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MEETING OF SENATE
Wednesday 17 November 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 13 October 2010 (previously circulated).
3. MATTERS ARISING
Choice of Electives
To note that a paper providing details of the numbers of students choosing electives modules within their principal subject areas will be considered by the University Learning & Teaching Committee at its next meeting before consideration at Senate on 9 March 2011.
A POLICY AND STRATEGY ISSUES (white papers)
A1. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S REPORT TO SENATE
To receive the attached report from the Vice-Chancellor.
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
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 29 September 2010 and 27 October 2010.
(a) To receive the attached minutes of the meeting of the Research Committee held on 2 November 2010.
(b) To receive the attached 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Research Committee.
To receive the attached minutes of the meeting of the Academic Audit Committee held on 5 November 2010.
To receive the attached paper, which sets out the timetable and approach to the review of the University’s Strategic Plan along with an early evaluation of the Plan and its delivery to date.
A7. GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Senate is asked to approve the proposal to reintroduce Graduate Teaching Assistantships on the terms set out in the attached paper, subject to further amendment in the light of discussion at University Executive Committee on 16 November 2010 and of ongoing consultation with UCU. Senate is asked to delegate authority to the Vice-Chancellor under Chair’s action to approve any amendments proposed following the meeting of Senate.
A8. SENIOR ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP ROLES AT KEELE
To receive the attached paper from the Vice-Chancellor, which proposes a number of amendments to the senior academic leadership roles at Keele and to recommend approval to Council of the necessary amendments to the Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations (please refer to item C1).
To receive the attached paper, which provides Senate with the headline figures from the 2010 National Student Survey, as requested at the previous meeting.
A10. KEELE'S INVOLVEMENT WITH ACADEMIES AND TRUST SCHOOLS
To receive, for information, the attached paper, which summarises Keele’s involvement in the development of Academies and Trust Schools.
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.
(a) To approve the appointment of Professor Vincent as the University’s Chief External Examiner as set out in the attached paper.
(b) 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.
C RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL (pink papers)
C1*. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER, STATUTES, ORDINANCES & REGULATIONS
(a) The University Charter
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(b) Statute Section 3 and Ordinance XXXI
To recommend the attached amendments to Council for approval with regard to the appointment of the Chancellor and the removal of Officers and Members of the Council and the Court.
(c) Statute Section 8: The Deputy Vice-Chancellor
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(d) Statute Section 9: The Deans, Chairs of Boards of Studies and Faculties
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(e) Statute Section 17: The Court
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(f) Statute Section 20: The Council
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(g) Statute Section 21: Powers of the Council
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(h) Statute Section 22: The Senate
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(i) Statute Section 23: Powers of the Senate
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(j) Statute Section 32: Committees
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(k) Statute Section 35: Academic Staff
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(l) Ordinance IV: Award and Conferment of Degrees, Diplomas, Etc.
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(m) Ordinance VII: Heads of Departments, Heads of Schools and Heads of
Designated Cost Centres
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(n) Ordinance VIII: Constitution and Membership of Faculties
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(o) Ordinance X: Deans and Deputy Chairs of Faculties and Dean of the Graduate School
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(p) Ordinance XII: The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and the Pro Vice-Chancellors
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(q) Regulation 9: Boards of Examiners
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(r) Regulation 17: Committees of the Council and of the Senate
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
(s) Regulation 19: Order of Place in Processions
To recommend approval of the amendments set out under item A8 to Council.
To recommend that the proposals set out in the attached paper be approved.
D FOR REPORT (blue papers)
D1*. ANNUAL STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND COMPLAINTS REPORT
To receive, for information, the attached report for 2009-2010.
D2*. CHANGES TO THE 2010-2011 ACADEMIC PROMOTIONS PROCEDURE
To receive, for information, the attached changes to the 2010-2011 academic promotions procedure.
D3*. REPORT ON RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP LEAVE 2009-2010
To receive, for information, the attached report on Research Fellowship Leave for 2009-2010.
D4*. APPOINTMENTS, RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
To report the appointments, retirements and resignations shown on the attached list.
E ANY OTHER BUSINESS
