COMMITTEE: Academic Standards Committee

MEETING DATE: November 16, 2009

PERSON PRESIDING: Linda Wolfe

REGULAR MEMBERS PRESENT:

Michael Albers, Michael Brown, Andrew Morehead, Nancy Spalding, Mark Sprague, Karen Voytecki, Linda Wolfe

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT:

George Bailey, Linner Griffin, Charles Hodson

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Marianna Walker

CALLED TO ORDER: 2:00 PM

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ACTIONS OF MEETING:

Special Order:

Faculty Chair Walker to request a revision of Committee charge re: Faculty Manual revisions, to include Section 1V, Student Advising issues (1 A, B, C, O, Q, T, U, V, X, Y, BB)

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Agenda Item: Minutes considered and approved.

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Agenda Item: Margit Schmidt to request reconsideration of BIOL 2110, 2111 for FC:SC

Action: Passed.

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Agenda Item: Todd Fraley and Linda Kean (Communication) for reconsideration of COMM 2020 for FC:FA credit.

Action: Passed.

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Agenda Item: Faculty Manual review

Discussion: extensive discussion of revisions & proposals

Action: assignment of drafting discussed revisions, Coursepacks, textbooks & collateral

Materials (N. Spalding); change of grade (N. Spalding, M. Sprague); incompletes (A. Morehead)

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Agenda Item: Three new policy documents,

Gifts Affecting the Curriculum

Consequences for Faculty Who Fail to Submit Grades

Institutional Survey Administration.

Action: consideration delayed until December meeting.

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Action:

Set December meeting time, Wednesday. December 9, 10:00 a.m., to consider policy documents and review revisions to faculty manual.

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ADJOURNED: 3:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Nancy Spalding