| 11/04/2008 |
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Wimba software |
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Several hundred campuses use it for managing on-line courses and on-line meetings. |
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| 04/01/2008 |
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ISIS 9.0 Upgrade |
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Organizational chart and timeline of key milestones of the 9.0 upgrade were distributed. Aug. 1st the data will be frozen as well as version 8.9 will be taken down and replaced by 9.0. New version will be up by August 11. Areas improved were indicated. |
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Course Change Procedure |
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Presented proposal to change the current functioning of the course change procedure involves H and ! honors courses. Cancel the election of automatic honors classes. Students can still cancel honors for % courses. Proposal was approved. |
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Priority Registration |
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Would like the subcommittee to be reconstituted. Request by TRIO to have junior priority registration in parallel to AAP. The request was approved by the remaining members in the subcommittee. |
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Web Content Management |
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The committee is looking at software that allows entities to streamline entry of information and updating existing information on complex web pages. An RFP will allow product purchase that will help manage millions of UW-Madison web pages. See more. |
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| 03/04/2008 |
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Grade Reporting Analysis - Mid-term six-week |
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Data shows that more than half of the grades were not reported in individual courses for first-year students. Advisors rely on early notification of academic problems & are concerned that they are getting less information on how their students are doing. |
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Course Change Procedures - New |
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For credit changes, changes in honors and changes in sections, students will need to print out a course change form from their Student Center and bring that form to their dean's office. If they want to drop after deadline, message to see dean. |
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Graduation Survey for Undergraduates |
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Alumni Association proposed the idea of a point-of-graduation survey for undergraduates. Interest in finding out graduation plans, including residence and employment plans. |
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Grades - NR |
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There is a prevalence of NR grades and the NR grades cause problems. Over 1000 students get NR grades each semester. 98% of instructors submit grades on time, but those that don't create problems for students and staff. Need to search for solutions. |
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| 02/05/2008 |
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Grade Change - Electronic |
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The process for submitting grade changes electronically through the Faculty Center is now operational. Paper grade changes will still be accepted for years to come. |
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University Catalog |
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Reminder that we will not print a 2009 (or future) university catalog, except as a document of record and to meet legal and accessibility requirements. |
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Adds/Drops |
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Proposal to determine add/drop deadlines for modular courses based on the span (which is less than weeks of instruction if classes meet less than once a week) rather than the weeks of instruction was approved unanimously. |
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Course Change Request |
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Discussion for proposed online Course Change Request process. The concept is to provide a clearer form and process to reduce unnecessary course change forms and improve the accuracy of the data for those cases in which they are needed. |
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| 12/04/2007 |
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Applications;Admissions |
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Applications are down this year from high school students. Other system campuses are down. There is a change in the application process requesting two essays, which may account for the decrease. There are staffing & technology issues too. |
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Kauffman Campus II Project |
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Project is focused on promoting entrepreneurial thinking on campus and throughout the state. The project has sponsored outreach to students on campus, community events that included Edgewood and MATC and an Earth Day Challenge last spring. |
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DARS Encoder Subcommittee |
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They had to examine the issue of how credits for overlapping courses are being handled. They found: overlaps are punitive to students; schools and colleges do not consistently apply overlap policies; and they are not audited in a consistent fashion. |
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| 11/03/2007 |
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Peoplesoft Upgrade |
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Peoplesoft Upgrade to 9.0 is proceeding. Listening sessions will be planned for March/April. The actual upgrade will most likely occur in early August 2008. |
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Class Search |
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Class search will make it possible to eliminate the timetable on the web that is available for Spring Semester, but will not be available after that. |
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Academic Planning and Analysis |
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Data was presented from 2 undergraduate surveys. Global satisfaction rated quite high, but some experiences are not rated as highly. |
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Grade Change - Electronic |
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All feedback from schools, colleges and departments was positive. In particular, the departments appear to have supported the approval process go directly from the instructor to the dean. We are trying to get this process ironed out before the upgrade. |
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Degree Verification |
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The current practice of degree verfication policy is the best policy, it is both ethical and consistent with best practices. Any school or college issuing their own letters will assume the risk. For some limited purposes, may continue their practice. |
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| 10/02/2007 |
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Threats |
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Campus is making efforts to improve response to threats, especially in communication and planning related to threat assessmenet. |
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NCAA eligibility Requirements |
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Discussion about the NCAA eligibility requirements and their impact on student progress and choice of academic programs. Update on new guidelines which requires studnets to make steady progress toward completing a degree. |
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| 09/10/2007 |
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Advisor Assignment Batch Process |
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The advisor assignment batch process is intended to speed up assignment to simultaneously assign multiple students to the same advisor. |
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Foreign Language Retro-credits |
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There is a pilot project to automate assignment of foreign language retro-credits. The process will automatically post retrocredits earned for completion of upper level language classes. Native speakers will not be eligible for retrocredits. |
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Grade Change - Electronic |
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Preliminary discussion of automating the on-line grade change process. The proposal is to make it possible for instructors to enter a grade change. Departments would be notified of the change, but would not be part of approval process. Acceptable? |
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Degree Verification |
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There have been requests for degree verifcation that letters are wanted well ahead of a student's actual degree conferral guaranteeing that the student will graduate. |
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Posthumous Degrees |
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The policy is that posthoumous degrees are granted at the request of the school or college deans. The guidelines are to make clear that the practice recognizes that the program is near completion. |
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| 06/05/2007 |
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Image Now technology |
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Enrollment Management project that uses Image Now technology to scan and digitize student records. Joanne Berg advocated to have a centralized image process. |
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Course Guide Project |
