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The Advanced & Extension Studies Committee was established at the 14th February, 1961 meeting of the Professorial Board (resolution 61/3d). The initial meeting of the Committee was on 29th March, 1961 with Professor D. W. Phillips as Chairman. On the 9th May, 1961 the Professorial Board determined the following terms of reference for the Committee (resolution 61/92): 1. To make recommendations to the Professorial Board on proposals for Advanced and Extension courses and lectures submitted by Faculties, Schools, Departments, University Institutes and the Division of Post-Graduate and Extension Studies. 2. In cases of urgency, to consider, with authority to implement, subject to later approval by the Board, Advanced and Extension courses, Public Lectures and other relevant activities. 3. To consider any matters in the field of Advanced and Extension Studies as it deems fit and as may be assigned to it by the Board from time to time. 4. To report to the Board all items of business considered by the Committee. On 1st July, 1980 the name of the Committee was altered to the Continuing Education Committee (resolution 80/82/3). The Committee remained in existence until the Professorial Board was replaced by the Academic Board in July 1988. The last meeting of the Committee was held on 7th July, 1988. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 14/02/1961-07/07/1988

The Library Advisory Committee was formed by the Academic Board on 7th September, 1993 (resolution 93/44). The terms of reference of the Committee were: 1.To assist the Library to formulate its priorities in the delivery of information services to the University with a view to facilitating the teaching, research and scholarship of the University. 2.To help clarify the Library's role as part of the University's research infrastructure. 3.To assess and make recommendations on the Library's role in the University's Information Technology Infrastructure. 4.To assist the Library in the formulation of its Three Year Strategic Plan. 5.To advise the University administration on the resource implications of the Library's Three Year Plan, particularly space. 6.To receive and make recommendations on any matters referred by the Special Library Advisory Committees. 7.To refer to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) where appropriate, any matter arising within the remit of the Library Advisory Committee. 8.To make recommendations on all matters arising within the remit of the Library Advisory Committee and the Academic Services Committee. The first meeting of the Committee was held on 22nd October, 1993 with Associate Professor A. E. Daniel as the Presiding Member. The Library Advisory Committee was disestablished on 6th August, 2002 by the Academic Board (resolution AB02/64). The last meeting of the Library Advisory Committee was on 13th May, 2002. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 07/09/1993-06/08/2002

The General Education Committee was created by the Academic Board on 6th December, 1994 (resolution AB94/113a). The terms of reference of the Committee were: i.To oversee the implementation of the General Education Program; ii.To evaluate Faculty and course-specific General Education Program requirements to ensure that they are consistent with the guidelines approved by the Academic Board and Council; iii.To monitor the teaching profile of the General Education Program; iv.To plan, in consultation with the Faculties, the review process that will commence in 1998; v.To consider the result of student evaluations of all General Education subjects; vi.To monitor and report on the funding of the General Education Program; vii.To liaise with the Professional Development Centre on the regular provision of seminars/workshops on aspects of teaching General Education; viii.To organise structured opportunities for staff from different Faculties teaching in the General Education Program to interact cooperatively on issues related to General Education on a regular basis; ix.To nurture University-wide development of General Education subjects; x.To report to the Academic Board annually on the quality of the General Education Program and any other matters relevant to the General Education Program. The first meeting of the Committee was on 16th March, 1995 with Professor J. G. A. Davis in the Chair. On 6th August, 2002 the Academic Board disestablished the General Education Committee (resolution AB02/62). The final meeting of the General Education Committee took place on 8th August, 2002. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 06/12/1994-08/08/2002

