AGENDA
Members having a direct commercial or financial
interest in any item before this meeting must declare that interest to
the Chancellor 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
1. PROCEDURAL MATTERS
1.1 Apologies
An apology has been received from Dr Rhonda
Galbally AO.
1.2 Special Leave
No requests for special leave have been received
to date.
1.3 Starring of Items
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, 1.5.3
Governance – National Governance Protocols for Public Higher
Education Institutions, 2 Confirmation of Minutes of Previous
Meetings, 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.
1.4 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.
1.5 Confidential Items
1.5.1 Vice-Chancellor’s Issues and Speculations
The Vice-Chancellor will speak to this item.
1.5.2 Use of the University Seal Item1pp1-6
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report of the
Vice-Chancellor dated 4 February 2004 on the affixing of the
Common Seal to documents executed under Seal pursuant to Statute
8.1, Section 2.1.5.
1.5.3 Governance – National Governance Protocols for Public
Higher Education Institutions Item1pp7-16
RECOMMENDATION
That Council receive and discuss the National
Governance Protocols for Public Higher Education Institutions.
1.6 Admission of Observers
Authorised observers will be admitted to the
meeting following confidential items.
2. Confirmation of Minutes of Previous Meetings
The Minutes of meeting 8/2003 held on 15 December
2003 have been circulated.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council confirm the Minutes of meeting 8/2003
held on 15 December 2003.
PART B STARRED ITEMS
3 Chancellor’s Business
3.1 Australia Day Honours Item3pp1-6
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note with acclamation Australia Day
Honours awarded to key individuals associated with Monash University
as detailed in the paper provided.
3.2 Young Australian of the Year for 2004 Item3pp7-10
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note with acclamation the naming of
Monash Law/Science student, Mr Hugh Evans, as the Young Australian
of the Year for 2004.
4. Vice-Chancellor’s Business
4.1 Annual Reporting to Council – 2004 Item4pp1-4
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the schedule of key topics for meetings
1/2004 to 8/2004.
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes (not dealt with elsewhere in the
agenda)
PART C ITEMS FOR APPROVAL OR INFORMATION
6. Report of the Executive Committee of Council
6.1 Appointment to a Chair of Management, Department of
Management, Faculty of Business and Economics
The Executive Committee of Council, acting under
its delegation from Council, met on 22 December 2003 and approved an
offer of appointment to a Chair of Management, Department of
Management, Faculty of Business and Economics be made to Professor
Julian Teicher as detailed in the document circulated to members of
the Executive Committee of Council.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the approval granted by the
Executive Committee of Council at its meeting held on 22 December
2003.
7. General Business
7.1 Senior Appointments Members Only
Item7pp1-6
7.1.1 Acceptance of Offers
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note that the following have
accepted the offers of appointment indicated below and wish to
pass on their thanks to Council:
Professor Stephen Parker – Interim
appointment as Dean, Faculty of Information Technology.
Professor Ron Weber – Dean, Faculty of
Information Technology.
Professor Alan Bond – R. L. Martin
Distinguished Chair of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Faculty
of Science.
Professor Denise Kirkpatrick – Professor
and Director, Learning and Teaching.
Professor Julian Teicher – Chair of
Management, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and
Economics.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note that the following have
accepted the indicated offers of appointment approved by the
Special Professorial Appointments Committee of Council:
Emeritus Professor Kenneth Arrow – Honorary
Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and
Economics.
Professor Eduard Bomhoff – Professor in the
Faculty of Business and Economics and Head, School of
Business, Monash University Malaysia.
Dr Christopher Bladin – Honorary Professor,
Department of Medicine (Box Hill Hospital), Central and
Eastern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and
Health Sciences.
Ms Rosemary Calder – Adjunct Professor,
School of Political and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts.
The Hon. Sir Daryl Dawson – Adjunct
Professor, Faculty of Law.
Associate Professor Paul Hertzog – Research
Professor, Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development,
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Professor Bob Johnston – Emeritus
Professor.
Professor Eric Ketelaar – Honorary
Professor, School of Information Management and Systems,
Faculty of Information Technology.
Professor Frank Lawson – Honorary
Professorial Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering.
Professor Sue McKemmish – Professorial
Fellow, School of Information Management and Systems, Faculty
of Information Technology.
Professor Ken Pearson – Professorial
Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Faculty of Business and
Economics.
Associate Professor Al. Rainnie –
Fixed-Term Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of
Business and Economics, and in the role of Director, Institute
for Regional Studies, Monash Gippsland.
Dr Franklin Rosenfeldt – Honorary
Professor, Department of Surgery (Central and Eastern Clinical
School) and the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive
Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Professor Larry Sitsky – School of Music -
Conservatorium, Faculty of Arts.
Associate Professor Russell Smyth –
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of
Business and Economics.
Professor Carlos Tiu – Honorary Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.
Professor Marelyn Wintour-Coghlan –
Professorial Fellow, Department of Physiology, Faculty of
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
7.1.2 Chair of Biotechnology and Head, School of Arts and
Sciences, Monash University Malaysia - Appointment
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve an offer of appointment
to a Chair of Biotechnology and as Head, School of Arts and
Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, and Honorary Professorial
Fellow in the Faculty of Science, Monash University, as per the
report of the selection committee, be made to the person named
in the document presented.
7.2 Conferral of Degree of Master of Laws (Legal Practice, Skills
and Ethics) Item7pp7-10
RECOMMENDATION
That Council confer the degree of Master of Laws
(Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics) to:
Richard Greenfield
Nina Simone Kirby
Fleur Mary Baillieu McKay
Sabine Cornelia Phillips
Richard Henry Stanley
7.3 Co-operative Research Centre for Oral Health Sciences
Item7pp11-18
RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve Monash University entering
into the unincorporated joint venture establishing the Cooperative
Research Centre for Oral Health Sciences, by signing the joint
venture agreement between The University of Melbourne, GC
Corporation, Recaldent, CSL Limited and Monash University subject to
final clearance from the University Solicitor’s Office.
8. Next Meeting
The next meeting of Council is scheduled to be held
at 5.00 pm on Monday, 22 March 2004 at Monash University Berwick Campus.
Further Information
Inquiries about any of the business listed above, or on
Council matters in general, may be directed to Mr Tony Calder, Director,
Secretariat and Executive Services, Room GO6, Administration Building 3a,
Clayton Campus, telephone 9905-2010 or via facsimile on 9905-5342.
