COMMITTEE:           Student Academic Appellate

MEETING DATE:    Monday, August 7, 2006

PERSON PRESIDING:      Tom Durham

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Tom Durham, Victor Aeby, Dee Dee Glascoff, Janice Lewis, Greg Lapicki, Cindy Putnam-Evans

REGULAR MEMBERS ABSENT:  Jeni Parker (excused), Mario Rey (excused)

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Mike Brown, Elizabeth Layman, Paul Schwager

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT:  Frances Eason, Cole Jones

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Jerry Clayton, Maryann Jenkins, Faye Hodges, Kevin Ousley

ACTIONS OF MEETING

Agenda Item:  Minutes

Discussion:

Action Taken: Minutes of the July 19 meeting were approved as published.

 

Agenda Item:  Financial Aid Appeals

Discussion:

Action Taken: 1 – granted; 2 – denied, with one student being advised of the possibility of appeal for spring if the student earns a 3.0 in Senior I and is admitted to Senior II.

 

Agenda Item: Forgiveness Appeals

Discussion: 

Action Taken: 2 – denied

 

Agenda Item: Readmission Appeals

Discussion:  

Action Taken: 9 – granted; 31 – denied.  In one case, the student will receive a retroactive drop for Summer Session II 2005, if information is verified by Academic Advising. In another, the student also was granted a retroactive withdrawal for Spring 2006.  Two students will be advised of the option of requesting retroactive withdrawals. 

 

Agenda Item: Retroactive Withdrawal

Discussion: 

Action Taken: 1 – granted, 1 – granted in part with the remainder of the appeal referred to the Counseling Center.

 

Agenda Item: Retroactive Drop

Discussion: 

Action Taken: 1 – granted

 

 

NEXT MEETING:  The organizational meeting for the new committee will be held Wednesday, September 6.