Course+Reps

2012-13

Summer Term Course Committee Update

The actions from the Postgraduate Programme Committee of 1st May are:


 * **Item ** || Action ||
 * 4.1.1 || CCA Technical Manager to find out specific details & dates of workshop closures, and impact of UG show build on PG students for summer period. ||
 * 4.1.4 || Digital Arts Pathway Leader to send acquisition recommendations for digital books to the CCW Assistant Learning Resources Manager. ||
 * 4.1.8 || MAVA Academic Staff / CCA Technical Manager to liaise with Estates staff to clarify student MA access to studios/ workshops over Easter & Reading Week periods. ||
 * 9.3 || CCA Technical Manager to investigate student options for photographing 3D work. ||
 * 9.8 || CCA Technical Manger to investigate possibility of late opening of screen print area Mondays & Fridays. ||
 * 9.9 || Full Library report to be sent by CCW Assistant Learning Resources Manager to the clerk for circulation. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">9.10 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">CCW Assistant Learning Resources Manager to investigate availability of the skyarts television channel for students. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">10.1.7 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Academic Administrator to record Rep comments on 13/14 Handbook revisions MAVA Review & Revalidation Validation Log. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">11.1 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">CCA Technical Manager to ensure Risk Assessment is carried out on MAVA Book Arts / Printmaking shared Book Binding facilities. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">12.1 || <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">Academic Team consult student cohort on 13/14 Programme Committee timings. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">12.2 || <span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">Digital Arts Pathway Leader to investigate Book Arts Wiki Technical Problems. ||

Opening times for the Print area are available at <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">https://camberwellmastudents.wikispaces.com/resource

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Don’t forget if you want anything posted on the wiki or emailed to all courses please email ccapgadmin@arts.ac.uk <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">If you want stuff posted on the Camberwell blog contact Claire Shilvock on c.shilvock@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Reminder: Summer Term Course Committee

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Date: Wednesday 1 May 2013

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Time: 10am

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Room: Ground Floor Meeting Room - WPN G04f (down the corridor from student contact desk)

<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">Update from the Student Union:

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Students are invited to design this year’s Teaching Awards and Certificates. Prizes range from £75 for a graphic design to £600 for a sculptural commission. [|More info.]
 * Design Competition **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Nominations for this year’s [|White Square Teaching Awards and Course Rep Awards]will open in mid-April, giving students a chance to thank staff for their hard work and inspiration – and vice-versa. We’ll email you again when nominations are approaching.
 * Nominations Open In April **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">We have a small fund to support student-led projects and events that bring people together and provide new learning opportunities. Course Reps can apply for £50-250. [|More info on the SIF].
 * Student Initiative Fund (SIF) **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Beginning on Jan 23rd, //Bring Your Own// is a monthly evening for post-graduate students from across CSM to present their artwork and take part in peer-led discussions. Organised by Course Reps, the first event showed work covering sculpture, film, and live poetry-performance. [|Read more]
 * Student Initiative Fund beneficiary: ** **// Bring Your Own //**

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Based on feedback in their personal reports, we’re impressed to discover how much Course Reps have been doing in their first term alone.
 * Course Reps Experience Feedback **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">**Key points from Reps’ feedback**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">61% of Reps succeeded in organising student social events or fostering community on their course.
 * Nearly 100% say they’ve gained useful skills from the experience of being a Rep.
 * Student awareness and staff support came up as two of the main barriers to making change as a Rep. [|Read more]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">This term, students voted in next years’ leaders of the Students’ Union. Thanks for your patience during the election period – we know it can get hectic.The new Officers will lead on campaigns, student relations, and setting the strategic direction of the SU. Your can see the [|elected students and their manifestoes here]. They start their roles in July so we’ll be in touch closer to the date to introduce you to them all.
 * SU Executive Elected **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">The Students Union is recruiting staff players for Men's Footballa and Woman's netball. The teams will be made up of employees of UAL and they will play against students!
 * Student VS Staff Sports **


 * Date:** Wednesday, April 17th
 * Location:** Kennington Park Astro Pitch and Tennis Courts
 * Closest Tube:** Oval

For more information and registration, email Benny <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">activities-volunteering@su.arts.ac.uk

