ACADEMIC,
APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2008-2009
Academic Year
COMMITTEE: Student
Academic Appellate Committee
1. Membership
(include ex-officio members).
Mike Brown Mario
Rey Cindy
Putnam-Evans
Kenneth Ferguson Liz
Fogarty Jeni Parker
Henry Newkirk
Robert
Kulesher Johnathan Morris Ashley
Perkinson
2. Meeting
Dates (include members present*).
* and
members who contributed to committee action, but were not at the meeting.
September 3, 2008: Brown, Putnam-Evans,
October 1, 2008: Brown,
Putnam-Evans,
November 5, 2008: Brown,
Putnam-Evans,
December 3, 2008: Brown,
Putnam-Evans,
January 5, 2009: Brown,
Putnam-Evans,
February 4, 2009: Brown,
March 4, 2009: Brown,
Putnam-Evans,
April 1, 2009: Brown,
May 6, 2009 (Has
not occurred yet)
3. Subcommittees
established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work).
·
NA
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.
·
Established
regular meetings with the dean of students to refer students needing
assistance.
·
Worked
with Center for Academic Services in the Registrar’s Office to develop improved
language on appeals in undergraduate catalog.
·
Made a
recommendation to Admissions and Retention Committee on the proposed new grade
appeal process.
·
Began to hear
readmission appeals from students who were not re-admitted.
5. Reports
to the Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution numbers).
·
NA
6. Business
carried over to next year (list in priority order).
·
NA
7. Evaluation
of the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the
committee's work during the year).
A. Charge: Met the areas of responsibility
under our charge.
B. Personnel: Highly enthusiastic membership
and great continued support from the Center
for Academic Services.
C. Attendance: Generally been very good. Outstanding attendance from student representative this year.
D. Responsibilities: Changes in readmission
policies added significantly to the work load of the committee.
E. Activities: NA
8. Suggestion(s)
to the Chair of the Faculty and/or Faculty Senate for improving the
effectiveness of the committee.
·
Nothing to
change at this time.
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 _______________________________