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This series contains the alumni directories of the Australian Graduate School of Management. Each item in the series is a typed, bound booklet consisting of a list of names of AGSM alumni, including contact details, as at the date of publication. ACCESSION0211 converted to SERIES01594, CONSIGNMENT01071

This series contains the orientation booklets for new postgraduate research students, which was released by the Office of Research Training. Each item in the series is a typed paper-bound volume or volumes. As indicated in the Session 2, 2003 volume, the booklets were compiled to aid [new research students] transition to research study at UNSW by providing i) advice and resources to make the most of your candidature ii) copies of relevant guidelines, policies and procedures and iii) information on useful contacts (services, facilities & administration). The Archives currently only holds three items from this series - for session 2, 2003, session 1, 2004 and 2005. One copy of the 2003 version is also bound together with other information of relevance to postgraduate students.

The Undergraduate Studies Committee was formed by the Academic Board on 5th July, 1988 (resolution 88/21). The Committee's terms of reference were: 1. To recommend and periodically to review, the goals, objectives and standards of undergraduate education within the University, including general and contextual education. 2. To develop and recommend policy for achieving these goals, objectives and standards. 3. To recommend the educational requirements in terms of which the goals, objectives and standards can be attained, particularly in relation to matriculation, selection, admission, credit and transfer accreditation, assessment and re-enrolment. 4. To recommend, and periodically to review, the organisational arrangements, jurisdictions of faculties and boards, timetabling, teaching space allocations, student welfare and support services, and client contacts (such as prospective students, prospective employers and professional organisations), which will facilitate the attainment of the goals, objectives and standards of undergraduate education. 5. To recommend for approval new course proposals and periodically to review existing courses to ensure that the curriculum design and content comply with University policy on undergraduate education. 6. To monitor and advise on effective liaison and communication channels between undergraduate students and the academic staff of the University. 7. To refer to the Policy Advisory Committee, where appropriate, any matter arising within the remit of the Undergraduate Studies Committee. The first meeting of the Committee was on 18th August, 1988 with Professor W. R. Albury as the Presiding Member. In 2003 the Presiding Member of the Committee was Dr. D. Morgan. Subordinate agency: Languages Advisory Committee of the Undergraduate Studies Committee (1990 - 1995) / Teaching & Learning Committee (1995 - 1998) of the Academic Board - 13/03/1990 - 04/04/1995 Standing Committee of the Undergraduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board Subordinate agency: Curriculum Sub-Committee (1988 - 1992) / Curriculum Committee (1992 - 1998) of the Undergraduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board - 15/09/1988 - 01/08/1998 Subordinate agency: General Education Sub-Committee (1989 - 1992) / General Education Committee (1992 - 1994) of the Undergraduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board - 01/08/1989 - 06/12/1994 Subordinate agency: Aboriginal Education Sub-Committee (1988 - 1992) / Aboriginal Education Committee (1992 - 1994) of the Academic Board - 15/09/1988 - 10/08/1995 Subordinate agency: Admission & Progressions Sub-Committee (1988 - 1992) / Admissions & Progressions Committee (1992 - 1998) of the Undergraduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board - 15/09/1988 - 01/08/1998 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 05/07/1988-

On 10 May 1976 Council approved the dissolution of the School of Applied Physics & Optometry effective from 1 January 1977 and the establishment of a School of Optometry from the same date (resolution 76/67). Thus, while the department of Applied Physics was returned to the School of Physics, the department of Optometry became its own school within the Faculty of Science. At the 2 December, 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Science was disestablished effective 1 July, 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). As a result, from this date the School of Optometry was transferred to the newly created Faculty of Science & Technology. On 18 June, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Science & Technology and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001 (resolution CL001/49). At the same meeting, the name of the school was changed to become the School of Optometry & Vision Science within the new faculty with effect from the same date (resolution CL001/50b). In 2008 the head of the School of Optometry & Vision Science was Associate Professor Fiona Stapleton. Subordinate agency: Cornea & Contact Lens Research Unit (CCLRU) - 01/01/1977 - 09/12/2003 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1977-

On 7 May 1996 the Academic Board gave its approval for the establishment of a Centre for Olympic Studies (resolution AB96/25). The first director was Associate Professor Richard Cashman. Although the faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Built Environment, COFA, Commerce & Economics and Professional Studies had all given their support to the proposal, the centre appears to have been administratively primarily centred in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. The Centre for Olympic Studies (COS) was launched on 21 May, 1996 by the Vice-Chancellor. Its aims were: - To coordinate and publicise university research and teaching on the Olympics - To ascertain areas where the University can assist in the successful organisation of the Sydney Olympics - To create contacts with academic institutions and with industry and government in the area of the Olympics - To develop Centre projects and to support consultancies by University staff to enable the Centre to become self-funding - To project the University's involvement in the Olympics, and other similar international events, as a form of community service - To gather information about the organisation of the Sydney Olympics, and other major international events, which will provide a research data base to assist in the organisation of similar future events In 2003 UNSW introduced a new policy that no Centre can exist on a continuing and permanent basis. It was deemed by UNSW that having contributed to research on the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Centre should cease to operate effective 31 March, 2004. The School of Leisure, Sport & Tourism at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) did, however, take over some of the work of the UNSW Centre, including the web site, library and archival collection. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 07/05/1996-31/03/2004

