Committee Of Convocation (The University of Melbourne)

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Agent TypeOrganisationIdentifierUMA-AG-000000200Activities & OccupationsUniversity committeeHistoryConvocation comprises the graduates of the University. From 1867-1923 the representative body was known as the Senate, from 1924-1974 as Convocation, and after 1974 as The Graduates of the University, until 1985, when it was renamed Convocation. It had not been established until 1867 because of a requirement that it have a minimum of 100 members. The body was vested with the authority to submit suggestions as to the affairs of the University to Council; and while it could not initiate any statute or regulation, it could amend any statute or regulation submitted to it by Council for its approval, returning it so amended to Council for further consideration. Under the 1923 Change of Constitution of the University of Melbourne Act, the Standing Committee of Convocation would consist of the Warden ex-officio and not less than forty other members. The Committee of Convocation represents graduates of the University within the University and its members are elected in proportion to the number of graduates in each faculty. Division 3 of the Melbourne University Act 1958 outlines the powers and duties of the Committee of Convocation.

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Committee Of Convocation (The University of Melbourne)