<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Summer Term Course Committee

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Date: Wednesday 1 May 2013 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Time: 10am <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Room: Ground Floor Meeting Room - WPN G04f (down the corridor from student contact desk)

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Please send any items for the agenda / papers for the discussion by 15 April 2013 to <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">c.martin@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Spring Term Course Committee Update

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Uncomfirmed actions: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">International student resolved. || Clerk || Clerk emailed Rep; awating response. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Manager to give update. || CCA Technical Manager || Clerk emailed CCA Technical Manager for update. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">content and organisation. || Clerk || Clerk circulated feedback to relevant academic staff. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">update. || CCA Technical Manager || Clerk emailed CCA Technical Manager for update. ||
 * **Action** || **Person Responsible** || **Update** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check if scholarship issue concerning MA Conservation EFT
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tuesday access to Digital Print closed; CCA Technical
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Circulate MA Conservation EFT student feedback on curriculum
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Digital Print Facility Review; CCA Technical Manager to give
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Circulate CCA Library Report || Clerk || Attached below ||



<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Spring Term Course Committee

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Date: Wednesday 6 January 2013 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Time: 9.30am <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Room: Bar Lecture Theatre, Peckham Road (immeadiately next door to canteen)

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you are unable to attend but wish to comment on the papers or have any issues that you want to raise please email <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">them to direct to c.martin@camberwell.arts.ac.uk by Friday 25 January 2013.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Cancelled: <span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Student Reps: Informal Meeting with Maiko (acting joint course director) <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Date: Wednesday 9th January 2013 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Time: 10am - 11am <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Room: Ground Floor Meeting Room - WPN G04f

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This meeting has now been cancelled and will be rescheduled when more people are able to attend!

<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Autumn Term Course Committee Update

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Update from the Associate Dean:
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">forwarded concerns about the advice from UAL to International students pre enrolment as well as the positive comments made regarding CCA administration and their support. This is being investigated.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">raised the technical issues with the CCA Technical Manager including the request for a negatives scanner and this is being followed up. I have requested that the CCW Technical Manager as well as the CCA technical manager are invited to attend the next Programme Committee to update on local CCA issues as well as to offer a CCW wide perspective.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">forwarded my recommended additions for the PAM on to the clerk and PG Director.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Unconfirmed actions arising from the Postgraduate Programme Committee Meeting held Wednesday 14 November 2012, are:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">requires further investigation. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Associate Dean || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Centre / IT suite for MA students. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Associate Dean || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Blackboard / wiki sites. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Clerk ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Item || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Action || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Person(s) Responsible ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4.2.3 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MA Conservation EFT students has had a continuing issue with their scholarship;
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6.1. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Viability of printmaking refence class for Conservation EFT students. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Printmaking /Conserv EFT PLs ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10.3 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Investigate negotiation of access to negative scanner in Photography Resource
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10.4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CCA Annual monitoring library report to be circulated. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Clerk ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10.5 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Study support & Language Support details to be posted prominently on course
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">11.2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PAM Development plan to be updated post Programme Committee. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Associate Dean / Chair / Dean ||



<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Autumn Term Course Committee

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Where: Ceramics Lecture Theatre <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When: 14 November 2012, 10am

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Please note that if you have several reps for your pathway or year, please choose just one or two attend the Programme <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Committee to act as a representative. If you are unable to attend but wish to comment on the papers or have any issues <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">that you want to raise please email them to direct to c.martin@camberwell.arts.ac.uk by Friday 9th November.

<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Notice for Student Reps

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">If you have been elected as a Student Rep please remember to: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">1. Register online at [|bit.ly/ual-reps] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">2. Attend a training session; there are sessions on 8 November and 13 November. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">To book onto a session go to: [|https://creator.zoho.com/coursereps/ual-course-reps/#Form:Training_Registration]

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The first Programme Committee takes place Wednesday 14th November, you will be emailed an invite in due course.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">For more information on the University of the Arts Student Union visit: []

<span style="color: #ff6e00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Student Union Contact Details <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For all telephone enquries, please call 02075146270. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">General SU email is info@su.arts.ac.uk. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Address: SUARTS, 1st Floor, 272 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EY

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">More info can be found at: []