SENATE

SEN05-A1

Agendas

NOTICE OF MEETING

The 374th (Ordinary) Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 2 March 2005 at 9.15 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building Two.

Dr J C Nutkins

Secretary

23 February 2005

AGENDA

1. Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to speak to starred items is asked to give notice to Dr J E M Elliott by noon on Monday 28 February 2005.

Please note that the papers for items in Sections B and C, unless circulated with this Agenda, are available as Web pages linked to the following URL:

www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/senate/meetings/index.html

2. Minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the 373^rd meeting held on 15 December 2004 (SEN04-M10) and, subject to any correction, to sign them.

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes

3.1 Minute 04/160 – Tuition Fees Strategy and Access Agreement

SEN05-P1

To note the University’s proposed Access Agreement as submitted to OFFA.

(This document is still confidential)

3.2 Any other matters arising not appearing elsewhere on the Agenda

SECTION A – Items for Discussion

4. Strategic Review Group

SEN05-P2

To receive a report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

5. Estates Strategy

SEN05-P3

To receive a report from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

6. Strategic Review: Review of Committees

SEN05-P4, SEN05-P4b (Appendix 2), SEN05-P4c

Further to Minute 04/161 of the 373^rd meeting on 15 December 2004, to consider a revised report.

7. Loughborough Experience Award

SEN04-P5

To consider proposals from Loughborough Students’ Union.

8. Matters for Report by the Director of Business Partnerships, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer

SEN05-P6

To receive a report.

9. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)

SEN05-P7

(i) Student Recruitment

(ii) HEFCE Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning

(iii) Teaching Quality Information and National Student Survey.

10. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

SEN05-P8

(i) New Research Grants and Contracts

SEN05-P9

(ii) Research Grants and Contracts applications

(iii) Research Assessment Exercise

SEN05-P10

(iv) New HEFCE Funding Arrangements for Research Degree Programmes from 2005/06 and investment from the Development Fund

11. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor

(i) HEFCE Grant Letter

SECTION B – Starred Items for Approval

*12. Programme Proposals

SEN05-P11

On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to Council as appropriate:

(i) New Programmes for introduction in the 2005/06 session:

MSc Transport Policy and Business Management

MA Banking and Financial Markets

MA Money, Banking and Finance

MSc International Financial and Political Relations

(ii) Award, Title or Major programme changes from the 2005/06 session:

BSc Transport Management and Planning to Transport and Business Management

(from 2005 entry)

MSc Economics & Finance/ Financial Economics/ International Finance & Economics/ Monetary Economics// Banking & Finance/ International Banking:
Major Programme Changes

(iii) Discontinuation of the following programmes: (proposed date of last intake shown in brackets)

BA English and the History of Art and Design (October 2004)

MSc Airport Planning and Management (October 2004)

Diploma in Technology for Development (September 2003)

(Further details are available on request from the Secretary)

*13. Student Services Committee

On the recommendation of Student Services Committee, to recommend to Council:

SEN04-P12, SEN05-P12b

Policy and Guidelines on the use of Illicit Drugs

*14. Prizes Committee

SEN05-P13

On the recommendation of Prizes Committee, to recommend to Council the establishment of new prizes, amendments to prizes and the discontinuation of prizes.

*15. Academic Year Dates 2006/07 to 2008/09

To approve semester dates in accordance with Senate’s resolutions of 23 June and 26 November 2004 for the new pattern of the academic year, which incorporates four-week vacations at Christmas and Easter:

2006/07

Autumn Term Monday 2 October – Friday 15 December 2006

Spring Term Monday 15 January – Friday 23 March 2007

Summer Term Monday 23 April – Friday 22 June 2007

Semester One 2 October 2006 – 9 February 2007

Semester Two 12 February 2007 – 22 June 2007

2007/08 (Leap Year)

Autumn Term Monday 1 October – Friday 14 December 2007

Spring Term Monday 14 January – Friday 14 March 2008

Summer Term Monday 14 April – Friday 20 June 2008

Semester One 1 October 2007 – 8 February 2008

Semester Two 11 February 2008 – 20 June 2008

2008/09

Autumn Term Monday 29 September – Friday 12 December 2008

Spring Term Monday 12 January – Friday 27 March 2009

Summer Term Monday 27 April – Friday 19 June 2009

Semester One 29 September 2008 – 6 February 2009

Semester Two 9 February 2009 – 19 June 2009

SECTION C – Items for Information

*16. Regulation XIV – Student Appeals against Programme Board or Module Board decisions: Reports for 2002, 2003, 2004

SEN05-P14, SEN05-P14b (Appendices I, II and III)

To receive a report on the operation of the appeals procedure in the last three years and the comments of Learning and Teaching Committee thereon.

*17. Annual Report of the Student Discipline Committee 2003/04

SEN05-P15

To receive the Report of the Student Discipline Committee for 2003/04.

*18. LUSAD Further Education Academic Year

To note that from 2005/06 onwards the academic year dates for Further Education programmes in LUSAD will coincide with those for degree programmes.

*19. Reports from Committees

To receive reports from the following Committees:

*1. SEN05-P16 Learning and Teaching Committee of 10 February 2005

*2. SEN05-P17 Resources and Planning Committee of 28 January 2005

*3. SEN05-P18 Prizes Committee of 1 February 2005

*20. Any Other Business

Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J E M Elliott by noon on

Monday 28 February 2005.

*21. Date of Next Meeting

Wednesday 29 June 2005 at 9.15 a.m.

Author – Jennie Elliott

Date – February 2005