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The Council
COUN09-M3
Minutes of the meeting of the University Council held on Thursday 9
July 2009.
Members:
Sir Bryan Carsberg (Chair); Dr Memis Acar (ab); Dr Jo
Aldridge; John Blackwell; Dr Anja Baumhoff; Penny Coates; Brian Dent; Gifty
Edila; Sir John Gains; Marc Gibson; David Goss; Professor Neil Halliwell; Norma
Honey; Sir John Jennings; Jim Murphy; Jim Mutton (ab); Professor Ric Parker
(ab); Professor Richard Parry-Jones; Georgie Payne; Professor Shirley Pearce;
Simon Proffitt; Professor Ian Reid; Jackie Strong; Nigel Tamplin; Alan A Woods;
Dr Dominic Wring (ab).
In attendance:
Rob Allan; Professor Morag Bell; Peter Davenport; Professor Phill Dickens; Professor Peter Golding; Rob Hulme; Professor Terry Kavanagh; Dr Jennifer Nutkins; Professor Ken Parsons; Miranda Routledge; Will Spinks; Professor Tony Thorpe; Jon Walker; Caroline Walker; Phil Wilkinson-Blake
Ron Gray and Ian Cairns (for item 09/38.4), Andrew Burgess (for item 09/41)
Apologies for
absence were received from:
Dr Memis Acar; Jim Mutton;
Professor Ric Parker; Dr Dominic Wring
09/34 Chairman’s
Introduction
The Chair welcomed Phil Wilkinson-Blake and Rob Hulme to the meeting. Both would become members from the start of August and were attending as observers. The Chair thanked Tony Westaway for his presentation on International Student Recruitment and Fees immediately prior to the meeting.
09/35 Business of
the Agenda
Item 16 was withdrawn from the agenda. The LSU Annual Report would be considered under Any Other Business and would be a standing item on the July Council agenda in future.
COUN09-P48
Council considered a proposal to change the deadline for unstarring items and/or raising items under Any Other Business. The principle behind the change was to prevent items being unstarred/raised too late for an appropriate response to be prepared. In exceptional circumstances, flexibility on the deadline could be operated at the discretion of the Chair. Council AGREED that the deadline for unstarring items and/or raising items of Any Other Business should be moved to the end of the third working day before the Council meeting (eg end of Tuesday for a Friday meeting). This would allow for two full working days to prepare appropriate responses/briefing. The Secretary and Assistant Secretary were committed to complying with published print deadlines and making papers available on the intranet one week in advance of the meeting.
09/36 Minutes
Minutes of the Meeting of Council held on 27 March 2009 [COUN09-M1] were CONFIRMED.
09/37 Matters
Arising from the Minutes
09/37.1 Review of Effectiveness of Council
COUN09-P49
Council RECEIVED a report on progress against the recommendations arising from the Review of Effectiveness of Council. In addition to the points noted in the paper, ELT had agreed that a mentoring scheme be introduced for new lay members from 2010/11. New lay members would be paired with experienced lay members as part of the continually improving induction process. All lay members were reminded that they had access to the Chair, Secretary- and/or members of the Executive on an ongoing basis should they wish to seek information on a particular issue that affected the University or their role as a member of the governing body.
09/37.2 Other Matters Arising
It was confirmed that a future Pre-Meeting Briefing would cover student finance issues and include information on the cost of living and financial support arrangements. Action: Asst Secretary
09/38 University Strategy/Planning
09/38.1 Report on
Implementation Plans
COUN09-P50
Council
RECEIVED a report on progress against Implementation Plans in 2008/09 and
priorities for 2009/10. Full plans were
available on the intranet and would be incorporated into the Corporate Planning
Statement submitted to HEFCE in December.
09/38.2 Human
Resources Implementation Plan
COUN09-P51
The Director of
Human Resources presented the Human Resources Implementation Plan. The plan had been developed in support of the
University Strategy but also responded to HEFCE’s feedback on the self assessment
of people management and the KPMG Audit in 2007 – both of which had
identified significant areas for improvement.
