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Meeting Minutes

Academic Affairs University Policy Committee
May 3, 2007
Meeting

Not Present: Linda Paskiewicz, Keri Hammond, Matthew Willms, John Pelissero

  1. Approval of Minutes 4/12/07
  2. CAS Anthropology Majors – New B.A./Revision B.S.
    1. 7 schools are only B.S., 72 offer both, most offer B.A. solely
    2. social science aspect of Antropology to be a focal point of B.S.
    3. courses will be the same, thus requiring no new faculty, but with a different distribution/exposure to all aspects of anthropology

    4. science > B.S.; social > B.A.

      VOTE – Revise B.S.: In favor: 6 Abstain: 1 PASSES

      VOTE – New B.A.: In favor: Unanimous PASSES

  3. CAS New Minor Computer Crime & Forensics (rep.: Chandra Sekharan)

    1. New minor includes 6 classes; 2 CRMJ, 4 COMP

      VOTE – Approval of Computer Crime & Forensics Minor

      In favor: Unanimous PASSES

  4. Graduate School Reinstatement Fee (rep.: Patricia Mooney-Melvin)
    1. exists to insert a reinstatement fee for those who haven’t maintained status as a student at the level of their thesis or dissertation
      1. comment – service simultaneously to students who do remain fully engaged

    2. suggestion (Dr. Mooney-Melvin): suggests policy goes in to effect for the 08-09 school year, enabling time for graduate program directors and students each have time to adjust

      VOTE – Approval of reinstatement fee. In favor: Unanimous PASSES

      With no objections to the suggestion of policy being administered beginning with 2008-2009 academic year

  5. SSWD
    1. Exists so that those students with medical & chronic disability/conditions are allowed leniency towards assignments/tests with respect to due dates
    2. Policy provides guidelines (affecting 14 students at present) for a center that serves more than 230 students in total
    3. Policy suggests 25% measure of attendance leeway & the same for assignments; providing for case-by-case decisions as necessary

      Q. Clinical courses are defined as case-by-case in the proposal, is there a similar clause for lab courses?
      A. Nursing, student teaching, etc. are included at-present; lab work could be added. Underlying: does this compromise the major’s credibility, if so, case-by-case would certainly be appropriate when dealing with these courses
      Q. Is the responsibility on the teacher or the student to make these accommodations in light of these conditions?
      A. Additional help for students from the SSWD are provided; it is a shared understanding and responsibility

    4. Recommended provisions:

      1) Clarify role of internships/lab work as case-by-case basis (Patti)

      2) Departments have right of refusal for certain coursework (Jack/Alanna)

      3) Provide documentation for missed class due to nature of condition to substantiate this policy (Patti)

      DECISION HAS BEEN TABLED

  6. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS TABLED
  7. Chair is to decide when to meet over the course of coming week(s) with respect to the Business School proposal; SSWD decision and M.A. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy proposal