College Committees
Details each College Committee are listed below.
College Executive Committee
Brief
- To make recommendations on the implementation of policy
- To consider interaction of College and University Policy
- To consider issues concerning the allocation of College budgets
- To consider issues arising from the University RAM
- To consider issues arising from the implementation of a College RAM
- To consider the annual staff recruitment programme
Academic Development Committee
Brief
- To make recommendations on new programmes
- To facilitate the development of inter-disciplinary programmes
- To consider changes in regulations
- To consider policy in relation to academic issues concerning students
- To liase with the AC Students Needs and Academic Development Committee
Access and Admissions Committee
Brief
- To consider Admissions policy
- To consider issues concerning the recruitment of student s(open days, publicity...)
- To consider issues concerning specific groups of students (access, adult, international...)
- To consider issues concerning international education
- To liase with AC International Development Committee
Committee of Heads
Brief
- To make recommendations on issues of policy concerning departments
- To facilitiate the development of inter-disciplinary programmes
- To consider issues concerning institutional collaboration
- To consider general issues concerning the allocation of resources to departments
External Relations Committee
Brief
- To consider issues concerning the College and the wider community
- To consider external income generating activities
- To consider issues concerning the development of the infrastructure of the College
Graduate Studies Committee
Brief
- To consider issues concerning postgraduate students
- To oversee use of research facilities provided by the College
- To award College scholarships
- To liase with College Departmental Graduate Studies Committees
- To liase with AC Graduate Studies Committee
Research Committee
Brief
- To co-ordinate College Research policy
- To make recommendations on library policy
- To award Research Achievement awards
- To oversee College publications on Research
- To further the development of Research Institutes
- To consider the allocation of research funding under the RAM
- To develop sources of research funding
- To liase with AC Research Committee
Two sub-committees
Research in the Humanities
Research in the Social Sciences
Staff Development Committee
Brief
- To consider issues concerning the conditions of recruitment and employment of staff
- To consider issues concerning staff induction, training and development
- To consider issues concerning teaching and learning
- To consider issues concerning staff promotion
- To liase with AC Staff Enhancement Committee
Staff-Student Committee
Brief
- To make a creative contribution to College
- To discuss relevant College business
- To seek solutions to grievances and problems
- The preparation and updating of the Staff-Student Guide
Strategic Planning Committee
Brief
- To plan the long term development of the College
- To consider responses to key College performance indicators
- To make recommendations on strategic development
- To liase with AC Strategic Planning Committee
Student Affairs Committee
Brief
- To consider applications from students
- To consider general issues concerning academic policy arising from student applications