University Council Meeting 1/98

Meeting No 1/98 of the Monash University Council will be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 16 February 1998, in the Sir George Lush Room, Administration Building 3a, Clayton Campus.

Phillip Siggins
Secretary

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6 February 1998

A G E N D A

Members having a direct commercial or financial interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to the Chair via the Council Secretary prior to consideration of the item, and must not take part in a vote on any matter concerning it.Part A Procedural Matters

*1. Apologies

No apologies have been received to date.

*2. Special Leave

A request for special leave from Meetings 1/98 and 2/98 has been received from Professor T R Threadgold.

*3. Starring of Items

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

*4. 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’.

*5. Confidential Items

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

*6. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting

The Minutes of Meeting No 8/97 held on 15 December 1997 have been circulated.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council confirm the Minutes of Meeting 8/97 held on Monday, 15 December 1997.

7. Admission of Observers

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

Part B Starred Items

*1. Chancellor’s Business

1.1 Council Seminar - 9 February 1998

A paper will follow.

*2. Vice-Chancellor’s Business

2.1 Australia Day Honours

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note with acclamation Australia Day Honours awarded to the Chancellor, key individuals associated with Monash and Monash Alumni as follows:

The Chancellor, Mr Bill Rogers, AO for service to tertiary education as the Chancellor of Monash University, to the gas and petroleum industry and to the community.

Professor John Funder, AO for service to medicine, particularly in the field of endocrinology research, and in the development of public policy across a range of primary health issues.

Alumni recognised with Australia Day Honours are:

Mr Don Argus (Honorary Graduate LLD 1996), AO for service to banking and finance, particularly as managing director and chief executive officer of the National Australia Bank Ltd and for his contributions as a member and supporter of a wide range of community and sporting organisations.

Dr John Barton Best (PhD 1974), AM for service to the development of quality assurance in health care in Australia, particularly through the creation of the Peer Review resource Centre and as foundation editor of the journal Australian Clinical Review.

Mr Maurice Hutchison Todd (BA 1966), OAM for service to social work education, to professional organisations and to the community.

Brigadier Peter Francis Haddad (BEc 1979), AM (Member in the military division of the Order of Australia) for exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in the field of logistics, in particular as the director of the Defence Logistic Redevelopment Project.

Mr Alan Gilbert Henderson (BEd 1967, BEc Hons 1970 MEc 1972), PSM (Public Service Medal) for outstanding public service in the management of the Commonwealth’s input to the work program of the Council of Australian Governments and for the provision of high quality policy advice.

*2.2 1998 Selection

A document is attached. Members are advised that the Report of the Academic Board refers to this matter - page 8 of the Report Item 16 Admissions Data refers.

The Vice-Chancellor will invite Mr C T Vernon, Manager, Admissions and Records, to speak to this item.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the advice of the Manager, Admissions and Records, regarding the 1998 Selection Report.

*3. Matters Referred by Members of Council and Others

3.1 Motion to Council

A motion proposed by Associate Professor F Burden and Ms S McManamny is attached. The Chancellor will speak to this item.

*4. Matters Arising from the Minutes (not dealt with elsewhere in the agenda)

Part C Matters for Approval or Information

1. Reports of Committees and Boards

1.1 Report of the Executive Committee of Council

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that, on 5 January 1998, the Executive Committee of Council, by way of a postal ballot of its members conducted in accordance with its constitution, approved, on behalf of Council:

the Heads and Deputy Heads of Academic Units for 1998 document dated 3 December 1997 (attached);

that an offer of appointment to the position of Dean, Faculty of Medicine, be made to the person named in the document presented.

1.2 Report of the Membership Committee of Council

1.2.1 Receipt of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report of meeting 1/98 of the Membership Committee of Council held on Monday, 9 February 1998.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council appoint Mr Francis Charles Peck as one of the three (3) appointed members of Council serving on the Honorary Degrees Committee. (Council may wish to note that this vacancy has arisen with the resignation of Mr H A Grayson).

RECOMMENDATION

That Council appoint Senator Kay Patterson and Mr William Austin Kricker to two (2) vacancies as alternates to Council members on the Honorary Degrees Committee. (Council may wish to note that these two vacancies have arisen with the resignation of Mr A H May and with the expiration of Ms M Key’s term of office as an alternate on the Honorary Degrees Committee.)

1.3 Report of the Academic Board

1.3.1 Receipt Of Report

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Report of Meeting 1/98 of the Academic Board held on Wednesday, 28 January 1998.

