Agenda for Committee of Chairs meeting, 30 August 2007

Meeting (07/3) of the Committee of Chairs will be held at 10:00am, Thursday 30 August 2007, in the Kingfisher Room, Ground Floor, Industry Development Centre, University of Newcastle, Callaghan. A campus tour will precede the meeting.

Agenda, meeting 073 (24K PDF)

Item #	Agenda item	Attachments for item (PDFs)
1.	APOLOGIES/WELCOMES Apologies: Jim Jackson, Kevin Robards Welcomes:
2.	MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 14 June 2007 The minutes of the previous meeting are attached for confirmation.	Attachment A Minutes meeting 07/2 (36K)
3.	BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES UNE Policy Statement on Honorary, Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Appointments Refer to agenda item 6.5. Membership of the Committee of Chairs Refer to agenda item 7.3. All other known matters are listed on the agenda.
4.	CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS Members are invited to provide information re any conferences. The Chair will provide an update on the national meeting.
5.	BOARD OF STUDIES DECISIONS Summaries of decisions of the 19 June and 7 August 2007 meetings are attached.	Attachment B Board of Studies Decisions (40K)
6.	ACADEMIC BOARD/SENATE ISSUES 6.1 AUQA Cycle 2 Audits For discussion. Kevin McConkey will attend for this item. AUQA background material is attached for reference (Attachment C). 6.2 The Central Role of Academic Boards in Quality and Standards A paper by David Woodhouse and Jeanette Baird of the Australian Universities Quality Agency is attached for discussion (Attachment D). 6.3 Taking it on Board: Quality Audit Findings for Higher Education Governance A paper by Jeanette Baird of the Australian Universities Quality Agency is attached for discussion (Attachment E). 6.4 Academic Board and the Academy: Seizing the Moment A paper by Hilary Winchester, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Organisational Strategy and Change, University of South Australia, is attached for discussion (Attachment F). 6.5 UNE Policy Statement on Honorary, Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Appointments A paper from Professor Eilis Magner is attached for information (Attachment G). 6.6 UWS Student Death Response Plan Anne Cusick will brief the Committee on this initiative (Attachment H). 6.7 HSC Admissions – Bonus Points Members are requested to update the meeting on the various practices re HSC bonus points and other means (e.g. direct entry) of handling the 2008 UAC undergraduate admissions round (Attachment I).	Attachment C AUQA Cycle 2 Audits (24K) Attachment D The Central Role of Academic Boards in Quality and Standards (24K) Attachment E Taking it on Board: Quality Audit Findings for Higher Education Governance (96K) Attachment F Academic Board and the Academy: Seizing the Moment (892K) Attachment G UNE Policy Statement on Honorary, Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Appointments (48K) Attachment H UWS Student Death Response Plan (76K) Attachment I HSC Admissions – Bonus Points (60K)
7.	OTHER BUSINESS 7.1 Committee of Chairs Meeting Dates 2008 The proposed meeting dates for 2008 are attached for approval (Attachment J). 7.2 Subscriptions 2007-2008 Invoices have been sent out for subscriptions covering the 2007-2008 financial year. 7.3 Membership of the Committee of Chairs The University of Notre Dame is not a member of the NSW VCC and to date has not applied to join the Committee of Chairs. 7.4 Board of Studies Examination Committees 2008 Members are reminded that the deadline for nominations for HSC exam committees for 2008 is end-August.	Attachment J Committee of Chairs Meeting Dates 2008 (28K)
NEXT MEETING The reserve meeting is scheduled at Macquarie University on 25 October. The Committee is asked to confirm whether it wishes to meet at this time.