The Chief Operating Officer had, previously, prepared an interim plan which had initiated
a number of actions including the appointment of the Director of Human
Resources and the Staff Survey 2008. The
Human Resources Director drew Council’s attention to the following key
issues within the updated version of the plan:
·
The former Personnel and Staff Development functions
had been brought together to form a Human Resources function.
·
Additional resource had been allocated to staff
development activity and would be carefully targeted, e.g. on enhancing career
development for non academic staff and better preparation of managers and leaders
for the future.
·
Human Resources services had been restructured to give
more attention to the recruitment and management information functions.
·
Consideration was being given to the extent to which
the Loughborough style of leadership could be identified and developed, whilst
recognizing the importance of retaining diversity in leadership styles. This formed part of the more formal approach
to succession planning which was under development.
·
Whilst there was not always an obvious career ladder
for non-academic staff, the working group (set up to take forward actions
arising from the Staff Survey in this area) had identified that career
opportunities were available if staff were willing to broaden their experience
by moving across functions rather than simply being promoted within their own
departments. This would also help staff
to understand more about the University and recognise how individual roles
contributed to the overall strategy and direction of the University.
·
The University currently met the legislative
requirements in relation to equality and diversity issue but more work was
needed to fully embed practices across the organisation.
·
Whilst employee relations were already very good,
there was potential for improvement in the arrangements for liaison with the
Trade Unions represented on campus.
Particularly in the current economic climate, national pay negotiations
created challenges for the sector.
·
The introduction of a comprehensive appraisal system
was fundamental to achieving the strategic objectives within the plan. Pockets of activity existed across the
University but these needed to be brought together and implemented across the
organisation. This would then provide a
framework for assessing and monitoring performance to better inform reward
review outcomes.
Council
welcomed the work that had been done to date and supported the comments made by
Senate to include more explicit links between the aims of the plan and the
relevant KPIs. Council members also
suggested the inclusion of:
·
Reference to the culture, values and expected
behaviour of employees.
·
Acknowledgement of the potential financial
implications of the plan as meeting the objectives would require significant
investment which would need to be prioritized.
On this basis,
Council APPROVED the Human Resources Implementation Plan
09/38.3 Sports
Strategy and Implementation Plan
COUN09-P52
The
Vice-Chancellor presented the Sports Strategy and Implementation Plan. It was the University’s aspiration to
be recognized as “world leading” in sport-related activities. Evidence of excellence already existed across
a number of dimensions (e.g. sporting performance and governing body
relationships, sports science academic achievement as demonstrated via RAE
rating and league tables, achievements of the Sports Technology Institute) but,
to date, no cohesive approach to coordinating activities and maintaining the
University’s position had been adopted.
With the Vice-Chancellor as Chair, a Sports Strategy Group had been
established to maximize the synchronization of the various strands of
activity.
The
Vice-Chancellor confirmed that the University did not intend to reduce the
number of sports that it was involved in but that a tiered system for
supporting sport would be introduced to ensure that maximum benefit was
gained. A member queried the impact of
the current financial climate on the level of support available to students by
way of sports scholarships. It was confirmed
that the number of scholarships (which included a substantial in kind support
service element) had increased despite the economic recession but that the
level of financial support available had always been modest in the
Council
supported the request made by LSU at Senate that the document specifically
mention the role of the Athletics Union (AU).
The Vice-Chancellor confirmed that representatives of the AU would be
invited to relevant meetings of the Sports Strategy Group.
During
discussion, Council members commented that they would like to see the following
issues expanded upon in the document:
·
Plans for enhancing links with the local community
·
Mechanisms for raising the University’s profile
in sport more widely, in particular in the media
·
Clarification of the impact and relevance of 2012 and
other Olympic Games on the Sports Strategy.
This was raised in terms of maximising the opportunities presented by
involvement in the Olympic Games for developing new activities/partnerships
On this basis,
Council APPROVED the Sports Strategy and Implementation Plan.
