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MEETING OF SENATE

Wednesday 13 October 2010 at 2.15 pm, in the Senate Room

AGENDA

Items marked with * will not be discussed unless specifically requested by Members by contacting the Secretariat no less than twenty-four hours before the meeting.

1* APOLOGIES AND ABSENCES

Attendance, apologies and absences will be recorded in the Minutes.

2* MINUTES

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2010 (previously circulated).

3. MATTERS ARISING

A POLICY AND STRATEGY ISSUES (white papers)

A1. VICE-CHANCELLOR’S REPORT TO SENATE

To receive the attached first report from Professor Foskett to the Senate.

A2. STUDENT OFFICERS REPORTS

(a) Report of the President of the Students’ Union
To receive the attached report from the President of the Students’ Union.

(b) Report of the Chair of the Keele Postgraduate Association (KPA)
To receive the attached report of the Chair of the KPA.

A3. UNIVERSITY LEARNING & TEACHING COMMITTEE

To receive the attached minutes of the meetings of the University Learning & Teaching Committee held on 14 July 2010 and 29 September 2010.

A4. ACADEMIC AUDIT COMMITTEE

To receive the attached minutes of the meeting of the Academic Audit Committee held on 30 June 2010.

A5. STUDENT NUMBERS 2010-2011

To receive the attached report on the undergraduate student number position for 2010 entry.

A6. REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SENATE

To receive the attached paper, which details the framework for the forthcoming Review of the Effectiveness of Senate.

A7. RE-ORGANISATION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

To receive the attached paper from Professor Phillipson on the proposals to re-organise the Social Sciences Research Institutes. Senate is asked to approve the proposals and recommend approval of the necessary amendment to Ordinance VI to Council (see item C2(a)).

B FORMAL APPROVALS BY SENATE (pink papers)

B1*. 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 Vice-Chancellor approved a number of awards between meetings under Chair’s powers. Further details can be obtained from the Secretariat.

B2*. EXAMINERS

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

B3*. APPOINTMENT TO COMMITTEES

(a) To approve the appointment of Professor Elaine Hay to the Professorial and Readership Promotions Committee.

(b) To approve the appointment of Dr Bill Dixon to the University Learning & Teaching Committee.

C RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL (pink papers)

C1*. APPOINTMENTS

The Appointment Committee recommends:

(a) That Dr Pauline Walsh be appointed Head of School of Nursing & Midwifery with effect from 31 August 2010.

(b) That Professor Chris Bailey’s term of office as Head of School of SPIRE be extended to 31 July 2011.

(c) That Professor Mark Ormerod’s term of office as Head of School of Physical and Geographical Sciences be extended to 31 July 2013.

(d) That Professor Chris Phillipson’s term of office as Director of the Institutes for Law Politics & Justice, Life Course Studies and Public Policy & Management be extended to 21 January 2011.

C2*. AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS

(a) Ordinance VI: Schools and Departments of the University