The Council

COUN09-A8

                                                                                                                                                     

NOTICE OF MEETING

The next (Special) meeting of the University Council will be held on Friday, 27 November 2009 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

Any member wishing 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 Tuesday 24 November 2009.

2.       Minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the (Special) Meeting of the Council held on 9 October 2009 (COUN09-M6) (previously circulated).

3.           Matters arising from the Minutes

                                                                                                                                                     

SECTION A: Items for Discussion

4.       Nominations Committee        

To RECEIVE a report from the Chair of the Nominations Committee.

5.       Appointment of Pro-Chancellor       

To DELEGATE AUTHORITY to the Chair of Council to APPROVE the re-appointment of Sir John Gains as Pro-Chancellor until 31July 2013 following Privy Council’s approval of changes to the Charter.

6.       Honorary Degrees: Invitations         

6.1       Pursuant to Statute XVIII, on the recommendation of Senate and with the advice of the Honorary Degrees Committee, to APPROVE the issuing of invitations to persons to receive Honorary Degrees at Graduation Ceremonies.

COUN09-P150 (to be tabled)

*6.2      To NOTE that the Chair, on the recommendation of the Chair of Senate, has taken action between meetings to approve the issuing of an invitation to David Jinks to receive an Honorary Degree at the December Graduation Ceremony.                                                                                                  

7.       Staff Survey Working Group Reports        

COUN09-P151

To CONSIDER a report on the Staff Survey Working Groups together with the Human Resources Committee minute summarising discussion at the HRC meeting on 3 November 2009.

8.       Human Resources Committee

COUN09-P152

To RECEIVE a report of the meeting of the Human Resources Committee held on 3 November 2009 and to:

*8.1      APPROVE amendments to the Terms of Reference and Membership of the Sub-Committee.

COUN09-P153

*8.2      APPROVE the award of the title of Emeritus Professor to:

            Dr Cliff McKnight, Professor of Information Studies

            Dr Roger Smith, Professor of Analytical Chemistry.

*8.3      To APPROVE a change to the Personal Title of Professor Chris Hewitt from Professor of Pharmaceutical Engineering to Professor of Biological Engineering.

9.       Operations Committee 

COUN09-P154

To RECEIVE a report from the meetings of Operations Committee held on 22 June, 21 September, 12 October, 2 and 9 November 2009 and to:

9.1       APPROVE the appointment of the Standing Redundancies Committee as the Redundancy Committee.

COUN09-P155

*9.2     APPROVE Tuition Fees for 2010-11.

COUN09-P156

                                                                                                                                                         

SECTION B - Items for Approval

                                                                                                                                               

SECTION C - Items for Information

*10.    Reports of Committees

To RECEIVE reports from the following Committees:

*10.1     Senate – 17 November 2009 [COUN09-P157   ] (to follow)

 

*11.     Exclusion of Student Under Statute V(4)

To NOTE that the Vice-Chancellor has found it necessary to use her powers under Statute V, paragraph 4, to exclude a student from use of University IT facilities. The student concerned is under police investigation in relation to an alleged assault on another student and is no longer in Loughborough. The exclusion has been made to ensure that the individual cannot use University IT facilities whilst on Leave of Absence to contact the student who was the subject of the alleged assault.

                                                                                                                                                    

12.     Any Other Business

13.     Date of Next Meeting

Friday, 19 March 2009

                                                                                                                                                    

Author – Miranda Routledge
Date – November 2009
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