Briefing Sessions and Focus Groups
As part of the consultation process, the Vice-Chanellor's Strategy Unit conducted a series of briefing sessions and focus groups which aimed to encourage the University community to respond to the document Refining Our Strategy: A discussion paper that invites involvement and response.
Briefing Sessions
For a copy of the briefing session presentation, please click here.
Where possible, briefing sessions were organised so as to cater for multiple divisions, and are listed below. Members of the University community were welcome to attend any briefing session.
| Group | Date | Time | Location |
| Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning | Tuesday 16 June | 12.00-12.30 | Sisalkraft Theatre |
| Melbourne School of Engineering | Wednesday 17 June | 12.30-1.00 | Old Arts-Public Lecture Theatre |
| Melbourne Law School & Faculty of Economics and Commerce | Thursday 18 June | 12.00-12.30 | The Spot-Basement Theatre |
| Faculty of Veterinary Science | Friday 19 June | 2.30-3.00 | Werribee |
| Melbourne School of Land and Environments Faculty of Arts & Faculty of Science | Monday 22 June | 10.00-10.30 | The Medical-Sunderland Theatre |
| Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music | Monday 22 June | 2.30-3.00 | Federation Hall |
| Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences | Wednesday 24 June | 12.30-1.00 | Medical-Wright Theatre |
| Melbourne Graduate School of Education Senior Vice-Principal?s Division Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Office of the Provost Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Relations) & Office of the Vice-Chancellor | Thursday 25 June | 11.00-11.30 | Old Arts-Public Lecture Theatre |
| Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music | Thursday 25 June | 2.30-3.00 | Old Arts-Theatre B |
| Open to all staff | Thursday 2 July | 1.00-1.30 | Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A |
Focus Groups
The University sought critical examination of, and creative responses to, the issues and questions raised in Refining Our Strategy: A discussion paper that invites involvement and reponse.
The Office of the Vice-Chancellor organised topic based focused groups, which involved conversation on the strategic direction of the University. The two hour sessions were conducted by Dr Shane Huntington, Principal Strategy Adviser from the Vice-Chancellor's Strategy Unit.
A complete list of session dates, times and topics is provided below.
| Topic | Date | Time | Location |
| Chapter 5 - Research | Monday 6 July | 9.30-11.30 | Newton Room: Level 5, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building |
| Chapters 1-4 - The University | Tuesday 7 July | 9.30-11.30 | Room 215, The Spot (Economics and Commerce Building) |
| Chapter 5 - Research | Wednesday 8 July | 1.30-3.30 | Level 8 Meeting Room, Raymond Priestly Building |
| Chapter 6 - Learning and Teaching | Tuesday 14 July | 1.30-3.30 | Level 8 Meeting Room, Raymond Priestly Building |
| Chapter 7 - Knowledge Transfer | Friday 17 July | 9.30-11.30 | Level 8 Meeting Room, Raymond Priestly Building |
| Chapter 6 - Learning and Teaching | Monday 20 July | 9.30-11.30 | Newton Room: Level 5, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building |
| Chapter 7 - Knowledge Transfer | Monday 20 July | 1.30-3.30 | Newton Room: Level 5, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building |
| Chapter 8 - Supporting Our Vision | Wednesday 22 July | 1.30-3.30 | Level 8 Meeting Room, Raymond Priestly Building |
| Chapter 8 - Supporting Our Vision | Thursday 23 July | 9.30-11.30 | Newton Room: Level 5, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building |
| Student Focus Group | Thursday 30 July | 9.30-11.30 | Old Quadrangle, Classics Library |
| Student Focus Group | Monday 3 August | 1.30-3.30 | The Mary Cook Room, 2nd Floor Union House |
| Student Focus Group | Wednesday 5 August | 1.00-3.00 | The Mary Cook Room, 2nd Floor Union House |