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SENATE
SEN08-A5
NOTICE
OF MEETING
An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 2 July 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 30 June 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 5 March 2008 (SEN08-M3) 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. “
SEN08-P38
4.1 To note
a summary progress report on implementation priorities for 2007/8. (Please note
that the full set of implementation plans is available at: https://internal.lboro.ac.uk/restricted/registry/staff/planning/uni_strategy/implementation_plans).
SEN08-P39
4.2 To note the schedule of implementation
priorities for 2008/09.
SEN08-P40
4.3 To comment on an initial draft of the
Sustainability Implementation Plan.
SEN08-P41
4.4 To approve the Information Services
Implementation Plan.
5. Estates
Strategy
To receive a presentation on the
Estates Strategy from the Director of Estates Services.
6. Internationalisation
To receive an update from the
Director of Internationalisation Strategy.
7. Committee
Structure
To approve the following:
SEN08-P42
7.1 Terms of Reference and Constitution of
the Advancement Committee.
SEN08-P43
7.2 New Title and Revised Terms of Reference
and Constitution of the Student Services Committee.
7.3
SEN08-P44
The formal establishment of the Arts Committee as a
committee of Senate.
SEN08-P45
*7.4 Amendments
to the Terms of Reference and/or Constitution of other Committees.
8. Undergraduate
Reassessment
SEN08-P46
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, to
approve proposed amendments to Regulation XX.
9. Loughborough
Students’ Union Constitution
SEN08-P47
To recommend to Council revisions to
the Loughborough Students’ Union constitution.
10. Foundation
Programmes
SEN08-P48
To consider a proposal in principle to award a University
Certificate for the University’s Science and Engineering Foundation
Programme and, assuming validation is agreed, the International Foundation
programme at
11. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
SEN08-P49
11.1 Research
Outputs.
SEN08-P50
11.2 Research
Applications – Quarterly Analysis by Department.
SEN08-P51
11.3 New Research Grants
and Contracts.
11.4 Other Matters.
12. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
SEN08-P52
12.1 Student
Recruitment 2008/09.
SEN08-P53
12.2 Institutional
Audit - To note
the summary of the findings from the draft report on the Institutional Audit
2008.
12.3 National Student Survey 2008.
13. Matters for Report by the
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (
SEN08-P54
To receive
a report.
14. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor
SEN08-P55
14.1 Advancement.
14.2 Other Matters.
SECTION B –
Starred Items for Approval
*15. Programme
Proposals
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, on
the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to Council as appropriate:
*15.1 New programmes (with
effect from October 2008 unless stated):
MSc Information Management and
Business Technology
MSc Medical Management
PGCert Management
and Leadership (The Sports and Play Construction Association) (with effect from
January 2009)
MSc Globalization, Space and Sport (with effect from October
2009)
MSc/MA New Product Development
*15.2 Award, title or major programme changes (with effect from
September 2008 entry unless stated):
MA
Performance and Multi-Media Texts (to be renamed MA Performance and Multi-Media)
MA Texts in
Performance (to be renamed MA Drama)
MA Creative
Writing
MA English
BSc Financial Mathematics
MSc Mathematical Processes in Finance
MSc/PGDip/PGCert
Criminal Justice Research to MRes Criminal Justice Research, PGDip/PGCert
Advanced Studies in Criminal Justice Research (October 2008 entry)
MEng
Innovative Manufacturing Technology to MEng Innovative Manufacturing
Engineering (with immediate effect)
MSc/PGDip/PGCert
Management: Higher Education Administration to MSc/PGDip/PGCert Management and Leadership:
Higher Education Administration (with immediate effect, previous approval for
September 2007 entrants onwards to be extended to existing students)
*15.3 Discontinuation of programmes (last
intake shown in brackets):
MA
Early-Modern Writing 1560-1780 (October 2007) (to be incorporated into MA
English)
MA Modern
and Contemporary Writing (October 2007) (to be incorporated into MA English)
*16. Learning
and Teaching Committee
On the recommendation of Learning and
Teaching Committee:
*16.1 Loughborough Employability Award
To approve proposals for the
introduction of a Loughborough Employability Award.
*17. Change to Title of Department
To
recommend to Council a change of title for the Institute of Polymer Technology
and Materials Engineering to the Department of Materials, from 1 August 2008.
*18. Guidelines on PhDs by Creative Writing
On the recommendation of Research Committee, to approve
amendments to the Guidelines on PhDs by Creative Writing.
*19. Regulations
for the Doctoral Training Centre in Regenerative Medicine
On the recommendation of Research Committee, to approve
proposed Regulations for the Doctoral Training Centre in Regenerative Medicine.
(Senate has previously given its approval in principal - minute 08/29 refers).
*20. Research
Committee
SEN08-P60 - not available online
To receive a report from the meeting of Research Committee
on 6 June 2008, and to approve revised Terms of Reference (minute 08/03 and
Annex I refer).
*21. Amendments
to Ordinances
To recommend to Council the following amendments to
Ordinances, in order to replace references to ‘Registrar’ with
‘Chief Operating Officer’:
*21.1 Ordinance XVII (Conduct and Discipline of
Students).
*21.2 Ordinance XXVIII (Student Complaints).
*22. Amendments
to Regulation XVIII (Academic Misconduct)
To approve amendments to Regulation
XVIII on Academic Misconduct.
SECTION C – Items for Information
*23. Membership
of Senate 2008-09
To note the membership of Senate for
2008-09, so far determined.
*24. Ethical
Advisory Committee
To receive the annual report of the
Ethical Advisory Committee.
*25. Careers
Centre Advisory Board Annual Report
To note the publication of the Careers Centre Advisory Board
Annual Report for 2006-07 (available on the web at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/careers/section/reports/pdf/CSABReport07.pdf).
*26. Student Appeals against Programme Board or
Review Board Decisions: Report for 2007
SEN08-P66 see also SEN08-P66a (Excel)
To receive a report on the operation
of the Regulation XIV appeals procedure in 2007.
*27. Graduation
Ceremonies 2008
To note the dates of Graduation
Ceremonies in 2008:
Summer: Thursday 17 July 2008 (am and pm)
Friday 18
July 2008 (am and pm)
Monday 21
July 2008 (am and pm)
Tuesday 21
July 2008 (am only)
Winter: Monday 15 December 2008 (am and pm)
*28. Reports from Committees
To
receive reports from the following Committees:
*28.1 SEN08-P67 Costing
and Pricing Committee of 20 February, and 14 April 2008.
*28.2 SEN08-P68
*28.3 SEN08-P69 Estates
Management Committee of 6 March, and 8 May 2008.
*28.4 SEN08-P70 Learning
and Teaching Committee of 14 February, and 5 June 2008.
*28.5 SEN08-P71 Performance
Monitoring Group of 5 December 2007, and 11 March 2008.
*28.6 SEN08-P72 Prizes
Committee of 10 March 20008.
*28.7 SEN08-P73 Research
Performance Monitoring Group of 4 March, 29 April, and 11
June 2008.
*28.8 SEN08-P74 Student
Discipline Committee of 6 March, and 10 June 2008.
*28.9 SEN08-P75 Student
Services Committee of 30 April 2008.
*29. Dates of Meetings in 2008-09
Wednesday 19 November
2008, 9.15am
Wednesday 28 January
2009, 9.15am (if necessary)
Wednesday 4 March 2009,
9.15am
Wednesday 1 July 2009,
9.15am
*30. Any
Other Business
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J
C Nutkins by noon on Monday 30 June 2008.
Author – Chris Dunbobbin
Date – June 2008
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