Meeting No. 7/2001 of the Monash University Council will be held at 5.00 pm on Monday, 12 November 2001, in the Sir George Lush Room, Administration Building 3a, Clayton Campus

No apologies have been received to date.

No requests for special leave have been received to date.

The Chancellor will invite any further requests for special leave.

Items 1.1 Apologies, 1.2 Special Leave, 1.3 Starring of Items, 1.4 Approval of Non-Starred Items, 1.5.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Issues and Speculations, 2 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meeting, 3 Chancellor’s Business and 4 Vice-Chancellor’s Business have already been "starred" for discussion.

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

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.

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.

1.5.2 Report of the Membership Committee of Council Item1pp1-4

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the report of meeting 2/2001 of the Membership Committee of Council held on Monday, 15 October 2001.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council endorse the recommendation of the Membership Committee as detailed in the document provided.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council record its appreciation of retiring Council member Dr Mark Schapper for his contribution to the University and Council for the period 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2001.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council invite the person named in the document presented to be Chairperson of the Audit Committee.

1.5.3 Use of the University Seal Item1pp5-8

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report of the Vice-Chancellor dated 31 October 2001 on the affixing of the Common Seal to documents executed under Seal pursuant to Statute 8.1, Section 2.1.5.

Authorised observers will be admitted to the meeting following confidential items.

The Minutes of meeting No 6/2001 held on 1 October 2001 have been circulated.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council confirm the Minutes of meeting No 6/2001 held on Monday, 1 October 2001.

4.1 Budget 2002 Item4pp1-2

The Vice-Chancellor will introduce the Budget for 2002 and will invite Ms Alison Crook AO, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources), to speak. Mr John Levine, Divisional Director, Financial Resources Management, will be present. The Budget document is enclosed separately.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council adopt the Monash University Budget 2002.

4.2 University-wide Performance Indicators Item4pp3-18

The Vice-Chancellor will introduce the report University-wide Performance Indicators and invite Professor Merran Evans, Director, Planning and Academic Affairs to speak to the report.

(Secretarial note: item 7.4 of the Report of Resources and Finance Committee refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report on University-wide Performance Indicators.

4.3 Future Directions: Student and Staff Services Division Item4pp19-22

The Vice-Chancellor will invite Ms Alison Crook AO, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Resources) to introduce Mr Peter Marshall, Divisional Director, Student and Staff Services, who will speak to the future directions report.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the future directions report on the Student and Staff Services Division as presented by Mr Peter Marshall, Divisional Director, Student and Staff Services.

4.4 Student Profile: Past and Future Item4pp23-34

The Vice-Chancellor will invite Professor Alan Lindsay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic and Planning) to introduce Professor Merran Evans, Director, Academic and Planning, who will speak to the report.

(Secretarial note: item 8.3 of the Report of the Academic Board refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report on Student Profile: Past and Future.

4.5 Federal Election Item4pp35-36

The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.

At meeting 6/2001, Council approved a revised schedule of meeting dates for 2002. To accommodate unforseen circumstances, two meeting dates have been revised.

The revised dates are underlined in the recommendation below:

RECOMMENDATION

That Council endorse the proposed Council meeting schedule for 2002 as follows:

1/2002 Monday, 11 February Special meeting Clayton

2/2002 Monday, 18 March Normal meeting Berwick

3/2002 Monday, 6 May Normal meeting Peninsula

4/2002 Monday, 24 June Normal meeting Caulfield

5/2002 Monday, 2 September Normal meeting South Africa

6/2002 Monday, 14 October Special meeting Clayton

7/2002 Monday, 11 November Normal meeting Clayton

8/2002 Monday, 9 December Normal meeting Clayton

Council noted that the Executive Committee of Council, acting under its delegation from Council, met on 30 October 2001 and approved offers of appointments to a Chair of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, a Chair of Retail Marketing, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, two Chairs of Marketing, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, a Chair of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, a Chair of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and establishment of a Chair of Retail Marketing, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics as detailed in the document circulated to members of the Executive Committee.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the approvals granted by the Executive Committee of Council at its meeting held on 30 October 2001.

7. Report of the Resources and Finance Committee Members Only
Item7pp1-10

7.2 Proposal to establish a Foundation: Australian Centre for Jewish Studies Item7pp9-10

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of a Foundation to be provisionally named "The Monash University Foundation for Jewish Studies". Approval of the final name of the Foundation will be sought as appropriate.

Council members are invited to refer to the proceedings of the Report of the Resources and Finance Committee. Items include:

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report and note the proceedings of the Resources and Finance Committee meeting held on Monday, 22 October 2001.

7.4 Resources and Finance Committee - Supplementary Report Item7pp11-16

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the naming of the main university oval as the "Keith Frearson Oval".

7.4.2 Naming of Buildings Item7pp15-16

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the naming of buildings policy as detailed in the document presented.

8. Report of the Academic Board Item8pp1-32

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive and note the Report of Meeting 6/2001 of the Academic Board held on Wednesday, 24 October 2001.

