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Our AlumniStrategic Performance is a Committee of the Board of Governors. Its primary responsibility is to assess the corporate and strategic performance of the University in its broadest sense and form a view on the adequacy of progress made in achieving strategic objectives and outcomes, and of the systems to measure, monitor and deliver on them. In addition to its broad role to assess the strategic performance , the specific functions of the Committee include:
To provide advice to the University Executive and Board of Governors on performance in respect of the delivery of the University Strategy 2018-23, and that such performance aligns to the University’s strategic outcomes
To provide assurance to the Board of Governors on the adequacy of arrangements and outcomes for academic quality and standards and student experience, with particular reference to the relevant KPIs and Business Outcomes
To provide one of several routes through which the Board of Governors receives advice on the adequacy of arrangements and outcomes for social and environmental sustainability, including the development of appropriate KPIs and Business Outcomes
Members
Dr. Stuart Fancey - Chair (Independent Governor)
Roberta Blackman-Woods (Independent Governor)
Katherine Fawcett (Staff Governor)
Professor Andy Long (Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive)
Ita McCroy (Student Governor)
Libby Orme (Academic Staff Governor)
Adam Parker (Co-Opted Committee Member)
Jan Thompson (Independent Governor)
Officers
Secretary: Georgina Bailes
Assistant Secretary: Beth Lenney
Officers in Regular Attendance
Deputy Vice Chancellor: Professor Tom Lawson
Pro-Vice Chancellor Education: Professor Graham Wynn
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