2014 Annual Report

2014 Annual Report to the Parliament and Community Charles Sturt University Annual Report 2014 Published by: Office of the Vice-Chancellor The Grange Chancellery Panorama Avenue Bathurst NSW 2795 Production by: Office of the Vice-Chancellor Design by: Division of Marketing and Communication Printed by: CSU Print, Division of Learning and Teaching Services ISSN: 1036-465X The Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) Provider Number for Charles Sturt University is 00005F. © Charles Sturt University 2015. JB F4200. No external costs were incurred in the production of this Annual Report. A copy of the 2014 Annual Report is available on the internet at: www.csu.edu.au/about/publications FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2014 TO 31 DECEMBER 2014 The Hon. Adrian Piccoli MP Minister for Education Level 34 Governor Macquarie Tower 1 Farrer Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Minister In accordance with the provisions of the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984 and the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 we have pleasure in presenting to Parliament the Annual Report of Charles Sturt University for the year 2014. Yours faithfully, Dr Michele Allan Professor Andrew Vann Chancellor Vice-Chancellor and President CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY 2014 ANNUAL REPORT PAGE 1 Contents About Charles Sturt University .................................................................................. 3 University Strategy 2013-2015 ................................................................................. 4 Appendices Social Inclusion Item 1 Multicultural Policies and Services Program ............................................ 7 People Item 2 University Council ................................................................................. 12 Item 3 Management and Structure .................................................................. 15 Item 4 Senior Executive Performance and Remuneration................................. 16 Item 5 Employees / Employee Wage Movements ............................................ 19 Item 6 Work Health and Safety ........................................................................ 20 Item 7 Equal Opportunity / Disability Plan ........................................................ 22 Item 8 Human Resource Policies ..................................................................... 24 Travel Item 9 Overseas Travel .................................................................................... 25 Stakeholders and Consumers Item 10 New Publications .................................................................................. 37 Item 11 Privacy and Personal Information .......................................................... 37 Item 12 Recommendations of the Ombudsman or Auditor-General ................... 37 Item 13 Access to Information ........................................................................... 38 Item 14 Consumer Response ............................................................................ 40 Item 15 Electronic Service Delivery .................................................................... 40 Item 16 Risk Management and Internal Audit .................................................... 41 Finance and Legal Item 17 Accounts Payment Performance .......................................................... 42 Item 18 Disclosure of Controlled Entities and Subsidiaries ................................. 42 Item 19 Credit Card Certification........................................................................ 42 Item 20 Funds Granted ..................................................................................... 43 Item 21 Consultants .......................................................................................... 47 Item 22 Land Disposal ....................................................................................... 47 Item 23 Legal Change ....................................................................................... 48 Item 24 Economic or Other Factors ................................................................... 48 Item 25 Investment Performance ....................................................................... 49 Item 26 Insurance.............................................................................................. 50 Facilities Item 27 Major Works ......................................................................................... 52 Item 28 Waste ................................................................................................... 53 Compliance Item 29 Compliance Statement ......................................................................... 54 Financials Budgeted Statements for 2015............................................................................... 59 Audited Statements for 2014 .................................................................................. 64 Charles Sturt University......................................................................... 65 Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust ............................................ 132 Charles Sturt Campus Services Limited .............................................. 157 Charles Sturt Services Limited ............................................................ 181 PAGE 2 CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY 2014 ANNUAL REPORT About Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University (CSU) is the largest What makes us different? Flexibility regionally based university in Australia, Charles Sturt University is defined by a Charles Sturt University’s flexibility is enrolling nearly 38,000 students from across national vision built on regional opportunity; build on a heritage of developing and Australia and more than 120 countries around collaboration; a sense of community; flexibility; administering programs in the context of our the world. CSU is a leader in online-supported a focus on individuals; and results. communities and their individual geography distance learning and the largest and one of and circumstances, as well as the changing the most experienced providers of courses National vision and regional opportunity landscape of the world in which we operate delivered by innovative distance education. We now and into the future. offer one of the most comprehensive suites of At Charles Sturt University, we believe that building opportunity in the communities we courses of any university in the country, with Our focus on individuals more than 70% of our professional programs serve also builds opportunity for all Australians. By helping ensure rural and regional students Informed by our sense of community and our delivered in areas of identified national and heritage of flexibility, we recognise the value of regional labour market skill shortages. have equitable access to higher education and advancement opportunities, that rural the individual. This focus is characterised by our Our campuses serve the distinct needs of and regional Australians have equal access to determination to bring out the best in people regional communities from northern New services and care, and that rural and regional – to work together to ensure our students are South Wales to central Victoria, while our businesses have access to applied research, the best they can be in all their pursuits. CSU Study Centres in Melbourne and Sydney we can help drive the economic and social Results provide on campus education to international advancement of the nation. students in a range of undergraduate and Our research and teaching programs seek postgraduate programs. We also deliver Collaboration to deal with issues that are important to programs internationally in collaboration with Charles Sturt University works collaboratively our communities. We do this by engaging leading partner institutions in Europe and Asia, with stakeholders across all levels and all our with industry and the professions to as well as through distance education. interactions, and seeks to bring out the best deliver practical, applied solutions that we believe result in better outcomes for all our Our combination of campuses and online in people. We believe in our ethos of ‘better stakeholders. supported education makes Charles Sturt together’ and apply that to our dealings with University one of Australia’s truly national students, staff, industry and partners, and We take the time to listen to all our universities, with more than 27% of our governments to deliver an improved outlook communities and to consider, communicate domestic students enrolled from states for the future. and respond. At Charles Sturt University and territories outside NSW. we constantly ask how we can help our Sense of community students and stakeholders achieve their We deliver research in close collaboration Charles Sturt University works in many regions goals, and we believe this approach helps the with users in industry, government and of Australia, and draws strength from the University and our stakeholders to achieve the community, and operate six University communities it serves. As a major contributor things together we could not achieve alone. Research Centres, a Faculty Research Centre, and stakeholder in our communities, we an Australian Research Centre and three At Charles Sturt University we believe understand and consider the needs of our Cooperative Research Centres. Our research that we are better together. regions in each of our locations and strive to centres in agriculture, education, theology, reflect these in our course profile and student ethics and environmental

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