SCUDD EXECUTIVE

SCUDD business is managed on a day-to-day basis by an Executive. Elections to the Executive are normally held in January each year by a majority vote of each member department/unit. Executive members are normally elected for a period of 3 years on a rolling schedule and may serve for a maximum of two terms in the same role.

The responsibilities of the Executive, which may only be modified by the AGM, include:

(a) the arrangement of ordinary meetings and the setting of agenda,
(b) the execution of business referred to it by ordinary meetings (including the provision to appoint individual members or sub-groups of members to carry forward specific items of business as deemed appropriate at those meetings),
(c) the calling of emergency meetings,
(d) responsibility for ongoing business and
(e) speaking for the subject domain in matters of national and international debate.

CURRENT EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

Chair: Professor Kene Igweonu, University of the Arts London
k.igweonu@lcc.arts.ac.uk

Vice-Chair: Dr Carina Bartleet, Oxford Brookes University
[email protected]

Secretary: Dr Gareth White, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
[email protected]

Treasurer: Dr Tracy Cruickshank, Coventry University
[email protected]

Professor Rob Dean, Lincoln University
[email protected]

Professor David Barnett, University of York
[email protected]

Dr Phoebe Patey-Ferguson, Goldsmiths, University of London
[email protected]

Dr. Glenn Odom, University of Roehampton
[email protected]

Louise Peacock, De Montfort University
[email protected]

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ORDINARY EXECUTIVE MEMBER

The main roles and responsibilities of this post are:

  1. To further the aims of SCUDD by contributing to meetings of the Executive in a collegial manner.
  2. To attend meetings of the Executive (normally 4 a year), the annual conference and AGM and the Autumn General Meeting.
  3. To liaise, in negotiation with the Executive, with external bodies and represent SCUDD as necessary on matters relating to the conduct of SCUDD business.
  4. Each member may bring her/his specific interests and expertise to the post, and will be allowed to develop these in the interests of SCUDD in negotiation with the Executive.

CHAIR

The main roles and responsibilities of this post are:

  1. To coordinate and lead the activities of the organisation and promote its values and policies.
  2. To chair meetings of the Executive, the Annual General Meeting and the General Meeting in a collegial and informed manner.
  3. To provide the main link between SCUDD and external bodies, which includes other subject associations and learned societies, and be the public face of the organisation as necessary.
  4. To take the lead on different forms of engagement with matters relating to the discipline and HE policy (consultations, working groups etc).
  5. To advise the Executive on policy issues.
  6. The Chair may delegate any of the above to another member of the Executive, in part or in whole, as necessary in agreement with the Executive.
  7. The Chair may bring her/his specific interests and expertise to the post, and will be allowed to develop these in the interests of SCUDD in negotiation with the Executive.

TREASURER

The main roles and responsibilities of this post are:

  1. To coordinate and manage all financial activities for SCUDD. This includes, inter alia:
    – Preparing and distributing annual invoices for SCUDD member departments, by September 5th each year;
    – Monitoring the overall financial stability of the organisation by preparing an annual budget for the SCUDD AGM;
    – Monitoring and approving all expenditure, in negotiation with the Chair and Executive as necessary;
    – Managing the relationship between SCUDD and its bank. This includes ensuring that the necessary approvals for signatures have been arranged;
    – Organising an annual external audit of the organisation’s financial position to be presented at the AGM;
    – Presenting a statement of the accounts to both the Annual General Meeting and the General Meeting (Autumn);
  2. To liaise, in negotiation with the Executive, with external bodies and represent SCUDD as necessary on matters relating to the conduct of SCUDD business.
  3. To provide Taylor & Francis with an updated SCUDD rep list and instructions regarding STP distribution at the start of each financial year (September 5th)
  4. The Treasurer may bring her/his specific interests and expertise to the post, and will be allowed to develop these in the interests of SCUDD in negotiation with the Executive.

SECRETARY

The main roles and responsibilities of this post are:

  1. To organise and administer the Executive Committee’s proceedings and document its decisions.
  2. To organise and administer the Annual General Meeting (normally held at the annual conference), in negotiation with the Chair, and minute its proceedings.
  3. To provide minutes of both Executive and GM meetings.
  4. To track action points between minutes and maintain a record of decisions and actions during the year.
  5. To organize and maintain an overview of the membership; to process membership applications (in conjunction with the Treasurer and Chair); to update the list of SCUDD reps when necessary and maintain an up-to-date reps mailing list.
  6. To work closely with the Chair for the effective planning and running of the meetings, the AGM during the annual conference and the Autumn GM.
  7. To organize nominations and ballots for Executive Committee posts and other matters that require the members’ vote
  8. The Secretary may bring her/his specific interests and expertise to the post, and will be allowed to develop these in the interests of SCUDD in negotiation with the Executive.

VICE-CHAIR

The main roles and responsibilities of this post are:

  1. To deputise for the Chair whenever necessary; this may include chairing the SCUDD AGM and Autumn GM and Executive Committee meetings.
  2. To liaise, in negotiation with the Chair, with external bodies and represent SCUDD as necessary.
  3. To take lead responsibility, on behalf of the Executive, in the planning of the annual conference. This involves:
    – being the main contact for the conference host institution;
    – taking the lead, on behalf of the Executive, in deciding the conference programme, including keynote speakers, in conjunction with the host department;
    – ensuring that the timetable for conference decision-making and planning is adhered to;
    – reviewing the financial arrangements for the conference, in liaison with the Treasurer and Chair; ensure that the host department is aware of how the financial arrangements operate.
  4. To advise the Executive on policy issues.
  5. The Vice Chair may bring her/his specific interests and expertise to the post, and will be allowed to develop these in the interests of SCUDD in negotiation with the Executive.