Meeting no. 287 - 12.12.18
Meeting No. 287 SENATE
Wednesday 12th December 2018 2pm to 5pm
Northampton Suite
Governance Team
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
Tel. 020 7040 8496
www.city.ac.uk/about/governance
Members are invited to raise questions of detail with the speakers specified for a paper ahead of the meeting with a view to improving the effectiveness of the meeting. Please notify the Governance team if you wish to star an item.
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 business for the meeting2. | Verbal | Chair |
*3 | To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 17th October 2018. | Open | Chair |
*4 | |||
4.1
| Action 14, Sebastian Street Project - To receive an update. | To follow | Keith Simpson |
4.2 | Action 18, Annual Assurance Report to Council - To receive an update on the report to Council | Verbal | College Secretary/DSAS |
4.3
| Action 11, AOB – Senate Membership - To receive a recommendation from AGC regarding eligibility of Research Staff to stand and vote in Senate elections. | Open | Chair |
4.4
| 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 this. | 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 | ||
7.1 | Senate Sub Committee Membership To note the updated membership of Senate’s Sub Committees. | Open | College Secretary |
7.2
| Approval for the award of Fellow Emeritus (subject to AGC recommendation) To note Senate approval for the award of Fellow Emeritus via email correspondence. | Verbal | Chair |
7.3 | Approval of additional Programme Regulation in SHS To note Chair’s action taken to approve an additional programme regulation in SHS. | Open | Chair |
7.4
| To consider any other issues brought forward by the Chair. | Verbal | Chair |
*8 | To note the annual calendar for Senate business. | Open | Chair |
*9 2.20pm | Students’ Union Standing Report To note and discuss issues brought forward by the Students’ Union. | Open | SU President |
Part Two – Presentation / Debate Item | Paper1 | Main Speaker(s) | |
*10 2.25pm | Student Mental Health / #StepchangeProgramme To receive a presentation regarding student mental health | Presentation | Chair LEaD BoS |
Part Three – Major Items for Discussion
| Paper1 | Main Speaker(s) | |
11 2.45pm | Proposals/reports to Senate from AcademicGovernance Committee | ||
11.1
| Proposed Revisions to Regulation 7 To consider and approve proposed revisions to Regulation 7: Emeritus Titles. | Open | Chair AGC |
11.2 | Proposed changes to Regulation 4 (if required after AGC) To approve the proposed changes. | Open | Chair SREC/College Secretary |
11.3 | To receive an update on Senate Effectiveness. | Open | College Secretary |
*12 3.00pm
| Reports to Senate from City Graduate School | ||
12.1 | Research Students Who Teach To consider the report. | Open | Dean Grad School |
12.2
| To consider the report. | Open | Dean Grad School |
12.3
| Roles & Requirements for external supervisors and consultants – guidance To approve the guidance. | Open | Dean Grad School |
12.4
| Postgraduate Research Learning Outcomes To receive the report. | Restricted | Dean Grad School |
*13 3.20pm | External Examiners Appointments To note the report from Educational Quality Committee | Closed | Assistant Director, S&AS |
*14 3.30pm
| Proposals/reports to Senate from Education & Student Committee | ||
14.1
| Student Engagement & Attendance Update To consider the report. | To follow | Director, S&AS |
14.2
| Delivering Integrated Student Support from a Student Perspective: Our Future Needs To note the report. | Open | Director, S&AS |
*15 3.40pm | Reports from Sub-Committeesand Executive Advisory Committees | ||
15.1 | Escalation from SHS Board of Studies HEE paper To consider the paper and recommended actions. | Restricted | Chair of SHS BoS |
15.2 | Part closed | BoS Chairs | |
15.3 | Reports from the Graduate SchoolCommittee, Research & Enterprise Committee, Educational Quality Committee, Academic Governance Committee, Collaborative Provision Committee To receive a verbal update and consider any matters of concern. | Verbal | Committee Chairs |
Part Four – Other Items for discussion | Paper1 | Main Speaker(s) | |
*16 3.50pm | Assessment Feedback Turnaround Times – Spring. To consider the report. | Closed | Assistant Director, S&AS |
*17 4.00pm | Overview of Assessment Board Monitoring. To consider the report. | Closed | Assistant Director, S&AS |
*18 4.10pm | Nominations for Chairs of Assessment Boards 18/19 To consider the report and approve the nominations. | Open | Assistant Director, S&AS |
*19 4.20pm | Internal Audit Report on Progression To consider the report. | Open | College Secretary |
*20 4.30pm | To note the report. | Open | Chair (LEaD BoS) |
*21 4.35pm | Sabbatical Leave Monitoring– Interim Report To note the report. | Restricted | VP (R&E) |
*22 4.40pm | To receive the report. | Closed | VP (S&P) |
*23 4.40pm | The Times &Sunday Times University League Table To note the league table. | Open | VP (S&P) |
24 | Programmes Running in 2018-19 and Programme Suspensions and Terminations in 2017-18 To note the paper. | Restricted | Assistant Director, S&AS |
25 | Minutes for Information To note minutes from the following meetings: | ||
25.1 | Part closed | Chair | |
25.2 | Senate Committees | ||
| 25.2.1 Collaborative Provision Committee 25.2.2 Educational Quality Committee 25.2.3 Academic Governance Committee
| Open Open Open | Chair CPC Chair EQC Chair AGC |
25.3 | Executive Advisory Committees | Open | Dean Grad School |
26
| Annual Research Integrity Report to Council To receive the report. | Open | Chair SREC / VP (R&E) |
27
| To note the appointments and reappointments of Honorary Visiting Professors approved by Chair’s action. | Open | Chair |
Part Six – Concluding Items | Paper1 | Main Speaker(s) | |
*28
| Freedom of Information Review To identify any changes to the open/restricted/closed classification of papers from this meeting. | Open | Chair |
29
| Any Other Business To note any other business.
| Open | Chair |
| Date of Next Meeting 13th March 2019 from 2.00pm to 5.00pm. |
Dr William Jordan
College Secretary
William.Jordan@city.ac.uk ____________________________
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