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Visiting Committees were constituted under Resolution 68/137 of Council as a means of establishing a close liaison between industry and appropriate schools of the university. A report by A.H. Willis to the Professorial Board in May 1968 had found that the advisory panel system, dating from March 1950, no longer held any benefits. The report also recommended the abolition of advisory panels by the end of 1968 and the panels to be replaced by Visiting Committees. Resolution 68/126 of the Professorial Board requested A.H. Willis to present more specific proposals on the membership and terms of reference of the proposed Visiting Committees. His following recommendations to the Professorial Board from 11 June 1968 were put to Council though the recommendations of the Academic Committee in their document from 17 June 1968. Council at its meeting on 8 July 1968 resolved 68/137 - that Council adopts the terms of reference and membership of Visiting Committees as set out in the document presented dated 17th June 1968. The document recommended to Council that the Visiting Committees be established by Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor who consulted with deans and heads of school regarding the establishment of the committee and the chairmanship. The chairman, appointed by Council, was chosen from members external to the university. The terms of reference for Visiting Committees were 1. to appraise the educational programmes of the School in relation to the needs of industry and professional practice 2. to receive and discuss the Annual Report of the Head of the School 3. to report to the Council on the special problems facing the School 4. to aid the development of the School in any way possible The Visiting Committee for Building and Quantity Surveying, comprising distinguished members of the professions, was established at the 10 March 1969 Council meeting (resolution 69/69). The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 24 June 1969 with Mr R.C. Baker, in the Chair. On 8 May 1972 Council re-established the Committee and changed its name to the Visiting Committee for the School of Building (resolution 72/91). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 10/03/1969-

In 1963 the Faculty of Architecture offered an extension course in Landscape Design for architects, engineers and town planners with the intention that a more comprehensive program would follow. The driving force behind this course was Associate Professor Peter Spooner, a long-standing staff member who in addition to his architectural qualifications held a Graduate Diploma in Landscape Design from the University of Durham. The following year the faculty introduced a part-time postgraduate diploma in Landscape Design. (BRF - Spooner, Peter) On 12 September 1973 the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee approved the creation of a Department of Landscape Architecture within the School of Architecture, effective from 1 January 1974. On 8 July 1974 Peter Spooner was appointed as the department's foundation chair. (CN968/11 File: 4601013E) In that year the Department offered for the first time its four year undergraduate degree course in Landscape Architecture. (UNSW Annual Report 1974: 19; Uniken 3 -16 June 1978: 1), a first for an Australian university. (SRF - UNSW - Architecture) On 16 January 1978 Council re-classified the Department of Landscape Architecture as the School of Landscape Architecture with Professor Peter Spooner as Head of School (resolution 78/7 - 26445; Focus 31 May 1978: 1) and the department therefore ceased to exist from this date. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1974-16/01/1978

The Visiting Committee for the School of Geography was established at the 9 September 1985 Council meeting (resolution 85/103). Visiting Committees were constituted under Resolution 68/137 of Council as a means of establishing a close liaison between industry and appropriate schools of the university. A report by A.H. Willis to the Professorial Board in May 1968 had found that the advisory panel system, dating from March 1950, no longer held any benefits. The report also recommended the abolition of advisory panels by the end of 1968 and the panels to be replaced by Visiting Committees. Resolution 68/126 of the Professorial Board requested A.H. Willis to present more specific proposals on the membership and terms of reference of the proposed Visiting Committees. His following recommendations to the Professorial Board from 11 June 1968 were put to Council though the recommendations of the Academic Committee in their document from 17 June 1968. Council at its meeting on 8 July 1968 resolved 68/137 - that Council adopts the terms of reference and membership of Visiting Committees as set out in the document presented dated 17th June 1968. The document recommended to Council that the Visiting Committees be established by Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor who consulted with deans and heads of school regarding the establishment of the committee and the chairmanship. The chairman, appointed by Council, was chosen from members external to the university. The terms of reference for Visiting Committees were 1. to appraise the educational programmes of the School in relation to the needs of industry and professional practice 2. to receive and discuss the Annual Report of the Head of the School 3. to report to the Council on the special problems facing the School 4. to aid the development of the School in any way possible The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 27 February 1986 with Mr A. Winter in the Chair. The Committee was reconstituted every three years. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 09/09/1985-

