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Information for Staff Members who support Academic Representatives

Read About                                                                  Links
Academic Representative Online Elections                       Academic Council
SSLC Code of Practice                                                    SSLCs
What is Academic Council?                                              LPOs
Academic Council Meetings in 2008/09                              You Said... We Did
 
 
Among the first in the UK, our Students’ Union will be holding Academic Representative Elections online. For the vast majority of departments and degree programmes, nominations will be open from 6th to 10th October and voting will be held from 13th to 17th of October.
 
Students running for an Academic Representative position for their course and year are expected to upload a picture and a short manifesto to the Academic Rep Elections section of www.BathStudent.com.
 
The Academic Representation Centre is based in the Students Union 1 east level 3 corridor. It provides a number of services and functions including:

* Support for academic representatives (training, information, advice)
* Support for Student representatives on University Committees
* Support for students studying at different locations
* Research on Student issues
* Higher education news and information

We work closely with many other areas of the University to provide a link between the University and students to raise student issues and work on ways of developing and enhancing the educational experience of students.

For any information, queries or comments, please contact us on arc@bath.ac.uk

There are three permanent professional staff members who work within the Academic Representation Centre, alongside the SU Vice-President (Education).
 
SSLC Code of Practice (QA 48), a policy guide on how Staff/Student Liaison Committees ought to be run, may be of further interests to all student and staff members of SSLC.
 
All Academic Representatives are invited to Students’ Union’s Academic Council meetings which deal with larger academic issues affecting all students across the University. Academic Council offers a platform to help find a common solution to students’ issues and gather student opinion on important University issues and projects.
 
Meetings are held separately for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students to help both groups focus on issues which are more relevant to them.     
 
Please have a look at the dates of Academic Council Meetings for the academic year 2008/2009. All meetings are chaired by Katie Mabery, the Students’ Union’s Vice President Education. All Academic Reps are invited.
 
To find out what Academic Council has recently been dealing with or view the upcoming agenda, please have a look at Academic Council Minutes and Agenda.
 
At the end of each academic year, all Academic Representatives are invited to an awards ceremony where they receive a certificate, the official recognition for their work. Additionally, the SSLC Chair of the Year will receive formal recognition for the year’s work.
 
Academic, Welfare, Advice and Representation Centre (AWARE) is there to provide advice and information to students on a range of issues, including changing their course, submitting mitigating circumstances, appeal a mark or problems with how an assessment has been carried out.
 
Office: 1 East Level 3 (Students’ Union)
Telephone: 01225 383405
 
Representation and Democratic Services Coordinator
About academic issues and support for Academic Reps please contact:
Charlie Slack
suscas@bath.ac.uk
 
Academic Representation Administrator
About minutes and agendas for Academic Council, certificates or clothing please contact:
Salma Goode
arc@bath.ac.uk
 
Academic Representative Elections Project Manager
About Academic Representative online election project, please contact:
Anni Wood
hmw23@bath.ac.uk
(Available until November 2008)
 
 
Students’ Union’s Vice President Education, Katie Mabery chairs Academic Council meetings and represents student opinion in several University committees. Should you have further questions concerning academic representation, she would be looking forward to answer them. Read more about Katie here.
 
Contact details
Vice President Education
Katie Mabery
sueducation@bath.ac.uk
Telephone 01225 385064
Office 1 East 3.4 (Students’ Union)