A meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber, University, on Monday 2 August 1993 at 3.30 pm.
Present
Mr T P Bruce, Mr A Chernov, Dr N G Curry, Mrs N E Davies, Ms A Doyle, Dr B K Evans, Mr J C Finemore, Dr K E Forward, The Hon Mr W Forwood, Mrs P A Fry, Mrs B M Hamer, Professor T W Healy, Mr P Kirby, Professor T A McMahon, Mr V Perton, Dr D J Philips, Mr A M Priestley, Mr F P J Robotham, Mr J P Ryan, Professor C A Saunders, Mr M Taylor, Mr J Thwaites, and Mr D V C Tricks.
Mr B Donovan, Ms P McKay and Ms E O`Keefe were in attendance.
The Chancellor welcomed Mr Perton to his first meeting of Council.
2.1 Apologies were received from Mr Borgeest, Mr Carden, Mrs Marles, Ms Sissons, Mr Stone and Mr Wragge.
2.2 Leave of absence for this meeting had been granted to Mrs Blainey and Rev. Dr. Manley.
2.3 Leave of absence for the September meeting was granted to the Chancellor, Mrs Davies, Mr Finemore, Mrs Marles, Mr Tricks, Professor Williamson and Mr Wragge, and for the October meeting to Professor Healy.
The Registrar advised members of Council that nominations for election to Council by the members of Convocation had closed and that an election was to be held. Voting papers would be issued in late September and voting would close at 5 p.m. on 22 October, 1993.
The minutes of the meeting of Council held on 5 July 1993, copies of which had been circulated, were confirmed, subject to an amendment to Minute 17.2, which should read:
Council adopted the recommendation that in the event that the person whose career statement was circulated at the meeting of Council accepts an offer of appointment as Director of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the University should invite him to accept the position of Professorial Associate with the title of Professor in the Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Hospital) for a term of five years or for the period in which he holds the appointment of Director, whichever is the shorter.
Item B.4 (1) was starred for discussion.
6.1 Council received the Vice-Chancellor's Report.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
that Professor R A Williams be appointed Dean of Economics and Commerce for the period 1 January, 1994 to 31 December, 1996;
that Professor I W Caple be appointed Dean of Veterinary Science for the period 1 January, 1994 to 31 December, 1996;
that Professor K Houghton be appointed as Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance for the period 1 January, 1994 to 31 December, 1996; and
that as from 1994 the Council shall meet on the first Monday of March, April, May, July, September, October, and November, and a day to be decided in December, and that Standing Resolution 3.28 be revised accordingly.
Council resolved that briefing sessions of Council be held on the first Monday of June and August of each year or on such other dates as determined.
A member foreshadowed his intention to give notice of a motion for consideration at a subsequent meeting, in regard to meeting dates of the Executive Committee, and the composition of the Executive Committee.
Council resolved:
6.8.1 that as from the first meeting of Council in 1994, the meetings of Council shall commence at 4.00 p.m., and that Standing Resolution 8.1 be revised accordingly; and
6.8.2 that the December 1993 meeting of Council shall commence at 3.30 p.m.
Council received a letter from Mr P Ruddock M.P, Shadow Minister for Social Security urging that Council reconsider its current policy on the playing of the National Anthem as part of the University's graduation ceremony. It was noted that for a number of years the University had commenced conferring ceremonies with the National Anthem, but that some years ago Council had decided not to continue with this practice.
7.1 Council received the report of the Joint Committee on Policy meeting 6/93 held on 12 July, 1993.
Following consideration of the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Policy, Council resolved:
that the vacant Chair of Dental Science be filled as soon as possible, as set out in Appendix A to the report, and that a candidate be sought to provide leadership in research in any field of oral health science;
that the position of Professor/Director of Medical Imaging at St. Vincent's Hospital be established, as set out in Appendix B to the report, and that an appointment as Professorial Associate with the title of Professor under Statute 7.4 be approved;
that a joint appointment be sought to the position of Chief Psychologist at the Royal Children's Hospital as set out in Appendix C to the report, under Statute 7.4 as a Professorial Associate with the title of Professor within the School of Behavioural Science;
that an Interim Centre for Food Science and Engineering be established as set out in Appendix D to the report (subject to the addition of Dr Brian Key to the Working Party set out therein), and that its headquarters and major research laboratories be based on the Parkville campus with encouragement given for strong interaction with the relevant groups based at Werribee; and
that the proposal for an agreement between the University of Melbourne and Hitotsubashi University for the promotion of academic co-operation and the exchange of personnel, as set out in Appendix E to the report, be approved.
