Faculty Senate Meeting
June 18, 2015
Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary
II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes
III. Campus Reports and Responses
IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old Business
VI. New Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary
II.
Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes
MeetingMinutes.April23.15
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Campus Reports and Responses
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Old Business
New Business and Announcements
Adjourn
Agenda
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary
Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes
Campus Reports and Responses
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Old Business
New Business and Announcements
Adjourn
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT
B. Administrative Reports
i) Chancellor’s Report, M. Mormile for C. Schrader
ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley
C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report
D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report
E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin
– NO Report
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT
B. Administrative Reports
i) Chancellor’s Report,
M. Mormile for C. Schrader
ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley
C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report
D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report
E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin
– NO Report
FACULTY SENATE
CHANCELLOR’S REPORT
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JUNE 18, 2015
PRESIDENT’S GOALS
GOAL 1: Attract, develop and retain
GOAL 2: Strategic planning
GOAL 3: Communication
GOAL 4: Improve long-term financial viability
GOAL 5: Increase online offerings
GOAL 6: Ensure safety
STRATEGIC FACULTY HIRES
• Goal to add at
least 100
additional faculty
by 2020, many in
Signature Areas
100
2020 GOAL
90
80
70
• We hired 18 new
faculty who
started in the fall
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• We are in the
process of hiring
19 additional
faculty
30
50
40
20
10
0
CURRENT
SEARCHES
2014 FALL
HIRES
INNOVATION TEAM
GEOTHERMAL PROJECT
ONLINE LEARNING
THANK YOU
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT
B. Administrative Reports
i) Chancellor’s Report,
M. Mormile for C. Schrader
ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley
C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report
D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report
E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin
– NO Report
PROVOST’S REPORTRT
June 18, 2015
June 18, 2015
Overview
• Promotion and Tenure 2015/2016 will be electronic using
Google Drives.
• The results of the CRR 300.030 vote did not pass. Results
were 57%.
• Additional sections were added and additional faculty to teach
for Physics as well as the Provost, CASB and CEC each put
up $50K for a new Physics Lab.
College of Arts, Sciences, and Business
Best-in-Class Pilot Study Program
• Mahelet G. Fikru (Economics)
– Economic Analysis of the S&T Solar Village and Some Policy Recommendations
Co-PIs: Gregory Gelles (Economics); Ana M. Ichim (Economics); Jonathan Kimball (Electrical and
Computer Engineering); Joseph Smith (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering); Maciej Jan
Zawodniok (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
• Julie Semon (Biological Science)
– 3D Printing of Bone Using Bioactive Glass and Mesenchymal Stem Cells
• V. A. Samaranayake (Mathematics and Statistics)
– Statistical Tools for Developing &Testing Advanced Materials for Infrastructure and
Extreme Environments
• Audra Merfeld-Langston (Arts, Languages, and Philosophy)
– Going with the Flow? Adapting to New Cultures and Technologies in Guatemala
• Manashi Nath (Chemistry)
– Synthesis and Applications of Nanostructured Ceramics under Extreme Environments
College of Arts, Sciences, and Business
Student Awards
• Kailea Tilden, Renaissance Student Award
• Nikki Breeland, Outstanding History Major Award
• Rebekah Harrah, Undergraduate Research Award in
English
• Amy Ketterer, Diane Feldman Technical Editing Special
Interest Group Scholarship from the Society for Technical
Communication
• Michael Pride, Outstanding Senior in French, presented by
the American Association of Teachers of French
Office of Undergraduate Studies
• Service Learning Symposium
• September 29, 2015
• Keynote Speaker: Dr. S. David Mitchell, Associate Professor of Law,
UMC
• Student Design & Experiential Learning Center
• Human Powered Vehicle
• 2nd Place HPVC West – San Jose, CA
• 1st Place HPVC East – Gainesville, FL
• Mars Rover
• 5th Place at University Rover Challenge, International World
Championship
Office of Undergraduate Studies
• AAVG-Rocket, Electric Formula, Solar Car will compete in
June/July
• Mars Rover will compete in September in Poland
• iGEM will compete in September in Boston
• Hit the Ground Running (HGR) – July 12-31, 2015
• Summer Bridge Program
• 83 registered with 4 on wait list
• Goal Enrollment is 100
Office of Graduate Studies
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Thesis/Dissertation Boot Camp
– 21 students attended over Spring Break
– Evaluations for this program were outstanding; several students have finished
