Remit:
To review the effectiveness of the Senate and to bring forward proposals, for consideration by the Senate, in regard to the following:
(i) How to further enhance the effectiveness of Senate;
(ii) The role and effectiveness of Senate’s sub-committees;
(iii) The role of the Senate Business Committee and, particularly, its role in shaping the Senate agenda;
(iv) The role of Senate Assessors and the effectiveness of this linkage between the Senate and the Court;
(v) The role of Student Members of the Senate and the effectiveness of their role in representing their constituencies;
(vi) The role of elected Senate members and the effectiveness of their role in representing their constituencies;
(vii) Ways to enhance the effectiveness of communication to and from the Senate with the wider University Community;
(viii) The timing and frequency of meetings;
(ix) Any amendments required to the Senate Standing Orders which may arise from the outcome of recommendations from the Effectiveness Review.
Composition:
- Chair – Senior Vice-Principal
- Two Heads of School
- Six elected Senators
- One Convener and one member from the subcommittees of Senate
- Member of Professional Services staff
- Two student representatives appointed by AUSA,
- External facilitator (to lead the focus group discussions with stakeholders and help facilitate the Review Group)
- Clerk
Membership:
- Karl Leydecker (Chair)
- Graeme Paton – Head of School of Biological Sciences
- Paula Sweeney - Head of School of Divinity, History & Philosophy
- Donna Maccallum – Elected member (Medical Sciences)
- Helen Martin - Elected member (Education)
- Rachel Shanks - Elected member (Education)
- David Anderson – Elected member (Social Sciences)
- Iain McEwan – Elected member (Medical Sciences)
- Scott Styles - Elected member (Law)
- Marion Campbell – Senate subcommittee chair
- Graeme Nixon – Senate subcommittee member
- Gillian Mackintosh – Member of Professional Services (Director of Academic Services and Online Education)
- Alexander Acheampong – Welfare Officer, AUSA
- Dariya Koleva – Education Officer, AUSA
- External Facilitator
- Rachael Bernard - Clerk