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NOTICE OF MEETING
An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 19 November 2008 at 9.15am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.
Dr J C Nutkins, Secretary
1. Business of the Agenda
Any member wishing to speak to a starred item is asked to give notice to Dr J C Nutkins by noon on Monday 17 November 2008.
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: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/senate/meetings/index.htm
2. Minutes
To confirm the Minutes of the Ordinary meeting held on 2 July 2008 (SEN08-M5) and, subject to any correction, to sign them.
3. Matters Arising from the Minutes
SECTION A – Items for Discussion
4. Powers and Functions of Senate
SEN08-P89
To note the powers and functions of Senate.
SEN08-P90
5.1 To approve the Sustainability Implementation Plan in support of the University Strategy.
5.2 To note that the Human Resources Implementation Plan is under development, and a final draft for Senate approval is expected to be submitted for the March 2009 meeting.
6. Staff Survey
To receive a verbal report from the Dean of Engineering.
7. Research Schools
SEN08-P91
To receive a report of a review of the Research Schools undertaken by Research Performance Monitoring Group.
8. Honorary Bachelor Degree Awards
SEN08-P92
To receive an update on the award of Honorary Bachelor Degrees and to approve recommendations contained within the paper.
9. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
SEN08-P93
9.1 RAE 2008 Results.
SEN08-P94
9.2 Research Outputs.
SEN08-P95
9.3 Research Applications – Quarterly Analysis by Department.
SEN08-P96
9.4 New Research Grants and Contracts.
9.5 Other Matters.
10. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
SEN08-P97
10.1 Student Recruitment.
SEN08-P98
10.2 National Student Survey 2008.
SEN08-P99
10.3 Loughborough University International Foundation Programme (IFP).
11. Matters for Report by the Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise)
SEN08-P100
To receive a report.
12. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor
SEN08-P101
12.2 Other Matters.
*13. Programme Proposals
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to Council as appropriate:
*13.1 New programmes (with effect from October 2009 unless stated):
BSc(DPS) Web Development and Design
MA Studio Ceramics: Methodologies and Practice
MA Cultural Analysis
MSc Cultural Sociology
MSc Management and Leadership (Association for Consultancy and Engineering) (with effect from January 2009)
MA/MSc Product Design in Business
MSc Research in Analytical Chemistry (with effect from October 2008)
*13.2 Discontinuation of programmes (last intake shown in brackets):
MEng, MEng (DIS) Wireless Communications Engineering (Oct 2003)
*14. Learning and Teaching Committee
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, to approve:
*14.1 Credit values of Loughborough University awards.
Recommendations concerning the credit values of University awards.
*14.2 Assessment flexibility policy for elite athletes.
An assessment flexibility policy for elite athletes.
*14.3 Regulation XVIII Academic Misconduct.
Amendments to Regulation XVIII.
*14.4 Validated programmes at Loughborough College.
The introduction of a new version of the Honours ‘top-up’ degree to lead to the degree of BSc in Applied Sports Science (Management) for validation with effect from session 2009/10.
*14.5 End of programme feedback.
A lifting of the University requirement on departments to collect end of programme feedback.
*14.6 Terms of Reference.
Amendments to the terms of reference of Learning and Teaching Committee, with immediate effect.
*15. Performance Monitoring Group
SEN08-P109
To receive a report of the meeting held on 3 October 2008, and to approve:
SEN08-P110
*15.1 Amendments to the terms of reference of Performance Monitoring Group, with immediate effect.
*16. Enterprise Board
SEN08-P111
To receive a report of the meeting held on 17 October 2008, and to approve:
SEN08-P112
*16.1 Amendments to the terms of reference of the Enterprise Board, with immediate effect.
*17. Health, Safety and Environmental Committee
To receive a report of the meeting held on 30 October 2008, and to approve:
*17.1 Amendments to the membership of reference of Health, Safety and Environmental Committee, with immediate effect.
*17.2 Annual Health, Safety and Environmental Office Plan.
*18. Term Dates
To approve term dates for the 2010-11 academic year.
*19. Senate Appointments on Other Committees
To approve a proposal that the power to appoint Senate members on other Committees be delegated to the Secretary of Senate.
*20. Review of Court
To note recommendations from the Review Group.
*21. Membership of Senate 2008-09
To note the membership of Senate for 2008-09.
*22. Librarian’s Annual Report 2007-08
To note the annual report for 2007-08 from the Librarian.
*23. Reports from Committees
To receive reports from the following Committees:
*23.1 SEN08-P120 Costing and Pricing Committee of 2 July 2008.
*23.2 SEN08-P121 Estates Management Committee of 22 July and 10 September 2008.
*23.3 SEN08-P122 Learning and Teaching Committee of 6 November 2008.
*23.4 SEN08-P123 Prizes Committee of 6 November 2008.
*23.5 SEN08-P124 Research Performance Monitoring Group of 22 September 2008.
*23.6 SEN08-P125 Student Discipline Committee of 4 November 2008.
*23.7 SEN08-P126 Student Experience Committee of 29 October 2008.
*24. Dates of Future Meetings in 2008-09
Wednesday 28 January 2009, 9.15am (if necessary)
Wednesday 4 March 2009, 9.15am
Wednesday 1 July 2009, 9.15am
*25. Any Other Business
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J C Nutkins by noon on Monday 17 November 2008.
Author – Chris Dunbobbin
Date – November 2008
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