Academic Policy Council – Minutes

Wednesday, November 15, 2000

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ACADEMIC POLICY COUNCIL

MINUTES

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2000

Those absent: Lewis, Ward (Randy Garner attended), Stevens

1. Approval of APC minutes of October 4, 2000. The minutes were approved as presented.

2. Council of Academic Deans minutes of September 27, October 11, and October 25, 2000. The minutes were distributed and discussed.

3. International Program Committee’s proposed procedures. Dr. D. Payne presented a proposal on behalf of the International Programs and Activities Committee to simplify the scholarship system associated with the International Education Fee Scholarship. The motion was made and seconded to accept items 1-6 and item 9. Passed.

4. Revision to Faculty Development Leave policy. Dr. D. Payne presented a proposal on behalf of the Faculty Development Leave Committee to make an addition to Academic Policy Statement 800328, Faculty Development Leave Policy.

4.06 If the conditions under which the proposed developmental leave was approved should change, the Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) should be notified within a reasonable time. If the new circumstances require a substantial change in the project, the VPAA will refer the matter to the Faculty Development Leave Committee for recommendation.

The current section 4.06 would become section 4.07.

The motion was made and seconded to endorse the recommendation. Passed.

5. Categories of graduate admissions. Dean Chapman presented a proposal to expand categories of graduate students from two [(1) regular admission and (2) conditional admission] to five [(1) regular admission, (2) conditional admission, (3) post-baccalaureate admission, (4) nondegree admission, and (5) graduate transient admission]. The motion was made and seconded to accept the proposal. Passed.

6. Graduate tuition rates. Dr. Bumpass presented a proposal to increase graduate tuition rates. The topic was discussed but no recommendation was made.

7. Miscellaneous.

a. Dr. D. Payne presented a request he had received from Jason Warren, Speaker of the Senate for the Student Government Association. The request was to have students who have represented their fellow classmates for at least two years recognized at commencement by a cord of some sort. The request also included announcing the position an individual held when he/she received his/her diploma if that individual had served in the capacity of an officer in the SGA. The topic was discussed at length. The feeling of the group was that the recognition is not of an academic nature and, therefore, is not appropriate as a part of the commencement ceremony. Before a formal decision could be made, Dr. Gibson requested that since he, as Acting Associate Vice President for Student Services, had not seen the request, the item be removed from the agenda.

b. Dr. R. Payne announced that Bobby Mills, lobbyist, will be on campus on Wednesday, November 29.

c. Ms. Chandler reminded members that “Saturdays @ Sam” is scheduled for Saturday, November18.

Dorothy Roberson

Recorder