The Executive Committee was formed at the 10th November, 1959 meeting of the Professorial Board (resolution 59/205). The following sections of resolution 59/207 related to the responsibilities of the Committee: e) the Executive Committee shall review the starring of items and if necessary recommend to the Board: i) that further items be starred. ii) that certain starred items be not debated by the Board. iii) that the Board adopt a certain procedure in order to expedite its business. f) the Executive Committee shall carry out executive functions as may be assigned to it from time to time by the Board. g) it is intended that the Executive Committee might initiate ideas or report to the Board on matters which it believes to be important. The first meeting of the Committee was held on 3rd December, 1959, with Professor R. E. Vowels as Chairman. The Committee remained in existence until the Professorial Board was replaced by the Academic Board in July 1988. The last meeting of the Committee took place on 1st June, 1988. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 10/11/1959-30/06/1988

The Computing Sub-Committee was created by the Academic Services Committee of the Academic Board on 20th September, 1988 (resolution 88/9). The inaugural meeting of the Sub-Committee was on November 21, 1988 with Professor C. J. D. Fell as the Presiding Member. As a consequence of this meeting, it was determined at the Academic Services Committee's 22nd November, 1988 meeting that the Sub-Committee's Terms of Reference were (resolution 88/17): 1.To provide a forum for the preparation of planning data and to advise the University on the future computing needs of its undergraduate and research populations. 2.To monitor the performance of the Computing Services Department in terms of its providing centralized computing facilities for teaching and research in the University. 3.To monitor the performance of other University-purchased major computing facilities used for research and teaching. 4.To explore the most efficient ways of providing computing resources for teaching and research throughout the University. Following a Review of Academic and Administrative Computing within the University, the Computing Sub-Committee was disbanded. The last meeting of the Computing Sub-Committee took place on 12th November, 1993. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 20/09/1988-c. 12/11/1993

On 9 September 1957 Council approved the introduction of degree courses in Industrial Arts and at the same time appointed Associate Professor L. M. Haynes to take on this responsibility (resolutions 57/106 & 57/108). When he entered on duty on 26 September 1957, the Department of Industrial Arts thus came into existence within the Faculty of Technology with Associate Professor Haynes at its head. The first students in industrial arts were admitted at the beginning of the 1958 academic year (Industrial Arts Advisory Panel, CN913). On 9 May, 1960, Council changed the name of the faculty to the Faculty of Applied Science (resolution 60/55). At the 12 September, 1960 meeting of Council the Board of Vocational Studies was formed (resolution 60/132). Under Council resolution 60/132iii it was determined that the Board should supervise teaching, provide assistance to examiners and conduct research in those subjects that were nominated as coming under its auspices. As this included the Department of Industrial Arts, the new Board was academically responsible for the department from this date. As the Board was not initially given all powers of a faculty, however, the department remained administratively responsible to the Dean of Applied Science (CN958/13). This was not changed until the meeting of Council on 11th May, 1970 (resolution 70/74i), when resolution 60/132 was rescinded and the Board re-constituted. Under Council resolution 70/74ii the Board was given the power to act as a faculty in regard to all its courses, including those from the Department of Industrial Arts. On 12 November, 1973 Council changed the name of the Board to the Board of Professional Studies (resolution 73/231). A year later, on 11 November, 1974, Council approved the reconstitution of the Board into the Faculty of Professional Studies from 20th January 1975 (resolution 74/227). On 16 January 1978 Council approved the transfer of the Department of Industrial Arts to the Faculty of Architecture, effective from 24 July 1978 (resolution 78/22). It was initially also planned that the department would eventually become a School of Industrial Arts & Design with the appointment of a chair. Due to falling student numbers this did not occur and instead on 1 January 1981 the department became part of the School of Architecture (17 December 1980 Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee meeting). On 12 August 1982 the Committee of Review for the Academic Programmes in Industrial Arts gave its recommendation that the courses and department be abolished and its staff transferred to the appropriate school(s) of the Faculty of Architecture (file 820500). At the Faculty of Architecture meeting on 30 September 1982, however, while the faculty reluctantly accepted that it was too late to continue industrial arts courses into 1983, it advocated that the Department of Industrial Arts be not abolished with a view to that department offering a revised program for 1984, which would be of value to a wider group of prospective applicants (resolution 82/21). Although the plans to resurrect the course in 1984 do not appear to have eventuated, the department remained in existence and in the Faculty of Architecture Corporate Plan 1989 - 1994 (released May 1988), it was noted that The Department of Industrial Arts no longer offers separate courses and its future status is under review. The two staff members' skills and knowledge are being re-directed into the core activities of the school (file 028020). From the 1991 Calendar the department was no longer listed separately and the department's staff appear to have been absorbed within the School of Architecture. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 09/09/1957-by 31/12/1990