The Visiting Committee for the School of Accountancy was established at the 10 November 1969 Council meeting (resolution 69/233). Visiting Committees were constituted under Resolution 68/137 of Council as a means of establishing a close liaison between industry and appropriate schools of the university. A report by A.H. Willis to the Professorial Board in May 1968 had found that the advisory panel system, dating from March 1950, no longer held any benefits. The report also recommended the abolition of advisory panels by the end of 1968 and the panels to be replaced by Visiting Committees. Resolution 68/126 of the Professorial Board requested A.H. Willis to present more specific proposals on the membership and terms of reference of the proposed Visiting Committees. His following recommendations to the Professorial Board from 11 June 1968 were put to Council though the recommendations of the Academic Committee in their document from 17 June 1968. Council at its meeting on 8 July 1968 resolved 68/137 - that Council adopts the terms of reference and membership of Visiting Committees as set out in the document presented dated 17th June 1968. The document recommended to Council that the Visiting Committees be established by Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor who consulted with deans and heads of school regarding the establishment of the committee and the chairmanship. The chairman, appointed by Council, was chosen from members external to the university. The terms of reference for Visiting Committees were 1. to appraise the educational programmes of the School in relation to the needs of industry and professional practice 2. to receive and discuss the Annual Report of the Head of the School 3. to report to the Council on the special problems facing the School 4. to aid the development of the School in any way possible The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 15 April 1970 with Mr L. Lamb in the Chair. The Committee was reconstituted every three years. Following a review of the Faculty of Commerce, on 1 August 1988 all departments within the School of Accountancy were made either schools in their own right or independent departments. This included the Department of Accounting - and as a result of it becoming a school, it effectively replaced the School of Accountancy from this date. Following this change to the school's name, the Visiting Committee was reconstituted in 1989 and renamed the Visiting Committee for the School of Accounting. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 10/11/1969-

The Visiting Committee for the Graduate School of Business was established at the 8 July 1968 Council meeting (resolution 68/137). Visiting Committees were constituted under Resolution 68/137 of Council as a means of establishing a close liaison between industry and appropriate schools of the university. A report by A.H. Willis to the Professorial Board in May 1968 had found that the advisory panel system, dating from March 1950, no longer held any benefits. The report also recommended the abolition of advisory panels by the end of 1968 and the panels to be replaced by Visiting Committees. Resolution 68/126 of the Professorial Board requested A.H. Willis to present more specific proposals on the membership and terms of reference of the proposed Visiting Committees. His following recommendations to the Professorial Board from 11 June 1968 were put to Council though the recommendations of the Academic Committee in their document from 17 June 1968. Council at its meeting on 8 July 1968 resolved 68/137 - that Council adopts the terms of reference and membership of Visiting Committees as set out in the document presented dated 17th June 1968. The document recommended to Council that the Visiting Committees be established by Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor who consulted with deans and heads of school regarding the establishment of the committee and the chairmanship. The chairman, appointed by Council, was chosen from members external to the University. The terms of reference for Visiting Committees were 1. to appraise the educational programmes of the School in relation to the needs of industry and professional practice 2. to receive and discuss the Annual Report of the Head of the School 3. to report to the Council on the special problems facing the School 4. to aid the development of the School in any way possible The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 16 June 1970 with Sir J. Goodsell, C.M.G. in the Chair. The Committee was reconstituted every three years. It was decided at the 21 January 1975 Council meeting (resolution 75/7) that the Visiting Committee for the Graduate School of Business be disbanded. The final meeting of the Committee was held on 7 November 1974. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 08/07/1968-21/01/1975

This series consists of Uniken / UNSW Magazine, the publication containing university news, which has been released by offices including the Public Affairs Unit, the News Service, Public Affairs & Development, the Media Unit and Media & Communications. Each item in the series is a typed volume, which contains articles about the university, its staff, students, activities and research. Uniken was published principally for distribution to all staff working on the Kensington campus, at the teaching hospitals, at Duntroon and Broken Hill. It replaced and extended the old Information Sheet and was initially released on a fortnightly basis, but from November 1998 this was changed to monthly and from November 2006 it became bi-monthly. November 1998 also saw a distinctive change in Uniken's format - prior to this time it had appeared in the form of a newspaper, while afterwards it was altered to a smaller, magazine style. The Archives aims to keep three copies of each issue of Uniken. Bound volumes of Uniken are available for the years 1975 - 1997. Uniken was not published during 1986 due to staffing problems. From 28 April 1995 - October 1998 Focus was distributed as an inclusion with Uniken. From 2015, Uniken became known as UNSW Magazine (Uniken).

Visiting Committees, including the one for the School of Mining Engineering, were constituted under Resolution 68/137 of Council as a means of establishing a close liaison between industry and appropriate schools of the university. A report by A.H. Willis to the Professorial Board in May 1968 had found that the advisory panel system, dating from March 1950, no longer held any benefits. The report also recommended the abolition of advisory panels by the end of 1968 and the panels to be replaced by Visiting Committees. Resolution 68/126 of the Professorial Board requested A.H. Willis to present more specific proposals on the membership and terms of reference of the proposed Visiting Committees. His following recommendations to the Professorial Board from 11 June 1968 were put to Council though the recommendations of the Academic Committee in their document from 17 June 1968. Council at its meeting on 8 July 1968 resolved 68/137 - that Council adopts the terms of reference and membership of Visiting Committees as set out in the document presented dated 17th June 1968. The document recommended to Council that the Visiting Committees be established by Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor who consulted with deans and heads of school regarding the establishment of the committee and the chairmanship. The chairman, appointed by Council, was chosen from members external to the university. The terms of reference for Visiting Committees were 1. to appraise the educational programmes of the School in relation to the needs of industry and professional practice 2. to receive and discuss the Annual Report of the Head of the School 3. to report to the Council on the special problems facing the School 4. to aid the development of the School in any way possible The Visiting Committee for the School of Mining Engineering, comprising distinguished members of the professional fields related to the school's activities, replaced the Mining Engineering Advisory Panel. The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 21 July 1969 with Mr R. T. Madigan in the Chair. The Committee was reconstituted every three years. On 2 February 1987 Council approved the disestablishment of the Visiting Committee for the School of Mining Engineering (resolution 87/19). Together with the Visiting Committee for the School of Applied Geology, it was reconstituted as the Visiting Committee for the School of Mines. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 21/07/1969-02/02/1987

