22 November 2007

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
SCRUTINY

MINUTES

Thursday, 22 November 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; Dr Margaret Glendenning; 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

None.

2.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

Guest: Professor Tony Minson

The Board welcomed
Professor Tony Minson as a Guest and discussed the following subjects:

Role and relationship with
Vice-Chancellor, other Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Registrary, and senior
administrators

 800^th Campaign, fund raising, and
relationship between the University and the Colleges

College Teaching Officers
(CTOs): Grace to be published; and subject to be kept under review

North West Cambridge and
EMBS: Board suggested Green Paper should be issued before the Public Enquiry

University Bond

The Board will talk to
Professor Minson again later in the year, and together with Dr Andrew Reid.

3.

Minutes of Meeting on 8 November 2007

Approved.

4.

(i)

(ii)

Matters Arising

HPCF: To
be kept under review

North West Cambridge:
Issue of Green Paper to be raised with Registrary and/or Peter Agar

5.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

Any Other Business

Addenbrooke’s change of
name: Issue raised with Registrary

West
Cambridge Nursery: MG to investigate further

Board of Graduate Studies
(BOGS): Pilot scheme being run by Biological Sciences; and consultation
currently taking place

Reports of the General
Board, and Accounts: To be reviewed in advance of next meeting

6.

Date of next meeting

11.30am
on Thursday, 24 January 2008

Wilkins
Room, Downing College

Emma
Easterbrook

Support
Officer

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November 2007