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| Meeting 4, 13 July 2007
The University Council met at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston on Friday 1 June 2007. This is a report from that meeting. The Chancellor welcomed Professor David Rich to his first Council meeting and thanked him (and Professor Malek Pourzanjani similarly for the first Council meeting Professor Pourzanjani attended) for giving up his own time, noting that Professor Rich officially takes up duty on Monday 16 July. Agenda items included-
EDGE V2 Strategic PlanFollowing discussion, Council approved the University’s Strategic Plan for 2008 – 2010, noting that it would be amended to take into account the discussion at the meeting and that the Strategic Plan would be followed up with detailed business plans. Emerging IssuesCouncil received the Vice-Chancellor’s report on emerging issues-
Enrolment Load ReportCouncil received an enrolment load report (as at 2 July) showing progress against 2007 targets and a comparison with enrolment load at the same point last year. 2006 UTAS Annual ReportCouncil received a copy of the 2006 Annual Report. The Deputy Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor presented the 2006 University of Tasmania Annual Report to the Governor on Thursday 28 June, as required under the University of Tasmania Act 1992. 2006 Complaints Commissioners’ Annual ReportCouncil received the 2006 Annual Report of the University Complaints Commissioners, together with a Management Response prepared by the Assistant Director, Governance, and a paper from the Executive Director, Finance & Administration responding to concerns raised by the University Teaching & Learning Committee. ‘Tasmania Tomorrow’ – Policy Announcement on Senior Secondary Education in TasmaniaThe Minister for Education recently announced a new policy and structure for senior secondary education in Tasmania. It would see the transformation of the current colleges and TAFE Tasmania into three new organisations: an academy, a polytechnic, and a training enterprise. The aim of the reforms is to increase retention rates in education beyond Year 10, and lift the qualifications and skills of the Tasmanian population. They would be implemented for the start of 2009. The Academy is designed for students aiming to go to university, while the Polytechnic provides certificate to diploma courses, and articulation to university. The Training Enterprise will provide flexible training for enterprises, including in the workplace. At SMT Retreat report, the Senior Executive held a useful first conversation with the Secretary of the Department of Education about the planned reforms and the role the University can play in their development. UNESCO-Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environmental SciencesUTAS has been designated a prestigious UNESCO-Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environmental Sciences. It is the only Cousteau endorsed Chair in Australia and the only UNESCO Chair in Antarctic Studies in the world. There are a number of Cousteau Chairs around the world, and UTAS is will now be part of this global ‘think tank’. The inaugural Cousteau Chair is UTAS Professor, Andrew McMinn, who has a wealth of experience in environmental research, Antarctic environmental research and the impacts of climate change. News from the Faculty of EducationFaculty of Education Staff Meeting Faculty Teaching and Learning Committee The task groups are part of important collegial processes within the Faculty. They aim to address quality issues in teaching and learning, to improve efficiency and effectiveness in course development and delivery, to facilitate innovative teaching and learning practices, to reward good teaching and to provide opportunities for capacity building and succession planning. As such they are a central mechanism for achieving the high expectations we all have for our Faculty and for our own individual work. Careers Expo Memorial: The silence of extinction – a Community Engagement project Desire AppointmentsCouncil noted that Stephen Guigni has been appointed Adjunct Professor in the School of Information Systems. Academic Senate meeting – 15 June 2007Council received the report of the Academic Senate meeting held on 15 June 2007. The major items discussed at Academic Senate (other than those forwarded separately to Council) were -
Minutes of Academic SenateCouncil received the draft minutes of the Academic Senate meeting held on 15 July 2007. Next meetingCouncil resolved that the next meeting, scheduled for 24 August, would be held in Hobart.
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