Student administration/Student complaint handling, Trinity College, Glasgow

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Student administration/Student complaint handling, Trinity College, Glasgow

Activity Description

Institution

Function

Student administration

Activity

Student complaint handling

Date(s) of Activity

1857-1973

Activity performed by

Professors

Principal

Senate

General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1857-1900

General Assembly of the United Free Church of Scotland  1900-1929

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1929-1973

Activity history

Student complaints were dealt with in the first instance by the professors and Principal, subject to the approval of the College Senate. Complaints that could not be resolved were referred to the College Committee of the General Assembly (renamed in 1930 the Committee on Education for the Ministry) which, in turn, could refer cases to the General Assembly itself. The Committee could also receive complaints in writing directly from students.

Following an agreement between the College and Glasgow University's Faculty of Divinity in 1935 whereby the teaching of the two was combined, the University was henceforth also involved in handling student complaints.

Bibliography:

Mechie, Stewart and Mackintosh, James. Trinity College Glasgow 1856-1956. Glasgow,  1956..

College Calendar of the Free Church of Scotland

College Calendar of the United Free Church of Scotland

College Calendar of the Church of Scotland

Scope and Content

Senate minutes 1857-1907 ref: GB 0248 DC 84/1/1
Cases relating to student complaints are recorded in the senate minutes.

Scroll or draft Senate minutes 1857-1954 ref: GB 0248 DC 84/1/2/1-3
Cases relating to student complaints are recorded in the draft senate minutes.

Principal's correspondence 1858-1973 ref: GB 0248 DC 84/3/1/1-8
This may include letters relating to student complaints.

Records of the Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland are held at the National Archives of Scotland.   

Rules and Conventions

Title of function/activity taken from Elizabeth Parker's Function Activity Model (report compiled for JISC). Function and activity description compiled according to GASHE's Standard for Creating Function and Activity Descriptions.

Creation Date

Function and activity description compiled by Victoria Peters, research archivist,  28 January 2004

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