07.03.18
Meeting No. 283
SENATE
Wednesday 7 March 2018 at 2pm - 5pm
Northampton Suite
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *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 for the meeting2. | Verbal | Chair |
| *3 | Minutes To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 13 December 2017 | Open | Chair |
| *4 | Matters Arising | ||
| 4.1 | Item 22 - To receive an update on training for staff who may be asked to sit on Stage 2-level panels in relation to student cases. | Verbal | DP&P |
| 4.2 | Item 28 - To receive an update on the proposed review of the ARQM process | Verbal | VP(R&E) |
| 4.3 | Item 33 - To receive an update on the training of Research Students Who Teach | Verbal | Dean Grad. School |
| 4.4 | To note any other matters arising not covered elsewhere on the Agenda | Open | Chair |
| *5 | Conflicts of interest To note any members' conflicts of interest pertaining to this 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 Specially Brought Forward by the Chair To consider any issues brought forward by the Chair | Verbal | Chair |
| 7.1 | Deputy Chair of Senate | Verbal | Chair |
| 7.2 | Deputy Chair of Board of Studies, Business School | Verbal | Chair |
| 7.3 | Quality and Standards Issues in Relation to Industrial Action Statement from Elected Senators on the Ongoing USS Dispute (Tabled paper) | Open | Chair |
| *8 | Senate Calendar To note the annual calendar for Senate business | Open | Chair |
*9 2.15pm | Students' Union Standing Reports | ||
| *9.1 | To note and discuss issues brought forward by the Students' Union | Open | SU President |
| *9.2 | To note the Students' Union Programme Representatives' Report | Open | SU President |
| Part Two - Debate Item/Presentation | Paper1 | Main speaker(s) | |
| *10 2.25pm | REF2021 To receive a presentation from the VP (R&E) regarding REF 2021 | Verbal | VP (R&E) |
| Part Three - Major Items for Decision or Discussion | Paper1 | Main speaker(s) | |
| *11 2.50pm | Regulation 4: Senate's Committees To approve proposed changes to Regulation 4 | Open | Chair AGC/DP&P |
| *12 3.00pm | Educational Quality Committee Membership To consider the recommendation from the AGC in relation to the process for selection of elected Senators | Open | Chair AGC/DP&P |
| *13 3.05pm | Establishment of Senate Research Committee: Senate Governance Arrangements Update To approve in principle the proposals for the Senate Research Committee | Open | VP (R&E) |
| *14 3.15pm | Policy Revisions To approve proposed revisions to the following policies: | ||
| *14.1 | Admissions Policy | Open | DP&P |
| *14.2 | Personal Tutoring Policy | Open | DP&P |
| *15 3.30pm | NSS Milestones To consider the paper. Chairs of BoS to comment. | Restricted | DP&P |
| *16 3.40pm | Annual Programme Evaluation Template for Research Degrees To consider the paper and approve the revised template | Open | Dean Grad. School |
| *17 3.50pm | Undergraduate Annual Programme Evaluation 2016-17: Quality Review To consider the paper and approve the proposed plans for future reporting | Closed | DP&P |
| *18 4.00pm | APE Summary Report: Updated Postgraduate Report To consider the updated paper | Open | DP&P |
| Part Four - Other items for discussion | Paper1 | Main speaker(s) | |
| *19 4.05pm | Reports from Sub-Committees and Executive Advisory Committees | ||
| 19.1 | To note the minutes and consider any matters of concern | Part-closed | BoS Chairs |
| 19.2 | Reports from the Graduate School Committee, Research & Enterprise Committee, Educational Quality Committee, Collaborative Provision Committee To receive a verbal update and consider any matters of concern | Verbal | Committee Chairs |
| *20 4.15pm | Research & Enterprise Strategy Action Plan To consider the Action Plan | Open | VP & (R&E) |
| *21 4.25pm | To consider the proposed revisions | Open | College Secretary |
| *22 4.35pm | To consider the process for future Senate elections | Open | College Secretary |
| *23 4.45pm | PSRB Reporting: Report from the School of Health Sciences To consider the report and approve the proposed actions | Open | Dean of SHS |
| *24 4.50pm | To note the report | Open | DP&P |
| *25 4.55pm | Updated Assessment Feedback Turnaround Times - Spring 2016/17 To consider the updated report | Closed | DP&P |
| Part Five - Items for information | Paper1 | Main speaker(s) | |
| 26 | Office for Students (OfS) Consultation Response To note the OfS consultation response | Open | DP&P |
| 27 | Minutes for Information To note the minutes from the following meetings: | ||
| 27.1 | Council: | ||
| 27.1.1 | Council Minutes - 6 October 2017 | Part-closed | Chair |
| 27.1.2 | Council Minutes - 17 November 2017 | Part-closed | Chair |
| 27.2 | Senate Committees: | ||
| 27.2.1 | Academic Governance Committee | Open | Chair AGC |
| 27.2.2 | Senate Research Ethics Committee | Open | Chair SREC |
| 27.3 | Executive Advisory Committees: | ||
| 27.3.1 | Research and Enterprise Committee | Open | VP (R&E) |
| 27.3.2 | Graduate School Committee | Open | Dean Grad. School |
| 28 | To note the appointments and re-appointments of Honorary Visiting Professors approved by Chair's action | Open | Chair |
| Part Six - Concluding items | Paper1 | Main speaker(s) | |
| *29 | Freedom of Information Review To identify any changes to the open/restricted/closed classification of papers from this meeting | ||
| Date of next meeting 16 May 2018 2.00pm to 5.00pm Room AG07B | |||
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Dr. William Jordan College Secretary william.jordan@city.ac.uk | |||
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