLC, the Hon James Vincent Chester Guest MLC, and Dr Gerard Marshall Vaughan MP, each for a term of office of four years commencing on 10 December 1995.

pp 35-38

5.6 Report on Council Venues

RECOMMENDATION

That Council meetings in 1996 be held as follows, with meetings to be held in subsequent years to be scheduled at venues in a similar pattern:

pp 39-40

6. Report of the Vice-Chancellor

6.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of the Vice-Chancellor.

pp 41-50

6.2 Department and Unit Name Changes

A paper will be tabled.

6.3 Higher Education Management Review (Hoare Committee)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that, due to the Federal election to be held on 2 March 1996, the University's response to the Higher Education Management Review is to be deferred, the Minister for Employment, Education and Training to be so advised.

6.4 International Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Management

RECOMMENDATION

That, to enable Monash University to participate in the Institute:

(i)

Council determine that, pursuant to the powers contained in Section 35B of the Monash University Act and subject to the requirements of sub paragraphs (4)(b)(i) and (ii) of S35B being met, the University participate in the formation of, and be a member of, the limited company, The International Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Management.

(ii)

Council, subject to the Vice-Chancellor receiving confirmation from the University Solicitor that the Memorandum and Articles of Association of The International Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Management meet the requirements of the Monash University Act for the University to participate in forming, and to be a member of, the company -

(a)

approve the University becoming a founding member of the company; and

(b)

direct that the common seal of the University be affixed to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company.

pp 45-46

6.5 Monash Orientation Scheme for Aborigines (MOSA) - The First Years 1984 - 1994

See also Item 7 - Report of the Academic Board (Item 29 under Proceedings) in this Agenda (Page 63).

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report titled MOSA The First Years 1984 - 1994.

Encl Members

6.6 A Monash Campus in Malaysia

See also Item 7 - Report of the Academic Board (Item 22 under Proceedings) in this Agenda (Page 62).

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the advice of the Vice-Chancellor concerning the establishment of a Monash campus in Malaysia, as detailed in the document presented.

6.7 1996 Selection

See also Item 7.7 in this Agenda (Page 58).

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the advice of the Vice-Chancellor concerning the quality of applicants for admission in 1996 to undergraduate courses, as detailed in the document presented.

pp 83-108

6.8 University Teaching Hospitals

See also Item 7 - Report of the Academic Board (Item 31 under Proceedings) in this Agenda (Page 63).

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the advice of the Vice-Chancellor concerning University teaching hospitals.

6.9 Affiliation Agreement: Latrobe Valley Hospital

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the following process for approving the Affiliation Agreement between Latrobe Valley Hospital and Monash University:

(a)

The final draft of the Affiliation Agreement be provided to the Affiliation Committee of Council in the next few days for consideration;

(b)

The Dean of Medicine, the General Manager and the University Solicitor be invited to attend the meeting of the Affiliation Committee so that questions can be answered and issues dealt with at the meeting; and

(c)

Subject to the approval of the Affiliation Committee, a committee of the Chancellor, a Deputy Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor approve the Agreement on behalf of Council, for referral to the Minister for Health and referral to Council at Meeting 2/96 for information.

pp 47-48

6.10 Cooperative Multimedia Centre

See also Item 7.8 in this Agenda (Page 58).

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the advice of the Vice-Chancellor concerning the Cooperative Multimedia Centre, as detailed in the document presented.

pp 109-110

C6.11 Deanship, Victorian College of Pharmacy

RECOMMENDATION

Members

pp 49-50

7. Report of the Academic Board 7.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/96 of the Academic Board.

pp 51-126

7.2 Faculty of Law (Amendment No 2 1995) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the regulations entitled Faculty of Law (Amendment No 2 1995) Regulations.

pp 67-72

7.3 Statute 6.1.2 Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 9 1995) Statute

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the statute entitled Statute 6.1.2 Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 9 1995) Statute.

pp 73-74

7.4 Faculty of Engineering (Graduate Certificates) Regulations

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the regulations entitled Faculty of Engineering (Graduate Certificates) Regulations.

pp 75-78

7.5 Statute 6.1.2 Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 1 1996) Statute

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the statute entitled Statute 6.1.2 Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 1 1996) Statute.