The General Education Sub-Committee of the Undergraduate Studies Committee was approved by the Academic Board on 1st August, 1989 (resolution 89/98). The terms of reference of the Sub-Committee were: 1.Advise about the overall coherence, structure, content and direction of the Program; 2.Advise about proposals for new subjects to be offered in the Program; 3.Advise about proposals for the implementation of category C requirements made by the various course authorities responsible for its implementation; 4.Monitor the quality of all subjects offered in the Program, including subjects nominated by course authorities for the implementation of Category C requirements; 5.Advise on any other aspect of the academic life of the University relevant to the effective implementation of the University's policy on General Education. The inaugural meeting of the Sub-Committee was on 6th September, 1989 with Professor W.R. Albury as the Presiding Member. At the Academic Board's 6th October, 1992 meeting the name of the General Education Sub-Committee was changed to the General Education Committee in line with all other Undergraduate Studies Committees (resolution 92/66ii). On December 6, 1994, the Academic Board disestablished the General Education Committee (resolution AB94/112). The Committee's last meeting was on 22nd September, 1994. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/08/1989-06/12/1994

The School of History and Philosophy was established as part of a Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences restructure, effective from 31 January 2007. It was created out of the amalgamation of the schools of Philosophy, History and History & Philosophy of Science (6 February 2007 Academic Board papers). On 1 November 2011 the Academic Board recommended that the name of the school be changed to the School of Humanities effective from 1 January 2012 (resolution AB11/141). This was approved by the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and President of the Academic Board on 15 November 2011 (file 2011/06825). At its meeting on 4 December 2012, the Academic Board resolved (resolution AB12/80) that it be recommended that the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and President of the Academic Board approve: (i) The establishment of the School of Humanities and Languages, and as a concomitant action, (ii) The disestablishment of the School of Humanities and the School of International Studies, in the Facutty of Arts and Social Sciences, effective 1 July 2013. This was approved via e-mail on 19 December 2012 (file 2011/02865). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 31/01/2007-30/06/2013

This series consists of the official signed minutes of Academic Board meetings. For the years 1988 - 1990, the series also contains all papers and agendas for meetings, but from 1991 only the signed minutes and agendas have been retained. The material is typed, arranged chronologically and located in bound soft-cover volumes. For 1988 - 1990, each meeting's minutes and papers were maintained in a separate volume. From 1991 this practice was altered so that an entire year's minutes and agendas were located together in one volume. The minutes indicate meeting date, time and place; those present and apologies; matters discussed and resolutions passed by the Board. The minutes for each meeting have been signed as approved by the Chairman of the Board at a subsequent Board meeting. Agendas and papers for the Board's meetings, as well as copies of the minutes, are located in series 45.

The Board of Management of the Institute of Administration was created by Council on 14th March, 1960 (resolution 60/20). At that time it was noted that the Board would be a planning and organizing body, but has no powers to commit the University. It is under the day-to-day control of the Vice-Chancellor and responsible through him to the University Council. In academic affairs it reports to the Professorial Board. The inaugural meeting of the Board was on 28th March, 1960 with Professor J. P. Baxter as Chairman. Council replaced the Board with an Advisory Committee on 14th May, 1979 (resolution 79/53i). The final meeting of the Board occurred on 16th November, 1978. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 14/03/1960-14/05/1979