Programme President Meeting
A MEETING OF THE PROGRAMME PRESIDENTS 2013-2014 WAS HELD ON THURSDAY THE 1st OF
MAY 2014 AT 18:00 IN THE BOARD ROOM OF LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS’ UNION
Present:
Becky Lauder- Fletcher (Chair)
Aharoun-Jordon Adeniyan (Materials)
Alice Dunford (Physics)
Charlotte Davison (PHIR)
Jack Needham (SSEHS)
Kate Stone (Geography)
Louise Eyre (English and Drama)
Nick Lindfield (Chem Eng)
Mina Dodiyi-Manuel (Elec Eng)
Louise Batts (Civil and Building)
Ryan Cosgrove (Aero and Auto)
Rosie Andrews (School of the Arts)
Jonanthan Smith (Comp Science)
Tom Burge (Wolfson)
Alex Friston (Social Science)
Zoe Browning (Design School)
Anastasia de Montjoye (Maths)
In attendance: Dr Maurice Fitzgerald – Quality Enhancement Officer, Teaching Centre Emma Dresser – Student
Voice, LSU
Apologies for absence: Paul Brack (Chemistry), Chi Chi Le (Economics)
Absent without apologies: Ghislain Ndjamba
Minutes from 20/3/14 were approved
1. Actions from last meeting
 Becky to circulate PP elections posters - Ongoing
 All PPs of Schools with 3hour exams to meet up and design survey to circulate to classmates –
Ongoign
 Becky to bring results of 3hour exams survey to relevant University body - Ongoing
 Becky to email PPs with more information about 2 nd Your Education Week in May - Closed
 Becky to discuss groupwork assignment & peer assessment at relevant University committee Ongoing
 Becky to assist Departments to increase NSS responses - Closed
 Becky to circulate LAAs promotional posters to Departments - Closed
 All PPs encouraged to make 1 staff & 1 student nominations for LAAs - Closed
 Becky to put up Facebook Poll for restaurant for PP social meal - Closed
2. Actions from this week’s meeting:
 All PP’s to speak with reps and fellow students to input feedback on personal tutoring at
next SSLC.
 All PP’s to provide overview of personal tutoring findings to Becky
 All PP’s to encourage keen Programme Reps to run for PP next year
 Louise E to pass on feedback regarding successful SSLC’s to Arts, English and Drama
 PPs to promote Rep Week events - Tuesday workshops and Friday Tea and cake
 Becky to pass information on rooms and software to relevant University meeting/individual
 Becky to post on Facebook to PP’s asking for input on Student Charter
 All PP’s to respond to the post about Student Charter with ideas, input etc.
3. Agenda items
Presentation from Dr Maurice Fitzgerald – Personal Tutoring review
 Paper and minutes from last LTC (Learning and Teaching Committee) presented to all PP’s
 MF explained that the University need to hear the perspective of students in relation to personal
tutoring. Action Encourages PP’s to speak with students, reps etc. and raise this matter at their next
LTC and also feed this information into the VP: Education

Some initial feedback provided by PP’s which demonstrated the mixed experience, and mixed needs of
different student and different Schools/Departments
PP elections
 Nominations open 15/5/14 and close 19/5/14
 Voting opens 20/5/14 and closes 23/5/14
 Action All PP’s to encourage keen Reps to run.
Item from Arts English and Drama
 Discussion with department over a School wide SSLC – Louise E requesting feedback from the meeting
 Consensus that a smaller meeting where more of the discussion is relevant to students helps increase
attendance. Louise B (Civil) explains they have programme level SSLC’s and attendance is 90%+.
 Tom Burge (Wolfson) they have regular smaller meetings and can see change occur throughout a year,
this also helps to increase attendance and effectiveness
 Student Voice – meetings with highest attendance are those where the focus is gathering student
feedback, and acting on this clearly (points actioned, follow up illustrated). Meetings do include small
update from department but the majority of discussion is from students inputting points
 Anastasia (Maths), second half of SSLC is discussion, brain storming on how to resolve issues etc. gets
everyone involved and has helped meetings
 Action – Louise E to pass feedback on to School.
Summer rooms improvements
 Update from Becky – plans for some rooms in EHB, Keith Green and Wavey top to be refurbished. Also
plans to create more learning space/hubs.
 PP’s raised other rooms that are not good – David Davis WO1 – WO4, Ann Paker Action – Becky to pass
this information to University.
 Rosie also raised issue over software with need for more access to Final cut pro, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Motion Action – Becky to pass this information to University.
Student Charter
 Looking to make this more student friendly and relevant. Action – Becky will be putting something on
Facebook for you to input what you think should be included, wording etc. for the charter. Action – all
PP’s to respond to this.
 Recommendation from Ryan that Charter content could be on wallpaper of University computers to
raise awareness.
Any other Business
 Discussion around difficulties with engagement of some reps
 Could there be a Rep Cod of Practice be developed? Action – Becky to feed this into the Student
Engagement working group
 Suggestion that stress of importance for attending SSLC’s from Departments could be beneficial.
4. Date of next meeting: 15/5/14