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Academic Representation

FXU are involved in representing students in academic issues in a number of ways:

FXU Presidents

FXU Presidents are members of a range of committees and boards such as the University College Falmouth Academic Board and Learning, Teaching and Access Committee; the University of Exeter Uni-Guild Liaison Group, UoECC Student-Staff-Liaison Committee.

Linking with the course rep system (University College Falmouth) and Student-Staff-Liaison-Committees (University of Exeter Cornwall Campus)

Essentially, the course reps (UCF) and SSLC’s (UECC), have the same role for UCF and UECC respectively. As they relate to the separate institutions, they simply have different names and are organised slightly differently by each institution. However, both systems elect a student rep from each year/level of each course, and all the reps meet on a termly basis (at the least) with academic staff to raise any issues and provide student feedback to those staff.

The FXU President UECC is a member of all Cornwall Campus SSLC’s and regularly attends. The FXU President UCF keeps up to date with all Course Committees (there are many more of these than SSLC’s so is impossible to attend them all) by reading up on the agendas and minutes. The Presidents can then support students in these systems and act wherever possible on all appropriate issues.

There is also a link here through the school/subject rep who sits on both a Course Committee/ SSLC as well as Student Council.

Weblinks to:

UCF Course Reps and Course Committee minutes (administered and supported by UCF Academic Office) Please note: You must be on the college network to access this page

UoE SSLC's - links/more info will be posted here shortly.

Equality and Diversity webpages - please see to help undertake the role of a student representative showing committment to equality and diversity. http://intranet.falmouth.ac.uk/html/equalitydiversity/ (for UCF students as need to be on the UCF network to access this page)and http://learningspace.falmouth.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=461 (for all students).

Student Council

Even though the Course Committees and SSLC’s are the first point of call for academic issues, students can also bring academic issues to Student Council if they feel they are not satisfied with the response or if they feel that students in other schools/subjects would be interested (this of course can be good practice as well as dissatisfaction).

Individually in Academic Appeals/Complaints/Misconduct

FXU can provide advice and support for students in academic appeals, complaints or misconduct. Contact the FXU President respective to your institution if you would like support or for more details.

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