1. CASS: I NTEGRATION P LANNING FORUM Toni Makkai 25 May 2009 College of Arts and Social Sciences

2. A PPRECIATING OUR ENVIRONMENT Review key factors Next steps Today

3. ANU ENVIRONMENT Real income declining for the past 15 years Strategically target scarce resources; move away from historical funding Block and Teaching grants Set priorities U/graduate curriculum; p/graduate training University’s block/discretionary funding aligned to strategic research plan External rankings Highly competitive world – students, staff, grants Critical mass – size matters Integration of colleges is happening

4. T HE COLLEGE – KEY ISSUES Programs/schools Fragmented across old structures Become smaller over time within the existing structure – salami slicing Unbalance – funding, teaching, research Integrate research and teaching Costs and compliance have increased Future success is about a mixed portfolio Growth Students – pgc/hdr Grants – ARC, International Consultancies – Federal govt Endowments – strategic tarte University -- block grant/discretionary

5. CASS R ESPONSE Determine our own structure for next 30 years Disciplines Interdisciplinary work About the future not the past Not based on individual personalities Intellectually coherent Sustainable Policy oversight CASS executive, education, research committees Strategic priorities CASS education and research plans

6. W HAT HAPPENS TO OUR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ? Education Academic awards and program are managed and approved by the College Progressively review BA programs to streamline according to capacity to deliver high quality Responsibility will reside where the convenor sits Focus on developing flexible PGC HDRs will reside in the most appropriate cluster Research Individual projects will continue Research collaboration -- interdisciplinary/team based

7. K EY PRINCIPLES Research School(s), will be key sub- organisational structure under the college Clusters of disciplines/interdisciplinary or cognate discipline areas Clusters will align with a Research School Centres (depending on size) align with a cluster Implementation from 1 January 2010

8. N EXT STEPS 1 day planning forum May 25 th 2009 Draft paper circulated for comment by 8 th June Consultation during May/June 2009 Confirmation of structure and formalise change management proposal August 2009 Organisational structure approved by VC August 2009 Implementation progressively Sep – Dec 2009 Implementation of new structure January 2010

9. F IGURE 1: I NTEGRATION OF THE C OLLEGE – A POSSIBLE EXAMPLE CASS Executive Research School A Discipline cluster A Discipline cluster B Cognate discipline cluster C Centre A Research School B Centre B Discipline cluster D Centre C Interdiscipli nary cluster E Inter- discipline cluster F CASS education committee CASS Research Committee

10. T ODAY Morning session – the heart of our college Academic clusters Basic principles 15-40 EFTS Dynamic academic unit No split clusters Can be cognate or interdisciplinary Goals to be achieved 1. Identify cluster groupings 2. Determine most appropriate name to be universally applied – Depts? Programs? Schools? Other?

11. M IXED PROFILE FOR DYNAMIC ACADEMIC UNIT Critical mass Shared education and/or research agendas Strength in undergraduate and/or PGC education Capacity to offer postgraduate coursework Cohort of HDR students Research strength in publication and grants Capacity to perform well in ERA Consultancy, professional partnerships and/or community outreach Makes a contribution to the profile of the College

12. T ODAY Afternoon session – the super structure 1 college 1-3 research schools Sustainable into the future Staffing Income Relatively similar size Goals to be achieved 1. How many? 2. What names? Research School of ???? 3. Map out cluster alignment to research schools

13. P RACTICAL ISSUES Focus on the key goals to be achieved today Act in the future interests of the whole college Professional and respectful Identify areas of common agreement Where there is disagreement use sub-group to resolve and report back

14. Q UESTIONS / COMMENTS ?

15. Additional estimated income 2009 Salary costs and Staff count (approx) AREA Recurrent Budget Net Fees S Income Q Income (Total income/ cash) R Funds Academi c 2009 General 2009 Arts23,2173,8822,0083,06832,17524,83217751 RSSS8,6894055,3643,86218,3206,7345827 ADSRI1,5322002,2784594,4692,4471613 CAEPR469131,2791,2152,9768381511 CEDAM1,101001451,2461,28098 RSH2,4172101,4572,0266,1102,6972417 CASS admin 6,987 4,860148 TOTAL44,4124,71012,38610,77572,28343,688300175 15

16. R ESEARCH INCOME $,000 IGSRTSRIBGTotal Arts7214,3431645,228 RSSS4568801871,522 RSH218752721,043 CAEPR1119424229 ADSRI1029062254 CEDAM1374391 CASS Gen00512 Total1,6216,2341,0248,879

17. Additional estimated income 2009 Salary costs 2009 and Staff count AREA Recurr ent Net Fees S Income Q Income (Total income/ cash) % admin costs R Funds Academ ic 2008 General 2008 Arts23,2173,8822,0083,06832,1759.124,80019674 RSSS8,6894055,3643,86218,3206.67,3435944 ADSRI1,5322002,2784594,4695.92,4471418 CAEPR469131,2791,2152,9768.1838139 CEDAM1,098001451,24312.21,21370 RSH2,3612101,3922,0215,9846.82,6972219 CASS admin 6,987 5,666 4,859154 TOTAL44,3534,71012,32110,77072,154844,197312218