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Vice Chancellor's Annual Address and the Meeting of the Assembly
Wednesday 28 November 2001, The Great Hall, Richmond Building, 1pm - 2pm

The Vice Chancellor will address the Assembly at its meeting of 28 November, to which all members of University staff are invited. Questions may be submitted by members of staff for answering at the meeting, to be sent via the Standing Committee of the Assembly, before 7 November 2001 for inclusion in the Agenda. Questions may however be submitted up to 20 November 2001 and a list of these questions will be tabled.

Please submit questions to in writing to: Kirsty Priestley, Secretary to the Standing Committee of the Assembly, E66, Richmond Building, or email: k.m.priestley@bradford.ac.uk.

Agenda for the Assembly

1. Minutes of the Meeting held on 29 November 2000 will be available, before the meeting of the Assembly, at www.brad.ac.uk/admin/assembly
2. Report from the Standing Committee of the Assembly ASS 1/01-02
3. The Vice Chancellors Address
4. Questions to the Vice Chancellor
5. Date of the next meeting of the Assembly, 1 May 2002

Report from the Standing Committee of the Assembly. Document ASS 1/01-02

1. Meetings of the Assembly

Recommended to the Assembly (SCA 8/00-01, M.9.1):

1.1 that there be two meetings of the Assembly each academic year and that these be recorded on the University Year Planner.

1.2 that the Standing Committee of Assembly advise the Vice-Chancellor on items for the agenda of the meeting.

2. Terms of Reference of the Standing Committee of the Assembly

Recommended to the Assembly (SCA 8/00-01, M.12) that the Regulations regarding the Standing Committee of the Assembly 2 ii) and 2 iii) be amended to allow for the membership to include:

Six members elected from the Assembly;
The elected Planning Unit Assembly Chairs, for as long as their term of office as elected chairs shall run (ex-officio);
Those members of the Senate elected by the Assembly under Statute 19II(C) for as long as their membership of the Senate, as a result of such election shall run.

Secretary's note: for the current University Regulations and Terms of Reference for the Assembly and the Standing Committee of the Assembly please refer to: www.brad.ac.uk/admin/recruitment/calendar/regs/reg18.html

Excellence Plus Learning Support Seminar Series

• The role of "CART" members in approving courses and units - 17 October 2001
• Identifying and auditing key skills - 19 October 2001

Please note:

• Supporting part-time students - course postponed and will run next semester
• The National Qualification's Framework and other developments of the QAAHE Framework for Quality Assurance - formerly running on 12 November 2001 has been merged with the QAAHEs new method for Academic Review and will run on 26 November 2001

All sessions will take place in 01.58 J B Priestley Building, from 12.45pm - 2.00pm.

Further information can be obtained from www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/programmes/excellence_plus.pdf (pdf file).

To book a place e.mail tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk or phone ext 3286.

Latest Staff Development Events, from Helen Crabtree, Staff Development

RECRUITMENT & SELECTION 18 & 19 October 01 - mandatory 2 day training for anyone involved in the University's Recruitment & Selection process. For more information: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/recsel.html

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING 23 October 01 - training for personal tutors, staff who work closely with students, staff who manage others and anyone else who's interested in the subject. For more information: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/mentalhealth.html

MENTORING TRAINING 25 October 01 - training for anyone who is interested/involved in mentoring others. May be of particular interest to participants on the Career Development Scheme, academics mentoring other new members of academic staff, or those who mentor students. For more information: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/programmes/core/mentor.html

To book on any of these events fill in the form online or ring Staff Development on ext: 3102.

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Last updated: 15 October 2001
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