MEETING
DATE:
April 1, 2009
PERSON
PRESIDING: Mike
Brown
REGULAR
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Mario Rey, Mike Brown, Jeni Parker, Liz Fogarty, Ken
Ferguson
REGULAR
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Cindi Putnam-Evans, Henry
Newkirk
EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Jonathan Morris, Elizabeth Layman,
Robert Kulesher, Ashlee Perkinson
EX-OFFICIO
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Stacey Altman
OTHERS
IN ATTENDANCE: Mary
Beth Corbin, John Trifilo
ACTIONS
OF MEETING:
I. Agenda
Item: Athletic Appeals
Discussion:
Mike will talk with them to determine whether the SAC committee will hear
these.
Action
Taken: none.
II.
Agenda
Item: Financial Aid
Appeals
Discussion: The financial aid office has developed
their own appeals committee to hear appeals due to financial aid. Mike will
discuss this with the financial aid department since these normally fall under
the purview of the SAC committee
Action
Taken: none.
III.
Agenda
Item: Committee
Appointments
Discussion: Remember that the committee appointment
extends to the August meeting. If you were appointed to the committee, ask to be
reappointed.
Action
Taken: none.
IV.
Agenda
Item:
Motion by the Geography Department
Discussion: The GEOG department has replaced GEOG
2200, formerly worth 3 credits, with a 1300 4-credit course. They want the SAC
to make a motion to make GEOG 1300 count for any students wishing to replace
grades for GEOG 2200. The committee decided not to make that blanket motion, but
instead to hear students on a case-by-case basis.
Action
Taken: Motion denied
V.
Agenda
Item: Drop policy
Discussion:
Two of the cases were tabled and
referred to Student Health Services due to the fact that they were occurring
during the current semester. One was tabled and the student was asked to go to
the chair and dean of the respective department. The final item was tabled and
referred to the Dean of Students.
Action
Taken: 14 requests: 2 – approved, 8 – denied, 4
- tabled
VI.
Agenda
Item: Retroactive
withdrawals
Discussion: None
Action
Taken: 13 requests: 7– approved, 4 – denied, 2
– tabled
Total
items heard: 27 requests: 9 – approved, 12 – denied, 6 – tabled
NEXT
MEETING: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
at 3:00 pm in Rawl Annex 142.