Senate

SEN08-A1

NOTICE OF MEETING

An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 30 January 2008 at 9.15am in the

Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

Dr J C Nutkins, Secretary

AGENDA

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 28 January 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 21 November 2007 (SEN07-M5) and, subject to any correction, to sign them.

3. Matters Arising from the Minutes

3.1 Any matters arising from the Minutes not appearing elsewhere on the Agenda

SECTION A – Items for Discussion

4. Internationalisation Strategy

SEN08-P1

To receive a presentation on the University’s Internationalisation Strategy.

5. Science and Enterprise Park

SEN08-P2

To receive the strategy for the development of the Science and Enterprise Park, and Council’s comments thereon.

6. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise)

SEN08-P3

To receive a report.

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

SEN08-P4

7.1 Data on student intakes and graduate employment

7.2 National Student Survey 2008

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

SEN08-P5

To receive a report.

9. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor

SECTION B – Starred Items for Approval

*10. Term Dates

SEN08-P6

To approve term dates for the 2009-10 academic year.

*11. English Language Entry Requirements – Postgraduate Research Students

SEN08-P7 (not available on the web)

To approve amendments to English language requirements for entry to postgraduate research programmes, for implementation with immediate effect.

*12. Student Complaints Procedures

SEN08-P8, SEN08-P8a

To receive a report on the operation of the Student Complaints Procedures in 2006-07, including complaints investigated by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator.

*13. Enterprise Board

SEN08-P9 (not available on the web)

To receive the report from the meeting held on 18 December 2007, and to approve amendments to the Terms of Reference to include the Chief Operating Officer and External member from the Regional Development Agency or other Government body (minute EB07:3-2 and Annex A refer).

*14. Heads of Departments: Appointment Procedures

SEN08-P10

To approve amendments to the procedures for appointing Heads of Departments, to remove restrictions on the number of three year terms Heads of Department are permitted to serve. (Senate has already approved this amendment in principle, minute 07/36.2 refers).

SECTION C – Items for Information

*15. Purpose and Membership of Court

SEN08-P11

To note the action of Council in endorsing a proposal to undertake a review of the purpose and membership of the University Court.

*16. Any Other Business

Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J C Nutkins by noon on Monday 28 January 2008.

*17. Reports from Committees

To receive reports from the following Committees:

*17.1 SEN08-P12 Student Services Committee of 31 October 2007.

*17.2 SEN08-P13 (not available on the web) Performance Monitoring Group of 5 December 2007.

*18. Dates of Future Meetings

Wednesday 5 March 2008, 9.15am

Wednesday 2 July 2008, 9.15am

Author – Chris Dunbobbin

Date – January 2008