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    On 11th September 1981, the chairman of the NSW Higher Education Board, Mr. R. E. Parry, wrote to the chairman of AMCAE College Council, Dr Clement W. Semmler informing the latter that on 24 July 1981, the Minister for Education, Hon. Paul Landa, established the Sydney College of Advanced Education and constituted its First Council, (Minutes of the Executive Committee of College Council, 9 November, 1981, SG 002 or Item no. 86/001 & 87/116). Sydney College of Advanced Education Regulation, 1981 was the delegated legislation to the Higher Education Act, 1975, no. 40, which created the corporate entity known as the Sydney College of Advanced Education. Under the terms of the Regulation, Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education was reconstituted into two separate institutes, St George Institute of Education (SGIE) and City Art Institute (CAI) and incorporated into the new Sydney College of Advanced Education. The new structure came into effect from 1 January 1982. In 1987 the CAI moved from being an institute of the Sydney CAE to become part of the New South Wales Institute of the Arts (NSWIA) which saw the CAI's schools and departments restructured towards the end of 1987. On 1 January 1988 the City Art Institute was created one of the two constituent schools of NSWIA, however this turned out to be only an interim period for the CAI. The Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act, 1989, No. 65 ended the short existence of NSWIA and the Sydney College of Advanced Education. The precursor to this event occurred in the mid-80s, when the federal government education reform envisaged, among other things, a uniform modality of education provision throughout the higher education sector. Later in the decade, the government released its policy papers, Dawkins' Green Paper (1987) and White Paper (1988) where it outlined the advantages of bigger higher education institutions. The Commonwealth Government's White Paper on Higher Education from July 1988 suggested a national unified system for higher education in Australia. This was supported by the NSW Government which signalled its intent to replace the Institute of the Arts Act and other legislation as appropriate in favour of amalgamation with the universities. The White Paper suggested rationalising the provision of educational services by incorporating colleges of advanced education into existing universities and forming new universities out of several colleges of advanced education (Williams, 1989, pp. 157-174). The States in turn promulgated their own legislation abolishing the colleges of advanced education. Throughout 1989 negotiations took place arranging for amalgamations. At its 281st meeting, the UNSW Council passed Resolution CL 89/83 approving the Heads of Agreement between the University of New South Wales and the City Art Institute (Minutes of 281st meeting of Council, UNSW, 7 August 1989, p.10). On 4 December 1989, Council passed Resolution CL 89/133 at its 283rd meeting. It approved the amalgamation of City Art Institute with UNSW and the courses offered for 1990 as set down in the Report of the Consolidation Implementation Committee dated 28 November 1989 (Minutes of 283rd meeting of Council, UNSW, 4 December, 1989, p. 15). CAI was thus reconstituted into a full college of the University and became the College of Fine Arts effective from 1 January 1990. Subordinate agency: City Art Institute Alumni Association - 16/06/1986 - 31/12/1989
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    On 14 March 1960 Council approved the establishment of an Institute of Administration within the university. The main aim of the Institute was to encourage and develop within the university research and postgraduate training in fields properly covered by the term 'administration'. At the same time a Board of Management for the Institute was also established, although the appointment of a director for the Institute was deferred for further consideration at a later date (resolution 60/20). The inaugural meeting of the Board was held on 28 March, 1960 with Professor J. P. Baxter as Chairman. On 14 November 1960 S. C. Derwent was appointed the first Director and Executive Officer of the Institute (Council resolution 60/152). He took up his position on 16 February 1961. Initially the Director reported directly to the Vice-Chancellor (25 January 1960 Executive Committee of Council papers). On 3 December 1962, however, the Vice-Chancellor wrote to the Director indicating that the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor J. F. Clark was to be appointed Deputy Chairman of the Institute's Management Board and that the Director should keep [Professor Clark] fully informed of the way the Institute is developing and consult with him in the way you have in the past consulted with me (S113/1). From this time the Director thus appears to have started reporting to a Pro-Vice-Chancellor. Following the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Malcolm Chaikin's retirement, from 1 September 1988 the Institute was moved to the portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Jarlath Ronayne (Focus 27 May 1988). On 27 October 1988 the Institute's reporting arrangements were adjusted again