Dear All,
I hope that you are all starting to feel settled at the College and are starting to get a sense of the daily life of the College and Programmes.
As I mentioned during my Induction, Student Feedback and ideas are of real importance to the College and to our Quality Assurance processes.
Each year we ask that 1 - 2 Student Representatives are chosen to represent each programme group; at internal meetings, meetings overseen by, or held with Plymouth University ; and meetings with the Quality Assurance Agency. It would be great if I could have the Student Representative names by the end of this week - by Friday 23rd September 2016.
I attach information concerning the groups at which Student Representation is necessary; this gives more information about each Group purpose and shares all meeting dates for the 2016-17 Academic Year. Minutes from meetings held during 2015-16 can be found in the Open Area of the VLE.
In addition to the dates on the attachment, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/about-us) are due to visit the week commencing the 28th November 2016. The QAA are likely to ask for a number of students to meet with them during their visit. The date will be confirmed closer to the time; hopefully in early October. Students from 2015-16 submitted a Report to the Quality Assurance Agency on 7th September. https://open.schumachercollege.org.uk/pluginfile.php/333/mod_forum/post/2321/QAAStudentSubmission%20%281%29.pdf. The Lead Representative for this QAA submission was Amy Seefeldt (Ecological Design Thinking); who is currently overseas completing her dissertation. If you have been chosen as a Student Representative for your group, I would like you to consider taking on a secondary role; acting as the Lead Representative & Student contact for the QAA. If you would like to discuss this further please let me know.
Sending very best wishes to you all. I look forward to seeing you back at The Postern next week! Michelle
Michelle.North@Schumachercollege.org.uk
01803 847231 (My direct number) - Extension 7231 if dialling internally.
01803 847212 (Postgraduate Main line)