1.3.2 Academic Appointments

1.3.2.1 Appointment of Associate Dean - Faculty of Arts

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Arts to extend the appointment of Associate Professor N White as Associate Dean (Teaching), for a further six month period ending 31 December 1998.

1.3.2.2 Re-appointment of Fellows of the Faculty of Science

RECOMMENDATION

That, on the recommendation of the Board of the Faculty of Science, Council approve the proposal to renew the appointments of Dr J Kolm and Dr J Lane as Fellows of the Faculty of Science, for a further one year period from 1 November 1997.

1.3.3 Faculty Structure - Monash University College Of Art And Design

A proposal from Professor J Redmond dated 12 January 1997, for the faculty structure, name and composition of the proposed Board of the Faculty of Art and Design, is attached. (Attachment A)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council:

1. That the Faculty be named:

THE FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN

2. That, with the exception of the Peninsula School of Art, the existing schools, departments, centres and units be replaced with the following departments:

• Department of Fine Arts
• Department of Design
• Department of Applied Arts
• Department of Theory of Art and Design

and, as part of a policy to provide focuses on regional campuses, the following centre:

• Gippsland Centre for Art and Design

3. That the existing Peninsula School of Art be continued until the 31st December 1998.

4. That the composition of the Faculty Board be approved as detailed under Item 7.0 of the document presented.

5. That the positions of Associate Deans for Research, Undergraduate Studies, Graduate Studies, and International and External Affairs be established.

 1.3.4 Establishment Of The Centre For Research In International Education - Faculty Of Education

A proposal, prepared by Professor F Rizvi, to establish the Centre for Research in International Education, is attached. (Attachment B)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Education to establish a centre of the Faculty titled the Centre for Research in International Education, as detailed in the document presented.

1.3.5 Award of Doctor of Medicine

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine to award the degree of Doctor of Medicine to:

• Dr David J Mutimer, for his thesis titled ‘Cytomegalovirus infection of liver transplant recipients’; and
• Dr Peter W Schofield, for his thesis titled ‘Epidemiological studies of aging and dementia in New York City’.

1.3.6 Establishment of Awards

1.3.6.1Establishment of the Award of Postgraduate Certificate

A document is attached. (Attachment C)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal to establish a new award of Postgraduate Certificate, including the recommendations contained within the document presented.

1.3.6.2University Diplomas

A document is attached. (Attachment D)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of the award of Undergraduate Diploma as detailed in the document presented, including the recommendations as set out below:

1. The category of undergraduate Diploma should be included in the award offerings of Monash University.

2. Such Diplomas must be of university standard, based on approved Monash University subjects taught by Monash University staff.

3. Applicants for such Diplomas must meet the same entry standards as those required of VTAC applicants for Monash University degree courses.

4. Such Diplomas should be the equivalent of at least one full academic year (48 credit points), comprising an academically coherent program of study, and be completed in a maximum of six years.

5. Faculty Boards should note the implications for HECS load in relation to any such diplomas.

1.3.6.3 Master (Honours)

At Meeting 6/97, the Education Committee established a Master Nomenclature Working Party, comprising members of both the Education Committee and the PhD and Scholarships Committee, to investigate the possibility of introducing a new level of award titled the Master (Honours).

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the following recommendations contained in the Report presented that:

1. entry requirements of a "course sequence of major study in the same discipline (or study area) or a closely related discipline (or study area) at the Honours Bachelor level or equivalent";

2. studies build cumulatively and sequentially from this entry requirement, with students completing at least one year of full-time study (or equivalent); and

3. successful completion of the Master (Honours) degree would enable entry to a PhD program;

faculties be asked if they wish to take up this option and report that information to the Education Committee, noting that if one did, the Education Policy section of the University’s Education, Research and Community Services Policy would require revision to allow the change.

 1.3.7 Academic Dress - Professional Doctorates

At Meeting 7/97 of the Academic Board, a recommendation was made by the Board of the Faculty of Education to change the academic dress of the Doctor of Education (EdD), with the intention of affording the program appropriate academic status, whilst still denoting the professional orientation of that degree. Due to related implications for the academic dress of other doctorate programs, the Academic Board established a working group to further consider and provide advice to the Academic Board about the proposal.

A report of the meeting of that working group is attached. (Attachment E)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council, in accordance with Statute 7.1 - Academic Dress, approve the following recommendations:

1. Academic dress for a professional doctorate deriving from one faculty, including the degree of Doctor of Education

That the academic dress for a professional doctorate deriving from one faculty, including the degree of Doctor of Education, should be:

• a gown of black cloth similar to that worn by Masters of Arts in the University of Cambridge, faced with ten centimetres of peony red silk;
• a turquoise blue hood lined with silk of the colour of the faculty, the lining being turned one centimetre on the outside of the tippet, the inside and the outside of the cowl being piped one centimetre with peony red silk;
• a black velvet brimmed bonnet with a peony red cord and tassels.