to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Alan Gilbert (Focus 4 November 1988). From 16 September 1991 this position became known as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development) (Focus 23 August 1991). The title of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor's position was changed to Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Council meeting on 4 November 1991. When Dr Jane Morrison took up her position as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development) on 1 January 1994, the Institute's Director began reporting to Dr Morrison (file 931256). On 13 August 1997 the Vice-Chancellor Professor John Niland wrote to the Dean and Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), Professor Peter Dodd, to advise that the AGSM would from 15 August 1997...take on management responsibility for the Institute of Administration (file 931256). Although under the control of AGSM, the Institute of Administration name appears to have continued to be used by AGSM for courses conducted at the Little Bay Conference Centre (V429), where the Institute had been housed since 1967 and for which the university held a 99 year licence. On 15 December 2003 Council authorised the Vice-Chancellor to enter into an agreement with Landcom for the surrender of UNSW's licence over the site occupied by the Little Bay Conference Centre (resolution CL03/115) and AGSM was required to vacate the site by 24 September 2004 (file 2004/0778). The Institute in both name and location thus seems to have ceased to exist from this date. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 14/03/1960-24/09/2004
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    (copied from the University of Sydney Archives' website at - http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/scae_adminhist.shtml) The Commonwealth government announced recommendations for a consolidation of higher education provision in March 1981. This was welcomed by state governments; argued against by individual institutions, but the threatened loss of commonwealth funding dissipated much of this opposition. On 24 July 1981, Sydney College of Advanced Education (CAE) was established as a corporation under the Colleges of Advanced Education Act 1975 by the State Minister of Education. On the 1 January 1982 The Sydney CAE commenced operation. Participating colleges included: Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education; Guild Teachers College; Nursery School Teachers College; Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College; and, Sydney Teachers College. Institutes formed included: The Institute of Early Childhood Studies (Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College and Nursery School Teachers College); The Institute of Technical and Adult Education (formerly Sydney Teachers College Technical Education School); The City Art Institute (formerly the School of Art in the Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education); The St George Institute of Education (Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education); The Sydney Institute of Education (Sydney Teachers College); The Guild Centre (Guild Teachers College), designed for non-government education; not designated an Institute. In late 1984, the Institute of Nursing Studies became the 6th Institute of the Sydney CAE. The Mansfield Committee Report to the Higher Education Board (1985) following its review of the NSW Advanced Education sector's provision for education in visual arts and design, responses to its recommendations eventually led to the CAI's withdrawal from the Sydney CAE. In March 1987, it was announced that, from the start of 1988, the City Art Institute would join the East Sydney Art School and, with those parts of the Sydney College of the Arts not joining the University of Technology, Sydney, would become the NSW Institute of the Arts. In November 1988 a Council meeting decided to pursue disestablishment through a divestment model. The formal Closing Ceremony was held at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre on 3 November 1989. On 31 December 1989, Sydney CAE ceased to exist as a corporate body. The Constituent Institutes transferred to the four Sydney metropolitan universities. The individual institutes were amalgamated as follows: Sydney Institute of Education (University of Sydney) Institute of Nursing Studies ( University of Sydney) Institute of Early Childhood Studies (Macquarie University) St George Institute of Education (University of New South Wales) Institute of Technical and Adult Teacher Education (University of Technology, Sydney) Subordinate agency: City Art Institute (CAI), Sydney College of Advanced Education (1982-1987) / City Art Institute, New South Wales Institute of the Arts (NSWIA) (1987-1989) - 01/01/1982 - 31/12/1987 Subordinate agency: St George Institute of Education (SGIE), Sydney College of Advanced Education - 01/01/1982 - 31/12/1989
