DSU Academic Affairs Senate

DSU Notes

1. The report entitled "Academic Affairs and DSU - The case for Establishing the Academic Affairs Senate"
2. The minutes of the inaugural Conference of Departmental Reps, held onFebruary 9th 1979.
3. The lack of concrete achievement in the area of academic affairs by DSU
4. That DSU is a college-based body
5. That DSU Council formulates all policy on academic affairs, without the regular consultation of departmental reps.

DSU Believes

1. That Academic Affairs must play a central part in the work of any Students Union.
2. That DSU's work in academic affairs should involve the present system of departmental reps and enhance their position within departments, rather than supercede it.
3. That DSU Council, because it is college-based, does not provide an appropriate forum for the discussion of academic affairs.
4. That it must provide a regular forum in which departmental reps can meet to discuss some common problem.
5. That departmental reps have the right to take part in policy decision in academic affairs within DSU
6. That elected departmental reps should be the only justifiable representatives of students in academic affairs
7. That DSU Council is the sovereign body of the Union responsible for the central representation of students.
8. That the departmental reps already fulfill a policy making role within their departments
9. That DSU Council's role should be one of support and encouragement to the Academic Affairs Senate and the reps individually

DSU Resolves

1. To set up an Academic Affairs Senate
2. To delete SO VII 14 (Academic Affairs Advisory Committee)
3. To delete SO VII 13 (Academic Affairs Committee)
4. To add a new Committee under Section VII of Standing Orders which shall be called the Academic Affairs Senate and be constituted as follows -
   1. Functions
      1. To provide a regular forum for the representatives of all Academic Depts.
      2. To consider any matter pertaining to education and academic affairs and to report and make recommendations to DSU Council
      3. To promote and campaign for the academic representation of students within the University
      4. To oversee the business of University Senate and its sub-committees.
      5. To disperse funds as voted to it by DSU Council in pursuit of the above functions.
   2. Membership
      1. The Deputy President Welfare who shall be Chairman
      2. One representative per year from each Department, to be elected by all students registered within the relevant year in that Department
      3. Three representatives, one per year, to be elected by all students registered for the BA General Degree.
      4. Three representatives, one per year, to be elected by all students registered for the BSc General Degree.
      5. Three representatives, one per year, to be elected by all students registered in the School of Education for the BEd degree.
      6. One representative to be elected by all students registered for the Post Graduate Certificate of Education
      7. Three representatives to be elected by all registered Postgraduate students
      8. Three representatives to be elected by students registered in the Department of Extra Mural Studies
   3. Meetings

      Shall meet at least twice per term and shall be open to observers.

5. To add a new Committee under Section VII of Standing Orders which shall be called the Academic Affairs Committee and be constituted as follows -
   1. Functions

      To perform an Executive function in between meetings of the Academic Affairs Senate and carry out mandates from that body.

   2. Membership
      1. The Deputy President Welfare who shall be Chairman.
      2. Five Members to be elected by the Membership of the Academic Affairs Senate
   3. Meetings

      Shall meet once per week during term time and shall be open to observers.

DSU Instructs

1. The Deputy President Welfare to call the first meeting of the Academic Affairs Senate in the East Term 1979, and, thereafter, to ensure that the body meets regularly
2. To monitor the progress of the Academic Affairs Senate and report to every DSU Council
3. To liase with other Students' Unions in the field of Academic Affairs.

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