COMMITTEE:
Student Academic Appellate
MEETING
DATE: Wednesday, June 27th, 2007
PERSON
PRESIDING: Tom Durham
REGULAR
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Vic Aeby, Mike Brown, Tom
Durham, Jeni Parker
REGULAR
MEMBERS ABSENT: Dee-Dee Glascoff (excused), Mario Rey
(excused), Cindi Putnam-Evans
EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Henry Newkirk, Elizabeth Layman
EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS ABSENT: Chris Grymes
OTHERS
IN ATTENDANCE: Gerry Clayton, Elvis Jones
ACTIONS
OF MEETING:
Agenda Item: Minutes approval
Discussion: The minutes from the May 2nd
meeting were approved.
Action Taken:
Agenda Item: Financial Aid appeals
Discussion: The first
appeal was approved for Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 only. The second appeal was
approved for SSI 2007, Fall 2007 and Spring 2008. This student will need to re-appeal for Aid
for Fall 2008. There will also be a
meeting on Thursday July 26th at 1:00 pm to hear 3 Athletic
Financial Aid appeals.
Action Taken:
2 - granted
Agenda Item: Retroactive withdrawal (from
May 2, 2007 meeting)
Discussion: For one of the tabled appeals the committee requests that the student
provide the University letter they received stating they owed money for Summer
Session 2004. This student must also
provide the Financial aid document stating he would not receive aid and that
his schedule would be dropped. We also
need documentation from this student showing how his account balance was paid
and who paid it. On two of the referred
appeals, the committee refers the students to the Department Chair to seek
redress.
Action Taken: 5 –
granted, 7 – denied, 1 – tabled, 2 - referred
Agenda Item: Retroactive drop
Discussion:
On one of the denied appeals the committee does not feel it has any way
to evaluate the grade appeal. On one of the tabled appeals, the committee has
requested Jolene Jernigan review appeal.
On the two referred appeals, the committee has referred the student to
Student Health for an evaluation. On
this same appeal this committee does not feel it is a reasonable request by the
student to have the drop effective /29/07 so they can receive a financial
refund. On a tabled appeal, the
committee would like information from the professor regarding why the student
was not granted an incomplete.
Action Taken: 3 - granted, 5 – denied, 2 – tabled, 2 - referred
Agenda Item: Retroactive Withdrawal
Discussion: On one of the granted appeals, the committee would like the date of
withdrawal to be backdated so the student can receive a refund. On one of the denied appeals, the committee
recommends the student sit out for 3 years and apply back to the University
under the Forgiveness policy. On a
second denied appeal the committee would like the forgiveness policy to apply
to the student, but asks that all classes the student attended after 1988 be
transferred and applied to the degree.
One appeal has been referred to Student Health for evaluation. On one denied appeal, the committee would
like to note that Professor Dee-Dee Glascoff did abstain from voting. On two tabled appeals the committee would like
supporting documentation from the student.
On another tabled appeal the committee asks that the student provide
documentation of the Grandmother’s medical status as well as proof that the
student has indeed spent most of his time at the Rest Home with her.
Action Taken: 3 –
granted, 5 – denied, 3 – tabled, 1 - referred
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, July 26, 2007
at 1:00 pm in Rawl Annex 142.