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    On 12 March 1956 following a grant of 55,000 pounds received from the Kellogg Foundation, the NSW University of Technology established the School of Hospital Administration to provide graduate level training for hospital administrators throughout Australia. (resolution 737; The University of New South Wales, c.1961: 95) Administratively the School was placed with the Faculty of Commerce. The foundation professor was Dr S B Hatfield (resolution 774), a medical graduate of the University of Sydney who had studies hospital administration at John Hopkins University. (Willis, A H. The University of New South Wales. The Baxter Years: 76) From 1957 the School offered courses leading to a Master of Hospital Administration and a Certificate of Hospital Administration, as well as an extramural in-service training course through the School's Department of External Studies on behalf of the statutory health authorities in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia which was a prerequisite for the diploma issued by the Australian Institute of Hospital Administrators. (The University of New South Wales, c.1961: 95; Handbook for External Students, 1978: 4 V56/2) In August 1967 the Kellogg Foundation made a grant of $330,060 for the strengthening and expansion of the graduate programme in education for hospital and health care administration. At the same time the School was transferred from the Faculty of Commerce to the Board of Vocational Studies. (Willis: 163) In September 1968 Council approved the introduction of the Bachelor of Health Administration degree. (resolution 68/169) On 12 May 1969 Council changed the name of the school to the School of Health Administration. (resolution 69/93) In 1970 it introduced a graduate diploma for practising health administrators as well as a Master of Health Administration which either could be completed through coursework or by research. (Submission to the Faculty of Professional Studies Review Group by the Faculty of Professional Studies: 2, 8 SRF - Professional Studies, Faculty of) Administratively the School was placed with the Board of Professional Studies during 1974, and with the Faculty of Professional Studies from 1975. At a Council meeting on 5 June 1989 it was resolved that the School of Health Administration should be renamed the School of Health Services Management. (resolution CL 89/60) On 2 December 1996 as part of the UNSW 2000 planning exercise Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Professional Studies from 1 January 1997 and transfer the School of Health Services Management to the Faculty of Medicine. (resolution CL96/88/3; Uniken 6 December 1996: 4) On 11 December 2000 Council resolved (resolution CL000/88) to disestablish the schools of Health Services Management, Community Medicine, and Medical Education from 1 January 2001 and combine all the schools into a school with the interim name of School of Community Medicine, Health Services Management and Medical Education. The school name became the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and the health services management, medical education and community medicine programs were absorbed into the school. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 12/03/1956-31/12/2000
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    On 24 January 1966 Council approved the creation of an Institute of Languages within the university. The main aim of the Institute was to provide training in the speaking, reading and writing of foreign languages and the teaching of English to foreign students (resolution 66/21). On 12 September 1966 Council approved the appointment of Mr A. J. Garrick as the first Director of the Institute (resolution 66/127viii) and he took up duty on 12 January 1968. On 12 September 1967 the Professorial Board approved the creation of an Institute of Languages Management Board to which the Institute's Director would report (resolution 67/264). This Board met fairly rarely, however, and so the Director appears to have become responsible to Dean of the Faculty of Arts for administrative control (file 371827). On 11 August 1971 the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee approved new administrative arrangements, with the Director of the Institute reporting to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, then Professor Thornton. Over the years, although officially remaining part of the university, the Institute also conducted many of its projects in conjunction with Unisearch Ltd (file 371827). Up until 1991, the two Pro-Vice-Chancellor positions appear to have been only distinguished as either being the first Pro-Vice-Chancellor and second Pro-Vice-Chancellor position. From 16 September 1991, however, one position became known as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development) and the other as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) (Focus 23 August 1991). The Institute reported to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development) position. The title of both Pro-Vice-Chancellor positions was changed to Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Council meeting on 4 November 1991. After Professor John Niland took over as Vice-Chancellor on 6 July 1992 the title of the position became the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & International) (Focus 8 May 1992). At the 6 July 1998 meeting of Council, however, Unisearch Ltd was restructured and its educational activities separated out to form a new body (resolution CL98/47). In a report given to the 9 November 1998 meeting of Council, the new entity was named NewSouth Global Pty Ltd, with one of its activities listed as being to run the Institute of Languages which provides training courses and services for overseas students and the Australian community. Although New South Global was incorporated on 1 January 1999, the Institute of Languages was not moved to NewSouth Global until 1 January 2000 (file 992182). At the 22 March 2007 meeting of the Finance Committee of Council, NewSouth Global was renamed UNSW Global (resolution FC 07/03). In 2009 the Director of the Institute of Languages was Ms Diana Keilar. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 24/01/1966-
