No 6495
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Vol cxlviii No 19
pp. 388–393
20 February, Tuesday. Discussion at 2 p.m. in the Senate-House (see below).
24 February, Saturday. Congregation of the Regent House at 2 p.m.
5 March, Monday. End of third quarter of Lent Term.
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Discussions (at 2 p.m.) |
Congregations |
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20 February |
24 February |
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6 March |
24 March |
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20 March |
7 April |
The Vice-Chancellor invites those qualified under the regulations for Discussions (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 105) to attend a Discussion in the Senate-House on Tuesday, 20 February 2018 at 2 p.m., for the discussion of:
1. Report of the Council, dated 30 January 2018, on the membership and terms of reference of the Audit Committee (Reporter, 6493, 2017–18, p. 360).
2. Topic of concern to the University: Hobson’s Brook (Reporter, 6494, 2017–18, p. 378).
3. Report of the Council, dated 7 February 2018, on membership of the Regent House for Directors of Research and Principal Research Associates (Reporter, 6494, 2017–18, p. 385).
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that he has received the following nominations for election to the Council in class (c) (members of the Regent House) (Reporter, 6492, 2017–18, p. 320), and that it has been certified to him that the candidates have consented to be nominated:
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Candidate: |
Nominated by: |
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Dr Jennifer Hirst, JE |
Professor F. E. Karet, DAR, and Professor P. H. Maxwell, T |
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Dr Thomas Jeffrey Miley, DAR |
Rev’d Dr P. Dominiak, JE, and Rev’d J. L. Caddick, EM |
It is necessary to hold an election to select one from among the two candidates. The person elected will serve with immediate effect until 31 December 2020. An election will be held under the Single Transferable Vote regulations. Online voting will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 19 February 2018 and close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 1 March 2018. Hardcopy voting papers and supporting materials will be distributed not later than Monday, 19 February 2018 to those who opted by 2 November 2017 to vote on paper; the last date for the return of voting papers will be 5 p.m. on Thursday, 1 March 2018.
The following Notice provides information about elections to fill vacancies on the Board of Scrutiny and on the Nominating Committee for External Members of the Council.
The University is committed to a proactive approach to equality, which includes supporting and encouraging all under-represented groups, promoting an inclusive culture, and valuing diversity. Nominations from groups that are under-represented on the Board of Scrutiny and the Nominating Committee are welcomed.
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice of an election to a casual vacancy on the Board of Scrutiny in class (c)(i) (a person who has been a member of the Regent House for not more than ten years on 1 October 2018) under Statute A VII, following the decision of Ms Ala’i to step down. The person elected would serve with immediate effect until 30 September 2019, the remainder of Ms Ala’i’s term.
The Board of Scrutiny consists of:
(a)the Proctors;
(b)the two Pro-Proctors nominated by the Colleges;
(c)eight members of the Regent House elected by the Regent House.
Under the provisions of Statute A VII 4, no person may be a member of the Board of Scrutiny who is a member of the Council, the General Board, or the Finance Committee of the Council, or who holds any of the University offices of Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University Advocate, Deputy University Advocate, Registrary, Assistant Registrary, or Secretary of a School. The Statute further prohibits from membership holders of offices with primarily administrative duties designated by Ordinance: Directors and Deputy Directors in the Unified Administrative Service and Assistant Treasurers have been designated as such prohibited offices. A retiring member of the Board who has served for four or more consecutive years is not eligible to serve again as a member in class (c) until one year has elapsed after the end of her or his previous period of service.
If no nominations are received in accordance with the timetable below, the Council shall be asked whether it wishes to appoint a member to the vacant place or for another election to be held, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the regulations for the election of members of the Board (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 114).
Further information about the Board of Scrutiny can be found in the Statutes and Ordinances as noted above, on the Board’s website (http://www.scrutiny.cam.ac.uk/about), and obtained from Mr Tim Milner (email: tnm22@cam.ac.uk), Chair of the Board.
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice of an election to fill the following vacancies on the Nominating Committee in the following classes:
(c)one member elected by the Regent House from among those who at the time of election are members of the Council in classes (a), (b), and (c), to serve with immediate effect until 30 September 2021;
(d)two members of the Senate elected by the Regent House, to serve with immediate effect until 30 September 2021.
No person may be a member of the Committee in class (d) who is a member of the Council or who holds any of the University offices of Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Registrary, or Director or Deputy Director in the University Offices.
Further information about the Committee can be found in the Statutes and Ordinances (p. 113) and obtained from the Registrary (email: Registrary@admin.cam.ac.uk).
The nomination procedure and election timetable for the elections is as follows.
In order to be eligible, a candidate for election must be nominated on a paper sent to the Vice-Chancellor at the Old Schools so as to be received not later than 12 noon on Friday, 2 March 2018. The nomination paper must contain (a) a statement signed by two members of the Regent House, nominating the candidate for election and specifying the body and the class to which he or she is nominated, and (b) a statement signed by the candidate certifying that he or she consents to be so nominated. The candidate is also required to provide a statement of her or his curriculum vitae by the same date (see below).
The Vice-Chancellor would be obliged if nominations could be delivered to the Registrary in the Old Schools during office hours. Documents which are submitted by fax to 01223 (3)32332 or scanned documents containing a signature or signatures sent to the Registrary at Registrary@admin.cam.ac.uk will also be accepted. Nominations will be published on the Senate-House Noticeboard as they are received; the complete list of nominations will be published in the Reporter on Wednesday, 7 March 2018.
In accordance with the regulations governing the elections (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 112), each person nominated for election is required to send to the Registrary, not later than 12 noon on Friday, 2 March 2018, a statement of her or his curriculum vitae for distribution to members of the Regent House with the voting papers. It is suggested that such a statement should be of not more than 500 words in length, and that it should cover the following points:
•the candidate’s present position in the University;
•previous posts held, whether in Cambridge or in other universities or outside the university system, with dates;
•the candidate’s reasons for standing for election, and the experience and skills they would bring to the role;
•a note of the candidate’s particular interests within the field of University business.
If more than one nomination is received for each vacancy by the deadline, an election will be conducted by ballot under the Single Transferable Vote regulations. Online voting will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 12 March 2018 and close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, 22 March 2018. Hardcopy voting papers and supporting materials will be distributed not later than Monday, 12 March 2018 to those who opted by 2 November 2017 to vote on paper; the last date for the return of voting papers will be 5 p.m. on Thursday, 22 March 2018.