General Assembly
GA10-A2
There will be a meeting of the General Assembly
on MONDAY 21 JUNE 2010 at 4.30 pm in the Quorn
Lecture Theatre (J.1.10),
Edward Herbert Building.
Dr Jennifer Nutkins, Secretary
AGENDA
1. Minutes
To confirm, subject to any correction, the Minutes of General Assembly on 10 March 2010 (GA10-M1, attached).
2. Matters Arising from the Minutes not appearing
elsewhere on the Agenda
3. Structure of the University
(a)
To
note that the following motion has been submitted by 40 members of General
Assembly:
“We,
the General Assembly of Loughborough University, are concerned about the likely
impact on staff and jobs of the restructuring proposals and the move to larger
Schools. We resolve that the Vice-Chancellor and members of SENATE must ensure:
i) That the justification for any
proposed restructuring should be based on factual, quantifiable cost-benefit
analysis that can justify the benefits, which need to be made available to
General Assembly members, so that they may comment on the appropriateness and
accuracy of the facts.
ii) That any move to larger schools takes
place as and when the financial benefits and academic synergy are assured.
iii) That any restructuring should take
care to maintain collegiality and avoid centralisation of decision making.
iv) That positions of senior academic
leadership (such as heads of schools) should always be held by academics and
democratically elected by the members of the school.”
(b)
To
note that the final report from the University Structure Project Management
Board, to be considered at Senate on 30 June 2010, has been circulated to all
staff.
(c) To receive a presentation from the
Vice-Chancellor and Professor Chris Linton, Chair of the Project Management
Board.
(d) To consider any comments to be conveyed
to Senate (30 June 2010) and Council (8 July 2010).
4. Future of the USS Pension Scheme
(a)
To
note that the following motion has been submitted by 103 members of General
Assembly:
"We, the General
Assembly of Loughborough University, take note of the USS actuary's evaluation
of the required changes that are needed to set the Scheme on a sustainable
future basis and support UCU's proposals for reforming the USS pension scheme
open to all members of the academic and academic related staff of Loughborough
University.
We,
the General Assembly of Loughborough University, resolve that the Vice
Chancellor, Chair
and members of Council should take note of the support of the General Assembly of Loughborough University for
UCU’s proposals for reforming the USS system and that they inform the
Employers' Pensions Forum of Loughborough University's support for the UCU
proposals in order that the Joint Negotiating Committee can achieve a speedy
agreement on any necessary changes to USS.”
(b)
To
note that further information on proposals for reforming USS is available at:
Employers
Pension Forum for HE :
http://www.employerspensionsforum.co.uk/en/pension-schemes/uss-review.cfm
UCU:
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4596
and
a brief summary comparing the proposals is attached (HRC10-P14).
(c)
To
receive a presentation from the Vice-Chancellor and the Chief Operating Officer
in relation to the future of the USS pension scheme.
(d)
To
consider any comments to be conveyed to Council (8 July 2010).
Author – Jennifer Nutkins
Date – June 2010
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