ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2005-2006 Academic Year
DUE: May 1, 2006
(Please limit the report to
two pages.)
COMMITTEE: Admission
and Retention Policies Committee __________________________________________
1. Membership (include ex-officio members).
a.
Regular members
i.
Larry Seese (Business - Chair)
ii.
Wendy Sharer (English – Vice Chair)
iii.
Frederick Fladenmuller (Foreign Languages)
iv.
Randy Parker (Economics)
v.
Shahnaz Aziz (Psychology)
vi.
Natalie Stewart (Theatre & Dance)
vii.
John Kerbs (Criminal Justice)
b.
Ex-Officio members
i.
Jayne Geissler (Academic Advising)
ii.
Carol Nichols (Admissions)
iii.
Lee Grubb (Business)
iv.
James Holloway (Business)
v.
Jenilyn Turner and Leonard Johnston (Student Government)
c.
Guests
i.
Gary Levin
ii.
Catherine Rigsby
iii.
David Wilson-Okamura
iv.
Donald Joyner
v.
Angela Anderson
vi.
Mary Louise Antieau
vii.
Margaret Olszewska
2. Meeting Dates (include members present)..
a. August 29, 2005
i.
Fladenmuller, Aziz, Stewart, Geissler, Grubb, Nichols,
Seese, Sharer, Kerbs
b. September 12, 2005
i.
Fladenmuller, Aziz, Geissler, Grubb, Nichols, Seese, Sharer,
Stewart, Kerbs, Parker
c. October 3, 2005
i.
Fladenmuller, Grubb, Nichols, Aziz, Avenarius, Levine,
Seese, Parker, Sharer, Geissler,Kerbs
d. November 7, 2005
i.
Aziz, Seese, Sharer, Stewart, Kerbs, Stewart
e. December 5, 2005
i.
Sharer, Seese, Stewart, Nichols, Grubb, Parker, Kerbs,
Geissler
f.
February 6, 2006
i.
Stewart, Aziz, Seese, Kerbs, Holloway,
g. March 6, 2006
i.
Geissler, Stewart, Seese,
h. April 3, 2006
i.
Sharer, Geissler, Kerbs, Nichols, Grubb
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.
a. Discussion and approval of Class Attendance and
Participation Regulations and approval of additions as requested by the
Chancellor. Policy passed by the Senate.
b. Discussion and approval of a recommendation to
allow students entering the university with transfer credit equivalent to
English 1200 to satisfy the General Education requirement in English
composition, but require them to complete a total of 12 hours of credit in
writing intensive courses. Policy
approved by the Faculty Senate.
c. Discussion and approval of a recommendation to
remove the nontraditional student admission policy.
5. Reports to the Faculty Senate
(include dates and resolution numbers).
a.
Class Attendance and Participation Regulations – October 11,
2005 (05-41) and January 31, 2006 (06-05)
b.
English 1200 and writing intensive requirement – April 18,
2006
c. Nontraditional Students – November 8, 2005
(05-43)
6. Business carried over to next year (list in
priority order).
a. Academic Integrity Hearing Policy and Procedures
b. Plus/minus grading options
c. Nontraditional student admission policy
d. Forgiveness policy, transfer policy, GPA
calculation and other areas which integrate with/relate to degrees of
distinction
7. Evaluation of
the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the
committee's work during the year).
A. Charge:
The charge to the committee is rather
extensive
B. Personnel:
C. Attendance:
Quorum was present for all
meetings except one. Lack of attendance on the part of some
members.
D. Responsibilities:
Secretarial
responsibilities were voluntarily shared among three committee members, which is
not a satisfactory solution for the committee’s secretarial needs.
E. Activities:
None
8. Suggestion(s) to the Chair of the Faculty and/or Faculty
Senate for improving the effectiveness of the committee.
a.
Elect a Vice Chair from members in their 2nd year
of service to the committee – this individual will assume the Chairman role the
following year and facilitate continuity of leadership – this is really
important for this committee to function effectively. This action was taken this year and will
likely continue.
9. Does the Committee’s organizational meeting next year need
to be earlier than the date set this year?
a.
No
If yes, when
do you prefer:_____________________________________________
Signed: Chairperson
Larry Seese____________________________
Secretary: no permanent secretary
The completed, typed report, including both
the Chair and Secretary's signatures, is due in the Faculty Senate office (140
Rawl Annex) by May 1, 2006.