Minutes of the March 13, 2006 meeting were approved.

The Committee continued its review of:
1) the process for appealing an academic decision,
2) the University Academic Appeals Committee Bylaws, and
3) the procedure for petitioning University policies and regulations.

Most of the meeting was dedicated to reviewing an updated draft of the policies/procedures for appealing an academic decision. The draft was prepared by
Diane Tanner.

The following documents were referred to during the review of the draft:
1) The Academic Integrity Code including violations of the Code;
2) The University procedure for appealing an academic decision;
3) The University Academic Appeals Committee Bylaws;
4) The policy for Petitioning University Policies and Regulations;
5) Article 10, Section 10.2(a)(2) of the new UFF Contract. The new UFF Contract was reviewed to make sure that any proposed changes were not in conflict with the terms of the Contract, specifically regarding the changing of grades issued by faculty.

As a result of today’s meeting, Ms. Tanner volunteered to incorporate today’s suggested changes into a third draft of the procedure for appealing an academic decision.

Respectfully submitted,
Jack Cummings, Chair