ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MINUTES                                                                               9,19, 2012


MEETING START TIME: 05:31 pm
ATTENDANCE: Zawatsky, Dionne, Pilkington, Knoph
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

  • Readership Program
    • Ethan e-mailed Gabe/talked to Bruce
  • Faculty Senate Meeting is tomorrow—3pm
  • Provost Advisory Council—September 27th
  • Exam Rights
    • Create awareness earlier this semester
  • Drop Period
    • Wait until sometime has elapsed with it before we take action—get student reactions
    • Senate is stretched for booths/small committee at the moment
    • Poll employers—outside of the university — how will a W impact a job applicant’s chance at employment
    • Think of suggestions to protest this
  • Need a new UCGE liaison
    • Faculty Senate committee revamping the gen. ed. Structure
    • Need a student voice there!

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 05:42 pm