Academic Council Minutes, June 15, 2005

I.  Minutes 

--Approved as written 

II.  General Agenda 

• Data Collection

--No report 

• Instructional Technology/Online Issues and Updates

--Joe Ferguson indicated he would be meeting with UH’s IT Director in Sugar Land on transfer of responsibilities.

--It was recommended that the UHS planning effort involving WebCT be shared with FACT, if that has not already been done.

• Fort Bend Issues and Updates

--Mary Natividad indicated that she was hiring a half-time secretary for the Cinco Ranch programs, carried on the school’s budget for the rest of the FY. 

--Provost indicated the ad would shortly be out for the academic administrator position for Fort Bend. 

III.  Specific Agenda 

• Student Matters

--The Council denied a student appeal for a change of grade from C to A.   

--The Council denied two student appeals for a change of grade from F to W.  The students withdrew past the deadline for withdrawing without possible grade penalty. 

• Faculty Development Requests and Reports

--The Council denied a request for using research funds for conference travel.

--Accepted a grant funded conference travel report from Dr. Qi Zhu and a research grant funded report from Dr. Li Chao. 

• Other

--The Council reviewed a draft of a policy on student conduct.  Recommended changes will be made, shared with the Student Senate, and brought back to the Council. 

--The Council accepted the Faculty Senate’s approval of a GMAT waiver policy proposed by the School of Business of Administration.

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