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Assembly to Senate Election
An election is now being conducted to fill one vacancy for elected members of the Senate/Standing Committee by and from all members of the Assembly.
Nomination forms are available from Allison Campbell, Room E69 Richmond Building from Monday 22 September 2003. Forms are also available on the web at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/briefing/elections/elections2003.htm
The closing date for nominations is 1200 on Monday 29 September 2003.
The draft membership of the Senate/Standing Committee is set out at http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/committee/Senate/SENATE%20Membership%202003-04.doc (word document)
Car Park charges 2003-04
During last Session the ability for many to find a parking space became more difficult than usual and complaints about the state of the car parks increased.
A report went to the Joint Committee on Welfare and Campus Amenities suggesting a way to improve both. Its recommendations (details available below) went on to be approved by Senate and Council.
The plan is to improve the car park surfaces, to have a more reasonable ratio of issued permits to available spaces and for the cost of managing the car parks (including improvements) to be met from income from the sale of permits.
The number of permits available in relation to spaces available has been restricted to a 75% over-subscription. An analysis of costs has indicated an increase in permit rates of 12%.
Full details and costs are available here in pdf and word format (download a free version of the Reader from the Adobe website)
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Sue Robinson
E: s.l.robinson@bradford.ac.uk
Important news from SFIS - confirmation letters
When a student asks you to write a confirmation letter beware - read this first!!
If a member of staff confirms a students address other than a Halls of Residence address they could find themselves liable to criminal charges.
The banks in the UK have all been required by law to tighten up on the opening of bank accounts, (some much more than others) due to money laundering and terrorism. So, if you confirm a students address to the bank and the student is discovered to be money laundering or a terrorist you too will be charged.
UK Home students can show the banks their offer letter to their UK home address and should be able to open a bank with that. I expect that the banks will also accept the LEA assessment form.
Student Financial and Information Services do write confirmation of address letters for International Students who are living in Halls of Residence. If the student is not in University Halls of Residence we will do a letter for the student but are not able to confirm that the student is living at their UK address. If the student is living in Arkwright or Wardley the banks will accept the student's lease, otherwise the student will need to show the bank utility bills for the address at which they are living.
Please note that Bradford Council Tax will only accept information given to them by SFIS so all students requiring Council Tax exemption should come to SFIS, Top Floor Communal Building.
We are sorry to be so officious - not our usual way - but we don't want colleagues to be arrested or land in legal "do do".
Send the student to SFIS.
Tel: 6500
Change to way in which cases of student mitigating circumstances considered
as part of assessment committee/board of examiner procedures
The Senate at its meeting in April 2003 approved a change to the way in which individual cases of mitigating circumstance relating to students are considered by Assessment Committees/Boards of Examiners.
At present, it is deemed good practice by the University for cases of mitigating circumstances to be considered by a Mitigating Circumstances Sub-Committee of the Board of Examiners, prior to the meeting of the Board of Examiners.
With effect from the 2003/04 academic session, it will become a requirement that all mitigating circumstances be considered by such a Sub-Committee. It was felt that this would help to ensure appropriate levels of confidentiality, consistency of treatment for students and, in view of the rising numbers of such cases, had become a necessity if the business of the Board of Examiners was not be become unmanageable.
The Senate was also concerned to ensure equity in cases where evidence of mitigating circumstances relating to an individual student was presented by a member of staff, where no submission of mitigating circumstances had been received by the student. It was agreed that any member of staff wishing to raise a case for mitigating circumstances relating to an individual student be required to submit a formal, written report for consideration by the Mitigating Circumstances Sub-Committee.
Details are available at: http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/assu/Notify_changes_Mitigating_Circumstances.doc (word document)
Further details are available on For further information please contact Alison Carass in ASSU on ext 3897 or email a.j.carass@bradford.ac.uk
Learning Support Seminars from the TQEG
"JISC Plagiarism Detection Service" on 8 October 2003 - Excellence Plus Strand
Further information can be obtained via: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/Programmes/LSSeminars03-04/excellenceplus.htm
"Identifying and Auditing Key Skills - Introduction" on 10 October 2003 - Excellence Plus Strand
Further information can be obtained via: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/Programmes/LSSeminars03-04/excellenceplus.htm
"Collecting and Analysing Student Feedback" on 13 October 2003 - Quality Assurance and Enhancement Strand
Further information can be obtained via: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/tqeg/Programmes/LSSeminars03-04/qualityassurance.htm
To book a place e-mail tqe-sec@bradford.ac.uk or phone ext 3286.
Arts on Campus news
The new season of Arts on Campus is here with theatre, music and visual arts for all.
This week:
Theatre
Monday 22nd September - 6.30pm. The first Bradford University Theatre
Group meeting of term, followed by a fun, informal and free theatre workshop.
All welcome, the group is open to anyone over the age of 16, not just
students - Theatre in the Mill.
Music
Wednesday 24th September - 12.30pm - 2.00pm. The first of the Convent
Garden Lunchtime Concert Series - Opera Gala, Kevin Matthews with
Martyn Parkes on Piano. Richmond Building Foyer - free.
Gallery II
All week - 11.00pm - 3.00pm. 'Mend' at Gallery II. A new exhibition by
Shaeron Caton-Rose. Admission Free.
Details of the full season will be available on the web later this week or have a look in the September edition of News and Views.
Volunteers wanted for environmental study
Your colleagues in Department of Environmental Science are carrying out a study of the effect of working patterns on personal exposure to particulate air pollution. In this study they are looking for fifty non- smoker volunteers among workers at university campus. Volunteers are asked to wear a small monitoring pump and sampler for two days, and will be also asked to complete a dairy of their location and activities.