09/38.4 Advancement
Implementation Plan
COUN09-P53
The Directors
of Marketing and Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) presented the
Advancement Implementation Plan which was split into sections covering specific
activities.
The Director of
Marketing highlighted the following initiatives which were covered in more
detail by the Marketing and Communications aspects of the plan:
·
The University was investing in the development of its
website and was fairly well advanced in the process of acquiring a Content
Management System (CMS). The CMS was
expected to have a major impact on the quality of internal and external
communications. A new design for the
University’s web-pages was being introduced and would go live on the home
page at the end of July.
·
Excellent feedback had been received on the quality of
recent publications including the Annual Report, the Undergraduate Prospectus,
“The View” and “At A Glance”.
·
The recently introduced Vice-Chancellor’s
e-newsletter was proving very popular with staff across the campus.
·
The key messages from the initial stages of the brand
review were in use and further work was ongoing.
The Director of
DARO highlighted the following initiatives in relation to the Development and
Alumni Relations aspects of the plan:
·
Advancement was becoming more embedded into University
activities. The Advancement Committee
had proved a useful mechanism for co-ordination but further projects for
fundraising were being sought from departments.
·
Additional staff had been recruited to support this
strand of the University’s activities and significant work had been
undertaken to build internal and external relations.
When questioned
on the progress towards a Capital Campaign, the Director of DARO confirmed that
in order to be successful, the University needed to establish a cohort of
individuals who were prepared to give significant contributions prior to formal
launch of a wider campaign. Some progress had been made towards achieving this
goal but more work was required in this area.
Council
APPROVED the Advancement Implementation Plan.
09/38.5 Review of
University Strategy
COUN09-P54
Council RECEIVED information relating to Review of University Strategy and the Joint Meeting of Senate and Council which would take place on 9 October 2009. This would provide Council members with an opportunity to discuss and debate the future direction of the University. The format of the day was expected to be primarily group-based activities with feed back sessions. The Joint Meeting would be followed by a short Council meeting at the end of the day.
09/39 Key Performance Indicators
09/39.1 Update on KPIs
COUN09-P55
Council
RECEIVED an update on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The commentary provided an explanation for
significant fluctuations in the data.
KPIs were currently under development in the areas of Human Resources,
Sport and Advancement. A full set of
KPIs would shortly be available on the University intranet. Council’s attention was drawn to the
following KPIs:
· Table 2.2: Research Income per Academic Staff FTE: and 2:3 Research Students supervised per Academic Staff FTE: Whilst the average figures in the tables remained steady, there had been a 7% increase in the number of academic staff and so the data represented an increase in real terms of both research income and research students.
·
Tables 4.4: Collaborative Research Income: The
increase in collaborative research income was evidence of the
“impact” of
· Table 10.2: Recycled Waste: The percentage of waste being recycled continued to rise.
· Tables 10.4: Academic Property in Condition Class A and B: The data which informed this table in 2007-08 had been reviewed and the figure for the University had dropped from 99% to 74%. Council were reassured that this drop was due to changes in the methodology rather than a real decline in the quality of the estate. The University felt that the new methodology gave a more realistic rating and that this was a fair reflection of the properties on campus.
During discussion, Council members raised the following points:
· It was very helpful to have sector average/benchmark data and targets against individual KPIs. The Provost confirmed that these were included wherever possible and that further work was underway to provide them in areas where they were currently unavailable.
· Whilst the University’s campus contributions to reducing carbon emissions and recycling were well represented in the KPI data, it was suggested that more could be done to provide measures of the impact (through research etc) on the worldwide sustainability agenda. The Vice-Chancellor reminded Council that the Sustainability Implementation Plan had gone a long way to bring together the various activities in this area and make the University’s contributions to this agenda more visible.
· With regard to the Student Experience, it was confirmed that the University would no longer take part in the Student Barometer surveys. There would be one more set of results from the surveys in May 2009 following which this KPI would need to be amended. The University would be working closely with LSU to find a suitable replacement measure.
