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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY

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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
SCRUTINY

 

MINUTES

 

Thursday, 6 March 2008 at 11.30am

Music 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; and Professor David Yates.

 

1.

Apologies

Dr Margaret Glendenning; and
the Revd Ian Thompson.

 

2.

Minutes of Meeting on 21 February 2008

Approved.

 

3.

Matters Arising

None.

 

4.

UAS Re-organisation: Mrs Jamie Horsley to report after Easter
Break, and Open Meeting on 11 March 2008.

 

5.

 

Addenbrooke’s: To be kept under review.

 

6.

House Style: To be kept under review.

 

7.

HPCF:

-      
Concern raised regarding procurement, current
service, financial policy imposed by Department of Physical Sciences, and
lack of access to Department of Chemistry’s computers; and

-      
To be kept under review.

 

8.

VoIP: To be kept under review.

 

9.

(i)

a.

 

 

 

 

b.

c.

 

d.

e.

 

Any Other Business

Annual Report

Cambridge Enterprise:

-      
The Board were impressed by Ms Teri Willey,
and her achivements;

-      
Concern raised regarding conflicts of interest
within Cambridge Enterprise; and

-      
Concern raised regarding ambiguity of Clause
24, and delayed publication of Tribunal findings in relation to Professor
Fray.

Finances: Mr Paul
ffolkes Davis
to undertake writing for this section of the Report.

VoIP: Dr Catherine Pitt
to undertake writing for this section of the Report with assistance from Mr
Richard Stibbs.

Ballot procedures: To
be kept under review.

Board of Examinations:
To be kept under review.

 

10.

(i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Guest: Mr Stephen Jolly

Background:

-       Joined
the University in 2005;

-       Restructure
and re-organisation took 18 months, working collaboratively;

-       Paper
submitted to Council in December 2007 (annual presentation);

-       In
2007 released 583 web stories and 253 press releases;

-       Engaged
with alumni in Parliament, and monitor political affairs on a daily basis;

-       Web
Review and Literary Review nearing completion, ready to begin thorough review
of internal communications; 

-       Involved
with Working Group and Kate Pretty regarding Operational Impact Reporting
(Corporate Responsibility);

-       Involved
in promoting Science Festival, and Festival of Ideas;

-       Team
working on 800th Campaign: includes staff summer party in
Botanical Gardens, Cambridge Prom, Open Cambridge, and Winter Light Finale;

-       Working
on 800th anniversary passed across to 800th team, which
is two people; and

-       Presenting
House Style to Council on 28 March 2008 at Council Away Day.

Questions and Answers:

-      
Relationship with Government affected by issue
of elitism conflated in public opinion but good relationship with all three
major parties;

-      
Vice-Chancellor met with senior members of
Chinese Government as well as Indian Prime Minister instead of meeting
Chinese Governement with Professor Hood;

-      
Deal with student press within the University
every day, work collaboratively and creatively;

-      
800th Campaign: small number of key
headline events funded by Council; involving staff, students, benefactors,
alumni; and £1/4m awarded for other activities; come forward with their
media.  2009 fund for £¼ m for other
activities;

-      
Will present idea of working with
disadvantaged children from Inner London;

-      
Concern raised regarding staff turnover, and
low number of UAS staff who have lack of knowledge of collegiate affairs;

-      
Issue raised regarding need to offer market
competitive salaries;

-      
Issue raised regarding publication of Tribunal
findings (Professor Fray);

-      
Information Strategy Unit initially suggested
looking at central web-site only as manageable but will be offering templates
to improve navigation, and work will take place on intranet technology with
Ian Lewis; and

-      
Consultation regarding usability has taken
place including students from deprived schools in East
London, and meeting with Apple, iTunes and YouTube.

 

11.

Date of next meeting

11.30am
on Thursday, 17 April 2008

Music
Room, Downing College

 

 

Rebecca
Collins

Support
Officer

17 April
2008