2. Academic dress for a professional doctorate deriving from two faculties, including the degree of Doctor of Psychology

That the academic dress for a professional doctorate deriving from two faculties, including the degree of Doctor of Psychology, should be:

• a gown of black cloth similar to that worn by Masters of Arts in the University of Cambridge, faced with ten centimetres of peony red silk;
• a turquoise blue hood lined with silk of the colour of the faculty administering the degree, the lining being turned one centimetre on the outside of the tippet, the inside and the outside of the cowl being piped one centimetre with peony red silk, and the inside of the cowl next to the piping being banded with five centimetres of silk of the colour of the other faculty from which the degree is derived;
• a black velvet brimmed bonnet with a peony red cord and tassels.

 3. Amendment to Legislation

Subject to approval of recommendations 1 and 2 under this item, the Solicitor’s Office be requested to prepare appropriate amendments to the regulations made pursuant to Statute 7.1 – Academic Dress for submission to Council.

1.3.8 Receipt of Proceedings

Council members are invited to refer to parts B and C of the Academic Board Report.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the Proceedings of meeting 1/98 of the Academic Board held on 28 January 1998, as detailed in the document presented.

2. Legislation

An Explanatory Memorandum is attached.

2.1 Statute 2.3 - The Faculties (Amendment No 1 1998)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Statute 2.3 - The faculties (Amendment No 1 1998).

2.2 Statute 2.5 - Committees, Boards of Studies and Institutes (Amendment No. 1 1998)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Statute 2.5 - Committees, boards of studies and institutes (Amendment No 1 1998).

2.3 Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees (Amendment No 1 1998)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and degrees (Amendment No 1 1998).

2.4 Faculties Regulations (Amendment No 1 1998)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Faculties regulations (Amendment No 1 1998).

2.5 Subfaculties (Repeal) Regulations 1998

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Subfaculties (Repeal) regulations 1998.

2.6 Academic Dress Regulations (Amendment No 1 1998)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make Academic dress regulations (Amendment No 1 1998).

3. Reports

3.1 Senior Appointments

3.1.1 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:

• Professor N A Saunders, Dean Faculty of Medicine (to commence 1/6/1998);
• Professor R Hirschheim, adjunct professor in the School of Information Management and Systems, Faculty of Information Technology;
• Professor J L Keedy, adjunct professor in the Faculty of Information Technology;
• Professor F Lawson, honorary professorial fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering;
• Adjunct Professor K W Ogden, adjunct professor in the Department of Civil Engineering.

3.1.2 Recommendations for Appointment

C 3.1.2.1 Appointment of Professors in Monash Mt Eliza Members

Business School

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve that offers of appointment as Professor within Monash Mt Eliza Business School, be made as detailed in the document presented.

C 3.1.2.2 Selection Committee for an Appointment to a Chair of Civil Engineering Members

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment to a Chair of Civil Engineering, be made as detailed in the document presented.

C 3.1.2.3 Selection Committee for an Appointment to a Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Position of Head, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Members

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment to a Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the position of Head, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, be made as detailed in the document presented.

C 3.1.2.4 Report of the Joint Appointments Committee for the Position of Professor/Director of Trauma, The Alfred Members

A document is attached.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment to the position of Professor/Director of Trauma, The Alfred, be made as detailed in the document presented.

C 3.1.2.5 Recommendation for Appointment, Director, Monash University Accident Research Centre Members

A paper will follow.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment to the position of Director, Monash University Accident Research Centre, be made as detailed in the document presented.

3.2 OSP Reports

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive reports from the following staff:

Dr W Hodgson, Department of Pharmacology
Dr R G King, Department of Pharmacology

C 4. Use of the University Seal

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report of the Vice-Chancellor dated 4 February 1998 on the affixing of the Common Seal to documents executed under Seal pursuant to Statute 8.1, Section 2.1.5.

5. Next Meeting

The next meeting of Council is scheduled to be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 16 March 1998 at the Gippsland Campus.

Refreshments and Dinner - Meeting 1/98

After the meeting, the Council dinner will be held at the University Club for those who have notified Marijana Gec (9905 2007) by 5.00 pm on Friday, 13 February 1998.

Council 1/98 Agenda Papers