EASTCAROLINAUNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE

ACADEMIC, APPELLATE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE

ANNUAL REPORT

2004-2005 Academic Year

COMMITTEE: Appellate Hearing Committee

1.Membership (include ex-officio members). Art Rodriguez, Beth Winstead, Worth Worthington, Greg Lapicki

Alternate Members: Boni Boswell, Jack Karns, K. Gopalakrishnan, Beth Velde, Richard Mauger

2.Meeting Dates (include members present*).
* and members who contributed to committee action, but were not at the meeting.

2 Jue 2004, Validation of complaintent request for hearing (members present: Richard Mauger, Beth Winstead, Beth Velde, Art Rodrigues, Belinda Lee).

23 June 2004, Validation of complaintent request for hearing (members present: Beth Winstead, Belinda Lee, Beth Velde, Jack Karns, Art Rodriguez).

14 July 2004, Executive session (members present: Richard Mauger, Beth Winstead, Betrh Velde, Belinda Lee, Art Rodriguez).

25 August 2004, Organizational Meeting (members present: Art Rodriguez, Beth Winstead, Worth Worthington, Greg Lapicki, Jack Karns, Beth Velde, and Catherine Rigsby.

21 September 2004, Complaintent Hearing, (members present: Art Rodriguez, Worth Worthington, Beth Velde, Beth Winstead, Jack Karns).

21 September 2004, Executive Session (members present: Art Rodriguez, Worth Worthington, Beth Velde, Beth Winstead, Jack Karns).

3.Subcommittees established during the year (include progress and/or completion of work).

None

4.Accomplishments during the year, especially as addressed through committee goals. Please include recommendations made to any University agency other than the Faculty Senate that will be noted under #5.

Conducted two hearings

5.Reports to the Faculty Senate (include dates and resolution numbers).

25 August 2004, Clarification of sections within the ECU faculty manual regarding procedure during a hearing.

25 August 2004, recommendation to modify a complaintent timeline for a hearing.

6.Business carried over to next year (list in priority order).

Action on, implementation, or revisit the recommendations made to the Faculty Senate (25 August 2004).

7.Evaluation of the committee (include anything that hindered or assisted the

committee's work during the year).

A.Charge: none

B.Personnel: none

C.Attendance: none

D.Responsibilities: none

E.Activities: See recommendations to Faculty Senate in document dated 25 August 2004.

8.Suggestion(s) to the Chair of the Faculty and/or Faculty Senate for improving the effectiveness of the committee.

Please refer to recommendations to Faculty Senate in document dated 25 August 2004.

9.Does the Committee’s organizational meeting next year need to be earlier than the date set this year? No

Signed: Greg Lapicki, Chairperson

Art Rodriquez, Secretary