Increased career opportunities for staff and a reduction in reliance on the amenities fee will also be major goals. As a result of a selection process involving the existing senior staff of Monash service organisations, Mr Andrew O'Brien has been appointed as the CEO designate of the new organisation. All other senior appointments are expected to be completed in the next few weeks. The awards, which are equivalent to the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Distinguished Teaching, are intended to recognise the contributions of general staff who exceed the normal requirements of their positions. Exceptional performance must have been sustained for at least a three-year period.
Further recognition is given by a permanent citation in the university Calendar .
The closing date for the 2000 awards is Friday 3 November. The delegates, headed by Professor Dr Ow Chee Sheng, visited the Malaysia campus at the invitation of the School of Engineering and Science and were welcomed by pro vice-chancellor Professor Bob Bignall. IEM council members invited Monash engineering students to become student members of the organisation, which would give them access to functions, site visits and talks and seminars hosted by industry experts. The head of the School of Engineering and Science, Professor Robin Alfredson, gave a presentation about the Engineering program at Monash Malaysia before the delegates were taken on a tour of the campus. It will be held on Monday 23 October at 8 pm in the Old Pathology Theatre, University of Melbourne, Parkville.