Faculty Formal Board

Folder: / School Management
Sub-folder/s: / Committees\School Board Meetings 2015/16
Date of meeting: / Wednesday 18 May 2016 @ 12:00-1:00pm in QM068

Part A

Operational Business

1.  Apologies (see end notes)
2.  Minutes of the last meeting 17.2.16 - Agreed Faculty Board Feb.docx
3.  Matters arising – No Business

Items from the Chair

1.  Welcome
The PVC welcome the Board to the last meeting of the 2015/16 session, and also welcomed the new appointment to Director of Learning & Teaching, Dr Warren.

Presentations

1.  Report back on Portfolio Development Project
The PVC reported on the Portfolio Development Project. Heads of Department and departmental Programme Leaders were involved in meetings to review academic portfolio of programmes department by department, led by DVC (Academic Development). The review was completed in April and went very well. The PVC will forward a Faculty overview to the DVC shortly on our response to the review.
2.  Recruitment Update
The FOO gave an update on recruitment of Home Undergraduate applications. Firm acceptances for the University are down 11% and the Faculty are 4% down compared to last year. The conversion for the Faculty is up by 8% and stable for the University. Good news for the Faculty, through running Taster Days, the hard work put in by staff involved in Taster Days, we have managed to improve our conversion rate showing a substantial improvement on last year. International recruitment is still a challenge.
The Ring Back campaign was a big success. A lot of effort went into contacting 4,500 applicants and we are looking at data on firm acceptances through the Ring Back campaign. This was money well spent. It is likely we will do it earlier next year and also reach out to other more non UK students. Data available on the link Recruitment Update May 2016
3.  Update on new University Research & Enterprise Strategy & report on submissions to GREAT
The DRes gave a presentation on the University’s Research & Enterprise Strategy 2016-2021, the VC and Court will be discussing next week. Full details can be found on the link below.
University RE Strategy 2016-21 v3.1
Report on GREAT submissions
The DRes gave an update on GREAT. We are currently focussing on REF preparation. We have just completed the annual exercise for GREAT and collected data for GREAT1.
We have a couple of initial Impact Statements from all groups and will receive feedback on these from the Centre.
For GREAT1, 24 Business staff nominated 30 outputs. Those submitted will be internally and externally moderated with the results of the review process fed back to staff in November.
The response to GREAT was disappointing.There will be better and clearer communication/promotion of GREAT next year. Conflicting deadlines for GREAT submission and heavy marking impacted on staff engagement – timing next year will need to be discussed with the DVC (Research).
4.  China One Term Project
The DPIA gave a presentation on Chinese Partners One Term Project. A proposal is being put forward to our Chinese Partner Institutions which will operate on the articulation model (3years in China + final year at Greenwich) to include one term 13 weeks at Greenwich within the second year of study. There is a scope for larger numbers of students, currently we have 200. The proposal fits into the University’s strategy to increase international student revenue. The One Term Project would also enhance the quality as student who will receive English language and academic sessions. The courses undertaken would not be credit bearing
There are various issues to be resolved before the agreement is signed for offering in September 2017. Further details can be found on the link International May 2016.pptx

Other formal matters/Any other business

1.  Board noted and received the following Faculty Committee minutes:
Faculty Research Degrees Committee – FRDC Bus 18 March 2016 (unconfirmed)
Faculty Enterprise & Research Committee - 14 April 2016 Mins April 2016
Faculty Quality & Standards Committee – 15 March 2016 FQSC Notes

Part B

Date of Next Meeting:

Apologies: S Lundy; L Ellis; S Corby; HoIBE
Constituent Membership
JS / Jon Sibson / Pro Vice Chancellor / PVC
PT / Peter Taylor / Faculty Operating Officer / FOO
Directors / CC / Professor B Cronin / Research / DRes
Vacancy / Enterprise / DE
Appt. made / Learning & Teaching / DLT
CA / C Allen / Student Experience / DSE
NH / N Hand / Partnerships & International Affairs / DPIA
BJC / B Curnow / Professional Business Engagement / DPBE
Heads: / AS / Dr A Stojanovic / Accounting & Finance / HAF
RdV / Dr R De Vita / International Business & Economics / HIBE
PMc / Dr P McGurk / Human Resources & Organisational Behaviour / HHROB
MdD / M De Domenici / Marketing, Events & Tourism / HMET
PI / Dr P Ieromonachou / Systems Management & Strategy / HSMS
External: / SC / S Clarke / Law (ACH)
SL / Dr S Lundy / Architecture, Computing & Humanities
NM / Nikki Makinwa / Learning & Quality Manager (Uni)
Elected Members (3 year appointment)
Profs / SC / Professor S Corby / Employment Relations
DA / Professor D Adebanjo / Supply Chain Management
PLs / IM / Dr I Manikas / PL in Supply Chain Management & Logistics
NG / Dr N Garsten / SL in Public Relations
ECR / RH / Dr R Hewett / SL in Human Resources Management
SUUG / Scarlett Dempsey / Student Union Vice President (Welfare)
Luke Ellis / Student Union Rep – BA Human Resource Management (Yr3)
Christian Still / Student Union Rep - BA Tourism Management (Yr3)
Prince Yawson / Student Union Rep - MSc Business & Financial Economics (Yr1)
Georgia Letts / Student Union Rep – BA Tourism Management (Yr1)
In Attendance / M Montague / Executive Officer

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