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Departmental Meeting
Chair: Head of Department
Secretary: Department Manager
Dates of Meetings 2017-18
30 May 2018
14 March 2018
31 January 2018
01 November 2017
Minutes 2016/17
Minutes 2015/16
Minutes 2014/15
Minutes 2013/14
Minutes 2012/13
Minutes 2011/12
Terms of Reference
1. To receive and consider the minutes of the Departmental Consultative and Teaching, Research, Library and Staff-Student Consultative Committees.
2. To consider major departmental policy, such as Departmental Strategic Plans.
3. To act as forum for the exchange of views and information.
Constitution
1. The following are members of the Departmental Meeting and have the right to vote on any motion proposed during the main agenda:
All members of staff (except Teaching Assistants)
2. The following members of the Departmental Meeting have the right to vote under Reserved Business, which is to be determined by the HoD as Chair (as stipulated in UCL statutes):
All permanent members of staff
3. The following will be invited to be in attendance for the main agenda:
Two students from the Staff-Student Consultative Committee
Teaching Fellows who act as examiners
Voting Procedures
1. . Any member of the Departmental Meeting can propose a motion upon which to vote, which should be seconded, or an amendment to a motion, which should likewise be seconded. Withdrawal of motions requires the agreement of both proposer and seconder. The The outcome of any such vote will always be taken into account by the Head of Department, but is not necessarily binding on him/her
2.The intention to hold a vote will normally be notified in the agenda. In all cases, the HoD as Chair will make every effort, in consultation with the proposer and seconder, to ensure that the motion is clearly defined and that all members of the meeting are aware of the implications of the vote.
3. If major decisions on the teaching programme, research strategy or any other matter to be determined by the HoD are to be taken by voting, a separate discussion meeting will be held in advance of the decision meeting. A proxy vote will be offered to those staff eligible to vote who attend the prior discussion meeting but, for good reasons agreed with the HoD, are unable to attend the decision meeting. They should inform the Chair in writing of their vote by noon on the day of the meeting.