Welcome to the Forum - Building the Future for Exeter and our Students
Overview
Introduce attendees to Exeter and to the Forum. Michele will discuss how the project came about and how the Forum is helping Exeter to deliver excellence in an increasingly competitive environment. She will talk about delivery of the project and the how students have been placed at the centre of the project from initial design to implementation and delivery, to its launch and day to day operation.
Michele will explain how the Forum vision mirrors and promotes Exeter’s vision of being a destination University combining leading research with the very best student experience in their academic life and beyond.
Outcomes
- Welcome attendees to the conference
- Provide context and background for the Forum
- Explain the impact of the project on students
- How the project supports Exeter’s objectives
Michele Shoebridge: Biography
Michele Shoebridge is the University of Exeter’s Deputy Registrar and Director of Academic Services, responsible for academic quality and enhancement, UK student recruitment, admissions, outreach and widening participation, registry services, employability, library, C&IT and a range of student support services.
Michele joined Exeter in October 2006 following a long career at the University of Birmingham, where her last post was Director of Information Services. Michele is a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Group (VCEG) and one of the main sponsors for the University’s £48m flagship Forum Project. She works closely with Exeter’s Deputy Vice Chancellor for Education and is a major partner in the delivery of Exeter’s Education Strategy.
During Michele’s varied career in higher education she has been involved in a number of networks and membership organizations including RLUK, RUGIT, Educause, Gartner and Universitas 21. She has served on several JISC committees and a number of Boards. She is currently a Board member of SWERN and TCS - a joint venture company that delivers a range of services to the university’s Cornwall campus.
Academic Services is one of the major Professional Services at Exeter reporting to the Registrar and Deputy Chief Executive. Created in 2007, it has a £24m budget and nearly 450 staff spread across three campuses, two in Exeter and one in Cornwall.
