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The Council
COUN08-A6
NOTICE OF MEETING
The next (Special) meeting of the University Council will be held on Tuesday 22 July 2008 immediately following the close of the Ordinary Meeting in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.
Dr Jennifer Nutkins, Secretary
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 Secretary by mid-day on Monday 21 July 2008.
2. Minutes
To confirm the Minutes of the (Special) Meeting of the Council held on 4 April 2008 (COUN08-M4 previously circulated).
3.
Matters arising from
the Minutes
3.1 University
Visitor
Further to Minute 08/52, to note that the Privy
Council has approved the re-appointment of Sir Charles McCullough as the
University Visitor for five years from 7 May 2008.
3.2 Other
Matters Arising
SECTION A: Items for Discussion
4. Remuneration
Committee
COUN08-P110
To receive a report of the meeting of the Remuneration Committee held on
7 July 2008.
5. Nominating
Committee
5.1 To receive a report of the meetings of
the Nominating Committee held on 18 January, 3 April and 9 June 2008.
COUN08-P111
5.2 To approve recommendations relating to
the co-opted membership of Council for 2008/09.
COUN08-P112
6. Honorary
Degrees
COUN08-P113
To consider and approve the principle of the award of honorary bachelor
degrees to Diploma of Loughborough College (DLC) holders.
7. Human
Resources Committee
COUN08-P114
To receive a report of the meeting of the
Human Resources Committee held on 12 June 2008 and to approve the following
recommendations:
7.1 Revisions to the Reward Review Procedures
COUN08-P115
7.2 Revisions to the Harassment and Bullying
Policy
COUN08-P116
7.3 Terms of Reference for the Sub-Committee
for the Award of Titles
COUN08-P117
7.4 Equality and Diversity Sub-Committee:
change in Chair from Professor Terry Kavanagh to Will Spinks.
7.5 Award of title of Emeritus Professor to
the following:
Dr R Paul Sturges, formerly
Professor of Library Studies in the Department of Information Science.
Dr Bryan Woodward, formerly
Professor of Underwater Acoustics in the Department of Electronic and
Electrical Engineering.
Dr Kurt Ziebeck, formerly Professor
of Physics in the Department of Physics.
SECTION B - Items for
Approval
NO ITEMS
SECTION
C - Items for Information
*8. Pro-Vice-Chancellor (
To note
that, following the resignation of Peter Winter, the Chair has taken action to
approve an external advert for the position of Pro-Vice-Chancellor (
*9. Special Leave
COUN08-P118
To receive
the annual report of staff taking more than three months Special Leave.
*10. Chair’s
Action
To note that the Chair of Council has
taken action on behalf of Council to approve:
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Re-appointment of Professor Terry Kavanagh as the
Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
-
Issuing of invitations to receive Honorary Degrees
Full details are
available from the Assistant Secretary upon request.
*11. Staffing
COUN08-P119
To note appointments since Meeting of Council held on 27 November
2007.
*12. Reports of Committees
To receive reports from the following Committees:
12.1
Operations Committee – 17 March, 28 April, 9
May, 9 and 23 June 2008 [COUN08-P120]
12.2
Senate – 2 July 2008 [COUN08-P121] (to follow)
*13. Dates of Meetings in 2008/09
To note the dates for meetings in 2008/09 as follows:
Friday 10 October 2008
Friday, 28 November 2008
Friday, 27 March 2009
Thursday, 9 July 2009
14. Any Other Business
15. Date of Next Meeting
Friday 10 October 2008
16. Valedictory
To give
thanks to the staff and lay members for whom this will be the last meeting.
Author – Miranda Routledge
Date – July 2008
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