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Kansas State University

Minutes of February 11, 2009
113 Seaton Hall

 

Members Present:

Doris Carroll (AA), Al Cochran (PO), David Delker (TC), Anand Desai (BA), Lynn Ewanow (CAPD), Kevin Lease (GS), Mike Lynch (EPD), Monty Nielsen (RO), Karen Pence (HE), Mike Perl (ED), Larry Satzler (EN), Betty Stevens (DCE), Alison Wheatley (AS), Christine Wilson (AG).

Members Absent:

Larry Moeder (SFA), Melinda Wilkerson (VM).

Call to Order

Lynn Ewanow called the meeting to order at 10:35am.

The January minutes were approved.

Non-standard Time Requests

None.

Pending Unfinished Business.

Final exam policy.

Lynn Ewanow reported that the Registrar’s office is testing the proposed final exam policy to check for conflicts, and the feasibility of programming the logic.  Spring 2009 finals will be handled the same as past semesters.  If all the testing works, it is hoped that the proposal can be implemented for Fall 2009 final exams.  The final exam policy subcommittee plans to meet on Thursday, February 12.

New Business:

Alison Wheatley proposed an Academic Recovery Program for students earning below a 1.0 their first semester (See appendix). 

Each College will check with their Academic Standard Committees to see if they want to join a pilot study.  Wheatley will present the proposal to Academic Affairs as an informational item.

The pilot is planned for S09 and F09 semesters.

Standing Reports:

Academic Affairs

The new General Education proposal was approved by Academic Affairs.  Currently, advisor flags are applied in iSIS after the first week of classes.  A proposal to extend that time to 2 weeks was approved by Academic Affairs.  Also, it was approved to wait 2 weeks to purge the waitlist.  Currently, it is purged after the first week.

Admissions/Financial Aid

No Report

Registrar

No Report

Provost’s Office

No Report

Continuing Education

Betty Stevens reported that they are developing new programs from a successful RFP.

Education and Personal Development

Mike Lynch reported that midterm progress reports will be available in iSIS 2/19, and  reports are due by 2/26 at 5pm. 

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11:45am.

The next meeting will be March 11, 2009 – Seaton 113 at 10:30 a.m.

Submitted by Larry Satzler