09/39.2 “Universities that Count”
COUN09-P56
Council was informed that HEFCE was providing three years of tapered funding to promote and support the use of the Business in the Community (BiTC) Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index. This was branded as “Universities that Count”. The CR index was made up of four elements: environment, workplace, marketplace and community. The University had completed the environment and the community indices last year and this year had completed the full CR index under the HEFCE project. Initial feedback of the results for this year had already been made available and the overall score for the University was 60.7%. More detailed feedback comparing Loughborough with the HE sector would be made available at a later date. Council AGREED to adopt the CR Index as the single KPI for this area and APPROVED a target of 70% (Bronze standard) for 2009-10. Whilst recognising the challenges in this area, members wished to review the target for future years with the aspiration of achieving a higher rating in the longer term.
09/40 University Finance
The Chair introduced the item by reminding Council that
whilst the papers showed the University to be in a strong financial position
for 2008-09 and 2009-10, this must be considered in the context of a difficult
external economic climate and the University’s ambitious plans for
capital expenditure.
09/40.1 University
Budget 2008-09
COUN09-P57
Council NOTED
the updated budget forecast for 2008-09, noting the projected surplus of
£4.5M. Council congratulated the
University on a very successful year despite the uncertain financial climate.
09/40.2 University
Budget 2009-10 and Five-Year Financial Plan
COUN09-P58 and COUN09-P59
The Director
of Finance introduced the papers which outlined the proposed budget for 2009-10
and the five year financial plan based on current budgeting assumptions. Council were reminded of the challenging
financial environment in which the University was currently operating. The 2009-10 budget proposed to Council was
the result of several months of detailed planning and incorporated departmental
development plans. The budget had been
considered at a number of University committees. HEFCE had not yet confirmed
final details of the 2009-10 grant and cuts were expected which could reduce
the overall surplus figure. Whilst
members might be surprised at the 4.6% (£9.55M) target surplus, this was possible
due to prudent budgeting in a year of exceptional income (mainly driven by the
RAE favourable outcome). This level of
surplus was required to support the ambitious capital programme and provide
reserves for the future. Whilst there
was support for the target surplus across campus there was scope for better
understanding of its importance in delivering the University’s vision for
2016 and it was the responsibility of all Council members to explain this to
colleagues with less exposure to the budgeting process.
Looking to the
future, income sources for the sector were subject to considerable uncertainty
and inflation, pay and pensions issues represented major potential challenges.
The five-year financial plan presented to Council showed the University continuing
to deliver a surplus until 2011/12 but projected a deficit in the latter
years. This was not acceptable to
Council and budgeting assumptions would need to be revisited in order to bring
the budget back to a surplus position.
Council recognised that surpluses needed to match the interest rates and
repayment costs against capital borrowings which were likely to be in excess of
£5M in the latter years of the plan.
The deficits
projected for the end of the planning period signalled that the silver scenario
might be too challenging to sustain in the longer term. Some members questioned whether the
productivity targets (1% on pay and 1.5% on non-pay) could be increased. Whilst the University was aware that the
current assumptions would not achieve financial stability in the longer term,
increasing the required efficiency gains represented a significant cultural
change and would need to be addressed sensitively. Part of the University’s response was
to improve the efficiency of business processes by reducing duplication of
effort. The University would be
revisiting the bronze, silver and gold scenarios and working on contingency
plans over the next few months. This
work would inform the action required over the next two years to avoid the
projected deficits in 2012/13 and 2013/14.
Council was confident that the financial modelling and planning
procedures in place meant that the University was in a good position to revise
budgeting assumptions and bring the plan back into surplus.
Council
APPROVED the University Budget for 2009-10 and RECEIVED the Five-Year Financial
Plan, noting that further work was needed in order to produce acceptable
figures for 2012/13 and 2013/14.
