1. ARC Annual Conference 2012
Sue Grant
ARC Chair &
Academic Registrar
&
Lorri Currie
Academic Registrar

2. Introduction for new Members of ARC
 ARC purpose
 Organisation and structure
 ARC activities
 Career and personal development

3. ARC – from the Constitution
 Promoting
 ARC is committed
to excellence in
 Supporting
HE management
 Influencing
and administration  Stimulating
 Engaging and working
in partnership
 Representing

4. ARC
 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.

5. ARC Purpose & Activities
Exec
AUA Subs
Voluntary Website
ARC Mail
Lobbying
Forum
CPD Peer
Events Support
ARC
PG’s
Meetings

6. ARC-AUA Comparison
 An organisation within a  A professional body for
profession the HE sector
 Corporate membership  Individual membership
 Participation roles  Participation open to all
related managers and
 Exclusive administrators in HE
 Inclusive

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

8. 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

9. ARC – Practitioner Groups
Professional
Development Group

10. 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)

11. ARC – Career/Personal Development
 Development of  Regular business meetings
knowledge for Academic Registrars
 Sharing of best practice  Annual conference
 Personal development
 Mail-base forum
for Academic Registrars
and those who aspire to  Peer support scheme
such a role
 Generic management
support

12. ARC – website www.arc.ac.uk