The Council
COUN04-A9
NOTICE OF MEETING
The 312th meeting of the
University Council will be held on Tuesday
21 December 2004 at 10.15 a.m. in the Council Chamber, Administration
Building 2.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MEETING WILL
BE PRECEDED BY THE TREASURER’S BRIEFING AT 9.15 a.m.
Mr J M Town, Registrar
AGENDA
1. Business of
the Agenda
Members are reminded that a starred item is approved at this stage unless notice is given of intention to speak to it. Any member wishing to speak to a starred item, to raise an item under any other business or to challenge the unconfirmed minutes is asked to give notice to the Registrar by mid-day on Monday 20 December.
2. Minutes
To confirm the Minutes of the 310th Meeting of the Council held on 29 October 2004 (COUN04-M7 proposed redrafting of minutes 04/107 & 04/108 enclosed).
3. Matters
arising from the Minutes
SECTION A: Items for Discussion
4.
Vice-Chancellor's Business
5.
Matters for Reports
5.1 Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Research)
COUN04-P94(A)
& COUN04-P94(B)
5.2
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Teaching)
5.3
Director
of Business Partnerships, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer
5.4
Director
of External Relations
COUN04-P96
6. University
Accounts
6.1 Financial Statements
COUN04-P97 (separate enclosure)
To receive the University Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2004 together with the comments of the Treasurer’s Committee, and to approve the adoption of the accounts.
6.2 Financial Compliance Review 2003/04
COUN04-P98
To receive the Financial Compliance Review 2003/04.
6.3 Income Summary 2003/04
COUN04-P99
To receive a summary of University income in 2003/04.
7. Estates
Strategy
To receive a progress report.
8. Capital
Programme
8.1 Progress Report
COUN04-P100
To receive a progress report on the Capital Programme
8.2 Burleigh Court
To receive an update on the project and to delegate authority to the Chair to progress the project through the final stage of the Capital Project Procedures.
8.3 Residential Halls Strategy
COUN04-P102
To note a report from the Bursar.
9. Residential
Hall Fees
COUN04-P103(to be tabled)
To approve recommendations for residential hall fee levels for 2005/06.
10. Tuition
Fees and OFFA Agreement
To approve the University's proposal to OFFA.
11. Committees
Review Project
To receive, and comment on, a report produced by the Academic Registrar.
12. CUC Governance
Code and Principles
To receive a report from the Registrar.
13. Treasurer’s
Committee
13.1 Report of Meeting
COUN04-P106
To receive the report of the meeting of the Treasurer’s Committee held on 23 November 2004.
13.2 Report of Joint Meeting with Audit Committee
COUN04-P107
To receive the report of the joint meeting of Audit
Committee and Treasurer’s Committee held on 23 November 2004.
14. Audit Committee
14.1 Report of Meeting
COUN04-P108
To receive the report
of the meeting of the Audit Committee held on 28 October 2004
14.2 Meetings with External Auditors
COUN04-P109
To receive a report of Meetings with External Auditors held on 23 November
2004
14.3 Annual Report of the Audit Committee
2003/04
COUN04-P110
To receive the Annual Report of the Audit Committee
for 2003/04 which includes the report of the Internal Auditors.
SECTION B - Items for Approval
*15. Membership
of Council Committees
To ratify appointments to
vacancies on Council Committees and Joint Committees with Senate.
*16. Senate
To approve the following
recommendations referred by Senate at its meeting held on 26 November 2004:
.1 Programme
Proposals
(i) New Programmes for introduction in the 2004/05 session:
MSc
International Relations
MSc Transatlantic Relations
(ii) Discontinuation of the following programmes:
BEng Chemical Engineering with Bioprocessing (last
intake October 1999)
Diploma in Technology for Development, DL (last intake July 2004)
.2 Establishment
of New Prizes, Amendments to Existing Prizes and Discontinuation of Prizes
(Annex A refers).
.3 Amendments
to Constitution/Terms of Reference for Joint Senate & Council Committees
(Annex B refers)
(i) Operations Sub- Committee
(ii) Information Services Committee
(iii) Student Services Committee
*17. University
Ordinances
To confirm amendments to ordinances, previously approved in October 2004:
·
new Ordinance XXXIII: Diplomas and Certificates
*18. Common
Seal
COUN04-P113
To ratify the action of the Registrar in affixing the University Seal to the documents listed.
SECTION C - Items for
Information
*19. Charities Bill
COUN04-P114
To
receive an update from the Bursar and Registrar with regard to the Charities
Bill and the University’s “exempt charity” status.
*20. Freedom of Information Act 2000
COUN04-P115
To
receive a report on the University’s progress towards compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.
*21. Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations
COUN04-P116
To
receive a brief report explaining the Information and Consultation of Employees
Regulations.
*22. Annual
Alumni Report
To receive the Alumni Annual Report.
*23. Loughborough University Development Trust
COUN04-P118
To receive a report from the Loughborough University Development Trust and summary financial statements for the period to 31 July 2004.
*24. Reports of Committees
COUN04-P119
To receive reports from the following Committees.
i)
Health, Safety and Environmental Committee – 17 November
2004
ii)
Performance Monitoring Group – 2 December 2004
iii)
Research Committee – 28 October 2004
iv)
Resources and Planning Committee – 29 October 2004
v)
Senate – 26 November 2004
vi)
Student Services Committee – 3 November 2004
25. Any Other Business
26. Date of Next Meeting
Friday 1 April 2005
Date - December 2004
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