theses/dissertations, passed comprehensive exams, or submitted journal papers
as a result
– Next boot camp: June 19-26
1400+ applications processed by Office of Graduate Studies in Spring 2015
April was Graduate Education Month
– 9 Brown Bag Lunch and Learn events held with 61 students in attendance
Graduate Learning Outcomes
– Revised GLO rubrics will be used starting Fall 2015
– The Office of Graduate Studies will meet with each department over the summer
to go over changes
Office of Graduate Studies
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Graduate Leadership Development Program
– Funded from UM System for 3 more years beginning in 2017
Experience S&T Campus Visit Program for prospective domestic
doctoral students
– 3 visit days scheduled for fall 2015
Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship
– 9 selected so far (7 accepted, 2 declined); applications still open
Dissertation Completion Fellowship
– Selection committee reviewing; awardees will be notified in early
June
Enrollment Management
• Early registration for Fall 2015 is up 4.5% over last year.
Largest growth levels are freshmen and PhD students.
• First-time college students are projected to be 1,467, an
increase of 13.6%. This will be our second largest
incoming class. The largest was 1,488 in 1981.
• Freshmen this fall will continue to have high academic
credentials and there will be increases in female,
minority, and out-of-state students. The percentage of
incoming students in engineering is declining.
Office of Sponsored Programs
• Summary of FY15 activities year-to-date (May)
• Number of funded proposals down 14% for a total of 225
• Total dollars is $30.3M which is up 17%
• Number of new proposals submitted is up 10% at 543
• Total dollars is $179M which is up 55%
• Number of active awards is down by 8% at 566
• Total expenditures is $35M which is down 7%
• Net grant and contract expenditures is $28M which is
down 9%
• F&A recovered is $5.2M which is down 13%
Curtis Laws Wilson Library
Classes done…Time for System Upgrades
• Inter-Library Loan (aka Illiad): integration with LDAP
authentication
• Integration with RAPID consortium (faster delivery of
articles via inter-library loan)
• Implement Web Print (Ed Tech’s program for wireless
printing)
• Calendaring software for study/conference room
reservation: new system, integration with LDAP
authentication
• …and other back room systems that will not be noticeable
to library users…
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT
B. Administrative Reports
i) Chancellor’s Report,
M. Mormile for C. Schrader
ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley
C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report
D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report
E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin
– NO Report
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT
B. Administrative Reports
i) Chancellor’s Report,
M. Mormile for C. Schrader
ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley
C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report
D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report
E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin
– NO Report
Agenda
Campus Reports and Responses
A. President’s Report, M. Bohner – NO REPORT
B. Administrative Reports
i) Chancellor’s Report,
M. Mormile for C. Schrader
ii) Provost’s Report, M. Mormile for R. Marley
C. Staff Council Report, S. Lewis – NO Report
D. Student Council, R. Jacobsen – NO Report
E. Council of Graduate Students, T. Goodwin
– NO Report
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary
II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes
III. Campus Reports and Responses
IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old Business
VI. New Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn
Agenda
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Curricula, T. Schuman
B. Academic Freedom and Standards, D. Madison
C. ITCC, T. Vojta – NO Report
Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
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CCC Meetings
» 11 May 2015
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Committee Activity
» 13 Degree change requests (DC forms)
» 36 Course change requests (CC forms)
» 10 Experimental course requests (EC forms)
One EC from a prior meeting was deleted by
department, Econ 5001 Experiential Entrepreneurship,
due to colisting issues
Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
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Degree Changes Requested
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File #237.10
File #15.1
File #16.12
File #28.13
File #46.4
File #149.17
File #234.8
File #102.9
File #110.1
File #192.13
File #193.12
File #140.4
File #131.4
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Materials Science & Engineering: Biomedical Engineering Minor
Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering PhD
Chemistry: Chemistry BS
Computer Science: Computer Science BS
Engineering Management: Engineering Management MS
Materials Science & Engineering: Ceramic Engineering BS
Psychological Science: Industrial Organizational Psychology MS
Arts, Languages, & Philosophy: Multiculture & Diversity Minor
Petroleum Engineering: Petroleum Engineering Minor
Psychological Science: Psychology BA
Psychological Science: Psychology BS
