SENATE
SEN12-A5
NOTICE
OF MEETING
An Ordinary Meeting of Senate will be held on
Wednesday 4 July 2012 at 9.15am, in
the Council Chamber, Hazlerigg Building.
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 2 July 2012.
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 9 March 2012 (SEN12-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. Review of
Information Science, Information Systems and Information Management
SEN12-P51a
4.1 To receive a paper on the
outcome of the Review of Information Science, Information Systems and Information
Management, and to approve the proposals contained therein.
SEN12-P51b
4.2 To receive a response from named
Department of Information Science staff to the draft paper on the outcome of
the Review of Information Science, Information Systems
and Information Management
5. British
University in Egypt
SEN12-P52
To receive and
comment on an update on the validation process relating to the undergraduate
programmes at the BUE, and to support a recommendation that a decision on the
future of the validated programmes be delayed until the autumn.
6. University
Strategy/Planning
SEN12-P53
6.1 To note progress against
the Action Plan developed as a result of the review of the University Strategy
undertaken in October 2011.
6.2 To
note the Progress Report on the Strategic Implementation Plans and Priorities
for 2012/13.
7. Developing an Academic Activity on the
Olympic Park
SEN12-P54
To note progress
with the Olympic Park Project and the planned process for further discussion,
debate and decision.
8. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
SEN12-P55
To receive a
report.
9. Matters
for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching)
9.1 Student Recruitment 2012 Entry
9.2
QAA Institutional Review
9.3 National Student Survey and Key
Information Sets
SEN12-P57
9.4 MSc in Occupational Health &
Safety Management (International)
To delegate authority to the Chair to reach a
decision on proposals from the School of Business and Economics in relation to
the delivery of an Msc in Occupational Health and Safety Management
(International) in Dubai.
10. Matters for Report by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Enterprise)
SEN12-P58
To receive a
report.
11. Matters for Report by the Vice-Chancellor
SECTION B –
Starred Items for Approval
*12. Amendment
to Statute XIV
To recommend to
Council an amendment to Statute XIV to ensure alignment with the new composition
of Senate, as approved by Senate in January 2011, and in particular, to state explicitly that Members appointed by the
School Deans shall hold office for a period of three years.
*13. Amendments
to Regulations VI and XVI and Repeal of Ordinance XIII
To approve amendments to Regulations VI (Determining
the Dates of the Academic Year and Semesters within the Academic Year) and XVI
(Tuition Fees and Payments for Other University Services), and to recommend to
Council the repeal of Ordinance XIII (Academic Year), in order to align with
fee-charging proposals being considered by Operations Committee and Council.
*14. Learning
and Teaching Committee
To receive a report of the meeting held on 14
June 2012, and on the recommendation of Learning and Teaching Committee, to approve:
*14.1 Amendments to Regulation XXI (Postgraduate
Awards)
*14.2 Amendments to Regulation XXII (Taught
Programme Internal and External Examiners and Review and Programme Boards)
*14.3 The introduction of a Merit Award for
Postgraduate Taught programmes and associated amendments to Regulation XXI
(Postgraduate Awards)
*15. Finance
Committee
SEN12-P65 (not available on the web)
To receive report of the meetings of
Finance Committee on 29 March and 21 June, and to approve:
SEN12-P66
*15.1 Amendments to the Constitution and Terms of
Reference of Finance Committee.
*16. IT
Committee
SEN12-P67
To receive reports of the meetings
of IT Committee on 26 October 2011, 12 March and 9 May 2012, and to approve:
SEN12-P68
*16.1 Amendments to the Constitution and Terms of
Reference of IT Committee.
*17. Research Committee
SEN12-P69
*17.1 To receive reports of the meetings of Research
Committee of 5 March, 2 April, 8 May 2012 and 11 June 2012, and to approve:
SEN12-P70a, SEN12-P70b, SEN12-P70c
*17.2 Amendments to Regulation XXVI (Higher
Degrees by Research) relating to the digitisation of theses.
*18. Student
Discipline Committee
SEN12-P71
To receive a report of the meeting
held on 12 June 2012, and on the recommendation of Student Discipline
Committee, to recommend to Council:
SEN12-P72
*18.1 Amendments to Ordinance XVII (Discipline of
Students) to allow the Chief Operating Officer
more flexibility to refer students who commit multiple Minor Offences for
action under the Major Offence procedures.
*19. Student
Experience Committee
To receive a report of the meeting on 19 June
2012, and to approve:
*19.1 Revisions to the Constitution of Student
Experience Committee.
*20. Ethics Committee
To receive:
SEN12-P75
*20.1 A report from the meeting on 18 June 2012.
*20.2 The report of the Ethical Advisory Committee
for 2011/12.
*21. Programme
Proposals
On the recommendation of Learning and
Teaching Committee, on the advice of Curriculum Sub-Committee, to recommend to
Council as appropriate:
SECTION C – Items for Information
*22. Membership
of Senate 2012-13
To note the membership of Senate for
2012-13, so far determined.
*23. Annual
Report on Student Complaints 2010-11
SEN12-P79 (to follow)
To receive a report on student
complaints in 2010-11.
*24. Careers
and Employability Centre
To note the publication of the Careers and
Employability Centre Annual Report for 2010-11 (available on the web at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/careers/downloads/about/reports/board-report_2010-11.pdf).
*25. Graduation
Ceremonies 2012
To note the dates of Graduation
Ceremonies in 2012:
Summer: Thursday 13 September 2012 (am and pm)
Friday 14
September 2012 (am and pm)
Monday 17
September 2012 (am and pm)
Tuesday 18
September 2012 (am and pm)
Winter: Monday 17 December 2012
*26. Reports from Committees
To receive reports from the
following Committees:
*26.1 SEN12-P80 Advancement
Committee of 13 June 2012 (not available on the web)
*26.2 SEN12-P81 Arts
Committee of 17 April 2012
*26.3 SEN12-P82 Enterprise
Committee of 8 March and 10 May 2012 (not available on the web)
*26.4 SEN12-P83 Estates
Management Committee of 23 February and 26 April 2012 (not available on the web)
*26.5 SEN12-P84 Health,
Safety and Environmental Committee of 20 June 2012
*26.6 SEN12-P85 Research
Performance Monitoring Committee of 13 March, 17 April, and 15
May 2012 (not available on the web)
*27. Date of Meetings in 2012-13
Friday 12 October 2012 (extraordinary
meeting)
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Wednesday 23 January 2013 (if
required)
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Wednesday 26 June 2013
*28. Any
Other Business
Any member wishing to raise an issue is asked
to notify Dr J C Nutkins by noon on Monday 2 July 2012.
Author – Chris
Dunbobbin
Date – June 2012
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