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Jim Phelps discussed the Course Guide concept. The concept started from a mandate to have a web page for every course. It evolved into a planning tool that will help students be better informed about course choices. |
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Task Force, Global Competence |
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The Provost has appointed a task force to study how to enhance the "global competence" of our students. It will consist of faculty and staff as well as state government and private sector representatives. |
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| 05/01/2007 |
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Re-accreditation self-study planning |
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Professor Nancy Matthews briefed AAC on the self-study planning that will culminate in a Spring 2009 site visit by NCA. Questions were presented that will start the process. |
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L&S curriculum update |
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The Degree requirements for L&S have changed. Students matriculating subsequent to May 21 will use the streamlined curriculum. Continuing students may opt to follow new guidelines. |
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ARTC |
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Chris Lee, ARTC chair, reported that his committee had met, and voted to disband as of the end of the Spring 2007 term. |
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| 04/10/2007 |
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Study abroad grades |
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Jim Steele explained a new procedure to eliminate S grades on student records. Study abroad grades will be changed to P/F so that the S grades do not violate the principle that only S grades can be given in classes that students have elected to take P/F. |
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Academic Related Technology Committee (ARTC) |
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Recommendation to disband the Academic Related Technology Committee (ARTC). AAC will vote on the motion to disband ARTC in May. |
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Re-entry process |
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Michelle Kelley and Mary Schey are collaborating on restructuring the re-entry process. The process only allows students to re-enter the school or college in which they were last enrolled. Additional steps involved if academic review/intnl/2nd degree. |
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On-line course change form |
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Looking into developing the on-line course change form used by schools and colelges to adjust a student's registration. It would be similar to the dean's drop screen. Looking for dean's offices representatives to work on the development of on-line form. |
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| 02/06/2007 |
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Student Athletes academic standards, Tracking athlete progress toward a degree |
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NCAA's formula for determining if enough athletes are graduating from specific sports. If not, the sport will lose scholarships. New 40-60-80 progress rule states that athletes must have 40% of requirements for specifice degree by third year. |
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Wisconsin Idea, Kaufmann Entrepreneurship grant, |
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The Kaufmann grant will tie in to the Wisconsin Idea campaign. On campus, we will see a residential learning community for new students. |
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Residential Learning Community |
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On campus, we will see a residential learning community for new students; Kaufmann Entrepreneurship grant. |
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| 12/05/2006 |
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Parent Program |
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Nancy Sanhu provided an update on the new UW-Madiosn Parent Program. She provided information regarding staffing plans. |
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DOS mission and vision statement |
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Kevin Helmpkamp & Aaron Brower presented the new DOS mission and vision statement. Discussion pursued how this vision might affect admissions and how student engagement might better be documented. |
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Summer six week grade reporting |
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Christine Poleski, AAP, proposed to change six week grade reporting so that students who matriculate in summer will receive six week grades. |
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Automating grade changes |
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Initial discussions have occurred regarding autmated grade changes. The problem that presents itself is that making grade changes easy may not be an unmitigated good. |
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| 11/07/2006 |
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Advisor Assignments |
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There is continued progress toward improving advisor assignments in student records. Advisor data for graduated students is purged and data for many current students has been updated. |
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Time to graduation study |
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Jocelyn Milner preseneted a report on recent time-to-graduation study. Http://apa.wisc.edu/JLM/TTD2006Sept_Cover_plus_Study.pdf |
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Planned elimination of the Timetable on the web |
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The same information (and more) will be available to students and staff through the Class Search function in ISIS. Training will be necessary. |
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| 09/05/2006 |
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Wisconsin Idea |
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Announcement: The Dean of Students is working on a more outward-looking mission, influenced by the Wisconsin Idea. |
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University Catalog |
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The University Catalog is in its last printing cycle. |
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| 03/07/2006 |
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Transcript Policy, Partial transcript |
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Requests to provide "partial transrcipts" for students. Prpoposed partial transcripts would include only a portion of the course work the student has done here. UW-Madison will not provide partial transcripts. |
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Printed Timetable |
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The printed Timetable will be gone as of Fall 2006-07. The summer Timetable will continue to be printed by the Div. of Continuing Studies. |
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Dean's signature for paper and electronic forms |
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Karen outlined the rules regarding which S/C can sign for a student who needs Dean's actions. The student's academic dean must sign. |
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Pass/Fail, Section Changes |
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When students change sections on-line they lose the ok to take a course P/F. Can the process accommodate students being allowed to take the course P/F before approval by advisors, w/ an audit process to follow-up? |
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| 12/06/2005 |
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Parent Program |
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Campus Information/Visitor's Center charge to create Parents Program. AAC members shared Information about calls, emails from parents; concern for students’ Privacy and responsibility for themselves. This information was used to help plan the program. |
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| 11/01/2005 |
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International Student Enrollment Status |
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Discussion of what constitutes full time status for international students. Undergrad is 12 credits and the Graduate status is determined by school. There can be exceptions in ISIS> |
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First Year Experience, 1st Year Experience |
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Definition of first year experience and the many aspects that contribute to the 1st year. ONSP needs additional funding to facilitate enhanced first year experience. Support was there to increase SOAR costs. |
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General Education Requirements, Comm A |
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Discussion of Comm A and whether or not a student could receive credits from more than one Comm A course or not. How does it work for a student who transfers in Comm A courses. Would they be able to take another Comm A course here? |
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Query Library |
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The campus moved from a data table security model to a business role based security (Hyperion groups) model for the Query Library. In the new system access to content will be based on a person’s role, not on requesting specific data tables. |
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| 11/02/2004 |
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L&S Degree requirements |
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L&S Curriculum Committee’s Proposal to Revise the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for L&S will be presented to the Faculty Senate next Monday. There are several changes to the degree requirements. |