Systems Engineering: Systems Engineering MS
Systems Engineering: Systems Engineering PhD
Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
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Course Changes Requested
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File #1910.1
File #1488.1
File #2310.1
File #1038.1
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File #1479.1
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File #4208
File #4173
File #1074.1
File #225.1
File #1447.1
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File #4190
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Art 1140: Painting I
Biological Sciences 5463: Global Ecology
Chemical Engineering 3130: Staged Mass Transfer
Chemical Engineering 3150: Chemical Engineering Reactor
Design
Chemical Engineering 3160: Molecular Chemical
Engineering
Chemical Engineering 6015: Lecture Series
Chemistry 2320: Inorganic Chemistry II
Civil Engineering 2200: Statics
Computer Science 5700: Bioinformatics
Economics 6632: Global Ec0-and Social-preneurship and
Innovation
Environmental Engineering 5635: Phytoremediation and
Natural Treatment Systems: Science and Design
Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
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Course Changes Requested
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File #4109.5 Enterprise Resource Planning 5130: ERP in Small & MidSize Enterprises
File #4197 Explosives Engineering 5555: Computer Fired Pyrotechnic
Show Design and Firing System Operation
File #2469.1 Finance 2150: Corporate Finance I
File #2566.3 Finance 5160: Corporate Finance II
File #2190.5 Finance 5260: Investments I
File #1949.1 French 4311: Advanced French Conversation
File #1173.6 Geological Engineering 1150: Introduction to Physical
Geology
File #1988.1 Geology 1110: Physical and Environmental Geology
File #2370.1 Geology 1119: Physical and Environmental Geology
Laboratory
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Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
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Course Changes Requested
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File #2225.4 Information Science & Technology 3333: Data Networks
and Information Security
File #935.5 Information Science & Technology 4261: Information
Systems Project Management
File #1229.8 Marketing 6580: Advanced Marketing Strategy
File #2101.1 Music 1111: Individual Music Instruction I
File #1951.1 Music 2161: Theory of Music I
File #1045.1 Petroleum Engineering 3330: Well Logging
File #994.1 Psychology 2200: Research Methods
File #2528.4 Spanish 1101: Elementary Spanish I
File #1407.1 Spanish 1102: Elementary Spanish II
File #390.1 Spanish 4302: Phonetics and Phonology of Spanish
File #1563.5 Spanish 4311: Advanced Spanish Conversation
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Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
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Course Changes Requested
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File #1225.1 Theatre 1142: Stage Productions, Performers
File #1153.1 Theatre 1190: Theatre via Video
File #811.1 Theatre 3241: Acting II
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Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
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The Campus Curricula Committee
recommends, and makes a motion for,
Faculty Senate to approve the CCC report’s
DC form and CC form actions
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Discussion, Comments or Questions ?
Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
- Informational Only 
Experimental Course Requests
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File #4191
File #4198
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File #4199
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File #4200
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File #4201
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File #4151
Civil Engineering 6001.TBD: Principles of Rheology
Computer Science 2001.TBD: Domain Exploration and
Innovation Methods
Computer Science 3001.TBD: Skill Development for
Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Computer Science 4001.TBD: Advanced Domain Exploration
and Innovation Methods
Computer Science 4001.TBD: Interpersonal Dynamics for
Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Economics 4001.TBD: Advanced Domain Exploration and
Innovation Methods
Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
- Informational Only 
Experimental Course Requests
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File #4210
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File #4204
File #4214
File #4202
File #4203
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Economics 4001.TBD: Interpersonal Dynamics for
Entrepreneurs and Innovators
English 3001.TBD: Publishing: Writers, Editors, and Readers
Petroleum Engineering 3001.TBD: Petrophysics
Technical Communication 3001.TBD: Writing in the Sciences
Technical Communication 5001.TBD: Technical Presentations
File #4189 Petroleum Engineering 3320: Petrophysics request for to be a
permanent course was tabled pending receipt of a corresponding Petroleum
Engineering BS Degree Change form. EC File #4214 was submitted to allow
the course to be taught in Fall 2015.