8.2.1 Proposal to establish and fill the Jean Hailes Chair of Women’s Health Item8pp7-12

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to establish the Jean Hailes Chair of Women’s Health in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Jean Hailes Foundation.

(Secretarial note: item 10.1.3.1 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers)

8.2.2 Proposal to establish and fill the position of Professor/Associate Professor of Primary Care Research Item8pp13-18

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to establish the position of Professor/Associate Professor of Primary Care Research in the Department of General Practice.

(Secretarial note: item 10.1.3.2 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers)

8.2.3 Proposal to establish and fill two Professorships in Information Technology Research Item8pp19-20

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Information Technology to establish and fill two Professorships in Information Technology Research.

(Secretarial note: item 10.1.3.3 of the Report of Senior Appointments refers)

8.4 Transfer of the Department of Social Work from the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Item8pp21-24

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Boards of the Faculties of Arts and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, to transfer the Department of Social Work from the Faculty of Arts to the School of Primary Health Care in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposal of the Board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to award the degree of Doctor of Medicine to Associate Professor P Schattner.

8.6 Legislation Item8pp25-32

RECOMMENDATION

That Council make the legislation titled Faculties Regulations (Amendment No 2 2001)

Council members are invited to refer to part B of the Academic Board report and to note the proceedings of the Board. Items include:

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the proceedings of meeting 6/2001 of the Academic Board held on Wednesday, 24 October 2001.

9. Gippsland Advisory Council Item9pp1-4

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive the report and note the proceedings of the Gippsland Advisory Council meeting 5/2001 held on 16 October 2001.

10.1 Senior Appointments Members Only
Item10pp1-6

RECOMMENDATION

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

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note that the following have accepted their respective offers of appointment approved by the Special Professorial Appointments Subcommittee of Council:

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve an offer of appointment as a Professor of Accounting, Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, and Head, School of Business and Economics, Monash Gippsland, as per the report of the selection committee, be made to the person named in the document presented.

10.1.3.1 The Jean Hailes Chair of Women’s Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Secretarial note: item 8.2.1 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

10.1.3.2 Professor (or Associate Professor) of Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Secretarial note: item 8.2.2 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

10.1.3.3 Professor of Information Technology Research (two positions), Faculty of Information Technology (Secretarial note: item 8.2.3 of the Report of Academic Board refers)

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the establishment of the selection committees for The Jean Hailes Chair of Women’s Health, a Professor (or Associate Professor) of Primary Care Research and two Professors of Information Technology Research as detailed in the document presented.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the nomination of Council members as Council’s nominees to the selection committees as detailed in the document presented.

10.2 Doctor of Laws Members Only
Item10pp7-10

RECOMMENDATION

That Council award the degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) to the person named in the document presented.

10.3 Amendment to Constitution of Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing Limited ("VPAC") Item10pp11-16

RECOMMENDATION

That Council authorise its representative on the Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing Limited ("VPAC") Board to vote at the Annual General Meeting of the company in favour of a special resolution to amend the Constitution of the company as detailed in the document presented.

10.4 Report to Council on the terms of reference and membership of Resources and Finance Committee and its supporting Committee structure Item10pp17-34

RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the proposed Council Committee structure and the terms of reference and membership as detailed in the document presented.

Council is invited to note that Council elections have taken place with the following results:

Professor Tam Sridhar was elected unopposed for a term commencing 1 January 2002 and ending 31 December 2003.

Two nominations have been received. An election is currently underway. The result will be declared on 19 November 2001 and Council will be advised of the outcome at meeting 8/2001 (17 December).

10.6 Reports on Outside Studies Programs Item10pp35-78

RECOMMENDATION

That Council receive reports from the following staff:

Associate Professor Keith Allan, School of Philosophy, Linguistics and Bioethics

Dr Heather Scutter, School of Literary, Visual and Performance Studies

Professor Nigel Tapper, Geography and Environmental Science

Professor Philip Thomson, School of European Languages and Cultures

Dr Eleanor Hancock, School of Historical Studies

Dr Paul James, School of Political and Social Inquiry

Ms Kyoko Ogawa, School of Asian Languages and Studies

Dr Chris Trotter, Social Work

Associate Professor Geoff Molloy

Associate Professor Ilana Snyder

Dr Arkady Zaslavsky

Ms Beth Gaze

Ms Pamela O’Connor

Professor Grahame Coleman, Department of Psychology

Associate Professor Hans Lausch, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Professor J. J. Monaghan, Department of Mathematics and Statistics/Mathematical Sciences

Professor Kim Te NG, Department of Psychology

The final meeting of Council for 2001 is scheduled to be held at 4.30 pm on Monday, 17 December at the Clayton Campus.

After the meeting, drinks together with light refreshments and dinner will be served at Monash House for those members who have notified Marijana Gec on 9905-2007 by 12 noon, on Thursday, 8 November 2001.