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    The New South Wales Institute of Technology Developmental Council was appointed by the New South Wales Cabinet on 8th July, 1947. With the New South Wales Minister for Education, Hon. Robert J. Heffron, as Chairman, the inaugural meeting of the Developmental Council occurred on 27th August, 1947. This meeting was attended by fourteen out of the total seventeen members of the Developmental Council. Six Committees were also created at the meeting - Building & Grounds, Industrial Co-operation, Academic Studies, Administration, Finance and Public Relations. As well, the Development Council established that its Terms of Reference were to: i) exercise immediate control over the Institute; ii) recommend the principles that should be established for the co-operation between the Institute and industry in the carrying out of industrial research and co-operation between the Institute and other educational and scientific bodies; iii) advise on the nature of buildings and equipment most appropriate for the purposes of the Institute; iv) make recommendations covering the appropriate structure for the future control of the Institute and its authorities, powers and functions; v) survey present technical college courses in the light of the needs of industry and where necessary recommend the establishment of appropriate courses at graduate and postgraduate levels and recommend the nature of academic awards at the completion of these courses; vi) in the light of the foregoing enquiries, draft legislation for the incorporation of the Institute as one which a) provides technological courses at university degree and postgraduate levels; b) grants awards to those who complete its courses; c) carries out investigations aimed at adapting scientific discoveries to industrial purposes; and d) is soundly and democratically controlled; vii) recommend the co-ordination which should exist between the University of Sydney and the Institute The name changes of the Developmental Council reflect the variations in the proposed names for the University. From the 16th September, 1948 until the 18th November, 1948 meetings the Council was known as the New South Wales Technical University Developmental Council. Then beginning with the 24th February, 1949 meeting, the name became the New South Wales University of Technology Developmental Council. Apart from formulating the necessary legislation for the establishment of the University, the Developmental Council also made several important advances in the introduction of courses. On 22nd January, 1948 it approved the beginning of the first degree courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Mining Engineering, which were undertaken at Sydney Technical College from March, 1948. On 21st October, 1948 the Developmental Council endorsed degree courses in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, as well as a post-graduate course in Electrical Engineering, which started in March, 1949. The final meeting of the Developmental Council occurred on 26th May, 1949. With the proclamation of the Technical Education & New South Wales University of Technology Act, 1949 on 1st July, 1949, the functions of the Developmental Council were complete. Subordinate agency: New South Wales Institute of Technology Developmental Council Administration Committee - 27/08/1947 - 30/06/1949 Subordinate agency: New South Wales Institute of Technology (1947 - 1948) / New South Wales Technical University (1948) Developmental Council Academic Studies Committee - 27/08/1947 - 30/06/1949 Subordinate agency: New South Wales Institute of Technology Developmental Council Building & Grounds Committee - 27/08/1947 - 30/06/1949 Subordinate agency: New South Wales Institute of Technology Developmental Council Co-ordinating Committee - 27/08/1947 - 30/06/1949 Subordinate agency: New South Wales Institute of Technology Developmental Council Finance Committee - 27/08/1947 - 30/06/1949 Subordinate agency: New South Wales Institute of Technology Developmental Council Industrial Co-operation Committee - 27/08/1947 - 30/06/1949 Subordinate agency: New South Wales Institute of Technology Developmental Council Public Relations Committee - 27/08/1947 - 30/06/1949