Campus Curricula
Committee Report
18 June 2015
- Informational Only 
Resigned as committee chair effective 1 August 2015
New chair: Ilene Morgan (Sciences DSCC chair)
Agenda
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Curricula, T. Schuman
B. Academic Freedom and Standards, D. Madison
C. ITCC, T. Vojta – NO Report
OCR Voluntary Resolution Agreement Components for
Grade Appeal Revision and Training
1. Grade Appeal Revision Plan must address the following components:
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an explanation of how to file a grade appeal;
definitions and examples of discrimination in the context of a grading;
provide for the adequate, reliable and impartial investigation;
set time frames for major stages;
provide written notification, summary of findings and rationale to all
parties;
• an assurance to maintain confidentiality to the extent possible;
• an assurance that the University will take steps to prevent the recurrence
and remedy discriminatory effects; and
• a statement that retaliation is prohibited.
OCR Voluntary Resolution Agreement Components for
Grade Appeal Revision and Training
The University may not require students to participate in an
informal complaint resolution process before they are allowed to
file a grade appeal.
REPORTING REQUIREMENT: The University will submit the
Grade Appeal Revision Plan to OCR for review and approval,
which meets or exceeds the requirements set forth in item 1 of
this Agreement.
OCR Voluntary Resolution Agreement Components for
Grade Appeal Revision and Training
2. The University shall implement the OCR- approved Grade
Appeal Revision Plan components and provide all faculty and
students with written notice of the implementation.
REPORTING REQUIREMENT: The University will provide
OCR with documentation showing it has complied with item 2
of this Agreement.
OCR Voluntary Resolution Agreement Components for
Grade Appeal Revision and Training
3. The University will provide training regarding the revised grade
appeal policy to those University administrators, faculty and/or staff
assigned the responsibility to hear or review allegations of unlawful
discrimination.
REPORTING REQUIREMENT: The University will provide documentation
showing the number of grade appeals alleging unlawful discrimination and
the completion of training for each such grade appeal. The documentation
must identify the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
date(s), time(s) and location(s) of the training;
topics addressed;
name(s), title(s), and credentials of who conducted the training; and
name, title, and work location of each employee who attended.
Draft 6A
Grade Appeal Procedure
1.The grade appeal procedure is available only for review of the final grade in a course
that the student alleges was graded capriciously, not for review of the judgment of the
instructor in assessing the quality of students' work or for questioning the stated
grading criteria selected by the instructor. Only a student who alleges he/she was
subjected to capricious grading may use the grade appeal procedure.
2.Capricious grading, as used here, consists only of any of the following:
a.The assignment of a semester grade to a particular student on some basis other
than those related to academic performance in the section
b.The assignment of a semester grade to a particular student by more exacting or
demanding criteria than were applied to other students in the same section. (NOTE:
Additional and/or different grading criteria may be applied to graduate students
enrolled for credit in a course numbered below the 5000 level)
c.The assignment of a semester grade by criteria that represents a substantial
departure from the instructor's previously announced criteria.
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d.The assignment of a semester grade in whole or in part on the basis on the
student’s race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression,
sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or protected veterans status.
Draft 6A
3. The grade appeal procedure shall consist of the following steps:
a.Except as provided in sections 5, 6 and 7, the initial step in the grade appeal procedure shall be
for the student to review with the section instructor the semester grade, the stated grading
criteria and how the stated grading criteria were applied to determine the student's semester
grade. Any appeal under this policy shall be filed within thirty (30) days following the academic
semester in which the grade is assigned. [This step must be initiated within 30 days after the first
class day of the succeeding regular academic semester.] If the student and the instructor fail to
reach a mutually satisfactory decision during this discussion, then the student may proceed to
step b.
b.The student shall contact the chair of the instructor's department and request his/her service as
a mediator during a discussion between the student and the instructor. If the student and
instructor fail to reach a mutually satisfactory decision during this discussion, the student may
then proceed to step c.
c.The student shall request, in writing, that the department chairperson inform the instructor and
convene an ad hoc review group composed of the following: the chair- person (or designated
representative) of the instructor's department, the dean (or the dean’s designated representative
[provost (or the provost’s designated representative)], and a third member to be appointed by the
provost from the faculty.