09/41 Capital Programme
09/41.1 Progress
Report
COUN09-P60
Council RECEIVED a progress report on current projects and
NOTED the revised five year capital plan.
09/41.2
COUN09-P61
The Director
of Facilities Management (FM) delivered a presentation outlining a broad
overview of plans for the re-development of the
09/42 Risk Management
09/42.1 Council APPROVED a Consolidated Statement on Risk Management 2008/09 and NOTED the Statement of Corporate Governance, subject to minor amendments.
COUN09-P62
09/42.2 Council APPROVED Audit Committee’s opinion on Risk Management.
09/42.3 Council APPROVED the University Risk Register and Schedule for 2008/09.
COUN09-P63
09/42.4 Council APPROVED revised procedures for Risk Management.
COUN09-P64
09/42.5 Council RECEIVED a copy of HEFCE’s Assessment of Institutional Risk.
COUN09-P65
09/43 Audit
Committee
09/43.1 Report of
Meetings – 3 March and 25 June 2009
COUN09-P66 and
COUN09-P67
Council NOTED
that Simon Proffitt was resigning as Chair of the Audit Committee with effect
from 1 August 2009 but would remain a member, at least during 2009-10. The Chair of Council thanked Mr Proffitt for
the excellent job he had performed as Chair of the Audit Committee which was a
very important role in terms of University governance and accountability. Nigel Tamplin had agreed to take on the role
of Chair of the Audit Committee.
The Chair of
the Audit Committee presented the report and drew Council’s attention to
the following issues:
- The most significant risks
currently being faced by the University were rising pension costs,
international recruitment, financial stability and the flu pandemic. Audit Committee was closely monitoring
all areas. The Chair reassured Council that he scrutinised the
Vice-Chancellor’s expenses and confirmed that no allowances were
paid.
- There had been a number of long
outstanding audit recommendations relating to internal control functions
and good progress was now being made as a consequence of Agresso
functionality.
- The University had made good
progress in implementing business continuity planning although a proper
testing schedule would need to be devised.
This was an area where Audit Committee had previously expressed
concerns and the Chair was encouraged that steps were now being taken by
the University to introduce a coherent and coordinated approach.
- The Internal Auditors (KPMG)
still had some concerns regarding imago purchasing and general goods
receipting procedures. However,
progress was being made in this area and the Chair was confident that the
issues would be addressed satisfactorily.
KPMG had recognised the financial scenario planning undertaken by
the University as an example of good practice within the sector.
- HEFCE had allocated
responsibility to Audit Committees for ensuring the quality of data in
University statutory returns.
Processes had been designed to test the robustness of data across
the various returns.
- Good work continued on the
Value for Money agenda. A number of
benefits had been achieved through the “Services Working
Together” initiative.
However, Audit Committee had not yet seen the full report for
2008-09, nor the plan for 2009-10.
09/43.2 Report on
the Audit Committee’s review of its effectiveness
COUN09-P68
The Audit
Committee had commissioned the Internal Auditors to undertake a review of
effectiveness of the Committee. The
review had been wide ranging - including interviews with members of the
Committee and individuals who regularly engaged it. The overall findings were favourable although
some opportunities for improvement had been identified. Recommendations included the improved
induction of new members and appraisal of existing members. The latter was under discussion with the
Chair of Council. It was also noted that the Committee had, appropriately at
the time, spent a long time focussing on risk management over the past few
years. Risk management had now become
more fully embedded in the University’s operations and so it was
suggested that it might be appropriate for the Audit Committee to step back
slightly from this activity. This would
allow more time to be dedicated to the Value for Money agenda. The Audit Committee would consider the
recommendations in detail and agree corresponding actions in September.
09/44 Matters for Report
09/44.1 Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
(i) Research Grants and Contracts
COUN09-P69: NOTED
(ii) Research Outputs
COUN09-P70: NOTED
09/44.2 Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
COUN09-P71
Applications for UK/EU undergraduate 2009 entry had increased by more
than 18% compared to the previous year.
