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On 11 May 1970 Council reformed the Department of Surveying into an independent School of Surveying within the Faculty of Engineering (resolution 70/73). On 27 June 1994 Council changed the name of the school to the School of Geomatic Engineering effective from 1995 (resolution CL94/52d). On 18 June 2001 the school's name was changed again to the School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems effective from 1 July 2001 (Council resolution CL001/50c). At its meeting on 26 June 2012, the Academic Board resolved (resolution AB12/25) that it be recommended that the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and President of the Academic Board approve the proposal to change the name of the school to the School of Surveying & Geospatial Engineering. This was approved effective 1 July 2012. At the 7 May 2013 Academic Board meeting it was recommended that the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and President of the Academic Board approve the integration of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering, and, as a concomitant action, the disestablishment of the School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering, the ongoing School to continue to be named the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective 2 July 2013 (resolution AB13/17). This was approved on 24 May 2013 (file 2011/06825-017). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 11/05/1970-02/07/2013

This series contains the reports on the UNSW Student Survey. Each item in the series is a typed, paper-bound volume. In April 2007, the Institutional Analysis & Reporting Office's website (http://www.pso.unsw.edu.au) described the survey as follows: The UNSW Student Survey provides valuable information to inform the University's planning and quality improvement processes. The University surveys currently enrolled students on a regular basis to obtain feedback on students' overall satisfaction with UNSW, with the quality of the educational experience at UNSW, and with the quality of facilities and services that support teaching and learning. In particular years, the survey addresses a number of additional issues of strategic importance. Additional issues that have been addressed to date include students' access to information technology, the circumstances of students that might impact on timetabling and transport, students' acquisition of generic skills and attributes, and their assessment of the core values espoused by UNSW. Student survey results are included in the annual reports on University and Faculty Performance Indicators. In 2004, the survey took a new approach by focussing on the experience of first year students in their engagement with the University experience. This line of investigation has proven especially useful in the extensive work being done at UNSW to improve the learning and teaching experience. The full reports on the 1997 surveys is not currently held by the Archives - only the confidential supplements have been retained. The survey was not undertaken in 2000. It is unclear if any surveys were undertaken for 2002 onwards.

On 14 September 1964 the Department of Surveying was officially created by Council within the School of Civil Engineering (resolution 64/180). The first head of department was Professor P. V. Angus-Leppan. There had, however, been surveying courses and activities under way within Civil Engineering since the university began. On 11 May 1970 Council reformed the department into an independent School of Surveying within the Faculty of Engineering (resolution 70/73) and the department ceased to exist from this time. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 14/09/1964-11/05/1970

This series consists of the booklet leaflet collection of the Department / School of Surveying / School of Geomatic Engineering / School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems. The material is typed and maintained in a manilla folder and includes booklets, leaflets and other material as released by the school, including course information.

This series contains the Reports on the Graduate Destination Survey at UNSW. Each item in the series is a typed, paper-bound volume. In April 2007, the Institutional Analysis & Reporting Office's website (http://www.pso.unsw.edu.au) described the survey as follows: The Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) is an annual survey of the first destinations of UNSW graduates that is carried out at the point of graduation. The report provides a detailed analysis of the employment and further study outcomes of UNSW graduates, including salaries. The report also draws on comparative data from the national statistical collections of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. As the survey is also carried out at all other Australian universities, the report also provides comparative data for other universities drawn from the national report on the GDS that is published by the Graduate Careers Council of Australia (GCCA). The GDS provides a valuable resource in relation to many important University functions, including evaluation of graduate outcomes, marketing and student recruitment, corporate relations, links with employers of graduates, and the provision of student services such as careers advice and information. GDS results are a mandatory component of the University's Educational Profiles submission to DEST. Items prior to the 1987/1988 survey are not currently held by the Archives.

This series consists of the publication entitled The History of the UNSW School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems by Robert Loeffel. It is type-written and contains historical information and diagrams about the history of the study of the discipline of surveying at the university.

Annual reports of the Department / School of Surveying by the head of school to the school's Visiting Committee. The reports were presented to the Visiting Committee prior to their annual meeting and some of the reports have notices for the meetings of the Visiting Committee attached. The Archives' holdings of the series are incomplete.

The Department of Civil Engineering dates back to the formation of the university itself on 1 July 1949, as it was one of the departments that had much of its origins in the Sydney Technical College, including the first head of the department, C. H. Munro. Initially Munro only worked part-time as head of department, but from 1 January 1951 he became full-time head and an associate professor (Technology, Vol. 1, No. 2). When the first three university faculties were established by Council on 8 May 1950 (resolution 54), Civil Engineering became one of the initial four departments within the Faculty of Engineering. On 10 September 1951 Council changed the designation of all departments to schools and so the School of Civil Engineering came into existence (resolution 153). On 14 September 1964 three departments - water engineering, structural engineering and surveying - were created within the school (Council resolution 64/180). On 21 April 1997 Council changed the name of the school to the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (resolution CL97/27d). From 1996 - 2005 the Head of School was Professor Ian Gilbert. In 2005 Professor Nicholas Ashbolt took over in this position. Subordinate agency: Management Committee of the School of Civil Engineering - 01/03/1979 Subordinate agency: Department of Water Engineering - 14/09/1964 - 30/06/1998 Subordinate agency: Centre for Wastewater Treatment (CWT) (1987 - 1997) / Centre for Water and Waste Technology (CWWT) (1997 - 2007) / UNSW Water Research Centre (WRC) (2008 - ) - 01/07/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Structural Engineering - 14/09/1964 - 30/06/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Structural Mechanics - 02/12/1968 - 12/01/1972 Subordinate agency: Department of Engineering Construction (1973) / Engineering Construction and Management (1973 - 1998) - 08/10/1973 - 30/06/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Civil Engineering Materials (1971 - 1988) / Geotechnical Engineering (1988 - 1998) - 24/03/1971 - 30/06/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Transport Engineering - 10/03/1980 - 30/06/1998 Subordinate agency: Water Research Laboratory (WRL) - 10/05/1954 - 14/09/1964 Subordinate agency: Water Research Laboratory (WRL) - 30/06/1998 Subordinate agency: Department of Surveying - 14/09/1964 - 11/05/1970 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/1949-

Visiting Committees, including the one for the Department / School of Surveying, 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, did no longer hold 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 Department / School of Surveying, comprising distinguished members of the professional fields related to the school's activities, replaced the Surveying Advisory Panel. The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 16 March 1970 with Mr R.B. Alderton, Surveyor, in the Chair. The Committee was reconstituted every three years. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 16/03/1970-

This series consists of the Annual Reports of the School of Geomatic Engineering . Each item is a typed, paper-bound volume, which outlines the education activities, happenings and changes within the School throughout the year.