The University of Sheffield
Heads of Departments and Faculty Directors Diary

April 2012

Date

Task/ Event

Support and Contact

Common Delegations

April 2012

Communicate the outcomes from the first DRP meeting (i.e. departmental process for SRDS and the departmental objectives) to all staff within the department before meetings start in May.

srds@shef

SRDS

 

1 April 2012

Last date for submitting exam papers to be held in May / June to Exams Team in Registry Services.

j.telford@shef

Examination Information (restricted - Staff username and password required).

Examinations Officers & Secretaries

4-8 April 2012

Expect to receive, from Exams Team in Registry Services, departmental draft exam timetable for Spring Semester Exams to be held May-June 2012. Comment by mid-April.

j.hardy@shef

Draft published on web

Examinations Officers and Secretaries

5 April 2012

Vice-Chancellor's Welcome Event for new staff at lunchtime.

Ensure that an appropriate Induction has been arranged for all new staff.

Induction

Early April 2012

Ensure that arrangements are in hand to provide advisory events after the vacation for continuing UG students who must choose modules to be studied next session by end May.

See Registration Plan issued by Registry Services in February.

r.mcassey@shef

 

Early April 2012

Ensure that the Taught Programmes Office has been notified of outgoing students who will be abroad next session (semester 1 and full year). International Exchanges Unit to obtain Erasmus information following this via uReport.

Study Abroad/Study in Industry

j.parkin@shef (TPO)

The Erasmus Admisistrator

Dept Admin or Secretary

Study Abroad Advisor

Early April 2012

Expect to receive a request for Nomination of External Examiners for 2012-13 (deadline for confirmation to LeTS is early June 2012).

Expect to receive draft fee calculations for External Examiners to be paid for their work in 2011-12 (deadline for confirmation to LeTS is early June 2012)

r.m.swift@shef / e.grant@shef

Examinations Officers & Secretaries

Early April 2012

Alert from Careers Service re imminent start of Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey (higher degree graduates

g.anderson@shef

Careers Liaison Officers in academic departments

Mid April 2012

Expect to receive a circular from the Taught Programmes Office on the submission of Spring Semester examination results award and prize recommendations in the format for uploading into the corporate student record.

Deadlines and results processing (password required)

Examination results matters in general

Contacts in Taught Programmes Office

Examinations Officers & Secretaries

Mid April 2012

Ensure any comments on draft Exam Timetable for May / June exams have been submitted to Exams Team in Registry Services.

j.hardy@shef

Examinations Officers & Secretaries

22 April 2012

Last day of Easter Vacation

30 April 2012

Sheffield International College Progression meeting to consider borderline students.

k.mcgowan@shef

SIC Admissions Tutors and Secretaries

Late April 2012

School of Nursing and Midwifery - expect to receive invitations, by e-mail, from the Ceremonies Office to the Congregation to be held in July 2012.

Events Team

w.hobson@shef