MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY
MINUTES
Selwyn College Master’s Lodge
Thursday, 28th October 2010 at 12.00pm
Present: Professor Richard Bowring (Chairman); Mrs Jamie Horsley (Secretary); Ms Katherine Leckie (Support Officer); Mr Kevin Coutinho; Mr Paul ffolkes Davis; Mr David Goode; Dr Susan Oosthuizen; Dr Jane Spencer; Dr Oren Scherman; Mr James Trevithick; and Dr Alan Winter.
1. Apologies
Dr Catherine MacKenzie;
2. Declarations of Interest
None voiced
3. Minutes of Meeting on 14 October 2010
Approved
4. Matters Arising
Subsequent Guests and Topics for Michaelmas Term
5. Guest:
Dr. Jonathan Nicholls, Registrary
The Board thanked Dr Nicholls for attending and discussed the following:
i. The new Vice Chancellor
His activities so far; his international role; emphasis on research;
ii. The reorganisation of the UAS
Dr Nicholls described plans for its reorganisation by way of a division into three main sections:
§ Integrated Services (or Shared Services)
§ Staff and Student Services Centre
§ Policy Support and Advisory Functions
The Board and Dr Nicholls discussed the use of the Old Schools; 9 % savings of the reorganisation; the creation of new positions; relationship to the Colleges’ services;
iii. Pensions
The clarity of the USS document for modelling pensions for younger employees; submissions to USS; proposals for CPS;
iv. NW Cambridge
The site’s relationship to the Colleges; financial strategies; staff housing; the master-plan;
6. Any Other Business
i. Dates for guests at subsequent meetings in 2010-2011
ii. New Member of the Board of Scrutiny
Vote to be in mid November
7. Date of next meeting
12.00pm on Thursday, 11 November 2010
Guest: Professor Ian White, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Institutional Affairs
Master’s Lodge, Selwyn College
Katherine Leckie
Support Officer
1 November 2010