UAS Conference 2010
Putting the “collegiate”
into the University
or
„What have the colleges
ever done for us?‟
Caroline Pack
Conference of Colleges Secretariat
14 September 2010
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So what are the colleges?
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38 colleges and 6 “PPHs”
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Independent, charitable institutions
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Each with a Head of House and Governing Body
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Seven of these are graduate colleges
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Very diverse – e.g. in “mixed” colleges
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153 – 701 students
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21% - 40% graduates
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Founded between 1249 and 2008
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Specialist and generalist
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Colleges are key partners in every aspect of the
University‟s business: teaching and research
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Support of core activities - £90m from endowments
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Academic staff
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£50m on academic staff costs
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support around 900+ academic joint appointments
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plus 400+ other salaried teaching staff
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Libraries (all colleges - £5.5m) and IT facilities
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Research
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£3m to support salaries for JRFs
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plus £1.2m in research allowances
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Colleges are key partners in every aspect of the
University‟s business: facilities and student support
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Accommodation: £120m capital spend over 20 years;
plus £124m planned (as of early 2007)
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Sport, drama and community activities: £2.6m to support
student societies
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Student funding: £7m in scholarships, grants etc, plus
hardship support
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Income for reinvestment: £26m via Conference Oxford
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Colleges as key partners with the University – by activity
COLLEGES
UNIVERSITY/DEPARTMENTS
• UABs, interviews, offers and feedback, access
work; regional contact points for schools.
UG
Admissions
• Organisation of teaching, tutorials, collections,
student progress - reports and feedback,
academic discipline.
UG
Teaching
• Offer places to all admitted PGs. Designated
college adviser for each PG. Financial and welfare
support.
• Employ research active staff, provide
fellowships incl. JRFs, support research financially
and through facilities, seminars etc.
• Libraries, IT support, sports facilities, support for
clubs/JCRs/MCRs, health services, food,
accommodation, welfare advice and guidance,
travel and hardship grants; discipline.
• Support UG teaching in particular, and other
activities, through endowments and other funding
sources.
•Employ development staff, contribute to
university campaigns and run their own. Teaching
Fund.
PGs
Research
Student
services
Funding
Development
• Admissions critiera, testing, shortlisting, access work,
key role of UAO, outreach work + policy
implementation across collegiate university.
•Lectures, practicals, classes; course design, exams.
• Departments as UABs, provide teaching and
supervision for graduates. Key role of Graduate
Admissions and Funding Office.
• Departments provide supervision and assessment
for PG(R) students, employ and provide facilities for
researchers.
• Careers and counselling services; student
administration, social centres in Departments,
university sports and societies; discipline, some
graduate accommodation.
• Receives and distributes HEFCE money; oversees
college contributions scheme; Departments access
funding from the Research Councils and others.
•Oversight of the Oxford Thinking appeal; runs
Development office. Teaching Fund.
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So what is the Conference of Colleges?
• Enables colleges to act collectively on issues
that matter to them
• e.g. sharing information or good practice, procuring
advice or services
• Acts as a voice for College interests within
the University community:
• enabling the communication of a collective college
perspective and active participation in University
decision-making
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How does Conference conduct its business ?
Note: importance of college Governing Bodies in decision-making
structures and timetable
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How does Conference contribute to
University policy-making ?
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Conference has representatives on Council, its main
Committees, and on all Divisional Boards
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Also on around 70 other University or joint Committees and
working groups
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Relevant senior University / Divisional Officer(s) attend as
observers at Graduate, Senior Tutors‟ and Estates Bursars‟
Committees, and are members of ADEX and ADCOM
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What is the Conference Secretariat ?
• Strategic planning of forthcoming business with the Chairmen
of Conference committees
• Administration of Conference committees and communication
with all members of the collegiate University
• Proactive engagement on key policy issues across the
collegiate University
Nancy Braithwaite (Management, financial, legal affairs incl.
Conference, Steering Committee, Estates Bursars)
Caroline Pack (Academic Policy incl. Senior Tutors, Graduate
Committee and Admissions)
Rita Rattray (Communications, IT, Domestic Bursars, Appeal Tribunal)
Tabitha Schenk (Team admin, enquiries)
www.confcoll.ox.ac.uk
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QUESTIONS
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