If you are interested in participating in this study, please go to Environmental Science Department web site at: www.brad.ac.uk/acad/envsci/questionnaire.html or at: www.brad.ac.uk/acad/envsci/envsci.htm
Select the title "Volunteers Needed for Research Study on Personal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution" and complete our short online questionnaire.
After submitting the questionnaire via email, we will contact you as soon as possible to fix a meeting time to discuss the monitoring in more detail.
Bike Lockers Available for Cycle Commuters
A small number of cycle lockers outside the Richmond Building have become vacant and are available to rent for staff who cycle regularly to work throughout the year.
The introductory hire charge for a locker is just £10 for the full academic year, plus a key deposit.
To hire a locker, or for more information, contact Simon Duarri, s.duarri@bradford.ac.uk or extension 4850.
Applications will be taken on a first-come first-served basis.
New network facilities from Learning Support Services
Readers may like to note two new network facilities from Learning Support Services:
ResNet is a broadband-like network which is available to residents of Trinity Halls only. This is an alternative to the dial-in modem service. For further details see http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/it-services/support/resnet.php.
RoamNet is an open-access service for staff and students who have notebook PCs or PDAs they wish to connect to the University network. It covers various locations using both wired and wireless ethernet technology. An faq and further information are available at http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/it-services/support/roamnet.php.
Staff Development Resources and Courses
New Staff Development on-line and CD-Rom resources
The Staff Development Unit have recently purchased 10 on-line Business Skills Courseplans from Reach Online.
There are still some tests available. These Courseplans are a small pilot we are undertaking to assess the benefits of implementing some on-line training in the University over the longer-term. The Business Skills Courseplan includes 50 courses under some of the following headings:
- Grammar Skills
- Maths Skills
- Business Communication
- Time Management
- Stress Management
- Customer Services
- Negotiation
- Motivation
- Project Management
Once a member of staff has been registered to use a Courseplan they can access any of the 50 courses under the Business Skills section for 1 year. Are you intrigued yet? If so, through Reach Online's web-site (www.reachonline.co.uk) you can look at the course plans and you can even try the Project Management course (ignore the prompt for an ID and password) before you commit.
If you are interested, we would like to invite you to discuss the possibility with your manager, then for managers to send nominations to Helen Dennett at staffdev@bradford.ac.uk or a brief note to the Staff Development Unit.
At this stage, all we will need is the person's name, department and contact details and a short statement (about 100 words) from the manager explaining how they plan to support the individual. We will then contact the nominees direct. The extended deadline for nominations is 17 October 2003 and training will be allocated on a 'first-come first served' basis as long as the individual has support from their manager. We aim to register people on the site as soon as possible.
As this is a pilot, at the end of a Courseplan, participants will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire by the Staff Development Unit.
If you have any questions about this, please contact Helen Dennett at: staffdev@bradford.ac.uk or on extension 3096.
Places available on the following Staff Development Unit events:
MANAGING SICKNESS ABSENCE - a ½ day session which provides a chance for managers to understand the importance of managing sickness absence cases, and their own responsibilities for doing this in a consistent and fair way: Wednesday 24 September 2003, 09.15 - 13.15. For more information and booking go to: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=469
MAKING THE MOST OF MARKETING - a 3 hour session for any staff interested in marketing and recruitment. The session provides an opportunity to get to grips with how best to market your course/research or project: Thursday 2 October 2003, 09.30 - 12.30. For more information and booking go to: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=468
CREATIVE WRITING - 2 x 45 minute sessions to help release some “writer“s magic“ in you and free up your creative, imaginative potential. Wednesday 8 & 22 October 2003, 13.05 - 13.50 in Richmond Building. Other dates are available. For more information and booking go to: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=419
CAN YOU HEAR ME AT THE BACK? - a 3 hour session which introduces non-strenuous exercises to help make your voice work more effectively for you. Friday 10 October 2003, 09.00 - 12.00. Other dates are available. For more information and booking go to: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=516
COMMITTEE SERVICING - 2 x ½ days. Comprises a morning session on Committee Support and an afternoon session on Minute Writing and Taking. You can attend one or both sessions. Please register for both Committee Support and Minute Writing and Taking if you wish to do the whole day. 13 October 2003, 09.00 - 12.30 and/or 13.30 - 16.45. For more information and booking go to: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=414
HANDLING INFORMATION OVERLOAD - A 2-day course to help you better manage the vast amounts of information and reading which you acquire every working day. Thursday 16 & Friday 17 October 2003, 09.00 - 17.00. For more information and booking go to: http://staffdev.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/cgi-bin/staffdev/enduser_course.pl?event_id=447
Medilink on the move . . .
Medilink has now moved from 14 Claremont to re-join the Department of Business Services & Regional Development, at the Graduate School.
Telephone numbers/e-mail addresses for Debbie Harrison and Daniel Penn remain the same.
Condition Survey of University Estate
We are currently carrying out a survey of the condition of the University buildings. This work is being done for us by a company called Quantarc. In order to do this work they need to look round all buildings and rooms within buildings. They try to do this so as not to disrupt teaching and research.
It would be helpful if staff could afford them entry to areas as requested to fit in with your normal work activities. They do carry identification so if you are unsure about people unknown to you in your work areas please ask them to show you their identification.
If you have any queries please contact Sue Robinson, Facilities Manager (s.l.robinson@bradford.ac.uk)
Job Vacancies at the University and College
Current vacancies at the University and College can be found at the Personnel website:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/personnel/jobvacancies/
The weekly bulletin can also be found as a pdf from the same page.
All queries should be directed to Personnel: ext: 5347, email: personnel@bradford.ac.uk
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