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SOAR Attendance Policy |
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Distribution of new SOAR 2004 Attendance Policy discussed with AAC last summer which indicates how they decide which students do not have to attend the SOAR session. AAC members approved of the new policy |
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Student Declaration of Major |
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A discussion regarding better management with students declaring majors, especially in L&S. A proposal is being developed to include steps to urge students to declare a major. |
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Withdrawal Policy |
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Review of the withdrawal policy and procedures for preventing Graduate students from dropping below a 1 credit minimum. |
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| 10/05/2004 |
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Transfer Credit Software |
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Discussion regarding the Transfer Credit process and its need to be reviewed for effectiveness, timeliness, and efficiency. There is a new direction proposed for consideration to evaluate transfer credit software, including a DARS and PeopleSoft software |
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Disruptive Students and Student Advocacy/Judicial Affairs (SAJA) |
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Review of services through Student Advocacy/Judicial Affairs including On-Call Dean, guest Lectures, Student Death Notification, and Resources for Faculty. |
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| 05/04/2004 |
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Transfer Credit Software |
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Mary provided the AAC with the report from the Transfer Credit Software Committee. She reviewed the committee charge and the summary conclusions |
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Disability Eligibility |
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Review of the major topics in the Determining Disability Eligibility report. |
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| 06/03/2003 |
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ISIS Committee Structure, ICCC |
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Reviewed ISIS Committee Structure Review and Proposals about ICCC. The committee talked about the broader structure and what they thought the issues were. AAC makes recommendations how technology may impact students. |
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Transfer Admissions |
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Discussion regarding Transfer Admissions. Timing of when the student applies and when the student knows what credits will transfer, limitations of the software and cost of getting the software to work. |
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Mid-Term Early Warning System, Six weeks grades |
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University of MN provided background information about Early Warning System. There seems to be a difference of opinion of what to do, additional discussion required. |
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ISIS Committee Structure Review, ICCC |
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The committee was formed. Issues for the committee were listed. |
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| 05/06/2003 |
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Degree Revocation |
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See attached copy of "Process for Proceeding with Allegations of Research Misconduct against Graduate Studnets". The steps in the Graduate School's process of dealing with research misconduct are connected with UWS 14. |
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Transfer Credit Evaluation |
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4 primary recommendations: Review rules and policies, increase staff and resources, improve tools and technology, and establish a working group on transfer issues. |
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Orientation and New Student Programs |
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Goals of new office: raise visibility for new students; increase the focus on international transfer; work harder on the University's relationship with parents; the FIGS seminar; seminar or freshman course; 1st year experience; increase assessment |
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Writing Assessment |
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Rob Seltzer announced that there will be a new writing assessment requirement for the freshman class entering in 2006. Admissions will work with high schools to give them advance notice about the change. |
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Application for admission deadlines |
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The Admissions Office is proposing the new deadlines for sprin 2004. Deadlines for freshman, transfer and international students will be Oct. 1 and Feb. 1. Later consideration for targeted students will continue. |
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| 04/01/2003 |
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Excess Credits |
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Information regarding which students would and would not be affected. Implementation will be Fall 2004. Approximately 25 students will be affected. Students can appeal the Excess Credit surcharge. |
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ISS, SEVIS (Student Exchange and Visitors Information System) |
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See departmental checklist. ISS urges to have admissions decisions made earlier and encourage early enrollment. An ISS fee of $50 has been approved by UW System. |
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| 03/04/2003 |
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Degree Revocation |
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The committee contacted legal counsel regarding a degree revocation policy. The Academic Misconduct and Non-Academic Misconduct policies will be reviewed to develop a degree revocation policy. |
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Student Athletes |
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NCAA requires that we certify that student athletes can graduate in 5 years. The Big 10 can set higher standards than the NCAA. See attchment of form. |
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Excess Credits |
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See attachments "Policy for Excess Credits" and a packet of various reports showing the numbers and percentages of student having over 165 credits. |
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Honors |
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An extension to the Honors Update Deadline was moved to the end of the 12th week of classes. |
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Service Indicators |
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Service Indicators as displayed to students will show more information. See attachment for examples of new "student view". |
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| 02/04/2003 |
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Connections Program |
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Copies of the Connections Program were presented. |
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Military Service Policy, Study Abroad Military Service |
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If a student is called up on short notice and goes to the Registrar's office, an administrative withdrawal will be processed. They will notify the school/college after the fact. This might impact students in Study Abroad programs. |
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Registrar Office Mission |
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The Registrar Office Mission is: "To ensure the integrigy of curricular and student records." |
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Vision of the Registrar's Office |
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Visions include: Automate processes, Increase expert base, provide "wow" customer service, that people now & understand what we do, Innovative with technology, and that fiscal plans support the vision. |
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Query Library |
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There are two teams, one for each ongoing process: the Retention team and Student Administrative Process team. |
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| 01/07/2003 |
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Dean of Students |
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Dean Hong presented information about the Dean of Students’ Vision Statement, Organizational Chart and Commitment to Workplace Climate. |
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Transfer Credit Processing Policies |
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Discussion of the transfer credit process and the length of time it takes to review. AAC formed a subcommittee to review the transfer credit process to make some recommendations. |
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Degree Revocation |
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Discussion to make sure that the schools/colleges have a procedure or model in place shoul a degree revociation be necessary. A Degree Revocatiion subcommittee was formed to look into the situation. |
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SEVIC and other updates from International Student Services |
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ISS has been dealing with Visa delays; security issues, background checks; new regulations-constantly. Discussion of the information that is required to submit within 21 days. Responsibility is on the international student. |
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| 12/03/2002 |
