28 June 2012
Routine Business
UQ Annual Report 2011; UQ Press Annual Report 2011; minor rule changes; PPL changes; reports of Senate sub-committees; presentation on recent UQ mission to USA, including alumni development models.
Student Misconduct
Further to my report of the April Senate meeting, I sought an amendment to the minutes to reflect that it had been noted that there appeard to be large variations in the number of cases detected across what appeared to be similar Schools, calling into question the consistency of the application of the University's policy. The amendment was endorsed.
Governance
The President of the Academic Board took up the cudgel on publication of Senate minutes in the UQ intranet, raising points I'd addressed to her in an email. The meeting agreed that the non-confidential section of the minutes be published on the UQ intranet so that all staff have access to them. Sanity restored.
In a closed session (ie, members of Senate only present), members considered a recommendation from a selection panel to appoint Prof Debbie Terry as Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor. The appointment was unanimously endorsed. (Prof Terry was obviously not present during the discussion.)