8.1 Council received the report of the Academic Board meeting 6/93 held on 22 July, 1993.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
that an honorary degree of Doctor of Education be awarded to the person whose career statement was tabled at the meeting of Council;
that a Standing Committee for the Chair of Dental Science be established, as set out in Appendix A to the report, and that Mrs P A Fry be appointed as the member of Council who is not a member of staff of the University;
that a joint selection committee be established with St Vincent's Hospital for the post of Professor/Director of Medical Imaging, and a committee to appoint a Professorial Associate with the title of Professor be established as set out in Appendix B to the report;
that a joint selection committee be established with the Royal Children's Hospital for the post of Chief Psychologist and a committee to appoint a Professorial Associate with the title of Professor be established as set out in Appendix C to the report;
that the following new courses be introduced:
8.6.1 Master of International Business in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, as set out in Appendix D to the report;
8.6.2 Doctor of Juridical Science in the Faculty of Law, as set out in Appendix E to the report; and
8.6.3 Master of Music Performance in the School of the VCA, as set out in Appendix F to the report.
Council approved the Tertiary Entrance Requirements for 1996, as set out in Appendix G to the report.
Council resolved that the University not make use of the Oral Communication report of VCE English (Units 3/4) in selection for entry to University courses in 1994 and thereafter.
Council approved the following new awards:
8.9.1 National Consolidated Ltd - A C Dwyer Prize for Financial Management, as set out in Appendix H to the report; and
8.9.2 Western Mining Corporation Prize for Archival Research, as set out in Appendix I to the report.
Council declared the Graduate Diploma of Nursing course at the Ballarat University College to be comparable in standard to courses at universities.
9.1 Council received the report of the Finance Committee meeting 6/93, held on 21 July, 1993.
Council resolved, based on a Cost Adjustment Factor (CAF) of 1.241:
9.2.1 that an initial funding allocation of $226.575 million be made by Council to Central Budgets Committee and that the amount to be provided to Buildings Committee be subject to confirmation following further consideration of projects which are to receive funding;
9.2.2 that an initial funding allocation of $11.465 million be made by Council to the Victorian College of the Arts;
9.2.3 that an initial funding allocation of $9.584 million be made by Council to the Hawthorn Institute of Education;
9.2.4 that an initial funding allocation of $10.898 million be made by Council to the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture;
9.2.5 that authority be given to the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Registrar to amend the funding allocations as a result of movements in the CAF;
9.2.6 that subject to confirmation of the amount of the HECS reimbursement, that amount be distributed to the University of Melbourne and Affiliated Institutions at the confirmed rate per place; and
9.2.7 that authority be given to the Vice-Chancellor and Registrar to amend the above as necessary in accordance with any other external adjustments and agreed changes, subject to reporting those amendments to Finance Committee through the Financial Planning Sub-Committee.10.1 Council received the report of the Libraries Committee meeting 3/93, held on 6 July, 1993.
Council noted a proposal for the transfer of low use material currently housed in the Baillieu Library to the ERC building and the utilisation of the entire ERC building for library purposes, as set out in Appendix A to the report.
Council received the report of the Buildings Committee meeting 5/93, held on 19 July, 1993.
12.1 Council received the report of Administrative Committee meetings 21/93 to 23/93.
Council adopted the recommendation that authority to act on behalf of Students Loan Fund and Bursary Committee between meetings be delegated to the Registrar, Registrar (Academic) or the Associate Registrar (Staff and Student Services) to exercise the delegation independently as set out in the attachment to the report.
Council received the report of meeting 3/93 of the Academic Staff Development Committee held on 20 July, 1993.
Council received the report of the Committee of Convocation meeting 5/93, held on 21 July, 1993.
15.1 Council received the report of the Special Professorial Appointments and Awards Committee meeting 3/93, held on 20 July, 1993.
Council adopted the following recommendations:
that the person whose career statement was circulated at the meeting of Council be appointed to a personal chair in the Institute of Education with effect from 3 August, 1993;
that the person whose career statement was circulated at the meeting of Council be re- appointed as a fractional full-time (50%) Professorial Fellow in the Department of Architecture and Building for the period 1 January, 1994 to 31 December, 1994; and
that the title of Professor Emeritus be conferred on a former Professor of the University whose career statement was circulated at the meeting of Council with effect from the date of his retirement in 1994 from his current chair at an overseas university.
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).
Council received the report of the Medley Hall Council meeting 3/93 held on 29 June, 1993.
Council received the report of meeting 6/93 of the Committee of Deans of Faculties, held on 15 July, 1993.
Council received the report of meeting 3/93 of the Victorian School of Forestry and Land Management Liaison Committee held on 8 July, 1993.
Council received the reports of meetings 1/93 and 2/93 of the Alumni Relations Committee held on 12 May 1993 and 16 June 1993 respectively.
In accordance with established procedure it was formally agreed that the items of business that had not been specifically discussed should be adopted where containing recommendations or received where containing reports.
Professor K C Stacey (Chair of Mathematics Education) and Professor S Walker (Hearn Chair of Law) were introduced to Council members and welcomed to the meeting.