1997

THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

COUNCIL MEETING NO 5

A meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber, University, on Monday 2 June, 1997 at 4.00 p.m.

Present

The Chancellor (The Hon Sir Edward Woodward) (in the Chair)
The Deputy Chancellor (Mrs F S Marles)
The Deputy Chancellor (Dr N G Curry)
The Vice-Chancellor (Professor A D Gilbert)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) (Professor C B Schedvin)
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources) (Professor B A Sheehan)
The Vice-President of Academic Board (Professor S A Walker)
The President of the Student Union (Mr J Varghese)
The President of the Postgraduate Association (Ms M S Grant)

Mr T L Anning, Professor Emeritus D G Beswick, Ms G M Blood, Mr T C Borgeest, Mr L J Carden, Mrs N E Davies, Mr J V Eddey, Hon. B Forwood, Ms J Hirst, Professor Emeritus P S Kincaid-Smith, The Very Rev. Dr P J L'Estrange, Professor S F Macintyre, Associate Professor P T McTigue, Mr I A Renard, 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 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 were in attendance.

Business

1. Leave of Absence (Item A.01)

Apologies were received from Professor Bebbington, Mr Justice Chernov, Mr Cole, The Rev. Dr Cole, Professor Healy, Associate Professor Nott, Mr Perton, Dr Lochtenberg, and Mr Spring.

Leave of absence for this meeting had been granted to Mrs Hamer and Professor Klein.

Leave of absence for the July meeting was granted to Mr Carden, Ms Grant, Professor Kincaid-Smith and Sir Edward Woodward.

2. Minutes of Meeting 4/97 (Item A.1)

The minutes of meeting of Council 4/97, held on 5 May 1997, copies of which had been distributed, were confirmed.

3. Starring of Additional Items (Item A.2[a])

Item B.2 (2) was starred for discussion.

4. Motion to Adopt or Receive "Unstarred Items of Business" (Item A.2[b])

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.

5. Vice-Chancellor's Report (Item A.4)

5.1 Council received the Vice-Chancellor's Report.

5.2 Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Council adopted the recommendation that Associate Professor Barbara Evans be appointed as Dean of the School of Graduate Studies for the period 1 June 1997 to 31 December 2000.

5.3 Dean of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Council adopted the recommendation that Professor Richard Larkins be appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences for the period 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2000.

5.4 The Asia-Pacific Graduate School of Energy and the Environment

The Vice-Chancellor gave a comprehensive presentation on the Asia-Pacific Graduate School of Energy and the Environment, and in concluding advised that additional material would be distributed to members of Council in the immediate future. He then responded to a number of questions raised by members. Council was advised that the matter would be further discussed by the Academic Board at a special meeting of the Board to take place on 5 June 1997, and that it would be brought back to the July meeting of Council with specific recommendations.

6. Endowments and Trusts Committee (Item A.5[a])

6.1 Council received the report of meeting 1/97 of the Endowments and Trusts Committee, held on 8 May, 1997, together with the report of meeting 2/97 of the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund Committee, held by postal communication, and meeting 1/97 of the Hanson Bequest Committee, held on 4 March, 1997.

6.2 Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund

6.2.1 Council approved an allocation of $52,000 from the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund for the remaining three projects listed in the submission from the Museum of Art, namely Art Conservation, the acquisition of Works of Art, and Digitisation of the Grimwade Collection.

6.2.2 Council approved an allocation of $100,000 from the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund to the Union Theatre Development Fund in 1997, with in principle agreement to a further $50,000 in both 1998 and 1999.

6.2.3 Council noted that the balance of the amount available in 1997 ($56,223) would be carried forward into 1998, and that the unspent and uncommitted balances would revert to the Miegunyah Fund for subsequent re-allocation.

7. Finance Committee (Item B.2)

7.1 Council received the report of meeting 4/97 of the Finance Committee, held on 21 May, 1997.

7.2 Purchase of a Property to House the University's Archives

Subject to approval from the Building and Estates Committee, Council agreed to support in principle a recommendation that a nominated site to house the University Archives be acquired, and that an amount of $750,000 be allocated from the University's Reserve Funds for this purpose.

7.3 Property Purchase for Student Accommodation

Council adopted a recommendation that the University acquire a nominated property and develop it for student accommodation at a total cost not exceeding $12 million.

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