ACADEMIC,
APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2007-2008
Academic Year
COMMITTEE: Admission and Retention Policies
1. Membership (include ex-officio
members).
Wendy Sharer, John Kerbs,
Xiaoming Zeng, David Siegel, Lena Carawan, Natalie
Stewart, Dana Espinosa, Michele Myers, Todd Johnson, Lee Grubb, Christine
Zoller, Preston Stanford.
2.
Meeting
Dates (include members present*).
August 27, 2007
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PERSON RESIDING: Wendy Sharer
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REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dana Espinosa, John Kerbs,
Natalie Stewart, Xiaoming Zeng
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Christine Zoller
October 1, 2007
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PERSON RESIDING: Wendy Sharer
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REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: John Kerbs, David Siegel, Natalie
Stewart, Xiaoming Zeng
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Lee Grubb, Todd Johnson,
Michele Myers
November 5, 2007
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PERSON RESIDING: Wendy Sharer
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REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dana Espinosa, John Kerbs,
David Siegel, Natalie Stewart, Xiaoming Zeng
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Todd Johnson, Lee Grubb
December 3, 2007
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PERSON RESIDING: Wendy Sharer
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REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dana Espinosa, John Kerbs,
David Siegel
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Todd Johnson, Michele
Myers, Mark Taggart
February 4, 2008
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PERSON RESIDING: John Kerbs
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REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dana Espinosa, John Kerbs,
David Siegel, Natalie Stewart, Xiaoming Zeng
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Todd Johnson, Lee Grubb,
March 3, 2008
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PERSON RESIDING: Wendy Sharer
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REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: John Kerbs, David Siegel,
Natalie Stewart, Xiaoming Zeng
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Lee Grubb,
April 7, 2008
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PERSON RESIDING: Wendy Sharer
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REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: John Kerbs, David Siegel,
Natalie Stewart, Xiaoming Zeng
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Lee Grubb
3. Subcommittees established during the year (include progress
and/or completion of work).
Not Applicable
4. Accomplishments during the year, especially as addressed
through committee goals. Please include
recommendations made to any University agency other than the
·Researched implementation of
plus/minus grading systems at other large, state universities as part of the
Chancellor’s final approval process on the ECU plus/minus grading system.
·Researched First-Day
Attendance Policies after receiving request from
·Reviewed and responded to
Section 4.2 of the UNC Tomorrow Commission Report (“Our Citizens and Their
Future: Access to Higher Education”).
The Committee’s responses were conveyed to ECU’s response task force via
the Chair, Wendy Sharer, who also serves on the ECU response task force.
·Researched student
retention rates and causes of student attrition through reports from Michael
Poteat (IPRE), who talked with the committee about the findings of the Survey
of Non-returning Students, and from Shelly Myers (Center for Academic
Enrichment and Allied Health), who presented a report on class attendance and
participation regulations, along with data concerning past retention and
graduation rates as well as ECU’s stated goals for improving retention and
graduation rates over the next five years.
5. Reports to the
·
April 22, 2008—Resolution #08-22 (resolution on
Undergraduate Retention)
6. Business carried over to next year (list in priority order).
·Furthering best practices in student retention as
articulated in Resolution #08-22.
·Examining forgiveness policies and GPAs for readmission
following suspension
·Considering how to publicize and educate the
university community about the move to a plus/minus grading system in 2012
·Resuming the discussion about Grade Appeal Process (a
proposal for a Grade Appeal Process was brought to the committee in 2006-2007
from the SGA but withdrawn for revision)
7. Evaluation
of the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the
committee's work during the year).
A. Charge:
B. Personnel:
The committee was helped this year by the input of both Shelly Myers and
Poteat. It would be beneficial to have permanent
representation, or at least regular participation,
from these two areas, as well as from the
C. Attendance:
As has been the case in the past, SGA/student attendance was inconsistent. In
addition, one of our regular members was unable to attend
meetings.
D. Responsibilities:
E. Activities:
8. Suggestion(s)
to the Chair of the Faculty and/or
Work with the SGA leadership to determine a more
effective method for ensuring student participation in the committee’s work.
9. Does the
Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date
set this year? No
Signed: Chairperson, Wendy Sharer
Secretary,
Xiaoming Zeng