Academic 2-14-19

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE MINUTES                                                                    DATE 02/14/19

MEETING START TIME: 6:20PM

ATTENDANCE:

Committee: Chair Morabito, Vice Chair Nelson, Senator McGrath, Senator Menard, Senator Barnes

Absent: Senator D’Aguanno

Non-Committee: Senator Lantagne

DISCUSSION:

TOPIC 1: Provost D’Hayes

  • Coming next week
  • Coming up with questions ahead time:
    • Asking about having more reading days before finals
    • Ask about putting senate resources on syllabuses
    • Ask about have 75-minute classes on Mo We instead of 50 minutes Mo We Fri
    • Is there any plan to expand the major and minors available?
    • Apparently, he has never heard how bad the chem classes
    • Ask about the math department being on probation
    • Ask about why wiley plus and mastering are used when the programs are
    • Ask about tophat being used when sakai has all the same resources
    • Do they ever intend on splitting up the college of arts and sciences into smaller more manageable colleges
    • Renumber the rooms in chaffee

TOPIC 2:  Meet the Senate

  • Icecream social February 25th at 6:30
  • Price is right/jeopardy questions about academic and final exam rights

Extra:

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 7:18PM