COMMITTEE: Admission and Retention Policies Committee

MEETING DATE: Monday, October 4 (3:30 to 5:00 pm)

PERSON PRESIDING: W. Joseph Thomas

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Wendy Sharer, Amy Frank, Patrice Morris, Natalie Stewart

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Sherri Jones, Jayne Geissler, John Fletcher, Catherine Rigsby, Travis Poole

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Kristen Bonatz, Nita Boyce, Paul Gemperline

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ACTIONS OF MEETING

Agenda Item: Approval of Minutes of September 13.

Discussion: N/A

Action Taken: Minutes approved by email

Assigned Additional Duties To: Natalie will forward approved minutes to Lori Lee.

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Agenda Item: Latest draft of the Academic Integrity Policy

Discussion: Discussion involved the following topics:

-Length of the document. Is it possible to create a condensed version?

-Questions over allowing leniency versus needing to report all suspected violations to the OSSR.

-Guidelines for working with distance learning students regarding face to face meetings.

-The possibility of adding a section that discusses research misconduct as separate from academic misconduct.

-The registrar's ability to remove the "XF" designation, yet still track that failed course to be sure it's always factored into GPA and never grade replaced.

-The use of "should" versus "will" in some of the wording.

-Allowing students to revise and resubmit an appeal request after the initial appeal has been denied.

-Having the panel members for graduate students consist entirely of graduate faculty.

-The ability for the AIB to make recommendations.

-Is it clear to whom they are making the recommendations?

-It it required that those individuals comply with the AIB's recommendations?

Action Taken: Wendy Sharer made some edits based on the discussion.

Assigned Additional Duties To:

-Wendy will send the edited version to the committee for an email vote.

-Wendy will alert Maggie to the changes.

-If the document is approved, it will be sent to the University Attorney's office for additional comments before it goes to the Faculty Senate.

ADJOURNED: 5:00