1. General Council Business Committee
Convener’s Report, June 2017

2. Business Committee membership
Business of Committee
Sub-Committees
Other bodies
Looking Ahead

3. Business Committee membership
Fourteen candidates put themselves forward. Eight new members elected:

4. Business Committee membership
Alan Daly
Chartered Surveyor and Valuer
MA(Hons)
2012
Peter Holmes
Emeritus Professor and Former Vice Principal
BVMS
1966
Emily Howie
Head of Alumni Engagement
1999
Iain McTaggart
International and Business Strategy Adviser
1981
Steven Quither
Senior Procurator Fiscal Depute
LLB
1982
Hilary Roberts
MD of a recruitment Business
1986
Alison Scott
Museums, arts and heritage and professional
Dr John Trushell
University Lecturer
MBA
1980

5. Business of Committee Secretary of Court reported
Capital Plan approved
Election of Rector
Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016
Last meeting of Secretary of Court, David Newall

6. Business of Committee Alumni Relations reported
Significant increase in donations received through Telephone Campaign
Vacancy on Court had been notified

7. Business of Committee
Convener and Clerk have met new University Secretary, David Duncan
Address by Peter Aitchison, Director of Communications
Convener met him to discuss raising profile of GC
BC agreed to set up Communication Sub-Committee

8. Business of Committee Role of General Council and BC through statute
to be consulted
outside statutory position
to raise concerns with University
act as sounding board
Nature of graduate body has changed
GCBC needs to change to reflect needs of Alumni

9. Sub-Committees General Affairs Sub-committee
Supports Convener in identifying matters of interest or concern
Role currently under review

10. Other bodies Senate Academic Standards Committee
One member of Business Committee attends meetings as observer
Concerns noted
lack of teaching accommodation
criteria of discretion being employed in Exam Board
student plagiarism

11. Other bodies Glasgow University Trust New constitution now in place
Business Committee Trustees reduced to one
Rev Stuart MacQuarrie

12. Other bodies
Two members of Business Committee on Avenue editorial board
BC members have been invited to contribute
Three appear in current issue

13. Other bodies General Councils of Scottish Ancient Universities
Convener contacted GCs to discuss their roles
Responses:
supporting their Universities
be available to offer opinion
identify areas of concern
act as ambassador for University
hold University to account

14. Other bodies
Clerks and Conveners of General Council Business Committees meet in Edinburgh 15 June
Agenda
HE Governance (Scotland) Act
Views on Revised Code of Good HE Governance
Role of Business Committees

15. Looking forward Contact us at clerkgc@glasgow.ac.uk
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