Senate
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The Senate is responsible for promoting and validating the academic work of the College both in teaching and research and regulates the education, welfare and discipline of the students.
The primary responsibilities of the Senate are:
- Directing, regulating and promoting the teaching and research of the College
- Discussing matters of strategic importance for learning, teaching and research development
- Maintaining the quality and standards of the College's awards and reporting on the same to the Council
- Setting the academic regulatory framework and providing assurance to the Council on the effectiveness of it
- Regulating the conduct of students of the College
- Setting the high level policy and strategy on the advice and recommendation of the Senate committees working within the strategic direction contained within the College's Strategic Plan approved by Council and its underlying strategies
- Recommending or reporting to the Council as it may require.
Membership
Chair: President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Christoph Lindner
Secretary: Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education, Corinne Smith
Co-secretary: Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement, Dr Lucy Dawkins
Ex-officio
Professor Christoph Lindner, President and Vice-Chancellor
Professsor Naren Barfield, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Heather Akif, Chief Operating Officer
Dr Emma Wakelin, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research & Innovation
Deans of Schools
Professor Paul Anderson
Kerry Curtis
Dr Adrian Lahoud
Professor Ken Neil
Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design
Rama Gheerawo
CIO and Director of Digital and Technical Services
Jacqui Lipinski
Elected members
One Head of Programme from each School
Architecture, Beth Hughes
Arts & Humanities, Professor Victoria Walsh
Communication, Tom Simmons
Design, Professor Gareth Louden
Senior Member of academic staff
Dr Sina Sareh
Three Tutors/Senior Tutors elected by the Academic Staff
Professor Sam Jacoby
Dr Shehnaz Sutterwalla
Dr Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa
One member of the Research Staff (Senior Research Fellow, Research Fellow or Research Assistant) elected by the Research Staff
Dr Artur Mausbach
One member of the Technical Staff elected by the Technical Staff
Sharon Lee
One member of the Non-Academic Staff elected by the Non-Academic Staff
Dieudonne Burrows
Presidents of the Students' Union, elected by the students
Kimberly Burrows
Thomas Cury
In attendance
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Corinne Smith
Academic Registrar, Elizabeth Harris
Chief Financial Officer, Amanda White
Deputy Director of Academic Development, Chris Mitchell
Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement, Lucy Dawkins
Policies
This committee approves the Academic Appeals Policy, Academic Misconduct Policy, Admissions Policy, Extenuating Circumstances Policy, Leave of Absence Policy, Library Admission Policy, Referral Policy, Student Complaints Policy, Student Misconduct Policy and Student Refund Policy.
Frequency of meetings
Three per year.
