COMMITTEE:           Student Academic Appellate

MEETING DATE:    Monday, January 7, 2008

PERSON PRESIDING:     Mike Brown

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Mike Brown, Ken Ferguson, Liz Fogarty, Dee Dee Glascoff , Jeni Parker, Cindi Putnam-Evans

REGULAR MEMBERS ABSENT: Mario Rey

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Stacey Altman, Elizabeth Layman, Henry Newkirk

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT:  Chris Grymes

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Gerry Clayton, Faye Hodges

ACTIONS OF MEETING:

Agenda Item: Meeting Minutes

Action Taken: The minutes from the October 2007, November 2007, and December 2007 meetings were approved.

Agenda Item: Readmission appeals

Discussion: We referred several of these appeals to the Dean of Students office as well as to view specific information in the Undergraduate catalog.

Action Taken: 54 – denied, 9 – granted

Agenda Item: Retroactive withdrawal

Discussion:

Action Taken: 4 – denied, 6 – granted, 3 - tabled

Agenda Item: Exemption to Tuition Surcharge

Discussion:

Action Taken: 1 – denied

Agenda Item: Retroactive Drop

Discussion: In the tabled appeal the committee has asked for more information (specifically e-mail correspondences) and will hear the appeal in February.

Action Taken: 8 – denied, 7 – granted, 1 – tabled

Agenda Item: Transfer Credit

Discussion:

Action Taken: 2 – denied, 1 - granted

NEXT MEETING:  Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 3:00 pm in Rawl Annex 142.