| The award of Companion of the University provides
for the University to recognise in a public way the contributions
of persons to the University and/or the community. In some
instances Council may acknowledge the contribution of an organisation
by the recognition of its chairperson, president or secretary.
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Criteria
The contribution will be in the form of conspicuous continued
involvement in: |
| 1. |
promotion of the academic purposes of the
University or facilitation of those purposes in any particular
activity of the University; |
| 2. |
fostering the links between the University and other institutions
within and without Australia; |
| 3. |
representation of the University's needs for resources
for its growth and diversification and supply of such resources;
or |
| 4. |
other activities identified by Council on the recommendation
of the Awards Committee or the Academic Senate as significant
in the development or promotion of the community and/or the
University. |
| Members of Council and other officers
of the University and its employees are not eligible for the
award until after retirement. |
Privileges
- To be admitted as a Companion at a graduation ceremony
and to be presented with a testamur.
- To wear the academic dress of Companion of the University
on ceremonial occasions.
- To receive copies of University news publications, the
Annual Report and such other publications determined from
time to time.
- To use the post-nominal abbreviation C.Univ (Flinders).
- To attend University dinners and functions at the invitation
of the Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor.
- To receive other privileges, on approval by the Vice-Chancellor.
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Procedure
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| 1. |
Members of the Awards Committee, the Executive Director
of Administration, the Librarian and the Deputy Vice-Chancellors
will be invited each year (normally prior to the October meeting
of Council), to submit, in confidence, nominations for the
award of the Title of Companion of the University. They will
be advised of the Rules that apply in respect of the award.
Members will be reminded that awards are a significant honour
and will be made only rarely, and may not be made every year. |
| 2. |
All nominations will be referred to the Vice-Chancellor
in the first instance, for preliminary consideration by the
Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor, and for referral, as appropriate,
to the Awards Committee for endorsement, and to Council for
approval. |
| 3. |
Where the proposed nominee is a former staff member or
student of the University, the Executive Dean of the relevant
Faculty will be consulted about the proposal prior to its
referral to the Awards Committee. |
| 4. |
Nominations will include a clear statement of a nominee's
attainment, position and relation to the University, with
particular reference to the criteria listed above. |
