16.05.18
Meeting No. 284
SENATE
Wednesday 16 May 2018
2pm - 5pm
AG07B
Governance Team
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
Tel. 020 7040 8496
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Part One - Preliminary Items | Paper1 | Main speaker(s) | |
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*1 2.00pm | Apologies To note apologies received for the meeting | Verbal | Chair |
*2 | Highlighted Items To agree the highlighted (*) items as the main items of the business of the meeting2 | Verbal | Chair |
*3 | Minutes To agree the minutes of the meetings held on 13 December 2017 and 7 March 2018 | Open | Chair |
*4 | Matters Arising | ||
4.1 | Research Items | ||
Items 2 & 15 - To receive an update on the review into support for PhD students | Verbal | VP(R&E) | |
Item 27 - To receive an update on plans for an ARQM Review | Verbal | VP(R&E) | |
4.2 | Education Items | ||
Item 18 - To receive an update on gender reporting of External Examiners | Verbal | DSAS | |
4.3 | To note any other matters arising not covered elsewhere on the agenda | Verbal | Chair |
*5 | Conflicts of interest | ||
To note any members' conflicts of interest pertaining to the meeting's business | Verbal | Chair | |
*6 | Terms of Reference and Governance Regulations To note the terms of reference of Senate and the regulations relating to Senate | Open | Chair |
*7 | Items Specifically Brought Forward by the Chair | ||
7.1 | To note an update on the Office for Students | Open | DSAS |
7.2 | To note Senate Policies approved by e-mail correspondence | Verbal | Chair |
7.3 | To receive an update from the Chair of the Industrial Action Quality and Standards Working Group | Open | DP&P |
7.4 | To consider any further issues brought forward by the Chair | ||
Innovation Refurbishment and Decant Arrangements To discuss implications for teaching and research | Open | Chair | |
*8 | Senate Calendar To note the annual calendar for Senate business | Open | Chair |
*9 2.20pm | Students' Union Standing Reports To note and discuss issues brought forward by the Students' Union | Open | SU President |
Part Two - Debate Item/Presentation | Paper1 | Main Speaker(s) | |
*10 2.30pm | Undergraduate Assessment Strategies Review To note the report and receive a presentation on the Undergraduate Assessment Strategies Review | Open | LEaD BoS Chair |
Part Three - Deferred Items for Decision | Paper1 | Main Speakers | |
*11 2.50pm | Deferred Items For Approval To consider and approve items deferred for approval from the 7 March agenda. March agenda numbers are in brackets | ||
11.1 | Deputy Chair of Senate [7.1] To approve an extension to the term of the Deputy Chair of Senate | Verbal | Chair |
11.2 | Deputy Chair of BoS in Business Studies [7.2] To approve the nomination of Professor Paolo Volpin for Deputy Chair of the BoS in Business Studies | Verbal | Chair |
11.3 | Regulation 4: Senate's Committees [11] To approve proposed changes to Regulation 4 | Open | Chair AGC/DP&P |
11.4 | Annual Programme Evaluation Template for research Degrees [16] | Open | Dean Grad School |
11.5 | Undergraduate Annual Programme Evaluation 2016-17: Quality Review [17] To approve the proposed plans for future reporting | Closed | DP&P |
11.6 | PSRB Reporting: Report from the School of Health Science [23] To approve the proposed actions | Open | DP&P |
Part Four - Major Items for Decision or Discussion | |||
*12 3.15pm | Interdisciplinary Centre To approve the establishment of the Interdisciplinary Centre Outlined in the report | Closed | VP(R&E) |
*13 3.30pm | Proposed Revisions to Senate Policies To consider the paper and approve proposed revisions to the following Senate Policies: | ||
13.1 | Programme Approval Policy and Guidance | Open | DP&P |
13.2 | Programme Amendment Policy and Guidance | Open | DP&P |
13.3 | Periodic Review Policy and Guidance | Open | DP&P |
13.4 | Programme Termination and Suspension Policy and Guidance | Open | DP&P |
*14 3.50pm | Annual Programme Evaluation (APE) Summary Project: Postgraduate Taught Report To note the report | Closed | DP&P |
*15 4.00pm | Module Evaluation Reports To consider the Period 1 Module Evaluation Outcomes | Closed | DP&P |
Part Five - Other Items for Decision of Discussion | Paper1 | Main Speaker(s) | |
*16 4.10pm | Reports from Sub-Committees and Executive Advisory Committees | ||
16.1 | Board of Studies Minutes To note the minutes and consider any matters of concern | Part Closed | BoS Chairs |
16.2 | Reports from the Graduate School Committee, Research and Enterprise Committee, Educational Quality Committee, Academic Governance Committee, Collaborative Provision Committee To receive a verbal update and consider matters of concern | Verbal | Committee Chairs |
*17 4.30pm | Arrangements for Senate Elections: Publication of Voting Data To consider the use of the election data in future Senate elections | Open | College Secretary |
*18 4.40pm | Recommendations for the Award of Professor Emeritus To consider the nominations and approve the recommendations for the award | Closed | Chair AGC |
Part Six - Items for Information | Paper1 | Main Speaker(s) | |
19 | Collaborative Provision Register 2017/18 To note the Register | Open | DP&P |
20 | PSRB Register APE Update: City Law School To note the report | Open | DP&P |
21 | Undergraduate APE Update: School of Health Sciences To note the report | Closed | DP&P |
22 | Minutes for Information To note minutes from the following meetings: | ||
22.1 | Council | Open | Chair |
22.2 | Senate Committees | ||
22.2.1 | Academic Governance Committee (AGC) | Open | Chair AGC |
22.2.2 | Senate Rsearch Ethics Committee (SREC) | Open | Chair SREC |
22.2.3 | Collaborative Provision Committee (CPC) 14 November 2017 1 March 2018 | Open | Chair CPC |
22.2.4 | Educational Quality Committee (EQC) | Open | Chair EQC |
22.3 | Executive Advisory Committees | ||
22.3.1 | Graduate School Committee | Open | Dean Grad School |
23 | Honorary Visiting Professors To note the appointments and re-appointments of Honorary Visiting Professors approved by Chair's action | Open | Chair |
Part Seven - Concluding Items | Paper1 | Main Speaker(s) | |
*24 | Freedom of Information Review | ||
To identify any changes to the open/restricted/closed classification of papers from this meeting. | |||
Date of next meeting 11 July 2018 | |||
Dr. William Jordan College Secretary william.jordan@city.ac.uk | |||
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