Committees

To receive the attached report of the Chair of the KPA.

A3. NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY: 2011 OUTCOMES AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE  

To receive the attached report of the National Student Survey 2011 outcomes and Institutional Response.

A4. UPDATE ON UK/EU ADMISSIONS 2011-12  

To receive the attached report on the undergraduate student number position for 2011 entry.

A5. UPDATE ON INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS 2011-12  

To receive the attached report from Keele International on student numbers for 2011 entry.

A6. REVISIONS TO UNDERGRADUATE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 2012  

To receive the attached paper from Marketing and Communications on the revisions to the University entry requirements for 2012.

A7.       BRAND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

To receive the attached Brand Identity Brochure and an oral report from Mr John McCarthy, Director of Marketing and Communications on the University Brand Development.

A8. REASSESMENT ATTEMPTS  

To receive the attached discussion paper on University reassessment attempts.

A9. UNIVERSITY LEARNING & TEACHING COMMITTEE MINUTES  

To receive the attached Minutes of the meeting of the University Learning & Teaching Committee held on 27 July 2011.

B         FORMAL APPROVALS BY SENATE (pink papers)

B1. UNIVERSITY SECRETARY AND REGISTRAR  

To approved the attached recommendations for the establishment of a Joint Committee of Senate and Council to review the role of the Secretary and Registrar.

B2.*     ACADEMIC AWARDS

To approve the awards as set out in the attached papers:

(a)          Taught degrees, diplomas and certificates

To approve the attached list of awards.

(b)        Postgraduate Research Awards

To approve the attached awards on the recommendation of the Research Degrees Committee.

(c)          To report that the attached awards were approved between meetings under Chair’s powers.

B3.* EXTERNAL EXAMINERS  

To approve internal and external examiners for taught and research degrees, as set out on the attached list from Planning and Academic Administration.

B4*.     APPOINTMENT TO COMMITTEES

To approve the appointment of  Dr Stuart McBain to the University Learning & Teaching Committee.

C         RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL (pink papers)

C1*      AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS

(a) Regulation 2D: Research Degrees  

To recommend that the amendments to Regulation 2D as set out in the attached paper be approved.

(b) Regulation 17: Sub-Committee for Examination Absences and Coursework  Extensions

To recommend that the terms of reference for the Sub-Committee for Examination Absences and Coursework Extensions are inserted into Regulation 17 as set out in the attached paper be approved.

(c) Regulation 17.5: Promotions Committees  

To recommend that the amendments to Regulation 17.5 as set out in the attached paper be approved.

(d) Regulation 17(c): Executive Liaision Committees  

To recommend that the amendments to Regulation 17(c) and Terms of Reference for the Executive Liaison Committees set out in the attached paper be approved.

C2.* APPOINTMENTS  

To recommend that the attached report of the appointments committee be approved.

C3.* AWARD OF HONORARY TITLES  

To recommend that the proposals set out in the attached paper be approved.

D         FOR REPORT (blue papers)

D1.* ATTENDANCE MONITORING OF SENATE AND ITS SUB-COMMITTEES  

To receive the attached report from Planning and Academic Administration on attendance levels for the 2010-2011 academic year following recommendations from the review of Senate Committee Effectiveness.

D2*      ANNUAL REPORTS OF EXECUTIVE LIAISON COMMITTEES 2010-2011

            (a) Students