ACADEMIC,
APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
2009-2010
Academic Year
COMMITTEE: Student Academic Appellate Committee
1. Membership
(include ex-officio members).
Mike Brown Karen Kelly Cindy Putnam-Evans
Kenneth Ferguson Liz Fogarty Jeni Parker
Henry Newkirk Anne Mallory Elizabeth Layman
Lynn
Roeder Johnathan
Morris SGA Rep. - Vacant
2. Meeting
Dates (include members present*).
* and members who
contributed to committee action, but were not at the meeting.
September
2, 2009: Brown, Kelly, Putnam-Evans,
October
7, 2009: Brown, Kelly, Putnam-Evans,
November
4, 2009: Brown, Kelly, Putnam-Evans,
December
2, 2009: Brown, Kelly, Putnam-Evans,
January
13, 2010: Brown, Putnam-Evans,
February
3, 2010: Brown, Putnam-Evans,
March
3, 2010: no official attendance – members voted online
April
7, 2010: Brown, Kelly, Putnam-Evans,
May 5, 2010:
Brown, Putnam-Evans,
August
16, 2010: (Has not occurred yet)
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 made increased efforts to obtain information from faculty members in
courses for which students were requesting course drops or late withdrawals.
·
The
Committee reinstituted the process to ensure that it was hearing appropriate
student financial aid appeals.
·
The
Committee continued to partner with the Dean of Students Office to refer
students who appeared to need further assistance to be successful at ECU.
5. Reports
to the Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution numbers). None.
6. Business
carried over to next year (list in priority order). None.
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 and the Office of Financial Aid.
C. Attendance: Generally been very good. The
student government representative attended only one meeting this year which was
a significant change from last year’s SGA representative.
D. Responsibilities: Changes in readmission
policies added significantly to the work load of the committee. The committee
continued to hear financial aid appeals.
E. Activities: NA
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
Signed: Chairperson ________________________________
Secretary _______________________________