In 1957 the staff associations of the Australian National University, the Universities of Adelaide, Melbourne, New England, Queensland, Sydney, Tasmania, and Western Australia, Canberra University College and the New South Wales University of Technology were affiliated to the Federal Council of University Staff Associations of Australia, which was formally constituted as a national body in 1951. [Submission by the Federal Council of University Staff Associations of Australia for the Committee on Australian Universities, Melbourne, April 1957, p.5 in folder entitled 'Australian Universities Commission 1963-1965] The Federal Council consisted of representatives appointed by each affiliated staff association, and its constituent bodies. The objects were defined in the constitution as being 'to take such steps as are possible to secure concerted action of a sort that will promote the educational work of the universities and the welfare of members of their academic staffs; for example, to promote the interchange of information and experience amongst associations, to represent the associations in approaches to any appropriate authorities, to helping the creation of an informed public opinion on the universities and to organize and control projects of an interstate or Commonwealth character as may be determined.' The Council maintained contacts with similar associations in other countries, both directly and through its affiliation to the International Association of University Professors and Lecturers. Meetings of the Council were held annually; it had a standing executive which consisted of a President, Vice-President and Secretary. The Council intended to have a relationship with the AVCC similar to that of a Staff Association with a Vice-Chancellor. It was to act as a medium through which the constituent associations were kept informed of each other's activities, problems and progress. In 1957 the Council noted that the AVCC did not negotiate with the Council despite the representative character of the Council. The Council at its meeting 15-16 August 1962 discussed changes to its constitution and recommended that the constitution be redrafted to bring about changes with a view to reconstitute the organization as a Federation of Staff Associations with a Council of representatives as its governing body, to allow Associations to appoint alternative delegates to a Council meeting. At the Annual General Meeting of the Federal Council of University Staff Associations of Australia on 19-20 August 1963 it was resolved by Resolution 27 (Somervaille/McDonnell): That the draft constitution as adopted by this meeting be referred to Associations for ratification with the recommendation that the new body, the Federation of Australian University Staff Associations come into being no later than January, 1964, and that from that date the funds and property of the Federal Council of University Staff Associations be transferred to the Federation of Australian Staff Associations.

Following the introduction of Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) by the Commonwealth Government from 1 July 2006, the University Union, Student Guild and COFA Students' Association merged together to form the Arc from the beginning of 2007, as approved by Council at its 6 November 2006 meeting (resolution CL06/87). Launched in Orientation Week 2007, the services provided by the Arc included: - Student Club resources and support - Advocacy & legal services - Roundhouse bar and entertainment programs - Commercial offerings including Zippy's stores, the Campus Art Store and the Graduation & Gift store - Student publications including Tharunka, Blitz, Zing Tycoon and the Student Diary - Student activities and events such a Foundation Day, O-Week and Oktoberfest - Development opportunities and volunteering programs including the Yellow Shirt program and creative development courses (news@unsw, 29 January 2007). The first Chair of the Arc Board was Kate Bartlett, while Arc's first Managing Director was Jodieann Dawe. Subordinate agency: UNSW Investment Banking & Capital Markets Society (IBSOC) - 24/10/2007 Subordinate agency: Contact - 01/01/2007 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/2007-

This series contains the News Sheet / Blitz of the University Union / Arc. Each item is a typed sheet or booklet, produced by students on a weekly basis, outlining current activities, events and other items of interest to students that are occurring in the university. At first titled News Sheet, for 1986 it became This Week on Campus and from 1987 it was re-titled a piece of coloured paper published by the University Union that tells you what's happening on campus this coming fortnight and then from session 2, 1988 it became known as Blitz. Initially consisting of just a single sheet or two of foolscap paper, from 1987 - 1989 this was an A3 size and from session 2, 1994 it became a magazine style publication that included more articles than the what's on guide that had previously been the main reason for the publication's existence. From 2014 - 2016 Blitz was released on a fortnightly basis. In 2017 it was released only as an O-Week edition. The University Archives' holdings of this series are very incomplete up until the beginning of 1995. After this date there are only occasional gaps.

