Senate
SEN09-A5
NOTICE
OF MEETING
An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on Wednesday 1 July 2009 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 29 June 2009.
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 4 March 2009 (SEN09-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. University
Strategy/Planning
SEN09-P47
4.1 To receive a report on progress
against Implementation Plans in 2008/09 and priorities for 2009/10.
SEN09-P48
4.2 To approve
the Human Resources Implementation Plan in support of the University Strategy.
SEN09-P49
4.3 To approve
the Sports Strategy and Implementation Plan in support of the University
Strategy.
SEN09-P50
4.4 To approve
the Advancement Implementation Plan in support of the University Strategy.
SEN09-P51
4.5 To receive information relating to Review
of University Strategy and the Joint Meeting of Senate and Council which will
take place on 9 October 2009.
5.
SEN09-P52 (to be tabled)
To receive a presentation from the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
on the Central Park Masterplan.
6. Change to Title of Department
To recommend to Council a change of title for the Department
of Politics, International Relations and European Studies (PIRES) to the
Department of Politics, History and International Relations (PHIR), with effect
from the 2009/10 academic year.
7. Review
of the
SEN09-P54
To consider
a report.
8. Establishment of Research Groups,
Centres and Institutes
SEN09-P55, SEN09-P55a, SEN09-P55b
To approve revised criteria for the establishment and naming
of research groups, centres, and institutes.
9. Examination
Timetable
SEN09-P56
9.1 To
consider and approve the dates to be used for Semester 2 examinations in
2009/10 and a proposal for a review of Semester dates in subsequent years.
SEN09-P57
9.2 To
receive a consultation paper on the Semester 2 2009/10 examination period from
UCU.
10.
SEN09-P58
To
consider and approve the University’s response to issues raised during
validation monitoring visits to BUE in April 2009.
11. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
11.1Research Outputs.
11.2 REF Developments.
11.3 University
Studentships.
11.4 Institutional Repository / Publications Database.
SEN09-P59
11.5 Research
Applications – Quarterly Analysis by Department.
SEN09-P60
11.6 New Research
Grants and Contracts.
12. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
12.1 Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate
Recruitment, 2009 Entry.
13. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(
SEN09-P62
To receive
a report.
14. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor
15. Committee
Effectiveness
To review
the effectiveness of Senate.
SECTION B –
Starred Items for Approval
*16. Review
of Research Schools
SEN09-P64
To note the final report of a review of the Research Schools
undertaken by Research Performance Monitoring Group.
*17. University
Charter and Statutes
To recommend to Council, with effect
from 1 August 2009, amendments to:
*17.1 The University Charter to remove references
to Court.
*17.2 Statutes I, II, III, IV, VII, IX, XIII, XIV,
XV, XX, and XXV to remove references to Court.
Statutes IX The Registrar and XIII
Council have also been amended:
(i)
To
remove reference to the Registrar acting as secretary to Council and to allow
Council to appoint its secretary from amongst the administrative staff.
(ii)
To
make explicit Council’s responsibility for risk management.
*18. University
Ordinances
To recommend to Council the following with effect from 1
August 2009:
*18.1 Amendments to Ordinance XXXIII Diplomas and
Certificates.
*18.2 (i)
Amendments to the following to remove references to Court:
·
Ordinance V The Chancellor – Appointment of a
Successor.
·
Ordinance XVII Conduct and Discipline of Students.
·
Ordinance XXV Title of Emeritus Professor.
·
Ordinance
XXX Concerning the Composition of the Senate.
·
Ordinance
XXXVIII Student Complaints Procedures.
·
Ordinance XXXIX Ownership and Commercial Exploitation of Intellectual
Property.
(ii) The repeal of:
·
Ordinance IX Powers and Meetings of Court.
*19. Amendment
to Regulations
*19.1 Regulation X - Membership of Faculty
Boards
To approve a proposal to amend Regulation X on the
Membership of Faculty Boards to allow existing members of the Academic
Staff, elected by the Academic Staff of the Academic Departments of the
Faculty, to be elected for a further period of membership as elected members of the same Faculty Board without
the expiration of a year between one term of office and the next.
*19.2 Regulation XIX – Hall Committees
On the recommendation of Student Experience Committee, to
approve amendments to Regulation XIX to clarify those eligible for membership
of Hall Committees, and to make more explicit the responsibilities of Hall
Committee members and the action the University would take should those
responsibilities not be fulfilled.
