Academic 4-12-17

MEETING START TIME: 5:28pm

ATTENDANCE:

Committee: Chairman Temple, Vice-Chair Morabito, Senator Murray, Senator Darche, Senator Nelson, Senator Sardinha

Absent: Senator Needle

Non-Committee: President Buck

DISCUSSION:

OMBUD Position

  • What is the OMBUD position
    • A student who looks into complaints other students submit when they feel like they were treated unjustly while keeping it all confidential.
  • Interviews Were Held (The following are those that were interviewed)
    • Michael Falaye
    • Esoheosa Igbineweka
    • Stephanie St. Louis
    • Brianna Benedict
    • Tristram Howard

Regular Academic Committee

  • Introduction of new Senators
  • The decision to use Facebook Messenger as a means of communication
  • We will go over the NEASC accreditation (look out for a document in your email)
  • Mother’s Room move in the library
    • They are thinking of now moving it to the second floor but as a committee we wish for the Mother’s Room to stay on the first floor
    • Morabito will talk to the Dean about having it moved to somewhere on first floor
  • Academic Calendar Committee
    • We still want elections day to get off
  • We want to go to Faculty Senate as a group on the April 20th 3:00-5:00 in room 105 in the new Chem building
  • Sign up for Liaison Positions
  • Those who are already liaisons look for an email in the future about what is expected

What we want from the year

  • Committee participation
  • Temple wants to be transparent with his work and wishes for committee members to be vocal if they disagree

Extra: None

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 6:28pm