pp 79-80

7.6 Head of Gippsland School of Engineering

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve, subject to the ratification of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering at Meeting 1/96 to be held on 6 March 1996, the proposal of the Executive Committee of the Board of the Faculty of Engineering to advertise and fill the position of Head of the Gippsland School of Engineering.

pp 81-82

7.7 1996 Selection

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the documents presented regarding the selection for admission of undergraduate students in 1996, and note the favourable results for Monash as indicated by the statistics provided.

pp 83-108

7.8 eMERGE Co-Operative Multimedia Centre

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the document presented regarding the successful bid by a consortium including Monash University to develop the eMERGE Co-Operative Multimedia Centre.

pp 109-110

7.9 Monash Mt Eliza Program Advisory Council

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the three nominees and nominated alternates of the Academic Board for membership of the Program Advisory Council of Monash Mt Eliza Graduate School of Business and Government Ltd as follows:

(i)

The Chair of the Education Committee (alternate member: either the Deputy Chair of the Education Committee or another member of the Education Committee, nominated by the Chair, to attend on any occasion when the Chair is unable to attend);

(ii)

The Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics (alternate member: either Professor Allen Russell or Professor Max King or, if either of these two persons is unavailable, another senior member of the faculty nominated by the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean, to attend on any occasion when the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean is unable to attend); and

(iii)

The Pro Vice-Chancellor (International Programs and Development) (alternate member: Professor P Chandler or a representative of Monash International Pty Ltd nominated by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (International Programs and Development), to attend on any occasion when the Pro Vice-Chancellor (International Programs and Development) is unable to attend).

7.10 Performing and Creative Arts Policy

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the Performing and Creative Arts Policy as presented.

pp 111-122

7.11 Reports

7.11.1 Centre for Rural Health Annual Report 1994/1995

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Executive Summary of the Annual Report 1994/1995 of the Centre for Rural Health.

7.12 Faculty Board Memberships

7.12.1.1 Department of Business Systems

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the

RECOMMENDATION

of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology that Dr A Flitman be appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the representation of the Department of Business Systems on Faculty Board.

7.12.1.2 Student Representation

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the

RECOMMENDATION

of the Board of the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology that Mr Adrian Klemens be appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the student representation on Faculty Board.

pp 123-124

7.12.2 Faculty of Medicine

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve that the membership of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine be expanded to include the Chairpersons of the Scholarships and Graduate Matters Committee and the Curriculum Review Committee if they are not already members of the Faculty Board.

7.13 Appointments and Promotions

7.13.1 Clinical Associate Professorship

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve Dr Stephen Hall, Department of Medicine, Box Hill Hospital be promoted from Senior Lecturer to Clinical Associate Professor, effective 1 January 1996.

7.14 Doctor of Medicine

RECOMMENDATION

That Council award the degree of Doctor of Medicine to Dr James Donald Cameron for his thesis entitled "Systemic Arterial compliance and its association with aerobic fitness and coronary heart disease".

7.15 Off-Shore Graduation Ceremonies 1996

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the dates for off-shore graduation ceremonies for 1996.

pp 125-126

7.16 New Course Proposals

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that: the Academic Board certifies to Council that it has received and approved proposals for new courses as listed below, in accordance with its delegated authority, and that the proposals approved by the Board comply with Council's standards and guidelines concerning such proposals; and

the Board recommends that Council note new courses as listed, and that related legislation will be referred subsequently by the Board to Council for approval:

• Bachelor of Applied Science / Bachelor of Computing
• Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management
• Graduate Certificate in Reliability Engineering
• Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Applied Science / Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
• Bachelor of Applied Science / Bachelor of Arts (Communication)

7.17 Amendments To Existing Courses

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that:

the Academic Board certifies to Council that it has received and approved proposals for amendments to courses as listed below, in accordance with its delegated authority, and that the proposals approved by the Board comply with Council's standards and guidelines concerning such proposals; and

the Board recommends that Council note amendments to courses as listed, and that related legislation will be referred subsequently by the Board to Council for approval:

• Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Laws - Change to Sequence of Subjects
• Bachelor of Behavioural Science - Re-emphasis of Science Structure
• Master of Arts - Amendment to Stream in Linguistics
• Bachelor of Music - Amendment to Course Structure
• Bachelor of Business (Accounting) / Bachelor of Business (Management) - correction of campus of offer

7.18 Receipt of Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Academic Board as detailed in the document presented.