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Distance Education Website |
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The plan is to have the web site up and running in January. The URL will be shared so that schools and colleges can provide a link to the site from their home pages. Accessing the site is generating a few questions. |
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Grade Changes |
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Question to see if Department Chair's signature was needed on grade change form. Reviewed audits on the procdure of 1981, 1985, and 1990. All grade changes should be reviewed by the Dean's Office so the Registrar's Office knows it went through process. |
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National Clearinghouse |
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There has been a national clearinghouse for employers to ask about degrees. The Registrar's Office will verify the dgrees but will refer them to the clearinghouse in the future. |
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Holds |
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If there are future holds, it tells the students why in ISIS. |
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| 10/01/2002 |
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UW Connections |
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Review of the program's history: Students are invited to joing the Connections Program by the Undergrad Admissions Office. They are students who were denied due to enrollment limits. |
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Late Enrollment Fee |
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Late initial enrollment fee description and procedures handout. The word initial was confusing. This policy only affects students enrolling in their first class late, not merely adding an additional class to their existing program. |
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DR/W deadline |
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Discussed ideas about changing the DR/W deadline to involve a financial deadline. A committee was formed to look into changing the DR/W deadline. |
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Printed Timetables |
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Discussion of reducing the number of printed Timetables and encouraging students to use the electronic Timetable on the web. |
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Service Indicators |
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Dean's Office and Medical Certifications Service Indicators: New Enrollment Holds for the Dean's Office will include holds that can be used in place of the Advisor hold to more accurately convey the purpose of the hold. |
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Student Hourly Security Policy |
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Coding to allow a person's acess to ISIS to be restricted to certain computers is underway. ICCC will be providing input to the ISIS Security committee to outline a student hourly security policy. |
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| 09/03/2002 |
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Advisor |
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Audits are run to determine where the posting advisors in ISIS. |
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Study Abroad |
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Discussed the insurance policy madated by the US System for all students, including Study Abroad students. An Ad Hoc committee was formed. |
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| 06/04/2002 |
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Diplomas |
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Effective with the May 2003 commencement, the150th University commencement, there will be a new larger University diploma. There will be a process for former graduates to order the larger diploma. |
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Transcripts |
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There are some transcript changes that involve displaying the dates of the term on the transcript, as was done previously for summer sessions. See hand out from Jim Steele. |
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ISIS 8.0 Upgrade |
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The status report is very good and on schedule. ISIS team is working on a draft communication to students re: non-availability during week- starting July 27-that ISIS is down. Additional access and security issues were discussed. |
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Query Library |
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Kathy Luker discussed access to the data and query library. The Human Resources category is now available. Kathy handed out information about statistics for usage this spring term and about Query Library training classes implemented. |
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ICCC issues, 8.0 Upgrade,ISIS Upgrade |
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ICCC is discussing technical and policy issues affecting the 8.0 Upgrade. There are new reporting requirements for international students. There may be significant changes in the new regulations and requirements international students. |
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| 04/02/2002 |
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Advisor |
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Schools and colleges are responsible for inputting advisors and keeping the records accurate. The registrar’s office has the custodial and audit responsibility. |
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Web Enrollment, touchtone registration |
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Web enrollment for graduate students began April 1 without problems. Joanne is asking all staff to support enrollment via the web. Touchtone registration (IVR) is still available for a limited time but web is preferable. |
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Regent's freeze on admissions |
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Processing of resident applicants invited to join the UW-Madison Connections program can be resumed, as can re-entry, Articulation Agreement and Guarantee Transfer Program applicants. Completion of admission of non-resident applications is resumed. |
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| 01/08/2002 |
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Study Abroad |
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Joan Raducha announced a refund policy, approved by the Provost, for students studying abroad. Copies of the policy are available from Joan for use as guidelines. |
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Query Library |
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List of requested queries of the Query Library were discussed. Color-coded charts show items already in place, those being tested, items DoIT is working on, and a list of reports needed. One chart shows queries in production and testing timeframes. |
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Authorization for Data Access Pilot |
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Flow chart showing the authorization process for INFOACCESS was distributed. Process for authorization and access discussed. |
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Credit Outreach Courses |
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Roger Maclean, from the Division of Continuing Studies, provided handouts and a review of “nontraditional” students taking credit outreach courses on or off campus. |
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Web enrollment |
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Beginning January 14 all juniors, students in the college of Ag and Life Sciences and on January 17 University Special/Guest Students will be able to use web enrollment. There will be a pilot of 10,503 students. |
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| 12/04/2001 |
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Distance Education Report |
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Sharon Nellis reported that the edits for the second reading have been received and requested any further feedback. The Distance Education Report was accepted by the Council and Sharon will forward it to John Torphy. |
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Electronic Grade Reporting |
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On behalf of the Subcommittee on Electronic Grade Reporting, Susan Hyland submitted a report to AAC. The report contains positive feedback from the units using the pilot program. Discussion followed regarding moving forward. |
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Advisor |
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Sharon Nellis reports that the Office of Quality Improvement has agreed to facilitate the process to make corrections in the advisor data in ISIS. An AAC representative or designee from each school or college plus the Graduate School be involved. |
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Military Service Policy |
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Provost Spear gave an overview of the Military Service Policy. AAC reviewed and supported the policy. |
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Students who feel lost |
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The first issue concerns students who feel lost at the University, in spite of our world-class faculty and opportunities. The plans efforts to improve the student experience include residential learning programs with smaller classes for freshmen. |
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Faculty Salaries |
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He cited the quality of our faculty, noting that salaries are below peer group averages. He vowed to work on salary structure with the legislature. |
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Facilities |
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In reference to our facilities, Spear spoke of improvements needed in addition to the $1 billion projects currently in progress. |