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    <import_note> The imported title was longer than allowed. Full title from import file: Registrar (1949 - 1954) / Division of the Registrar (1954 - 1970) / Assistant Principal & Registrar (1970 - 1984) / Division of the Deputy Principal (Administration) (1984 - 1987) / Division of the Deputy Principal & Registrar (1987 - 1990) / Division of the Registrar & Deputy Principal (1990 - 2004) / Division of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) & Registrar (2004 - 2006) </import_note> Section 34 of the Technical Education and New South Wales University of Technology Act, proclaimed on 1 July 1949, authorised the university to make use of the services of any officers and employees of any government department so long as the arrangements were approved by the minister of the department concerned or the Public Service Board. (Act No. 11, 1949) John C Webb, head of Mining Engineering in the Department of Technical Education, was appointed as the first registrar of the university although in a part-time capacity. Under the Act he was responsible for the administrative of the academic aspects of the university and to ensure that all elections associated with the University were conducted according to the by-laws. Mr Webb resigned on 3 Nov 1950 to return to England (BRF - Webb, J C) and was succeeded as part-time registrar by Godfrey Macauley who was an assistant director of Technical Education in the Department of Education. On 1 Nov 1952 Mr Macauley was appointed as the first full-time registrar of the university. (Uniken 15 April 1994: 11) The Division of the Registrar was established through Resolution 427 (Council Meeting, 10 May 1954) under Section 27 of the Technical Education and New South Wales University of Technology Act, 1949. The proclamation of the 'Appointed Day' on 1 July 1954, when full control of the university was invested in Council, saw the division assume greater administrative powers. The work of the division was originally undertaken by Mr Macauley, five clerical officers and three office assistants. In 1961 the official university publication entitled The University of New South Wales defined the work of the division. 'The Registrar, assisted by two Deputy Registrars, is responsible for providing the administrative arrangements relating to the secretarial work of the Council, Professorial Board and Faculties, and the standing committees of these bodies; the admission and enrolment of students; examinations and maintenance of student records; the award of scholarships and admission to degrees; public relations and University publications; and student services generally.' (The University of New South Wales:11) On 13 July 1970 through Council Resolution 70/94 (Council Meeting, 13 July 1970) Mr Macauley's appointment was changed to Assistant Principal and Registrar and the division became known as the Division of the Assistant Principal and Registrar although its functions remained the same. In 1984 the central administration of the university was reorganised into two divisions: Administration and Planning and Information. This necessitated a reorganisation of functions that had once been undertaken by the divisions of the registrar and the bursar. The Deputy Principal (Administration) headed a division which contained the Department of the Registrar, which was responsible for student administration, student services and administrative services, as well as the Property Department and the Personnel Department. (UNSW Annual Report 1985: 9, 66-67) On 17 September 1990 the central administration of the university was reorganised once again. The division was named the Division of the Registrar and Deputy Principal. (resolution 90/84) The reorganisation was undertaken to meet the needs of a major capital works program and new initiatives in the property function as well as changes resulting from the appointment of a second pro-vice-chancellor (UNSW Annual Report 1990: 179-180) The four departments comprising the division were the Student Administration Department; the Administrative Services Department; the Student Services Department; and the Property and Works Department. (04/17/2 Administration Manual - Amendment: Issued 11/90) A report by the NSW state government's Office of Public Management commissioned by the vice-chancellor in mid 1991 saw the Division of the Registrar and Deputy Principal assume additional responsibility for the Legal Office, Staff Office and Senior Appointments Unit. (UNSW Annual Report 1991: 26) However in 1992 the Staff Office and Senior Appointments Unit as well as the capital works function of the Property and Works Department were transferred to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs). (UNSW Annual Report 1992: 171) Professor Niland's appointment as vice-chancellor saw the Ethics Secretariat and the University Press come under the responsibility of the division. (Focus 8 May 1992: 11) In February 2004 the Division was renamed Division of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and on 1 March 2004 Professor Robert King took up his duties as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Registrar. The division brought together corporate services including UNSW Student Services, Human Resources, Legal Office, Policy Management Unit, Equity and Diversity Unit, Institutional Analysis and Reporting, and Secretariat Services. (UNSW Annual Report 2004: 12, 23) In 2006 the division's areas of responsibility covered the following departments: Student Administration, Secretariat Services, the Human Resources Department, the Equity and Diversity Unit, Student Services, Legal and Compliance, the Policy Management Unit, the University Health Service, Source (University Union), the Student Guild, UNSW Sports Association, COFA Students' Association, Residential Colleges, Childcare Services and Graduations.