MINUTES                                            Academic Affairs Committee                                20 September 2000

 

The Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) was called to order by Chair Wherland at 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, 20 September, in CUB 212.

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Baker (for Hopkins), Bitter (for Guzman), Craft, Folwell, Fowler, Jamison, Kilgore (for Law), Reed, Struckmeyer, Warner, Wherland, and Zuiches.

MEMBERS ABSENT: Vreeland.

VISITORS:  Susan Poch, SALC Transfer Center Academic Counselor, and Linda Schoepflin, Summer Session Director.

 

The minutes of the 5 April 2000 meeting were approved.

 

Committee Reports

Members discussed issues that are on the horizon for Academic Affairs and its subcommittees:  1.  Associate of Science articulation agreement (would not replace all GERs, but students would get degree);  2.  Proposal for out-of-state direct transfer agreement;  3. Community Service as a requirement for graduation;  4. Blanket articulation agreements with community colleges, for other disciplines like Education, Engineering, etc.;  5.  Technology and pedagogy issues—quality, funding, course development and maintenance processes, and copyright issues; 6.  Undergraduates certificates;  and 7.  Co-curricular transcripts.

 

Confirmation of Liaison memberships

The following liaison members for the 2000-2001 calendar were confirmed.

• Academic Program Review—Kenneth Struckmeyer
• Admissions—to be filled
• Extended University Affairs—to be filled
• Academic Advising and Reinstatement—Shelli Fowler
• Catalog—Ray Folwell
• Budget—Richard Reed
• Planning Review—Dennis Warner
• Steering—Scot Wherland

The liaison members for Admissions and Extended University Affairs are still to be appointed.

 

Proposal to Change the Name of the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education to the Intercollegiate College of Nursing

Members voted to approve the proposal to change the name of the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education to the Intercollegiate College of Nursing.

 

Other Business

Vice Chair Struckmeyer described the need for a formal process for students to appeal a grade.  In his role as Ombudsman, he has encountered some occasional instances of discrimination or evaluation errors where the grade that has been given might be deemed inappropriate.  Currently, there is no process to change a grade if the instructor does not agree to the change.  Struckmeyer said that he would like AAC to evaluate some possible processes for reviewing grade appeals and he will submit proposals for the committee’s consideration.  He noted that there are models from other university’s that AAC may want to consider adapting for WSU. 

Members postponed further discussion until Struckmeyer could present the various models for their consideration and could discuss how such a process would apply to graduate students as well as undergraduates.

 

Meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

 

 

Becky Bitter, Secretary Pro Tem

20 September 2000