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Diversity |
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Diversity is the fourth issue, with retention of students and faculty and staff as a priority. |
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Climate |
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The fifth issue is that of “climate,” a term that is hard to define. The goal is to make improvements in the atmosphere of respect and security affecting everyone at the University. |
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UW-Connections |
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In the third week of February, selected students in the hold eligible pool will be offered admission via the UW Connections Program. This 2000-01 year, 25 students are enrolled in UW connections. |
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| 11/06/2001 |
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Military Duty Call Up Policy |
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Draft of the Military Service document regarding withdrawal, selective drops, incompletes and final grades. |
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ISIS Upgrade |
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ISIS 8.0 Upgrade Timing. Summer 2002 was determined to be the best time to upgrade. |
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eCAT, My UW, registration |
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My UW is now available to every student. Web registration will be live for CALS juniors this registration period. If pilot is successful, web registration will be available for all students for spring. All email will be changed to web based. |
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Military Service Policy |
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Edits to the Military Service Policy were discussed. |
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Financial Aid, Military Service Call Up |
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New financial aid rules show forbearance and that death or total disability is a basis for discharge of debt. Upon activation or reassignment of a unit, deferment with grace period applies and students have that status for 3 years. |
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Distance Education |
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A Distance Education document draft was submitted. The aim was to make establishing a Distance Education course easier, to answer questions and to give guidelines. |
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| 10/02/2001 |
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Council on Academic Advising |
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There is a need for record integrity. Training may need to be provided in order to learn how to use the panels correctly. Continuation to work toward a campus-wide process for data entry to advisor's names. |
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ICCC, ICCC Update |
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Overlap courses have been noted and the report is ready. Potential overlaps and repeats will be tracked. Certification for spring eligibility for althetes is priority. It would be helpful if a warning appeared if students duplicate a course. |
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Military Call up |
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2 handouts concerning military call up. Issues addressed were loan grace periods, deferments, and withdraway/drop policies. |
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ISIS, ISIS Panels, FIGS |
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Overview of Freshman Interest Groups (FIGS) for summer 2001. Difficulties in registration and holding classes for specific students. Administrative hurdles were discussed. A group is established to define linked registration & FIGS definitions. |
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| 09/04/2001 |
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OLAP, Online Analytical Process |
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Demonstration of preliminary results for the Online Analytical Process. It is designed to provide history rather than the most current information. Plans to have data refreshed 1-2 times a semester. |
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New Data Views |
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Student Multi-term data views is moving into production. It can query alumni data. |
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| 08/07/2001 |
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Grade Reports |
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Propose to discontinue mailing grades to students. Grades would be available on EASI or MY UW and on the touchtone system. Will provide a printable web page that looks like the existing grade reprot. This will save $13,600 postage, plus labor & paper. |
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Degree Credit |
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Discussion about the mechanics of delivered Peoplesoft vs. previous methods and repeatable and nonrepeatable course definition. Need accurate reports for coding for DARS. Transcript needs to reflect actual work on campus. |
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Online Electronic Grade Submission, |
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The pilot in Nursing was successful. 7 professors reported grades for 27 courses. No negatives observed. Need to determine distributing grade rosters, grading online, how to handle some participating and others not, and archiving. |
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| 06/05/2001 |
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SOAR |
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Going from a folder of information to a student and parent handbook. Incorporation of housing tours on 1st day. Expecting a large freshman class and impacts on L&S class access. |
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Prerequisites and ISIS |
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Course prerequisites can be enforced via enrollment requirement groups. |
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Web registration |
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A team was appointed to study the feasibility of implementing web registration for Spring 2002. Considerations of the impact the web registration project might have on ongoing projects and the RO. Demonstration will take place on 6/14. |
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PeopleSoft Consulting Report, Transfer Credit |
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Peoplesoft Consultant was brough in to review the transfer credit process in the Admissions Office. A report was distributed. |
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Reporting |
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2 handouts regarding the reporting efforst and an updated list of reports needed. Http://substitute.doit.wisc.edu/ia/home.cfm link to view updated lists. |
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| 05/01/2001 |
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Course Prerequisites |
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Question about whether students could be legally held to course prerequisites. Prerequisites were "advisory" and it is best if the student meets them, but stuents are not restricted access to the course. |
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LINKS, Scheduling courses in pairs, First Year Experience |
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LINKS is designed for the College of Engineering to link students taking "paired" courses with other frehsmen Engineering students. The ISIS "block scheduling" capability will be used to keep students in both courses. |
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Grades |
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Nursing instructors are piloting grading on-line for the term. The Law School will pilot the uploading of grades for the term. |
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UW-Madison Connections |
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Approximately 650 students who were academically able but wait-listed students were invited to program with 1 of 4 UW-Colleges. 22 students signed their agreements. Connections is piloted with 4 of the UW-Colleges. |
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| 04/03/2001 |
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Child Care Tuition Assistance Program |
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Child Care Tuition Assistance Program helps people find quality childcare. They have money so they are trying to more widely publicize it. |
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| 03/06/2001 |
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University Health Service |
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Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) was developed. They are looking at having an automatic group enrollment plan, making sure all students have coverage. |
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| 02/06/2001 |
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Doit Technology Update |
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Doit tries to provide excellent customer service 24/7. UW-Madison is one of the founding members of Internet 2. Challenges: escalating costs and increasing user needs. |
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Query Library to track Student Academic Performance |
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Data Subcommittee Report and AAC approved. |
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Advisor |
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5% of the student records have no advisor listed and nothing is loaded. Subcommittee will review this process. Committee will report back to AAC in March. |
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ISIS Status Report; Advisement Pilot |
