MEETING OF SENATE

 

Wednesday 6th March 2013 at 2.15pm

Senate Room, Walter Moberly Building

 

 AGENDA

 

Items marked with * will not be discussed unless specifically requested by Members by contacting the Secretary 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 AND ACTIONS

 

(a)  Minutes

To approve the attached minutes of the meeting held on 5th December 2012.

 

(b)  Actions List

To note the actions reported on the attached list.

 

3.         MATTERS ARISING

 

 

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 Keele Students' Union

 

To receive the attached report from the President of KeeleSU.

 

(b)        Report of the President of the Keele Postgraduate Association

 

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

 

A3.       Review of the Degree Algorithm

 

To receive the attached paper on the Review of the Degree Algorithm.

 

 

 

A4.       Student Support Strategy

           

To receive the attached Student Support Strategy.

 

A5.       Learning & Teaching Operating Plan

           

To receive the attached Learning & Teaching Operating Plan.

 

A6.       Admissions Policies

 

            To approve the attached admissions policies:

           

(a)  UK/EU Admissions Policy

(b)  UK/EU Admissions Feedback Procedure

(c)  UK/EU Admissions Appeals Policy

(d)  UK/EU Admissions Policy for Applicants Under 18

(e)  UK/EU Admissions Interview Policy

 

A7.       Research Committee

 

            To receive the attached minutes of the meetings held on 27th November 2012 and 12th February 2013.

 

A8.       University Learning and Teaching Committee

 

(a)  ULTC Minutes

To receive the attached minutes from the meeting of the University Learning & Teaching Committee held on 21th November 2012 and an oral update of the meeting held on 30th January 2013.

 

(b)  External Examiners Overview Report

To receive the attached External Examiners Overview Report for information.

 

A9.       Report of the Library and Information Strategy Committee

 

To receive the attached minutes the meeting of the Library and Information Strategy Committee held on 23rd January 2013. 

 

 

B         FORMAL APPROVALS BY SENATE (pink papers)

 

B1.       Code of Practice for Postgraduate Research Degrees

           

            To approve the changes to the attached Code of Practice.

 

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 actions.

 

B3*.     External Examiners

 

            To approve the attached nominations for external examiners.

 

 

C         RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL (pink papers)

 

C1.*     Amendments to Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations

           

(a)          Ordinance XXVIII

           

                        To approve the proposed attached amendments to Ordinance XXVIII.

 

C2.*    Award of Honorary Titles

 

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

 

 

D         For Report (blue Papers)

 

D1.*     APPOINTMENTS, RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

 

To report the appointments, retirements and resignations shown on the attached list.

 

D2.*     CHAIR’S ACTION

           

To report the attached actions approved between meetings under Chair’s powers.

 

 

E          ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

 All Papers