No 6212
Wednesday 2 February 2011
Vol cxli No 16
pp. 461–476
6 February, Sunday. Preacher before the University at 11.15 a.m., Dr C. Hammond, of Gonville and Caius College.
8 February, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House (see below).
13 February, Sunday. Lent Term divides.
19 February, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 2 p.m.
22 February, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House.
Discussions at 2 p.m.8 February 22 February 8 March 22 March |
Congregations19 February, Saturday at 2 p.m. 26 March, Saturday at 11 a.m. |
The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House, on Tuesday, 8 February 2011, at 2 p.m., for the discussion of the Report of the Council on an initiated Grace (USS consultation, consultative voting) (Reporter, 2010–11, pp. 420–21).
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, will deliver the Alcuin Lecture 2011 in the Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre in the Department of Chemistry, at 5 p.m. on Friday, 18 February. Alcuin Lectures are given on the relationship between the United Kingdom and European institutions.
The lecture is open to members of the University only, and admission will be by ticket and photographic ID. To apply for a ticket, please send your full name and title, College, and/or Department or Faculty affiliation, to alcuinlecture@admin.cam.ac.uk. Email applications are preferred; if you do not have access to email, please telephone the Vice-Chancellor’s Office (tel. 01223 339668). Applications must be received by 12 noon on Wednesday, 9 February 2011.
The Vice-Chancellor announces that he has received the following nomination, in accordance with Statute A, VII, 3, for election to the Board of Scrutiny, and that it has been certified to him that the candidate has consented to be so nominated:
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Candidate |
Nominated by |
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The Revd Jeremy Lloyd Caddick, EM |
Professor R. J. Bowring, SE, and Ms S. V. Scarlett, LC |
No other persons having been nominated for election, Mr Caddick is duly elected to serve until 30 September 2013; the election previously announced (Reporter, p. 367) will not now take place.
Notice is given that an election of three students to serve as members of the University Council in accordance with Statute A, IV, 2 (class (d)) will be held on Thursday, 17 March 2011. Members are to be elected in the following two categories (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 114):
(i)two students elected by and from among all eligible students in the University;
(ii)one graduate student elected by and from among all eligible graduate students in the University.
No person shall be nominated in both categories. Members elected are to serve for one year from 1 July 2011.
Notice is given that an election of two students to serve as members of the General Board in accordance with Statute C, I, 4(d) will be held on the same day, Thursday, 17 March 2011. Members are to be elected in the following two categories (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 117):
(i)one undergraduate student elected by and from among all eligible undergraduate students in the University;
(ii)one graduate student elected by and from among all eligible graduate students in the University.
Members elected are to serve for one year from 1 July 2011.
The Registrary will publish before 17 February 2011 electoral rolls of all persons who are eligible, under the provision of Statutes A, IV, 2 and C, I, 4, and of the regulations governing the conduct of these elections and rules made under the regulations, to vote and to stand as candidates. Copies of the full electoral rolls will be available for inspection in the University Offices (Secretariat), The Old Schools, and appropriate sections of the rolls will be available in the Colleges. The elections are conducted under the Single Transferable Vote regulations.
In order to be eligible, a candidate must be nominated on a nomination form sent to the Deputy Returning Officer in the University Offices (Secretariat), The Old Schools, so as to arrive not later than 1 p.m. on Thursday, 10 March 2011. Nomination forms may be obtained from the University Offices (Secretariat), and also from CUSU and the Graduate Union. The forms contain (a) a statement, which must be signed by eight students eligible to take part in the election in the relevant category, certifying that they nominate the candidate for election, and (b) a statement which must be signed by the candidate, consenting to be nominated and agreeing to serve if elected. Nomination forms should be accompanied by a statement by the candidate for the information of voters. Nominations will be published. Not later than the day following the last date for the receipt of nominations, a complete list of nominations will be sent to Colleges and subsequently will be published in the Reporter.
Voting will take place on Thursday, 17 March 2011, in person, in Colleges. The hours of voting in each College will be determined by local College Returning Officers (normally an officer of a JCR, MCR, or equivalent body, or their deputy), but the polls must be open for at least four hours within the period 8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m., including the hours 12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Administrative Secretary is the Deputy Returning Officer.