EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE

 ANNUAL REPORT

 

2008-2009 Academic Year

 

COMMITTEE:  ________________Calendar__________________________

 

1.       Membership (include ex-officio members).

          REGULAR MEMBERS (with vote)

          Punam Madhok                                           Art and Design

          Donna Kain                                                  English

          Johna Faulconer (Vice Chair)                  Education

          Kathleen Row                                              Psychology

          Linda Teel  (Secretary)                               Academic Library Services

          Shanan Gibson (Chair)                              Business

          Terry Jones                                                  Allied Health Sciences

 

          EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

          Angela Anderson                                        Rep. of Chancellor—Registrar

          Angela Anderson                                        Rep. of Provost—Registrar

          Steve Cerutti                                                Rep. of Chair of the Faculty—Foreign

                                                                                                                              Languages

          Rodney Roberts                                          Faculty Senator—Philosophy

          Justin Perry                                                  Rep. of SGA

          John Crammer                                            Special Resource to the Chair

 

 2.      Meeting Dates (include members present*).
* and members who contributed to committee action, but were not at the meeting.

          September 16, 2008

          Punam Madhok, Johna Faulconer, Donna Kain, John Crammer, Linda Teel, Terry Jones, Steve Cerutti, Mary Farwell

 

          October 15, 2008

Punam Madhok, Linda Teel, Shana Gibson, Terry Jones, Steve Cerutti, Rodney  

Roberts, Justin Perry

 

November 18, 2008

Punam Madhok, Donna Kain, Johna Faulconer, Kathleen Row, Linda Teel, Shana Gibson, Terry Jones, Angela Anderson, Steve Cerutti, Rodney Roberts, Justin Perry, John Crammer

 

January 14, 2009

Punam Madhok, Donna Kain, Johna Faulconer, Kathleen Row, Linda Teel, Shana Gibson, Terry Jones, Amy Bissette (representing Angela Anderson), Rodney Roberts, John Crammer

 

February 11, 2009

Punam Madhok, Donna Kain, Johna Faulconer, Kathleen Row, Shanan Gibson, Terry Jones, Rodney Roberts, John Crammer

April 1, 2009

Punam Madhok, Donna Kain, Kathleen Row, Linda Teel, Shana Gibson, Terry Jones, Angela Anderson, Steve Cerutti, Rodney Roberts

 

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.

·  Considered and revised the deadline for submission of appeals based on a request from the Student Academic Appellate Committee.

·  Considered and revised the date and wording regarding applying the late payment fee based on a request from Student Financial Services.

·        Reviewed the ECU drop dates based on the relevancy to other UNC schools referring this subject to Linda Wolfe for consideration by the Academic Standards Committee.

·  Reviewed the Final Exam schedule for common exams schedule to consider overlapping exam schedules.  Based on data collection which indicated very limited potential conflicts, it was recommended that the common exam schedule remain as it is.

 5.      Reports to the Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution numbers).

·        Approved Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011 calendars (3-31-09)

 

6.       Business carried over to next year (list in priority order).

·    Continue communication and coordination with Pitt Community College and Pitt County Schools

·    Continue comparing ECU calendar with calendars at other UNC schools.

·    Continue feasibility development of faculty information calendar.

7.       Evaluation of the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the

          committee's work during the year).

          A.      Charge: No problems

B.      Personnel:  The committee worked well together.  It was beneficial to have the Faculty Senator representative position filled. 

C.      Attendance:  Faculty teaching schedules limit choices of when the committee can meet; however, there were no meetings at which we lacked a quorum.

          D.      Responsibilities:  No problems

          E.      Activities: The committee created a calendar for the 2010-2011 academic year,

                           as is its charge.

 

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:  Chairperson ________________________________

 


                                                                      Secretary   _______________________________