Corporation Meeting, 16 May 2007
Summary
At its meeting on 16 May, which took place at the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel as part of the Corporation Away Day, the Corporation considered the following items:
• the Chairman, Paul Miller, chairing his first meeting since his appointment as Chairman, thanked governors for appointing him, and promised to work hard to uphold the standards set by his predecessor, Michael Leech

The Corporation:
• approved the Calendar of Meetings for the Corporation and committees for 2007-2008
• appointed Graham Blackburn to the Finance, Estates and General Purposes Committee, and Deborah Wharton to the Audit Committee
• referred a letter from the University and Colleges Union about the college's pay policy to the Human Resources Committee
• received the management accounts for March 2007, noting that the College was on target to achieve its budgeted deficit of £647,000
• received a progress report on the College's redevelopment proposals, confirmed the appointment of RMJM as architects to the Approval in Principle (RIBA stage C), and appointed Drivers Jonas as lead property advisors and planning consultants
• approved a recovery plan, as required by the Learning and Skills Council, should the College's bid for capital funding for the redevelopment proposals be unsuccessful
• received the Principal's general report, which included details of student numbers, finance, College work, regional and national work
• received the minutes of meetings of the Curriculum, Quality and Standards Committee, the Human Resources Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Finance, Estates and General Purposes Committee.