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Faculty Senate Academic Affairs
Committee
- AAC07-08.01 Provide a year-end report to the Executive Committee by May 19, 2008.
- AAC07-08.02 Review proposed policy language change in 5-9 "Transfer Credit from Community Colleges" change as proposed by Registrar.
- AAC07-08.03 Investigate how grade inflation has been addressed at CWU and other institutions, beginning with state peers. Prepare a report outlining how grade inflation is defined, how it is identified, and the factors/parameters that are identified as contributing to it and whether it exists at CWU. Include any other information that the AAC deems important on this subject.
- AAC07-08.04 Based on previous ad hoc committee reports to the FS in 1994 and 1997-1998, consider the conclusions reached and examine how similar concerns have been addressed by other universities, especially in Washington and at peer institutions. Please compare out current grading policy (Section 5-9.4.14) with those of other institutions to determine the impact of establishing a university-wide grading policy based on: 1. a specific GPA; 2. the use numerical scores instead of letter grades; 3. adding class rankings or class averages next to student letter grades. The EC requests a report by May 15, 2008, summarizing the committee's work and providing any recommendations that would effectively address grade inflation.
- AAC07-08.05 The Executive Committee charges the committee to conduct a survey of students and faculty on the current catalog, how it is used and how it might be improved. While it is currently presumed that a print publication will remain the primary medium for the catalog, additional suggestions for other media would also be welcomed.
Faculty Senate Academic Code & Bylaws
Committee
- CC07-08.01 Provide a year-end report to the Executive Committee by May 19, 2008.
- CC07-08.02 Review proposed bylaw and code changes.
Faculty Senate Curriculum
Committee
- CurC07-08.01 Provide a year-end report to the Executive Committee by May 19, 2008.
- CurC07-08.02 Please provide definitions in Section 5-10 for "cognate" and "clusters" as well as any other recurring terms that are currently being used that are not currently defined in policy. Review previous definitions of major, minor, specialization and certificate.
- CurC07-08.03 Evaluate and make recommendations for credit hour limits in minors and bachelor degree programs with particular attention to those effected by state mandates for competencies for teacher preparation programs, and issues of time to degree and financial aid.
Faculty Senate General Education
Committee
- GE07-08.01 Provide a year-end report to the Executive Committee by May 19, 2008.
- GE07-08.02 Work with Undergraduate Studies office to coordinate the program review of the General Education Program.
Faculty Senate Evaluation and Assessment
Committee
- EA07-08.01 Provide a year-end report to the Executive Committee by May 19, 2008.
- EA07-08.02 Review the proposed pilot SEOI format for online courses. Recommend approval as a provisional or permanent form and include any recommended changes.
- EA07-08.03 Work with the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the academic administrators to provide an agreed upon instrument for the Faculty Assessment of Academic Administrators to be administered spring 2009. Instruments should be presented to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee by the beginning of spring quarter.
- EA07-08.04 Work with the Faculty Senate Executive Committee to develop an instrument to assess the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. The first assessment should take place during spring quarter 2008.
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