On 8 February 1951 the Department of Technical Education announced that from the beginning of the 1951 academic year, the New South Wales University of Technology will be administering diploma courses on behalf of the Department in those fields in which the university is conducting degree courses. Optometry was included on the list of affected courses and thus the Optometry Section came into being within the Department of Applied Physics in the Faculty of Science. Mr Josef Lederer - initially as a Lecturer, but very shortly afterwards designated a Senior Lecturer - carried over his leadership role from the Optometry Department of the Sydney Technical College into the university (file 00018900, V20). On 10 September 1951 Council changed the designation of all departments to schools and so the Optometry Section became part of the School of Applied Physics (resolution 153). At some time around the 25 July 1956 meeting of the Optometry Advisory Panel, the Optometry Section appears to have started to become known as the Department of Optometry (CN913). On 13 May 1968 Council approved the establishment of a new School of Applied Physics & Optometry, which contained the departments of Applied Physics and Optometry (resolution 68/72). On 10 May 1976 Council approved the dissolution of the School of Applied Physics & Optometry effective from 1 January 1977 and the establishment of a School of Optometry from the same date (resolution 76/67). Thus, while the department of Applied Physics was returned to the School of Physics, the department of Optometry became its own school within the Faculty of Science. Subordinate agency: Cornea & Contact Lens Research Unit (CCLRU) - 01/01/1976 - 31/12/1976 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - c. 08/02/1951-31/12/1976

At Council's 14 November 1960 meeting - as a result of the Student Failure and Wastage Survey - it approved the recommendations of the Personnel Sub-Committee from 8 November 1960, which included the establishment of an Educational Research Unit with Research and Teaching Aid Sections. The functions of the unit included teaching methods, examinations, curriculum, university environment, teaching aids, objectives in university education and graduate courses (resolution 60/152).The unit was under the administrative directive of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor. (Powell, J P and E M Barrett. TERC 1961 - 1982: a brief history of a higher education Research and Development Centre: 1 V71). The unit was to be an academic unit created to meet the growing demand for higher education and to respond to challenges that UNSW was facing within this environment. The stated purposes of the Unit were: to undertake the study of all aspects of the educational work of the University; to provide a focus within the University for the study of educational matters which are of general interest or are the particular concern of individual Schools within the University; to provide information which may be required by the Professorial Board or faculties; by research and teaching to promote the improvement of educational practices within the University; to study the general problems of higher education in this State and the Commonwealth; to study developments in higher education in other countries with a view top the adaptation of successful practices for use in Australia; and to serve as a clearing house for studies of higher education and to develop contacts with individuals and institutions engaged in similar work, both in Australia and overseas. (UNSW Calendar 1962: 108) On 8 May 1961 Council approved (resolution 61/59) the recommendations of the Personnel Sub-Committee of 11 April 1961 that the Director of Educational Research would be offered to Dr L. N. Short, who would be responsible to the second Pro-Vice Chancellor (the position of second PVC was established by the same resolution and offered to Professor Myers). A Closed-Circuit Television System was begun on 30 October 1962; a Test Scoring Service in 1964 (from 1967 the Educational Testing Centre); and a Film Library (later called Film Centre) in 1965. (Powell and Barrett: 4 -5) On 9 September 1968 Council changed the name of the Unit to the Tertiary Education Research Centre to indicate more clearly the scope of its activities and to avoid confusion with the newly-established School of Education. From this point TERC took on a more staff development role working with schools and faculties to improve teaching programmes. (UNSW Annual Report 1968: 2.67; Powell and Barrett: 6). The Closed-Circuit Television System had been transferred to the Division of Postgraduate Extension Studies in early 1968. (UNSW Annual Report 1968: 2.67) From 19 April 1982 the Education Testing Centre became an autonomous unit separate from TERC and in the same month the Film Centre was placed with the UNSW Library. (Focus 23 April 1982: 1; TERC Annual Report 1982: 1) As at 21 June 1985 the Tertiary Education Research Centre reported to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Jarlath Ronayne (Focus 21 June 1985). At the 9 May 1988 meeting of Council, Professor Ronayne's position was changed from Pro-Vice-Chancellor to Deputy Vice-Chancellor. From 1 September 1988 the Tertiary Education Research Centre reported to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Alan Gilbert (Focus 27 May 1988). TERC had been studied by reviews in 1979 and 1981 which had led to internal changes. (TERC Annual Report 1982: 1) In August 1985 the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Birt, asked a review group comprising Pro-Vice-Chancellors, J Ronayne and R M Golding as well as the Deputy Principal and Registrar, I R Way, to undertake an executive review of TERC. The review group submitted its draft report in May 1988 with the main recommendation being that TERC be abolished. (Executive Review of the Tertiary Education Research Centre. Draft Report to Vice-Chancellor. May 1988 in Focus 10 June 1988: 9 -16) In October 1988 the Vice-Chancellor released his response to the Executive Review of the Tertiary Education Research Centre (TERC). As a result, the Tertiary Education Research Centre and the Staff Development Unit within the Division of the Deputy Principal & Registrar were combined to form a new Professional Development Centre (file 860333, Focus 4 November, 1988). A Staff Development Advisory Committee was formed in January 1989 to oversee the transition period. (Focus 12 May 1989: 3) Subordinate agency: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Unit (1962 - 1982) / Audio Visual Unit (1982 - 1998) / Media & Educational Technology Support Unit (METS) (1998 - 2000) - 01/03/1962 - 31/12/1967 Subordinate agency: Test Scoring Service (1964 - 1967) / Educational Testing Centre (1967 - 2004) / Educational Assessment Australia (2004 - ) - 01/01/1964 - 03/03/1982 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 14/11/1960-c. 26/10/1988