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d. The student’s written request should include: course, instructor, semester, rationale for
considering the grading as arbitrary and capricious, and the outcome sought. The student
and instructor shall be allowed to appear before the ad hoc review group. The decision
reached by the ad hoc review group on the question of alleged capricious grading shall be
binding and final on both the student and the instructor.
4. If capricious grading is substantiated by the ad hoc review group, the student shall be
assigned a grade consistent with the stated grading criteria. A report of the ad hoc review
group, with the student's semester grade, shall be forwarded by the department chairperson
to the Office of the Registrar.
5. Should there be an allegation that the capricious grading was based upon the student’s
race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation,
national origin, age, disability or protected veterans status, the appeal shall meet the
requirements of section 3d and may be received by the departmental chair, the college
dean or the university provost. The allegation shall be referred to a joint investigatory team
comprised of [at least] two members of the faculty appointed by the dean of the college (or
the dean’s designated +
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representative) or, if the dean is the instructor of the course, by the university provost
(or the university provost’s representative), and [at least] one member of the
university staff who has received training relating to investigating allegations of
discrimination, appointed by the chief equity [student affairs] officer (or the chief
equity officer’s designated representative).
a)The joint investigatory team shall conduct a thorough, reliable and impartial
inquiry and shall issue a report that will address each allegation made by the
student.
b)This investigation shall include interviews with relevant parties and witnesses,
obtaining available evidence and identifying sources of expert information, if
necessary.
c)The joint investigatory team will report to the ad hoc review group within thirty
(30) days of appointment.
d)Additional time may be granted for the investigation by the chair of the ad hoc
review group for good cause or by agreement of the parties to the appeal.
e)The ad hoc review group authorized in section 3c, the student and the instructor
shall receive a copy of the report of the joint investigatory team.
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6. Upon completion of the report required in section 5, the joint investigatory team
will meet with the ad hoc review group to review the results of the investigation and
provide an orientation on the process for consideration of an allegation of
discrimination. The ad hoc review group shall make a finding as to the allegation of
capricious grading.
a)The student and instructor shall be allowed to appear before the ad hoc review
group and offer the testimony of witnesses and documentary evidence.
b)The findings shall address each allegation in the grade appeal, state the ad hoc
review group’s decision relating to that allegation, and state the rationale for
that decision.
c)The ad hoc review group will have the authority to implement remediation or
training as needed to prevent reoccurrence of the discrimination.
d)A report by the ad hoc review group shall be issued within sixty (60) days of the
filing of the appeal. Additional time may be granted for the report by the chair of
the ad hoc review group for good cause or by agreement of the parties to the
appeal.
e) Any issue of faculty discriminatory conduct shall be referred for review pursuant
to CRR 600.040.
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7. Retaliation against any individual who files a grade appeal or participates in a grade
appeal investigation which involves allegations of unlawful discrimination is strictly
prohibited. The ad hoc review group shall refer any issue relating to alleged
retaliation for review under the appropriate process (CRR 600.040, CRR 600.050, and
CRR 200.025).
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Agenda
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
A. Curricula, T. Schuman
B. Academic Freedom and Standards, D. Madison
C. ITCC, T. Vojta – NO Report
Agenda
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary
Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes
Campus Reports and Responses
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Old Business
New Business and Announcements
Adjourn
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary
II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes
III. Campus Reports and Responses
IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old Business
VI. New Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn
Agenda
I.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- M. Bruening for B. Hale, Secretary
II. Approval of April 23, 2015 meeting minutes
III. Campus Reports and Responses
IV. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
V. Old Business
VI. New Business and Announcements
VII. Adjourn
Agenda
Adjourn