ACADEMIC,
APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2004-2005
Academic Year
COMMITTEE:
Student Academic Appellate Committee
1. Membership (include ex-officio
members).
Victor
Aeby Jeni
Parker
Tom
Greg
Lapicki Mario
Rey
Janice
Lewis Johnathan
Wacker
Janice
Neil Yong
Wang
Student
member: Maggie O’Neal
2.
Meeting Dates (include members present*).
8-9-04: Aeby,
8-25-04: Aeby,
9-1-04: Aeby,
10-6-04: Aeby,
11-3-04: Aeby,
12-1-04: Aeby,
1-3-05: Aeby,
1-5-05: Aeby, Lapicki, Layman, Lewis, Neil,
Putnam-Evans, Wacker, Wang,
Student: Maggie O’Neal
2-2-05:
3-2-05:
4-6-05: Lapicki, Layman, Neil, Parker, Putnam-Evans, Rey, Wacker, Wang
*There is a meeting scheduled for May 11th.
3. Subcommittees established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work). None
4. Accomplishments during the year, especially
as addressed through committee goals.
Please include recommendations made to any University agency other
than the Faculty Senate that will be noted under #5.
The
committee heard and decided appeals in a timely fashion. In August the
committee heard 62 readmission appeals. (granted 12, denied 50). The committee also heard 50 Readmission
appeals on January 3rd, 2005.
12 of those were granted, while 38 were denied. The committee
heard 18 Retroactive Withdrawals during the year (19 were granted, 8 denied.) 5 Grade replacement appeals were heard (4
granted, 1 denied). One of those grade replacement appeals was for a late grade
replacement. The committee heard 47 late Readmission appeals. In August, 4 of those were denied, while 2
were granted. In January, 36 of those
appeals were denied, while 5 were granted.
25 Financial Aid Appeals were heard (6 granted, 19 denied). 36 Late drops were considered in which 16
were granted and 20 were denied. The
committee granted 11 total Additionial drop requests and denied 18. In January the committee reconsidered 2
Readmission Appeals. One was granted,
and one denied. 18 Retroactive drops
were considered. 5 were granted, 13 denied.
1 Late grade change was granted.
2 Late grade drops were denied. Finally, 1 Change of Grade after one
year was granted.
The
committee invited Dr Lynne Roeder and Jolene Jernigan to their March
meeting. The committee decided that it
would only hear appeals based on procedural error on the part of the University
or its representatives once Dr. Roeder or Ms. Jernigan deny the appeals based
on medical information.
5. Reports to the Faculty Senate (include
dates and resolution numbers).
6. Business carried over to next year (list
in priority order).
None. However, the committee has another meeting
schedule for May 11th.
7. Evaluation of the committee (include
anything that hindered or assisted the
committee's work during the year).
A. Charge: met charge
B. Personnel: Registrar’s office provided
regular outstanding assistance.
C. Attendance: Good attendance by faculty;
student representative did not attend meetings regularly.
D. Responsibilities: Excellent; combined
student appellate committee continued to work effectively and efficiently.
E. Activities: Heard and decided appeals in a
timely and fair manner.
8. Suggestion(s) to the Chair of the Faculty
and/or Faculty Senate for improving the effectiveness of the committee. NONE
9. Does the Committee’s organizational
meeting next year need to be earlier than the date set this year? NO
If yes, when do you
prefer:_____________________________________________
Signed: Janice Lewis, Chairperson
Jeni
Parker, Secretary