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Additional budget was approved. Campus pursues the Advisement Pilot. Will upgrade at some point to 8.0. Campus issues on the feedback from AAC are listed in the detailed minutes. |
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| 01/06/2001 |
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ISIS 8.0 Upgrade Timing |
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Paul Barrows addressed the issue of timing the upgrade of ISIS to version 8.0. Consensus was Summer 2002 would be the best. Additional issues were discussed including the training and staffing. |
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eCAT, My UW Madison (MUM) |
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Web registration will be live for CALS juniors this registration period. If successful in pilot, Web registration for spring will be available for all students. |
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Military Service Policy |
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Item #4, concerning the 12 week refernce, the wording was changed. Lockwood wants the faculty to have greater authority to decide. A copy of the military orders sent to the student will be required. |
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Financial Aid Issues, Military Service |
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Upon activation or reassignment of a student’s unit, a deferment with a grace period applies, and students stay in same status for 3 years. When a student withdraws, the tuition refund policy goes into effect. Discretion of repayment timing is allowed. |
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Distance Education |
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A document regarding Distance Education was handed out. The aim was to make establishing a Distance Education course easier, to answer questions, and to give guidelines. |
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| 01/02/2001 |
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Retention Data Views |
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Demonstartion of the newly developed Retention Data Views and the Online Analytical Processing System (OLAP). These views were developed to answer a wide variety of questions about student performance. |
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| 12/05/2000 |
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ISIS Status Report |
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ISIS Adhoc Faculty Committee requested more representation on the ISIS Executive Committee. The ISIS Executive Committee focused on resources, traning and communication issues. |
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Transfer Student Policies |
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There is a new committee advising Ruth McNichols and the Provost on Transfer Policy Issues. |
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Withdrawals - Administrative |
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Working through new procedures and changes to collect tuition and fees in a timely manner. One of the issues is about students who are appealing their residency status. Bursar's Office would like these students to pay and then get a refund if they win. |
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Email Authorization Process Change |
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Any student who was not registered Nov. 1st had their email terminated. AAC members agreed that students who enrolled, then withdrew but will be continuing should continue to have email access. |
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FIGS |
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Plan 2008 committees studying freshman seminars to improve diversity. 1) studying "for credit" freshman seminar and 2) studying "not for credit" seminar. Freshman Interest Groups (FIGS). Residential Learning Dialogue Committee planning advisors… |
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| 11/07/2000 |
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ISIS |
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Report on the Status of ISIS: Call for Resources. Statements of concern were shared. |
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| 10/03/2000 |
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SOAR 2000 |
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SOAR issues were discussed: low attendance of transfer students, added: housing session, Int'l SOAR day, SOAR Coordinator. Improved: adviser training, guidebook, DoIT student profile production, class access. Concern: IT increased interest. |
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ISIS Strategic Directions Committee |
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Charter and minutes of the summer ISIS Strategic Directions Committee. This committee is advisory to the ISIS Executive Committee. |
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ISIS Status Report, Call for Resources |
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A letter will be sent to Provost Wiley requesting additional resourses and dedicated staff time to gain the functionality needed to serve students. |
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PeopleSoft Transcript |
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Concerns about the PeopleSoft official transcript. Input will be sought from schools and colleges. A request will be sent to PeopleSoft to see if they can meet the needs of our campus in their delivered transcript. |
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| 09/05/2000 |
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SRPC Guidelines, Distance Education |
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Distributed "Endorsement of SRPC Guidelines" and "Distance Education Issues". Formed a subcommittee on Distance Education to prepare recommendstions to be discussed at the November AAC. |
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Course Swap |
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Request for funding to do program changes in IVR to make CourseSwap work. There are budget issues. |
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My UW |
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500 Biology majors tested the My UW. The purpose is to draw together existing resources. |
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| 05/02/2000 |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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Wisconsin Technical College System (WCTS) transfer of courses agreement discussed |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for J. Johnson - Business |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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P. Fessenden to chair AAC for 2000-01 |
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SOAR |
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Certain elements of SOAR program to be relocated to Pyle Center/Red Gym for summer 2000 |
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Testing |
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Revised placement test scores chart distributed |
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Adds/Drops |
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Process for late adds discussed -- tracking data to be gathered |
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| 04/07/2000 |
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Distance Education |
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DE pilot funding policies report distributed |
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| 04/04/2000 |
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Parking |
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Parking issues were discussed. They are attempting to improve customer service with new personnel and are collecting dtat on interactions with customer. |
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ISIS Data |
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There are 4000 reports that are not reproducible. If the data is available, encourage users to become authorized to obtain the information. |
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Data Warehouse Query Library |
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Distributed "UW-Madison Data Warehouse Query Library". |
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| 03/07/2000 |
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Organization, AAC |
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AAC membership expansion to be reviewed |
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| 02/01/2000 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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ISIS management structure announced to be effective February 1, 2000 |
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Deposit, Enrollment |
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$100.00 enrollment deposit for new transfer students proposed |
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| 12/07/1999 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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Continued discussion of ISIS management structure |
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| 11/02/1999 |
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Distance Education |
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Pricing principles for DE courses as promulgated by UWS discussed |
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| 10/05/1999 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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ISIS organizational structure -- ICIC members to join ISIS teams |
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Grade Point Average |
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DARS GPA should conform with GPA on transcript |
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Honors, Academic Student |
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1978 criteria updated |
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| 09/07/1999 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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ISIS leadership structure discussed |
