A meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber, University, on Monday 7 April, 1997 at 4.00 p.m.
Present
Mr T L Anning, Professor W A Bebbington, Professor D G Beswick, Miss G M Blood, Mr L J Carden, Mr A Chernov, The Rev. Dr G A Cole, Mr J V Eddey, Hon. B Forwood, Mrs B M Hamer, Ms J Hirst, Professor P S Kincaid-Smith, Professor A G Klein, The Very Rev. Dr P J L'Estrange, Dr B Lochtenberg, Professor S F Macintyre, Associate Professor P T McTigue, Associate Professor M Nott, Mr I A Renard, Mr G J Spring, Associate Professor M R Theobald, Mr D V C Tricks, Ms C M Walter and Mr D D Westmore.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Professor F P Larkins)
The Registrar (Mr J B Potter)
The Academic Registrar (Mr R I A Marshman)
The Director of Financial Operations (Mr D Percival)
The Director of Information Technology Services (Mr N Reidl)
The Director of Human Resources (Ms E Baré)
The Director of Property Services (Mr M Bell)
The Director of Executive Services (Mr L N Currie)
The General Manager, Vice-Chancellor's Office (Mr C Wootton)
The Manager, Central Secretariat (Mr J A Goodwin)
Ms C Buckridge and Mr P O'Keefe and were in attendance.
The Chancellor welcomed Professor Sally Walker, Ms Jasmine Hirst, and Mr Jacob Varghese to their first meeting of Council in the Council Chamber.
Apologies were received from Mr Borgeest, Mr Cole, Ms Davies and Mr Perton.
Leave of absence for the May meeting was granted to Ms Blood and Mrs Hamer. Leave of absence for the July, September, October, November and December meetings was granted to Associate Professor Theobald.
The minutes of meetings of Council 8/96 and 1/97, held on 2 December 1996 and 3 March 1997 respectively, and meeting 2/97, deemed to have been held on 12 March 1997, copies of which had been distributed, were confirmed.
Items A.6 (a) 22, B.2(c) 1, and B.4(b) 7 were starred for discussion.
In accordance with established procedure it was formally agreed that the items of business that were not to be specifically discussed should be adopted where containing recommendations or received where containing reports.
6.1 Council received the Vice-Chancellor's Report to March Council, the Vice-Chancellor's Report to April Council, a tabled supplementary paper and two additional tabled papers, one on the Enterprise Agreement and the other a report on Universitas 21.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
6.2 Honorary Professor
that Emeritus Professor J R V Prescott be appointed to the position of Honorary Professor from 1 April, 1997 to 31 March, 2000;
6.3 Australian National Academy of Music
that Ms Marilyn Richardson be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Australian National Academy of Music; and
6.4 Participation in Universitas 21
that Council endorse the participation of the University of Melbourne in the Universitas 21 Association on the basis set out in the resolutions of the inaugural Universitas 21 Conference.
6.5 Appointment as Professorial Fellow
Council noted that the term of office for the appointment of Dr M J Studdert as a full-time Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Veterinary Science is for five years ending 30 November 2001, not 31 December 2001, as shown in the report.
Council received the March and April reports covering Administrative Committee meetings 35/96 to 7/97 inclusive, the Endowments and Trusts Committee report 2/96 and the report of the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund Committee meeting 1/97.
7.1 Edward Stevens Trust
Council adopted in principle, an amendment to Paragraph 2 of Regulation R7.76 - Edward Stevens Trust, which would then read:
The income of the fund is applied by the University upon the recommendation of Administrative Committee for staff welfare and to make grants and loans to members of staff or to their dependents, to make grants or loans to dependents of staff who die while working for the University, if support is required immediately after the death of the staff member.
Council adopted the following recommendations from the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund Committee:
7.2 Melbourne University Press
that $9,611 be provided from the Russell and Mab Grimwade Fund to cover a shortfall of funds in the Bequest Fund for MUP;
7.3 Grimwade Scholarship
that $68,000 be provided from the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund to fund three Grimwade Scholarships;
7.4 Miegunyah Distinguished Fellows Program
that $49,500 be provided from the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund toward the cost of inviting distinguished visitors to the University from overseas;
7.5 The University of Melbourne Conservation Service
that $100,000 be provided from the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund to fund the University of Melbourne Conservation Service; and
7.6 Museum of Art - Publication
that $25,000 be provided from the Russell and Mab Miegunyah Fund for the publication of Art, Industry and Science: The Russell Grimwade Legacy.
8. Planning and Budget Committee (Items A.6 and A.6[b])
8.1 Council received the reports of meetings 1/97 and 2/97 of the Planning and Budget Committee, held on 20 February 1997 and 27 March 1997, respectively.