*20. Programme
Proposals
On the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, on
the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to Council as appropriate:
*20.1 New programmes (with
effect from October 2009 unless stated):
BSc
(DPS/DIntS) Engineering Management (with effect from October 2010)
MSc
Signal Processing in Communication Systems
*20.2 Award, title or major programme changes (with effect from
October 2009 entry unless stated):
MSc
Information and Knowledge Management
MEng
Innovative Manufacturing Engineering
MA/PGDip/PGCert
Healthcare Risk Management to
MA/PGDip/PGCert Patient Safety Management (with effect from September 2009)
MSc Mathematical Processes in
Finance to MSc Mathematical Finance (with effect from October 2010)
*20.3 Discontinuation of programmes (last
intake shown in brackets):
BSc/BSc,DIS Process Technology and Management (October 2009)
*21. Learning
and Teaching Committee
On the recommendation of Learning
and Teaching Committee:
*21.1 Loughborough College
To approve strategic changes to
existing Foundation degree programmes.
*21.2 Verification of Entry Qualifications
To approve the adoption of a
procedure for verifying entry qualifications.
*21.3 Regulation Changes
To approve amendments to the following Regulations:
(i)
Regulation
XI Diplomas in Industrial Studies, Professional Studies, International
Studies and Professional Development (Graduate Professional Development Award).
(ii) Regulation
XX Undergraduate Awards.
(iii) Regulation
XXI Postgraduate Awards.
(iv)
Regulation
XVI Tuition Fees and Payments for Other University Services.
*21.4 Certificate in Foundation Studies
To approve the action of the Chair of Learning and Teaching
Committee in approving on behalf of Learning and Teaching Committee the title
and criteria for the award of a Certificate in Foundation Studies for students who
complete the SEFS programme then transfer out of Loughborough University.
*22. Widening
Participation Strategic Assessment
To approve a Widening Participation
Strategic Assessment submission to HEFCE.
*23. Research
Committee
SEN09-P81
To receive a report of the meeting
held on 5 June 2009, and to approve:
*23.1 Amendments to the Regulations for
Higher Degrees by Research.
*23.2 The introduction of an EngD programme in Efficient Fossil Fuel
Technologies, to commence in October 09. (Approval is sought in principle,
subject to formal approval of the taught elements).
*24. Health,
Safety and Environmental Committee
To receive a report of the meeting held on 10 June 2009, and
to approve an amendment to the Membership of Health, Safety and Environmental
Committee (minute 09/23 refers).
*25.
SEN09-P85
To receive a report of the meeting
held on 8 April 2009, and to approve:
SEN09-P86
*25.1 Amendments to the terms of reference of the
Enterprise Board, with immediate effect.
SECTION C – Items for Information
*26. Membership
of Senate 2009-10
To note the membership of Senate for
2009-10, so far determined.
*27. Insurance Cover for Emeritus Professors
To
receive a report from the Director of Finance.
*28. Annual Report on Student Complaints 2007/08
To
receive a report on student complaints in 2007-08.
*29. Student Appeals against Programme Board or
Review Board Decisions: Report for 2008
To receive a report on the operation
of the Regulation XIV appeals procedure in 2008.
*30. Ethical
Advisory Committee
To receive the annual report of the
Ethical Advisory Committee.
*31. Careers
Centre Advisory Board Annual Report
To note the publication of the Careers Centre Advisory Board
Annual Report for 2007-08 (available on the web at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/careers/section/reports/pdf/CSABreport08.pdf).
*32. Graduation
Ceremonies 2009
To note the dates of Graduation
Ceremonies in 2009:
Summer: Thursday 16 July 2009 (am and pm)
Friday 17
July 2009 (am and pm)
Saturday 18
July 2009 (am and pm - Honorary Bachelors Ceremonies)
Monday 20
July 2009 (am and pm)
Tuesday 21
July 2009 (am only)
Winter: Monday 14 December 2008 (am and pm)
International: Sunday 30 August 2009 –
Sunday 6
September 2009 -
*33. Reports from Committees
To
receive reports from the following Committees:
*33.1 SEN09-P92 (not available on the web) Advancement
Committee of 10 June 2009.
*33.2 SEN09-P93 (not available on the web) Costing
and Pricing Committee of 21 January 2009.
*33.3 SEN09-P94 (not available on the web) Estates
Management Committee of 4 March, 26 March, 30 April, 4 June 2009.
*33.4 SEN09-P95 (not available on the web) Performance
Monitoring Group of 10 March.
*33.5 SEN09-P96 (not available on the web) Research
Performance Monitoring Group of 27 January, 3 March 2009.
*33.6 SEN09-P97 Student
Discipline Committee of 1 June 2009.
*33.7 SEN09-P98 Student
Experience Committee of 17 June 2009.
*34. Dates of Meetings in 2009-10
Friday 9 October 2009 Joint Meeting
of Senate and Council to review University Strategy
Wednesday 18 November 2009, 9.15am
Wednesday 27 January
2010, 9.15am (if necessary)
Wednesday 3 March 2010,
9.15am
Wednesday 30 June 2010,
9.15am
*35. Any
Other Business
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked to notify Dr J
C Nutkins by noon on Monday 29 June 2009.
Author – Chris Dunbobbin
Date – June 2009
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