COMMITTEE:           Student Academic Appellate

MEETING DATE:    Wednesday, November 7, 2007

PERSON PRESIDING:     Mario Rey

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Ken Ferguson, Dee Dee Glascoff , Jeni Parker,  Cindi Putnam-Evans , Mario Rey

REGULAR MEMBERS ABSENT:  Mike Brown (excused), Liz Fogarty  

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Stacey Altman, Henry Newkirk, Chris Grymes

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT:  Elizabeth Layman (excused)

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Amanda Fleming

ACTIONS OF MEETING:

Agenda Item: Late Drop

Discussion:  On one of the granted appeals, the committee would like to also allow the student to drop BIOL 2141, the lab that accompanies the course this student requested to drop.  On two of the tabled appeals the committee would like confirmation from the professors that the first grade was given after the drop deadline. On another tabled appeal the committee would like documentation of the death in the family as well as documentation that the student is seeking counseling

Action Taken: 23 – denied, 11 – granted, 4 - tabled

 

Agenda Item:  Retroactive withdrawal

Discussion:  

Action Taken: 3 – denied,  2 – granted

 

Agenda Item: Retroactive withdrawal with out grades

Discussion:   On the tabled appeal the committee would like documentation from financial aid to corroborate the student’s story as well as the results from the Spring retroactive withdrawal.

Action Taken: 1 – granted, 1 - tabled

 

Agenda Item:  Retroactive Drop

Discussion:  

Action Taken: 1 - denied

 

NEXT MEETING:  Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 3:00 pm in Rawl Annex 142.