COMMITTEE:
Student Academic Appellate
MEETING DATE:
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
PERSON PRESIDING: Tom
Durham
REGULAR
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Victor Aeby,
Mike Brown, Tom Durham,
Dee-Dee Glascoff, Jeni Parker, Cindi Putnam-Evans
REGULAR
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mario Rey
EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Elizabeth Layman, Henry Newkirk, Charles Owens
EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS ABSENT: Chris Grymes
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Gerry
Clayton, Elvis Jones, Faye Hodges
ACTIONS OF MEETING:
Agenda Item: Readmission Appeals
Discussion:
Action
Taken: 13 - granted, 44 - denied
Agenda Item: Readmission appeals
Discussion: These were all reviewed by the committee via e-mail after the January
2nd meeting, or a decision was made by the Chair of the committee.
Action Taken: 3 – granted, 4 - denied
Agenda Item: Retroactive
drop
Discussion: One of the granted appeals had been previously denied by this
committee at the December 6 meeting, but upon further discussion the committee
agreed to grant the appeal. In another of
the granted appeals, the committee requested a letter be sent to the instructor
of the course in question. It is the
unanimous opinion of this committee that an incomplete in the course would have
been a much more appropriate solution than a retro-active drop.
Action Taken: 5- granted , 2- denied
Agenda Item: Retroactive
withdrawal
Discussion: The two tabled appeals are pending further documentation for the
students filing the appeals. In one
granted appeal, the committee granted a WP for one course but requested the
student actively contact the instructor to request a WP. If a WP is granted by the instructor, the
student does not need to return to the committee. In one denied appeal, the committee
unanimously requested a letter be sent to the instructor reminding him that the
Faculty manual requests all faculty keep attendance and grade records for at
least one year. One appeal shall be
granted pending further documentation.
Action Taken: 5 – granted, 2 – denied, 2 -
tabled
Agenda Item: Financial
Aid Appeals
Discussion: The committee does not normally hear Financial Aid appeals at the
January meeting; however, a student submitting an appeal arrived at the meeting
and the committee agreed to hear the appeal.
The committee granted aid for Spring 2007 only.
The committee requests the student resolve her incompletes quickly. If the student removes her Fall 2006
incompletes and achieves a 2.5 GPA on 9 credit hours in Spring 2007, the
committee will reconsider further financial aid.
Action Taken: 1 - granted
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 3:00 pm in Rawl
Annex 142.