(http://www.vc.unsw.edu.au/seniormanagement.htm Accessed: 23 June 2006) On taking up the position of vice-chancellor in June 2006, Professor Fred Hilmer announced that the Division of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) would be retained but remodelled. (Email to UNSW staff re Organisational Structure, 21 June 2006) In a further email dated 29 September 2006 with accompanying organisational charts Professor Hilmer stated that the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) would oversee Nura Gili, UNSW Library, Learning and Teaching and Institutional Analysis and Reporting. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor Students and Registrar and Pro-Vice-Chancellor UNSW International would also report to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). (Email to UNSW staff re New Organisational Structure, 29 September 2006) Registrars: 1949-1950: John Charles Webb 1950-1974: Godfrey Lionel Macauley 1974-1976: Colin George Plowman 1976-1980: Keith Lynden Jennings 1980-1985: Ian Richard Way 1985-1987: John Martin Gannon 1987-1992: Ian Richard Way 1992-2003: Crystal Condous 2004-2006: Professor Robert King Subordinate agency: Secretariat (1954 - 2003) / Secretariat Services (2003 - 2009) - 01/07/1954 - 21/06/2006 Subordinate agency: Examinations & Student Records Section (1957 - 1981) / Student Administration Branch (1981 - 1990) / Student Administration Department (1990 - 2005) / Student Services (2005 - ) - 01/01/1957 Subordinate agency: International Programs Office (1987 - 1994) / International Office (1994 - ) - 01/01/1990 - 11/08/1990 Subordinate agency: Statistics Section (1960 - 1985) / Planning Services Department (1985 - 1990) / Planning Services Office (1990 - 1997) / Planning Office (1997 - 2004) / Institutional Analysis & Reporting Office (2004 - ) - 14/11/1960 - 30/06/1985 Subordinate agency: Data Processing Unit (1963 - 1981) / Section (1981 - 1985) - 08/07/1963 - 31/03/1985 Subordinate agency: Office of Public Affairs & Development - 01/02/2000 - 31/08/2003 Subordinate agency: Staff Development Unit - 01/03/1985 - 27/04/1989 Subordinate agency: Property Department (1958 - 1970) / Property Division (1970 - 1984) / Property Department (1984 - 1990) / Property & Works Department (1990 - 1994) / Facilities Department (1994 - 2003) / Facilities Management (2003 - 2006) / Facilities & Property (2006 - - 12/03/1984 - 31/08/2003 Subordinate agency: Risk Management Unit (RMU) - 07/01/2004 Subordinate agency: Department of the Registrar (1985 - 1987) / Academic Registrar (1987 - 1990) - 15/03/1985 - 31/12/1989 Subordinate agency: Duplicating Section (c.1960 - 1972) / Printing & Duplication Unit (1972 - 1974) / Printing Unit (1974 - 1981) / Printing Section (1981 - 1998) / Printing Services (1998 - ) - 23/09/1975 - 07/01/2004 Subordinate agency: Publications Section (c. 1959 - 1998) / Publishing Services (1998 - ) - 01/01/1959 - 07/01/2004 Subordinate agency: Student Health Service (1962 - 1968) / Student Health Unit (1968 - 1989) / University Health Service (1989 - ) - 12/03/1962 Subordinate agency: Assistant Registrar and Secretary to Council / Head of Secretariat Assistant Registrar and Secretary to Council / Secretary to Council - 01/07/1954 - 30/06/2006 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/1949-
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    This series consists of the official administrative files of the City Art Institute / College of Fine Arts. Although two separate institutions, CAI files were often continued following the transfer to COFA and so they have been kept together as the one series. Files created by CAI while it was under the Sydney College of Advanced Education have been retained in S1964. Each item consists of a number of paper sheets or brochures contained in an official file folder. The files have been created by the central administrative of the college and relate to all manner of institute/college business, including property, courses, committees and publications. The files are arranged in file number order. ACCESSION0348 converted to SERIES01965, CONSIGNMENT02065
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    The Faculty of the College of Fine Arts (COFA) came into being on 1st January, 1990 as a result of the City Art Institute amalgamating with the University of New South Wales. The Heads of Agreement authorising this union was approved by Council on 7th August, 1989 and signed on 21st September, 1989. The first Dean and Director of COFA was Ken Reinhard and COFA initially had three Schools - Arts Education & Theory, Media Arts and Studio Arts. On 2 July 2014 the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee approved a change in name of the faculty to the Faculty of Art and Design, effective from 23 July 2014. Subordinate agency: School of Studio Arts (1990 - 1991) / Studio Art (1991 - 1994) - 01/01/1990 - 31/10/1994 Subordinate agency: School of Media Arts (1) (1990 - 1991) / Media Art (1991 - 1994) - 01/01/1990 - 31/10/1994 Subordinate agency: School of Art (1) - 31/10/1994 - 23/07/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Art (2) - 23/07/2001 - 31/12/2013 Subordinate agency: School of Media Arts (2) - 23/07/2001 - 31/12/2013 Subordinate agency: School of Arts