Kevin Donnelly (AG)
Lynn Ewanow (AR)
Alison Wheatley (AS)
Ike Ehie (BA)
Betty Stevens (CONED)
Mike Perl (ED)
Mike Lynch (EDP)
Ray Hightower (ENG)
Karen Pence (HE)
Monty Nielsen (REG)
David Delker (TC)
David Stewart (FS/AAC)
Ray Hightower convened the meeting at 10:35am.
Each college was reminded to inform students planning to graduate in May 2005 that the Big 12 Athletic Conference has scheduled a track meet for the same weekend. Several college representatives reported that there are no hotel rooms available for that weekend.
Ray introduced David Delker the new CAPP representative from the College of Technology and Aviation.
Old Business:
Final Exam Policy
Non-Standard Class Meeting Times
Academic Definitions
New Business:
Review Advising Procedures
The minutes of the August 11, 2004 meeting were approved.
No Report
Subcommittee report: Dave Stewart (Chair), Alison Wheatley, Ray Hightower, Mike Perl (unable to attend), met with John Boyer (STAT) and Dave Rintoul (BIOL) to discuss concerns about standard class meeting times. David summarized their meeting: the consensus was that allowing departments to schedule multiple sections (5 or more) of 110 minute periods for a class sequentially with ten minute breaks and beginning at 7:30am satisfied these departments, and the students would have sufficient sections available to schedule other desired classes without conflict. He also stated there was considerable concern expressed about the 45 minute gap (10:45 and 11:30am) for the TU - 75 minute SCMT sequence that caused the last period to end at 5:20pm, which produces concern for students and instructors with children at child care centers. Also, Alison provided an example of a problem for changing a student's schedule which would have been no problem with the old (1990) schedule, and expressed the need to resolve this matter in the next thirty days so the fall 2006 course schedule can reflect the "correct" standard class meeting times. David said the group agreed to have Ray collect additional data for CAPP concerning the number of students in 290 minute labs, and how many 75 minute classes are on Monday/Wednesday and Wednesday/Friday.
Ray added that there was also considerable concern expressed about the loss of the ability for faculty and administrators to schedule high technology rooms for visiting scholars and department seminars. He informed Boyer and Rintoul that CAPP should be able to help promote this need and would bring it up with CAPP. It was suggested that CAPP send a letter to Provost Nellis advocating that each college and/or department have shared access to a seminar room at 3:30pm during each day of the week. Access to this type of space on a routine basis is critical to the intellectual life of the faculty and graduate students (also undergraduates).
Ray also noted that when he looked into Alison's example of helping a student change their schedule and she thought this would not have been a problem using the 1990 policy times. He found using the 1990 times just moved the example problem to another class at another time.
Ray is currently gathering information on the definitions from all sources.
Mike provided a brief history of the academic progress reports requested of faculty in the fifth week for all new students who enter Kansas State University in August. Satisfactory or unsatisfactory progress is noted and the reasons for unsatisfactory progress are described. Reporting academic progress to new students and their advisors has proven to be effective in helping students make positive adjustments in their academic performance. Apparently, continuing to provide an academic progress report with a notation of "S" or "U" will not be possible when the university implements LASER. LASER can tolerate only one grading system using A, B, C, D, and F. This is one example of a current policy that will need to be examined in light of the impending changes. Possible solutions include changing the policy, modifying LASER or working around LASER.
Ray asked the committee members to be prepared to discuss how their respective colleges handle such procedures as pre-enrollment advising and reinstatement.
No Report
The national campus advisory board meeting was cancelled due to Hurricane Frances. So, while it is important to stay connected with the LASER staff, there is nothing of substance to report this month.
The first meeting of the committee was on September 7 th . Reports were made on: LASER, T-VALS, the alumni and senior survey, assessment plans, and standard class meeting times. Senators were alerted to the fact that student senate is interested in discussing the drop policy with faculty senate. Apparently the students would like the policy of dropping unexcused, absent students from the first day of class changed to the second day of classes. Preliminary figures indicate approximately 100 students were impacted by the policy this fall.
No Report
No Report
11:35am
October 13, 2004
Respectfully submitted by Lynn Ewanow