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Geordie Barker’s notes from the Curriculum Committee Meeting held on Thursday the 3rd of July at 10am in the J T Reid Room, Faculty of the VCA.

Academic Board Policies
The main content for the meeting surrounded a new series of policies approved by the Academic Board for implementation. Essentially these policies are University of Melbourne policies that will replace the current policies in place at the Faculty of the VCA.

The policies in question are named as follows:
Unsatisfactory Progress
Advanced Standing (Credit)
Deferment
Over-Enrollment
Course Duration
Leave of Absence
Breadth Study
Elite Athletes & Performers
Defense Reservists & Emergency Volunteers
Remission of Debt Policy

Su Baker submitted a memo stating that the “Unsatisfactory Progress Policy is deemed to be probelmatic, in particular for VCA Drama and therefore a decision must be made regarding course progression in this area.” Read more

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Please read the below email sent to staff late last week, the information has been sourced from the allstaff email list. This will be a great loss to the VCA.

Dear All
As many of you know, my contract as Director and Dean concludes in March. After 14 wonderful, productive years here, I have advised the Vice Chancellor I will not be seeking a renewal and will be moving on to new adventures.

I have leave accumulated and will step down from formal duties on 9th September. There will be an international recruitment process to identify the next Director and Dean and Deputy Dean Su Baker will be Acting Director from September 10th, until a new Director/Dean takes up the position. Read more

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For those who missed out on the student portal email, please see a quoted version below. This is a great increase in computer access for the students of the VCA, and what could be interpreted as a great result of Chloe Greaves submission to the VCA Faculty Board, see http://vcastudents.com.au/archives/8

“The Hub Computer Lab now has open access hours until the end of semester. Read more

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We have recorded the first of hopefully many video tutorials to help you all get used to using the vcastudents.com.au webpage.

Please find our first HERE!

Spotted by a student early last week is a great new plan to allow laptop loans to students in the VCA Library. VCA Library Staff have more information.

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These posters were spotted in the caf’s “The Gallery”. Does anyone know what this is about? Is this advertising? Another student had suggested that the film is directed by a VCA Film & TV Alumni. The Cafe manager could not outline what the area was for, whether it was for advertising or for student displays. Read more

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Please find below an email from Peter McPhee to the staff mailing list sharing the announcement of the new Faculty of the VCA and Music. Discuss this post by clicking here.

Dear colleagues,

We write to share with you the announcement (below) of the new
Faculty of the VCA and Music.

Peter McPhee
Provost

Philippa Pattison
President
Academic Board

NEW FACULTY OF VCA AND MUSIC TO SET ‘GOLD STANDARD’ IN ARTS
EDUCATION

A ‘gold standard’ in higher education and training in the arts will
be the hallmark of a proposed new Faculty of the VCA and Music at
the University of Melbourne. Read more

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