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Advising |
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UW Advising Navigator Project Proposal document distributed |
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| 06/01/1999 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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Draft of ISIS reporting structure introduced |
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| 05/04/1999 |
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Advance Placement Credit |
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AP credits -- Undergraduate Admissions will remove upon request of college or school acting on behalf of a student |
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| 04/06/1999 |
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Academic Misconduct |
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Academic misconduct brocures were distributed. Information is also available on the web. There were 80 reported incidents last year of which copying and collaboration were the most common. |
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Peoplesoft/ISIS Update |
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Reports were made from those units that have gone "live" and brief discussion of other issues with additional changes or possible changes. |
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ISIS/Student Records Go Live |
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Freeze on student records from March 5th to April 2nd went well. Priority registration for summer and fall started yesterday. Open section reports available on 4/12. |
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DARS/ISIS Update |
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Handout explains what data will be updated for DARS on 3270 transactions. |
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| 03/02/1999 |
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Advance Placement Credit |
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AP credits -- revised draft circulated for comment |
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General Education Requirements |
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General education requirements and their effect on second degree candidates -- postponed to May 1999 meeting |
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| 02/02/1999 |
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Advance Placement Credit |
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AP credits -- redraft language for Guidebook |
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Prerequisites |
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Subcommittee appointed to explore prerequisite checking |
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Transcripts |
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Distinction between degree and course credits eliminated on transcripts; DARS report will be the document of record in Letters & Science |
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SOAR |
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Evaluation of Transfer SOAR experience |
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| 01/05/1999 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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Implementation plan for Student Records, Phase 1, March-June 1999 announced |
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| 12/01/1998 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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Proposed policy for authorization and access to student records discussed |
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Grade Point Average |
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GPA Calculation for Graduate School discussed |
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Advising |
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Timing of advising relative to registration discussed |
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| 11/08/1998 |
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Advance Placement Credit |
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Treatment of AP credits |
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| 11/03/1998 |
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Registration |
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Students enrolled under the auspices of OISP will be allowed to register with their class peers although they are classified as special students |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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M. Nielsen introduced as Registrar |
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| 10/06/1998 |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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Transfer planning guides to be developed for TIS that include course equivalencies and major requirements |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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Undergraduate Admissions module goes live |
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| 09/08/1998 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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ISIS Website established |
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Exchange Programs |
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Process for reporting student exchange balances announced by Office of International Studies and Programs (OISP) and Registrar's Office |
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SOAR |
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Subcommittee to discuss issues involving UWS transfers and the SOAR program |
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| 05/05/1998 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for D. Wermers - Registrar |
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| 04/07/1998 |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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Letters & Science will not consider a first semester true freshman as a prospective transfer into the College until a full graded semester with a GPA of 2.00 or better has been earned |
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| 03/03/1998 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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R. Seltzer introduced as Director of Admissions |
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| 02/03/1998 |
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Learning Communities |
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Learning communities and links to registration discussed; subcommittee appointed to explore options -- see also letter from S. Nellis to Provost J. Wiley dated March 18, 1998 |
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Audit, Transcript |
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Transcript audit suspended effective Second Semester 1997-98; students to be directed to use DARS or EASI to obtain information previously found in the audit document |
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Calendar3 |
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Recommendations on calendar revisions for the opening of the 1st semester 1998-99 and 1st semester 1999-00 approved and sent to Provost Wiley |
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| 12/02/1997 |
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Grades and Grading |
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Because of the adverse consequences of using th NR grade on the GPA, the Registrar was advised to use the "M" grade wherever appropriate |
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| 11/04/1997 |
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Grades and Grading |
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Effect of NR (No Report) grade on students' GPA to be studied |
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| 10/07/1997 |
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Identification Numbers, Student |
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|
Beginning Summer Term 1998, first-time admittees will be assigned randomly generated ID numbers rather than rely on the Social Security Number |
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| 09/09/1997 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
| |
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ICIC (ISIS Campus Impacts Committee) being established |
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Calendar3 |
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Calendar issues associated with 1st semester 1998-99 introduced; subcommittee appointed |
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Degree Guarantee, Four Year |
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Four-Year graduation contract in effect |
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| 05/06/1997 |
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Degree Audit |
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DARS report will be considered a document of record by Letters & Science beginning summer 1997 |
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Certificate Programs |
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Final version of guidelines for new certificate programs distributed |
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Extended Access to Student Information (EASI) |
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Student record available on EASI |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for H. Evert - Registrar |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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S. Nellis to chair AAC for 1997-98 |
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| 04/04/1997 |
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Exchange Programs |
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Policy of Graduate School on using work completed on an exchange program to count toward a graduate degree |
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| 04/01/1997 |
