Corporate structure

I was writing that we need to change the nature of our movements collective intelligence. Information our movements “collective intelligence” is very much focused on the officer team. We need to transfer this to the very fabric of our movement.

Collective intelligence helps us deal with the world, free information like wikipedia is a great example of collective intelligence… collectively formed by those who tread the same paths.

It time that the student movement at Birmingham starts building for all students not just officers a data base on the university… which is why I’m publishing details of university structures along with contact information that aren’t available purely on the university website.

Universities are a Byzantine mess, they are one of the few institutions other than monarchy and the church to survive intact from the medieval era … we say intact but modern reforms have brought about a unified administration in the form of “corporate services”, with the Registrar and secretary at its head.

Below are the contact details of corporate services main positions and details of who is charge of who… so you know who to go over whose head by

These Directors unlike some of the members of the senate and council, although they maybe sympathetic… with their “job hats” on they will always fee obliged to take the universities side in every case. Unlike the academic structures of university they also are not tied by any democratic structures.

If you are getting no where, maybe just e-mail them all!

The Registrar and secretary Lee sanders l.sanders@bham.ac.uk , the president of guild has regular meetings and contact with the Registrar and secretary, if the president won’t back your cause however don’t be afraid to contact him yourself.

May also be worth using his PA --- PA to Registrar and secretary Kim Davies k.m.davies@bham.ac.uk if no luck try calling on Tel: 0121 414 3977

The following Directors all work directly under the Registrar and Secretary

Director of Academic services Brendan Casey B.Casey@.bham.ac.uk

Director of Finance Gill Ball g.ball@bham.ac.uk

Director of IT Services Dr Sean P Duffy : s.p.duffy@bham.ac.uk

Director of development and IT issues Nick Blinco n.blinco@bham.ac.uk

Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services Heather Paver h.paver@.bham.ac.uk

Director of Legal Services Caroline Pike cmpike@bham.ac.uk

Director of estates Ian Barker i.barker@bham.ac.uk

Director of planning office Christine Abbott cmabbott@bham.ac.uk

Director of housing and accommodation Stuart Richards s.richards.2@bham.ac.uk

Director of corporate relations Tracey Lancaster … don’t have her e-mail can anyone help fill in the blank?

Stuart Richards Director of HAS and Brendan Casey Director of Academic Services both have series of sub directors working for them

Working for Stuart Richards Director of HAS

Director of university catering Sue Mclaren s.j.mclaren@bham.ac.uk

Director of Sport Zena Wooldridge zjwooldridge@bham.ac.uk

Director of Housing and accommodation general manger Lesley Stewart k.stewart@bham.ac.uk

Working for Brendan Casey Director of Academic Services are

Director of Library Servies Dianne Job d.m.job@bham.ac.uk

Director of Learning Development bob hunter r.hunter@bham.ac.uk

Director of academic and student admin Sophie Bowen … unfortunately missing