Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Faculty Board

SSH09-A2

NOTICE OF MEETING

A Meeting of the Faculty Board will take place on Tuesday 10 November 2008 at 9.30 am in the Council Chamber, Administration Building 2.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Business of the Agenda

Any member wishing to unstar an item is asked to notify the Secretary by midday on Monday 10 November 2008. Starred items will otherwise be taken without discussion.

Please note that those papers for items in Section B and C which are not circulated with this agenda will be found on the University Web pages linked to the following URL:

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/committees/ssh_fb/meetings/index.html

3. Minutes (attached)

SSH09-M1

To confirm and sign, subject to any amendment, the Minutes of the Meeting of the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Board held on19 May 2009.

4. Matters Arising from the Minutes Not Appearing Elsewhere on this Agenda

4.1 Establishment of History at Loughborough

To note further developments.

4.2 School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

To receive an update. (Professor Nimmo)

4.3 School of Design

To note progress. (Tony Hodgson)

4.4 Impact of recession

To note further impacts resulting from the recession that have affected the University.

SECTION A - Items for Discussion/Report

5. Constitution and Terms of Reference of the Faculty Board

SSH09-P1

To receive the constitution and powers of the Faculty Board and consider whether they are fit for purpose.

6. Dean’s and Associate Dean’s Reports

To receive reports from:

6.1 The Dean

6.2 The Associate Dean (Teaching)

SSH09-P2

6.3 The Associate Dean (Research)

7. Periodic Programme Reviews

SSH09-P3

To receive the periodic programme review report from the Department of Politics, History and International Relations on 21 May 2009 and to consider the Departments’ response.

SSH09-P4

To receive the periodic programme review report from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences on 22 May 2009 and to consider the Schools’ response.

8. Award of degrees (tabled)

To award Higher Degrees to candidates whose examinations have been conducted since the last meeting of Senate.

9. Senate and Council Away Day

To receive a verbal report from the Dean noting the outcome of the Senate and Council away day.

10. IT Strategic Priorities

To consider IT strategic priorities for 2009/2010 and to discuss the new desk top policy.

(Carys Thomas)

11. Estates Strategy for the Faculty

To note progress of the estates strategy for the Faculty.

SECTION B: Formal ‘starred’ items for Approval

*12. Associate Dean (Teaching) Action

To ratify actions taken by the Associate Dean (Teaching) in approving the following:

i. Waivers of Programme Regulations

ii. Appointment of Programme Boards

iii. Credit Transfers

Further details of the actions are available from the Faculty Board Secretary upon request.

SECTION C: Items for Information

*13. The role of the Faculty Board

SSH09-P5

To receive information on the role of the Faculty and Faculty membership for new Board members.

*14. Personal Titles

To note the award of personal titles and to offer the Faculty’s congratulations:

Professor Robert Wilby, Geography (Professor of Hydroclimatic Modelling)

Professor Fiona Bull, School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, (Professor of Physical Activity and Public Health)

Professor Elisabeth Van Zoonen (Professor of Media and Communications)

*15. Curriculum Sub-Committee

15.1 New Programme Proposals

To note that Curriculum Sub-Committee will be recommending to Learning and Teaching Committee (subject to any matters being resolved to the satisfaction of the ADT) prior to their meeting on 5 November 2009, the following new programme proposals:

(i) MRes Art, Design and Performance by Practice with effect from October 2011.

(ii) MA Art and the Public Sphere with effect from October 2010.

To note Chair’s action and, subject to any matters being resolved prior to their meeting on 5 November 2009 recommended by Curriculum Sub-Committee, a new programme proposal from the Business School for a new part-time programme PGCert in Management for Engineers (ECITB) commencing September 2009.

15.2 Changes to Programme Regulations and Programme Specifications

To note the that Curriculum Sub-Committee will be recommending to Learning and Teaching Committee (prior to their meeting on 5 November 2009, the following change:

The introduction of a new award MSc in Education with QTS.

15.3 Discontinuation of a Programme

To note the that Curriculum Sub-Committee will be recommending to Learning and Teaching Committee prior to their meeting on 5 November 2009, the discontinuation of the following programmes:

(i) Industrial Sales and Strategic Marketing programme from the Business School (October 2004)

(ii) MDes Product Design in Business (October 2008) (MA/MSc routes continue)

15.4 Changes to Title or Award of a Programme

To note the that Curriculum Sub-Committee will be recommending to Learning and Teaching, the change in title of the MSc Coaching to the MSc Sport Coaching.

*16. Staff/Student Committees

To note that reports of the Staff/Student Committee meetings had been deposited with the Faculty Board Secretary as follows:

Postgraduate Diploma in Management & Leadership (NGB)	8 July 2009
Department of Economics (Postgraduate)	20 May 2009
MSc Management/MSc International Management/MSc Marketing & Management/MSc Finance & Management/MSc Business Analysis & Management	6 May 2009

*17. Prizes

To note the following students from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities have been awarded prizes and to offer the Faculty’s congratulations:

Prize Name	Winner	Department
Dennis Holt Travel Scholarship	Caylee Fardon Taylor	LUSAD
	Rebecca Whittaker	LUSAD
Graduate School Research Student Prizes
- Social Sciences & Humanities	Rachel Stubbington	Geography
Hannah Community Prize	Stefan Carney	PIRES
John Guest Phillips Memorial Travelling Scholarship	David Gravelle	Geography
John Guest Phillips Memorial Travelling Scholarship
Loughborough College of Education Commemorative Awards	Danielle Gent	Geography

Loughborough Experience Awards	Nadya Dunayeva	Business School
	Lucy Hopkins	LUSAD
	Christina Lindquist	English & Drama
	Brian Parkinson	Geography
	Peter Simmons	Design & Technology
	Gethin Thomas	SSEHS
Mature Student Achievement	Charlotte Barker	LUSAD
Prizes
Mavis Prize for Music	Leah Knapton	Social Sciences
Awarded by the Arts Centre
Sir David Wallace Trophy	Andrew Dyke	SSEHS
Sir Robert Martin University Prize	Rachel Arnold	SSEHS
Sir Robert Martin Faculty Prizes
- Social Sciences & Humanities (1)	Nicola Forman	English & Drama
- Social Sciences & Humanities (2)	Martin Mik	PIRES
T S Shipman Awards	Leanne Ingram	English & Drama
	Hannah Beasley	Social Sciences

*18 Membership

SSH09-P6

To note the membership of the Faculty Board for the session 2009-2010.

*19. Representation on Other Bodies

SSH09-P7

To note representation of the Faculty on other bodies.

20. Any Other Business

*21. Date of Next Meeting

The next Faculty Board meeting will take place prior to a Directorate meeting on Tuesday 18 May 2010.

Author – Ms S J McKinley
November 2009