11 October 2007

MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday, 11 October 2007 at 11.30am

Wilkins Room, Downing College

Present: Mr Richard Stibbs (Chair); Dr
Catherine Pitt (Secretary); Miss Emma Easterbrook (Support Officer); Dr Paul
Beattie; Mr Paul ffolkes Davis; The Revd Roger Greeves; Dr Margaret Guite;
Mrs Jamie Horsley; Dr Elisabeth Leedham-Green; Dr Peter Sarris; The Revd Ian
Thompson; and Professor David Yates.

1.

Apologies

Dr
Margaret Glendenning.

2.

(i)

(ii)

Election of Chairman and Secretary

Chairman:
Richard Stibbs unanimously elected.

Secretary:
Catherine Pitt unanimously elected.

3.

Times of the Meetings

11.30am, every
other Thursday during University full-term in the Wilkins Room, Downing College.

4.

12^th Annual Report

-           
Paul ffolkes Davis, Elisabeth Leedham-Green, Paul
Beattie, Catherine Pitt and Richard Stibbs were present at the Discussion
with Council;

-           
The Report was well received;

5.

Minutes of Meeting on 27 September 2007

Approved
with two minor amendments.

6.

Matters Arising

None.

7.

(a)

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

(xi)

(xii)

(xiii)

(xiv)

(b)

(i)

(ii)

Plan of Action

Topics
of Discussion

800^th
Campaign;

Cambridge
Student Information System (CamSIS);

Pay
and Grading;

Cambridge
Human Resources Information System (CHRIS);

Governance;

North West Cambridge;

High
Performance Computing Facility (HPCF);

Board
of Graduate Studies;

Continuing
Education;

Voice
Over Internet Protocol (VOIP);

Disabilities
Resource Centre (DRC); and

Information
Strategy.

Persons
whom the Board wishes to meet

Plenary Sessions

-           
Professor Alison Richards, Vice-Chancellor;

-           
Pro-Vice-Chancellors (Professor Tony Minson, Dr
Kate Pretty, Professor Ian Leslie);

-           
Jonathan Nicholls, The Registrary;

-           
Mr Michael Bienias, Director of EMBS;

-           
Ms Teri Willey, Director of Cambridge
Enterprise;

-           
Mr Peter Agar, Director of Development; and

-           
Professor William Brown, Board of Graduate
Studies.

Other Suggestions:

-           
Mr Andrew Reid, Director of Finance;

-           
Paul Dampier, Director of Management Information
Services Division (MISD); and

-           
Mr Stephen Jolly, Director of External Affairs
and Communications.

8.

(i)

Any Other Business

College
Teaching Officers (CTOs):

-      Issue raised regarding the role of CTOs
in University examinations particularly in the English Department.

9.

Date of next meeting

Thursday, 25 October 2007 at 11.30am

Wilkins Room, Downing
College

Emma Easterbrook

Support Officer

25 October 2007