8. Senior Appointments

8.1 Acceptance of Offers

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that the following have accepted their offers of appointment and wish to pass on their thanks to Council:

Associate Professor J Mathew - Chair of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering
Dr S R Stone - Chair of Biochemistry and Head, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Professor J R Pilbrow - Personal Chair in Physics
Dr P Vickers-Rich - Personal Chair in Palaeontology
Mr M J L Cooke - Adjunct Professorship, Department of Music
Professor H F Durrant-Whyte - Adjunct Professorship, Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Emeritus Professor B Rechter - Adjunct Professorship, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation
Professor F Lawson - Honorary Professorial Fellowship, Department of Chemical Engineering.

pp 127-130

8.2 Appointment of Chair Selection Committee

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of a selection committee for a Chair of Psychology as detailed in the document presented.

8.3 Accelerated Appointment to Professor

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of a committee, as detailed in the document presented, to consider a proposal which nominates a candidate for consideration in accordance with the procedures for accelerated appointment to professor.

C9. Report of the Adjunct and Honorary Professors Selection Committee

9.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of the Adjunct and Honorary Professors Selection Committee.

9.2 Offer of Appointment

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment to an Honorary Chair in Pathology in the Department of Pathology and Immunology be made as detailed in the document presented.

Members pp 131-134

C10. Report of the Emeritus Professorships Committee

10.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of the Emeritus Professorships Committee.

10.2 Offer of Appointment

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve, by an absolute majority of its members, the recommendation of the Emeritus Professorships Committee to confer the title of Emeritus Professor upon a professor of the University, as detailed in the document presented.

Members pp 135-138

C11. Selection Committee for an Appointment to a Chair of Medicinal Chemistry

11.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of the selection committee for an appointment to a Chair in Medicinal Chemistry, noting that the previous offer to this Chair, as approved by Council at Meeting 8/95, was declined.

11.2 Offer of Appointment

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve that an offer of appointment to a Chair in Medicinal Chemistry be made as detailed in the document presented.

Members pp 139-142

C12. Selection Committee for an Appointment of a Dean of Education

12.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of the selection committee for an appointment to the position of Dean, Faculty of Education.

12.2 Offer of Appointment

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment to the position of Dean, Faculty of Education be made as detailed in the document presented.

Members pp 143-146

C13. Selection Committee for an Appointment to a Chair in Geography and Environmental Science

A paper will be tabled.

Members pp 147-148

C14. Use of the University Seal

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report of the Vice-Chancellor, dated 2 February 1996, on the affixing of the Common Seal to documents executed under Seal pursuant to Statute 8.1, Section 2.1.5.

Members pp 149-154

15. Legislation

15.1 Review of Legislation Governing Election of Members of Council and Academic Board

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the following Statutes:

• Statute 1.1 - Interpretation (Amendment No 1 1996) Statute;
• Statute 9.1.5 - Election of Members of the Council by the Professors (Amendment No 1 1996) Statute; and
• Statute 9.2 - Election of Members of the Academic Board (Amendment No 1 1996) Statute.

pp 155-162

16. Monash University Union - Annual Report 1994

Statute 2.7 - Student Amenities and Organisations provides (Part 3, Division 5) as follows:

48. The UB [Union Board] shall, as soon as practical after the last ordinary meeting held in a calendar year, make an annual general report and an annual financial report to the University Council ...

The Annual Report of the Union for 1994 is enclosed with this Agenda.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the 1994 Annual Report of the Monash University Union.

Encl Members pp 163-164

17. Report of the Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee

17.1 Receipt of Proceedings

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of the Occupational Health and Safety Policy Committee meeting 5/95 held on 7 December 1995, as detailed in the document presented.

pp 165-168

18. Reports on Outside Studies Programs

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive reports from the following staff:

Professor R H Chenhall, Department of Accounting and Finance
Associate Professor R Faff, Department of Accounting and Finance
Dr L Matyas, Department of Econometrics
Dr G G Quail, Department of Community Medicine
Professor G Tucker, Syme Business School

pp 169-188

19. Next Meeting

The next meeting of Council is scheduled to be held at 5.00 pm on Monday 18 March 1996 at Clayton Campus.

pp 189-190

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 Friday 9 February 1996.

Further Information

Inquiries 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 3.1, Clayton Campus, on telephone 9905 2010, or via facsimile on 9905 5342.