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Meeting Minutes - November 13, 2002

 

Larry Erpelding (AG)
Lynn Ewanow (AR)
Alison Wheatley (AS)
Diane Barker (AS)
Betty Stevens (DCE)
Mike Perl (ED)
Ray Hightower (EN)
Bobette McGaughey (GR)
Karen Pence (HE)
Gunile DeVault (REG)
Nancy Mosier (TC)
Ronnie Elmore (VM)
Ike Ehie (BA)
Mike Lynch (EPD)
Don Foster(REG)
Jackie Spears (FS/AAC)

Call to Order:

Mike Perl convened the meeting.

Announcements:

Gunile DeVault distributed a proposed policy for Student Semester Final Examinations. She distributed copies of the line schedule for each college to the college's representative. She requested a meeting with each college to discuss the courses and final exam times. The committee agreed to contact Gunile for an appointment.

Mike Perl announced a holiday buffet has been scheduled in the Bluemont Room after the December meeting. Committee members are responsible for inviting their alternates and any previous committee members who have retired.

Minutes:

Alison Wheatley had one correction, a change of "interrupt" to "interpret", for the October 9, 2002 minutes.

Old Business:

Dead Week

Jackie Spears reported that students have requested 5 class days instead of 5 calendar days for Dead Week before finals. The committee suggested Jackie take the request to Faculty Senate.

Standard Class Times

Jackie Spears reported the Policy for Standard Class Times would be on the Faculty Senate's agenda in December. She had three concerns:

1. The Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Education have classes that use 7:05 PM - 9:45 PM for 170-minute classes. She requested this as a standard class time. The committee agreed that this could be added to the policy. She will request an amendment from the Senate floor when this is brought to a vote in December.
   
   
2. The College of Business Administration has 75-minute classes on MW and WF. The policy requires 75-minute classes be on TU. The schedule for 75-minute periods on MW and WF requires approval. The committee was concerned about the conflicts of room scheduling and student scheduling with the large number of 50-minute classes scheduled on MWF. The College of Business Administration will need to request approval for 75-minute classes on MW and WF.
   
   
3. A faculty member in the College of Engineering requested that standard class times not go beyond 5:30 PM and on Saturdays. The committee discussed the request but felt a need to keep evening and Saturday standardize times. With plans for an evening college next fall, it will be necessary to have standardize times.

Student Absence Notification Policy

Last fall the committee discussed a letter from the Office of Student Life concerning a student's absences. Mike Perl distributed a letter from Susan Scott dated August 27, 1993, with the Student Absence Notification Policy included. Carla Jones, current director of the office of Student Life, agreed to continue the policy as stated in this letter.

Non-Standard Meeting Time Petition Form

Mike Perl requested the form require the Department Head's signature. Don Foster will make the addition to the form.

New Business:

Limiting Hours Students can enroll in through KATS

The catalog states a student must get permission from the Dean's office to enroll in more than 18 hours. Alison Wheatley requested that KATS limit students to 18 hours so the Dean's office does not have to check students' schedules by hand. Don Foster reported that the KATS software couldn't stop enrollments exactly at 18 hours. This will be corrected with the new Oracle system. The committee discussed alternatives to this problem. Some colleges require students to get approval for overloads or all the courses are dropped. Don Foster will check again with the programmers to see if this programming change could be made.

Implementation of the 45 hours Upper Division Rule

Ray Hightower distributed a document concerning the 45-hour upper division rule to be discussed at the next meeting.

Agenda Items for the next meeting:

1. Hightower: 45 Hours Upper Division Rule
2. Spears: Summer School Policy
3. Stevens: Evening College

Adjournment:

Mike Perl adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully Submitted by Nancy Mosier

Next Meeting:

Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 10:30 AM in Calvin 301.