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The General Council and the General Council Business Committee

The General Council

The General Council is a statutory body comprising all the graduates of the University of Glasgow. It plays a role in the governance of the University. All University graduates are automatically members of the General Council.

Meetings of the General Council

Meetings are held at half-yearly intervals (January and June). All General Council members are entitled to attend. Notifications of meetings are published in “Avenue” (the graduate magazine), which members receive twice a year. “Avenue” is also published at: www.gla.ac.uk/services/developmentandalumnioffice/publications/

The next 2011 General Council meeting will be held on Saturday 21st January 2011 in the Senate Room. 

Meetings begin at 11 am, preceded by refreshments at 10.30 am.

Representatives of the General Council on the University Court

The General Council elects five Assessors to the University Court (the governing body of the University) and works through the General Council Business Committee.

General Council Business Committee

A Standing Committee called the Business Committee acts on behalf of the General Council in matters within its powers, including those delegated by the University Court or Senate. The Business Committee makes representations to the Court on Ordinances and Resolution. The Convenor of the Business Committee reports to the General Council at statutory Half-Yearly General Council Meetings.

The Business Committee comprises the Principal, the five Assessors, twenty elected Members and the Clerk of the General Council. The period of office for elected members is four years. The commitment is 7 meetings a year.

Meetings of the General Council Business Committee in 2010-2011

Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held at 5.45pm for 6.00pm in the Melville Room

Tuesday 26th Oct 2010; Wednesday 24th Nov 2010; Saturday 15th Jan 2011 (Wolfson Medical Building); Tuesday 8th Mar 2011; Wednesday 4th May 2011

For more information contact Mr Robert Marshall, Clerk, by email on clerkgc@admin.gla.ac.uk

General Council Business Committee Members (as at January 2011)

A list of current Members is given below. The Committee is empowered to co-opt additional Members where there are insufficient Members and is actively seeking new co-optees. General Council members interested in being co-opted on to the Business Committee should complete the General Council Business Committee Co-optee Form and email or send it to the Clerk.

Current Members

  • Mr George Tait (Convenor)
  • Prof Arthur Allison
  • Mr Andrew Buchanan
  • Mr Fred Hay
  • Prof Eve Johnstone
  • Dr Robert Logan
  • Mr Morris Murray
  • Mr Lewis Niven
  • Mr Graham Paterson
  • Mr Colin Cox
  • Mr Jim Ewing
  • Dr Gordon Hamilton
  • Mr Duncan Marley
  • Ms Helen McAvoy
  • Mr David Anderson
  • Ms Susan Dunsmore
  • Mr Alan Macfarlane
  • Mr David Ross
  • Mr Kevin Sweeney
  • Mr Robert Marshall (Clerk)
  • Prof Anton Muscatelli (Principal)