Education and Theory (1990 - 1991) / Arts Education (1991 - 1992) - 01/01/1990 - 23/03/1992 Subordinate agency: School of Art Education - 23/03/1992 - 31/03/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Art Theory (1992 - 1994) / Art History and Theory (1995 - 2007) - 23/03/1992 - 31/03/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Art History and Art Education - 31/03/2007 - 31/12/2013 Subordinate agency: School of Design Studies - 01/01/1995 - 31/12/2013 Subordinate agency: Centre for Contemporary Art and Politics (CCAP) - 20/03/2004 Subordinate agency: Centre for Interactive Cinema Research (iCinema) - 02/01/2002 Subordinate agency: Department of Design Studies - 06/05/1991 - 31/12/1994 Subordinate agency: School of the College of Fine Arts - 01/01/2014 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1990-
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    Alexander Mackie College (AMC) began life in 1958 at Paddington in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in very cramped and unsuitable teaching conditions and facilities. It trained primary and high school teachers in art, music, science and social science (Byrnes and Conners in Koder, 1989, p.213). As student numbers grew, it had to conduct classes at five different sites in inner-Sydney. The main campus was in Albion Avenue whose buildings were extensively refurbished and remodelled while the Administrative campus was in Commonwealth Street. Others still were in Flinders Street. Mr. W. E. Hart was its first principal. Although the first intake was in September 1958, it was not until 9 September, 1959 that the first term began (AMC Handbook 1959-60, p.6). It was officially opened on 20 November 1961. As from 1 September 1971, under the terms of the Higher Education Act, 1969, no. 29, AMC was declared a college of advanced education within the Department of Education, NSW (NSW Government Gazette, no. 95, 37 August 1971; AMC Calendar, 1972, p 5; SACE, Annual Report, 1982, p.1). This, however, did not alter its main function as a single purpose teacher education college. Following the proclamation of the Higher Education Act, 1975, No. 40, AMC became the multi-disciplinary AMCAE. It was 'declared on 1 August 1974 within the Ministry of Education and incorporated on 1 December, 1974' (SCAE, Annual Report 1982, p.1; AMCAE, Handbook 1981, p.1-2). In 1975 the multi-disciplinary Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education (AMCAE) had in place two major schools, Art and Education, offering several degree and award courses. Towards the end of the 1970s, new courses in the field of General and Community Studies were introduced. These changes led to two very important and significant developments in the evolution of what was to become SGIE and CAI of the SCAE. First, it gave impetus to the development of award courses in visual arts and higher award courses in art education. Second, it led to the teaching facilities crisis which prompted the establishment of the Oatley campus which became home to the School of Teacher Education and later the St George Institute of Education (Byrnes and Conners in Koder, 1989, p.213-4). College Council was its governing body. The Act authorised Council to delegate its powers to individuals or committees within the College. It constituted the following committees: Executive Committee of Council Buildings, Grounds and Finance Committee Education Committee Personnel Committee College-Community Committee Appeals Committee Academic Board College Council also authorised its various committees to delegate their functions and authorities to sub-committees. Thus, the Academic Board had the following sub-committees: Board of Studies - Teacher Education - Art Education Admissions, Progressions & Exclusions Student Welfare (SG 009 or 86/021 & 87/120) In 1981, the Oatley campus, in the southwestern region of Sydney called St George, became fully functional and operational. It functioned wholly as the teacher education campus while the Paddington campus became the home of the art education and evolved into the City Art Institute (CAI) in 1982 encompassing both Visual Arts and Art Education. This physical and discipline-based split of the AMCAE into the 'education' campus and the 'arts' campus was somehow prescient of the respective fates of the two colleges, later institutes of the SCAE. On 11th September 1981, the chairman of the NSW Higher Education Board, Mr. R. E. Parry, wrote to the chairman of AMCAE College Council, Dr Clement W. Semmler informing the latter that on 24 July 1981, the Minister for Education, Hon. Paul Landa, established the Sydney College of Advanced Education and constituted its First Council, (Minutes of the Executive Committee of College Council, 9 November, 1981, SG 002 or Item no. 86/001 & 87/116). Sydney College of Advanced Education Regulation, 1981 was the delegated legislation to the Higher Education Act, 1975, no. 40, which created the corporate entity known as the Sydney College of Advanced Education. Under the terms of the Regulation, AMCAE was reconstituted into two separate institutes, St George Institute of Education and City Art Institute and incorporated into the new Sydney College of Advanced Education. The new structure came into effect from 1 January 1982 and so AMCAE ceased to exist from this date.