Visiting Committees, including the one for Optometry, were constituted under Resolution 68/137 of Council as a means of establishing a close liaison between industry and appropriate schools of the university. A report by A.H. Willis to the Professorial Board in May 1968 had found that the advisory panel system, dating from March 1950, no longer held any benefits. The report also recommended the abolition of advisory panels by the end of 1968 and the panels to be replaced by Visiting Committees. Resolution 68/126 of the Professorial Board requested A.H. Willis to present more specific proposals on the membership and terms of reference of the proposed Visiting Committees. His following recommendations to the Professorial Board from 11 June 1968 were put to Council though the recommendations of the Academic Committee in their document from 17 June 1968. Council at its meeting on 8 July 1968 resolved 68/137 - that Council adopts the terms of reference and membership of Visiting Committees as set out in the document presented dated 17th June 1968. The document recommended to Council that the Visiting Committees be established by Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor who consulted with deans and heads of school regarding the establishment of the committee and the chairmanship. The chairman, appointed by Council, was chosen from members external to the university. The terms of reference for Visiting Committees were 1. to appraise the educational programmes of the School in relation to the needs of industry and professional practice 2. to receive and discuss the Annual Report of the Head of the School 3. to report to the Council on the special problems facing the School 4. to aid the development of the School in any way possible The Visiting Committee for Optometry was comprised of distinguished members of the professional fields related to the school's activities and replaced the Optometry Advisory Panel. The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 18 July 1969 with Mr G. Bell in the Chair. The Committee was reconstituted every three years. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 18/07/1969-

The Visiting Committee for the Centre for Remote Sensing was established at the 4 February 1985 Council meeting (resolution 85/18). Visiting Committees were constituted under Resolution 68/137 of Council as a means of establishing a close liaison between industry and appropriate schools of the university. A report by A.H. Willis to the Professorial Board in May 1968 had found that the advisory panel system, dating from March 1950, no longer held any benefits. The report also recommended the abolition of advisory panels by the end of 1968 and the panels to be replaced by Visiting Committees. Resolution 68/126 of the Professorial Board requested A.H. Willis to present more specific proposals on the membership and terms of reference of the proposed Visiting Committees. His following recommendations to the Professorial Board from 11 June 1968 were put to Council though the recommendations of the Academic Committee in their document from 17 June 1968. Council at its meeting on 8 July 1968 resolved 68/137 - that Council adopts the terms of reference and membership of Visiting Committees as set out in the document presented dated 17th June 1968. The document recommended to Council that the Visiting Committees be established by Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor who consulted with deans and heads of school regarding the establishment of the committee and the chairmanship. The chairman, appointed by Council, was chosen from members external to the University. The terms of reference for Visiting Committees were 1. to appraise the educational programmes of the School in relation to the needs of industry and professional practice 2. to receive and discuss the Annual Report of the Head of the School 3. to report to the Council on the special problems facing the School 4. to aid the development of the School in any way possible The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 11 April 1985 with Mr M. Aubrey as Acting Chairman. The Committee was reconstituted every three years. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 04/02/1985-

Industrial and Labour Relations was first taught as a subject in 1955 as part of the industrial stream of the Bachelor of Applied Psychology. In June 1957 the Faculty of Commerce began teaching the Bachelor of Commerce degree and students could undertake Industrial and Labour Relations as an elective subject within the Economics major. In 1958 the Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Psychology) was introduced and in 1959 the Bachelor of Commerce (Industrial Relations) was taught for the first time. This was the first degree in the field offered by an Australian university. (V490 School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour Annual Report 1995: 1) The Department of Industrial Relations appears to have been formed within the School of Economics sometime during 1961, presumably as a result of a re-organisation that took place following Professor M. C. Kemp's appointment as Head of School. Initially the department seems to have been run by senior lecturer Dr J. Child. (UNSW Calendar 1962: 65) In 1974 Dr John Niland was appointed as Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Industrial Relations. (BRF - Niland, John) In July 1985 the Vice-Chancellor established a committee to review the faculties of Commerce and Professional Studies. One of the recommendations of the working party which was chaired by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ronayne, was that a new School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour comprising the present Department of Industrial Relations and the Organisational Behaviour Unit be established. (Focus 13 May 1988: 10). At the Council meeting on 11 July 1988 major administrative changes were instituted including that certain departments within the existing schools within the faculty become schools in their own right. As a consequence, the Department of Industrial Relations and the Organisational Behaviour Unit were merged to become the newly formed School of Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour effective from 1 August 1988 (resolution 88/90). Subordinate agency: Industrial Relations Research Centre - 14/02/1980 - 31/07/1988 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - c. 01/01/1961-31/07/1988