The challenge for the University was not to over recruit as this could
incur financial penalties from HEFCE.
Council were reassured that the University would be carefully managing
its admissions process in August and was expected to make less concessionary
offers than usual.
The impact of the new points-based immigration procedures on
international recruitment was not yet known though no major problems had arisen
to date. The University was closely
monitoring the situation and providing the appropriate assistance and support
to international applicants.
09/44.3 Pro-Vice-Chancellor (
COUN09-P72: NOTED
09/45 Chairman’s Report
Following the
most recent Review of Effectiveness of Council, it had been agreed that the
Chairman would make a verbal report at each meeting to pick up on relevant
issues discussed by Chairman's Advisory Group (CAG) that had not been covered
elsewhere on the agenda.
Most
of the issues discussed by CAG at its latest meeting had already been covered
elsewhere on the agenda including:
- Financial
planning
- Contingency
plans for the flu pandemic
- Student
numbers for 2009-10
- Report
from the Chair of Audit Committee.
Additionally,
the Chair took the opportunity to report on the appointment of lay members of
Council to the Boards of Subsidiary Companies as follows:
- Sir John
Gains as Chairman of imago
- Brian
Dent as Chairman of CASCAiD.
Professor Terry Kavanagh was thanked for Chairing the Board in the
interim.
09/46 Vice-Chancellor's Business
09/46.1 Recent
Developments at the University
i.
The latest position with regard to pay
negotiations was that UCEA had offered a 0.4% increase which had been rejected
by the Unions. The next meeting was
scheduled for 15 July at which the Unions were expected to seek further
reassurance in relation to job security.
Whilst
ii. The University had recently undergone a HEFCE Assurance visit. In general, the visit had gone well and HEFCE had met with a number of colleagues including some members of Council. The only minor concern which had been raised was in relation to the size of the Council which slightly exceeded the number recommended in the latest CUC guidance. The Chair of Council re-affirmed his belief that the current membership was entirely appropriate and ensured that relevant constituencies were represented at the meeting. A formal report on the findings of the visit would be presented to Council in the Autumn.
iii. The first cohort of students paying full fees were due to graduate this year. The University was aware of concerns in relation to graduate employment as a result of the economic recession. The University’s Careers Centre would continue to offer support and advice to students in relation to seeking employment after graduation.
iv. The
Vice-Chancellor wished to formally record her thanks to Peter Davenport who had
been serving as Acting Alumni Association President.
v. The University’s Centenary Celebrations would continue up until Christmas and Council members were encouraged to take part in the programme of events.
vi. The University would be represented by a team of students on “University Challenge”. The programme was being screened on 20 July. Professor Ken Parsons was thanked for his efforts in coordinating the establishment of the team.
09/46.2 Policy
Developments for HE in the
COUN09-P73: NOTED
09/47 University Ordinances
09/47.1 Amendments to the Charter
COUN09-P74
Council CONSIDERED proposals to amend the Charter to remove the references to Court. Senate and General Assembly had been consulted on the proposals and no material comments had been received. Amongst Council members, there were differing opinions on how the role of Chancellor should be reflected in the Charter. Pending a review of the role of Chancellor, following which further amendments might be proposed, it was AGREED that the amendment to paragraph 5 of the Charter should be re-worded as follows:
“There
shall be a Chancellor of the University who shall be the Chief Officer of the
University, shall confer Degrees and shall serve as a member of the Council of
the University.”
All other amendments
to the Charter remained as presented in the agenda paper.
09/47.2 Amendments to Statutes
COUN09-P75
Council CONSIDERED amendments to University Statutes as follows:
· Statutes I, II, III, IV, VII, IX, (repeal of XII), XIII, XIV, XV, XX, and XXV to remove references to Court.
- Statute
IX - The Registrar - to remove reference to the Registrar acting as
secretary to Council and to allow Council to appoint its secretary from
amongst the administrative staff.
· Statute XIII - Council to make explicit Council’s responsibility for risk management.
