ARC Annual Conference 2012

Sue GrantARC Chair &

Academic Registrar

& Lorri Currie

Academic Registrar

Introduction for new Members of ARC

ARC purpose Organisation and structure ARC activities Career and personal development

ARC – from the Constitution

ARC is committed to excellence in HE management and administration

Promoting Supporting Influencing Stimulating Engaging and working

in partnership Representing

ARC is a membership organisation made up of Academic Registrars. Its purpose is to:

provide an information and support network for its membership;

promote and share best practice in the academic administration of the UK Higher Education sector;

provide a source of operational knowledge and experience which HE stakeholders within the UK may tap into at any time.

ARC

ARC Purpose & Activities

AUA

Voluntary

Lobbying

CPDEvents

PG’sARC

Meetings

PeerSupport

MailForum

Website

Subs

Exec

ARC

ARC-AUA Comparison

An organisation within a profession

Corporate membership Participation roles

related Exclusive

A professional body for the HE sector

Individual membership Participation open to all

managers and administrators in HE

Inclusive

ARC-AUA

Strategic alliance Memorandum of Understanding Business relationship Shared administrative service Joint and mutual developments ARC sharing AUA expertise

ARC Organisation & Structure

Corporate membership Institutional subscription – sliding scale Executive Committee – Chair, Vice-Chair,

Secretary and elected/appointed Chairs for Practitioner Groups

Website – public and members’ area

ARC – Practitioner Groups

Professional Development Group

ARC – Practitioner Groups CHAIRS

1 Admissions Martin Annis (Brighton)2 Assessment Wendy Appleby (Queen Mary)3 Postgraduate Dr Michael Gilmore (Durham)4 Quality Assurance Ros Boyne (Birmingham City)5 Student Complaints/Appeals Huw Morris (Swansea)6 Subjects Allied to Medicine Lorri Currie (Canterbury)7 Timetabling Catherine Jones

(Liverpool)8 UK Border Agency Jon Pink (Kent)9 Student Records Russell Roberts (Derby)10 Professional Development Group Julie Clark (Royal

Veterinary)

ARC – Career/Personal Development

Development of knowledge

Sharing of best practice

Personal development for Academic Registrars and those who aspire to such a role

Regular business meetings for Academic Registrars

Annual conference

Mail-base forum

Peer support scheme

Generic management support

ARC – website www.arc.ac.uk