8.2 Professor/Director of Rheumatology
Council adopted the recommendation that the position of Professor/Director of Rheumatology (Western Health Care Network) based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital be established, and that an appointment to this position be made as Professorial Associate with the title of Professor.
9. Committee of Convocation (Items A.7[a] and A.7[b])
Council received the reports of the Committee of Convocation meetings 8/96 and 1/97, held on 18 December, 1996 and 19 March, 1997 respectively.
10 Academic Board (Item B.1, B.1(b) and B.1[c])
10.1 Council received the report of meetings 9/96, 1/97 and 2/97 of the Academic Board, held on 19 December 1996, 3 March 1997, and 27 March 1997 respectively, together with the report of the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee meeting 6/96, held on 21 November, 1996.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
10.2 Academic Year Dates 1999-2002
that Academic Year Dates for the period 1999 - 2002 be as set out in Appendix A to the report to the April meeting of Council;
10.3 Professor/Director of Rheumatology, Western Health Care Network
that a joint University/Network selection committee be established for the post of Professor/Head of Rheumatology, as set out in Appendix B to the April report;
10.4 New Courses
that the following new courses be established:
Graduate Diploma in Case Management (Appendix C to the April report)
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Agri-Industry Business Management (Appendix D to the April report)
10.5 Student Awards
that the following new awards, as set out in the appendices to the April report, be established:
Emmanuel Mupanga Memorial Scholarship (Appendix E)
AHRI Prize - Graduate (Appendix F)
AHRI Prize - Honours (Appendix G)
Colgate Oral Care Prize (Appendix H)
Oral-B Prize (Appendix I)
Dr John Patterson Prize (Appendix J)
R S Components Award for Engineering (Appendix J)
11. Finance Committee (Item B.2[a], B.2 [b], and B.2[c])
11.1 Council received the reports of Finance Committee meetings 11/96, 1/97, and 2/97, held on 4 December 1996, 20 February 1997, and 26 March 1997 respectively.
11.2 The 1996 Financial Statements for the University of Melbourne
Council agreed that the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar should sign the 1996 annual accounts on behalf of the University when advised of the audit clearance by the Auditor-General's Office.
Council noted that the annual accounts would be distributed to Council members once they had been cleared by the Victorian Auditor-General.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
11.3 Terms of Reference
that the Terms of Reference of the Finance Committee be amended as shown in Attachment 1 to the April report; and
11.4 Museum of Art Building
that the construction of the new Museum of Art proceed at a tender price of $4,100,793, with the retention of the facade design and cladding as originally planned.
11.5 Enhanced Yield Proposal on Investments
Mr Renard declared a conflict of interest. He advised that the firm of which he is a partner had acted for the University on this matter. Council considered the recommendation from the Finance Committee that the University proceed with an enhanced yield proposal from Westpac Banking Corporation, and agreed not to proceed with the proposal.
12. Human Resources Committee (Items B.3[a], B.3[b] and B.3[c])
Council received the reports of Human Resources Committee meetings 7/96, 1/97 and 2/97, held on 13 December 1996, 14 February 1997, and 14 March 1997 respectively.
13. Building and Estates Committee (Items B.4[a] and B.4[b])
Council received the reports of Building and Estates Committee meetings 1/97 and 2/97, held on 10 February 1997 and 17 March, respectively..
14. Executive Committee (Item B.5)
Council received the report of the Executive Committee meeting 2/96, held on 23 December 1996.
15. Review of Arrangements for the Governance of Universities in Victoria (Item B.6)
Council received the submission of the Council of the University of Melbourne to the Review of Arrangements for the Governance of Universities in Victoria.
16. Summary of Reports on Matters dealt with by the Vice-Chancellor (Items D.2[a] and D.2[b])
Council received the summary of reports on matters dealt with by the Vice-Chancellor, as set out in Items D.2(a) and D.2(b).
17. Melbourne Theatre Company (Items D.3[a] , D.3[b] and D.3[c])
Council received reports of the Melbourne Theatre Company Board of Management meetings 12/96, 1/97 and 2/97, held on 20 December 1996, 17 January 1997 and 21 February 1997, respectively.
18. Review of Academic and Administrative Structures (Items E.1[a] and E.1 [b])
In the Open Section of the meeting, the Vice-Chancellor spoke to his paper (Appendix 3 to his report to March Council). Professor Healy, the President of the Academic Board, then spoke on the identified need to link more closely research management undertaken by the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) with the administration of research training undertaken by the School of Graduate Studies. He reported that the Academic Board had considered the advice from the Research and Graduate Studies Committee on this matter, namely that the Committee wished to see the continued development of the School of Graduate Studies, that it should be headed by a Dean of Graduate Studies, that that person should be a senior academic, and that there should be an extensive review of the School and the role of the Dean in two year's time.
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