Following discussion of papers COUN09-P74 and COUN09-P75, a
Special Resolution to amend the Charter and Statutes was supported by ¾
majority (Voting Result: 20 FOR, 2 AGAINST, 1 ABSTENTION). The amendments would need to be confirmed at
the October meeting before being recommended to the Privy Council. Council therefore APPROVED the Special
Resolution to make amendments to the Charter and Statutes, subject to any
changes that the Privy Council should require.
09/48 Membership of Council 2009/10
COUN09-P78
Council NOTED the membership of Council for 2009/10 thus far determined.
09/49 Council Membership of Committees 2009/10
COUN09-P79
This item was withdrawn.
09/50 Senate
COUN09-P80
Council RECEIVED a report of the meeting of Senate held on 1 July 2009 and APPROVED:
09/50.1 Programme
Proposals.
09/50.2 Change of
Title – Department of Politics, International Relations and European
Studies to Department of Politics, History and International Relations
09/50.3 Revisions
to the Procedures for Establishment of Research Groups, Centres, Institutes and
COUN09-P81
09/51 Enterprise
COUN09-P82
Council RECEIVED the report from the Enterprise Board held on 8 April 2009 and APPROVED amendments to the Terms of Reference.
09/52 Treasurer’s
Committee
COUN09-P83
Council RECEIVED reports from the Treasurer’s Committee meetings held on 13 November
2008, 31 March and 16 June 2009 and APPROVED:
09/52.1 Anti-Money
Laundering Policy
COUN09-P84
09/52.2 Ethical
Investment Policy
COUN09-P85
09/53 Widening Participation Strategic
Assessment
COUN09-P86
Council APPROVED the Widening
Participation Strategic Assessment submitted to HEFCE.
09/54 Reports of Committees
Council RECEIVED reports from the following Committees:
09/54.1
Advancement
Committee – 10 June 2009 [COUN09-P87]
09/54.2
Costing and
Pricing Committee – 21 January 2009 [COUN09-P88]
09/54.3
Estates
Management Committee – 26 March, 30 April & 4 June 2009 [COUN09-P89]
09/54.4
Health, Safety
and Environmental Committee – 10 June 2009 [COUN09-P90]
09/54.5
Performance
Monitoring Group – 10 March 2009 [COUN09-P91]
09/54.6
Research
Performance Monitoring Group – 3 March and 20 April 2009 [COUN09-P92]
09/54.7
Student
Experience Committee – 17 June 2009 [COUN09-P93]
09/55 Dates
of Meetings in 2009/10
Council NOTED the
dates for meetings in 2009/10 as follows:
· Friday 9 October 2009 – as part of the Joint Meeting
of Senate and Council to review the University Strategy
·
Friday, 27
November 2009 (9.15 am) and including the Treasurer’s Briefing
·
Friday, 19
March 2010 (9.30 am)
· Thursday, 8 July 2010 (1.30 pm)
09/56 Any Other Business
The LSU President presented the LSU Annual Report and drew
Council’s attention specifically to work being done to maintain and
improve the student experience. The LSU
was being greatly supported by the new Board of Trustees and the President
wished to thank Michael Pearson for his enormous contribution. Council also noted that RAG had raised £974K
which was, once again, an impressive increase on previous years.
The LSU President recorded his personal thanks to Council, the
University and specifically the Vice-Chancellor, the Provost and the Chief
Operating Officer. The good working
relationship between the LSU and the University was one of the contributing
factors to the unique student experience offered by Loughborough.
Council congratulated the LSU on a successful year and
wished all members of the Executive well for the future.
09/57 Date of Next Meeting
Friday 9 October 2009 – as
part of the Joint Meeting of Senate and Council to review the University
Strategy
09/58 Valedictory
Council recorded its thanks to David Goss and Georgie Payne, from LSU, for their contributions over the past year and wished them both all the best for the future.
Author – Miranda Routledge
Date – July 2009
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