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Certificate Programs |
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Review of guidelines for certificate programs |
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| 03/04/1997 |
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Dropped Course/Withdrawal (DR/W) Deadline |
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Report on effectiveness of DR/W deadlines |
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Registration |
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Registering for Independent Learning courses as part-of-load; sample action to include needed elements |
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| 02/04/1997 |
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Adds/Drops |
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Discussion of Graduate School drop deadlines |
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| 01/07/1997 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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|
M. "Pete" Storey leaves Undergraduate Admissions for the University of Michigan |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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|
Report on transfer orientation program |
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Tuition Assessment, Student |
| |
|
Revisions to business rules for administering the tuition surcharge distributed |
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| 12/03/1996 |
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Tuition Assessment, Student |
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Administration of tuition surcharge for students enrolled for 19 or more credits reviewed |
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| 11/05/1996 |
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Distance Education |
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|
DE report from the College of Engineering |
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| 10/01/1996 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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|
ISIS update |
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| 09/10/1996 |
| |
Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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|
ISIS update |
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Distance Education |
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Discussion of DE issues |
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| 06/04/1996 |
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Degree Guarantee, Four Year |
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Four Year degree option explained |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
| |
|
Discussion of PeopleSoft contract and plan of action |
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| 05/07/1996 |
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Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) |
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Announcement of proposal to purchase a vendor designed software system for DAS offices and the campus |
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Independent Learning, Office of See also Independent Study |
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|
Office of Independent Learning is preparing issue papers on the use of Touch-Tone technology for registration and a clarification of the status of the Summer Term in relation to IL courses |
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Distance Education |
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Report on status of DE at UW-Madison presented |
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| 04/02/1996 |
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Independent Learning, Office of See also Independent Study |
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|
Issues raised by Office of Independent Learning to be addressed in a joint meeting by the Registrar, Division of Continuing Studies, and Independent Learning |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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Report of task force on new UWS undergraduate transfer system |
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| 03/05/1996 |
| |
Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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Effective with the priority registration period in November 1996 for 2nd semester 1996-97, System transfers will be treated as Madison campus students for purposes of enrollment |
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Majors, Substitutions in |
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Report of subcommittee approved |
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General Education Requirements |
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General education requirements -- see memo of February 14, 1996 |
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Degree Guarantee, Four Year |
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Public hearing on Four-Year Degree Proposal to be held on March 28, 1996 by a committee of the Board of Regents |
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| 02/06/1996 |
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Distance Education |
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|
Home Institution Registration model for DE courses discussed and related papers distributed |
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Anecdotal Records |
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|
Concept/design phase of imaging anecdotal records presented by DoIT |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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Timing of registration for System transfer students discussed |
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Remedial Courses |
| |
|
Tracking Math 095 |
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| 02/02/1996 |
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Testing |
| |
|
Recommend use of placement test results in selection of courses used to fulfill General Education Requirements |
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| 01/16/1996 |
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General Education Requirements |
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Report of working group discussed |
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| 01/02/1996 |
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Degree Guarantee, Four Year |
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Four-year degree guarantee discussed |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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Discussed implementation plan of UWS transfer policy |
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| 12/05/1995 |
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Active Duty, Military |
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|
Guidelines on withdrawal/drop for students called to active military duty reviewed. See also statement of November 20, 1990 |
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| 11/07/1995 |
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Majors, Substitutions in |
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Subcommittee appointed to review processes for making substitutions in the the major |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
| |
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Report of working group on proposed changes to UWS transfer policy submitted |
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Remedial Courses |
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Subcommittee to look at Math 095 requirement in relation to notation on record |
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| 10/03/1995 |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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|
Draft of report from working group discussed |
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| 09/12/1995 |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
| |
|
Working group appointed to assist with proposed changes to UWS Transfer Policy |
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General Education Requirements |
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|
Working group appointed to assist in implementation of general education requirements |
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| 05/07/1995 |
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Retroactive Language Credits |
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Form for approval of retroactive language credits approved |
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| 05/02/1995 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
| |
|
Final meeting for D. Dietmeyer - Engineering |
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Addresses, Student |
| |
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First mass e-mail to students -- subject: The Address File |
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| 04/04/1995 |
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Addresses, Student |
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Improvements in the design of the student address file |
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Admission |
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|
Pilot program for outcome based assessment for admission explained |
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| 03/07/1995 |
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Registration |
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|
Dean's transaction for Touch-Tone registration demonstrated |
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| 02/07/1995 |
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Tuition Assessment, Student |
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|
Letter from Chair J. Vandevender to Provost J. Wiley re effects of tuition surcharge for credits in excess of 140 |
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Anecdotal Records |
| |
|
DoIT proposal for consortium on anecdotal records automation introduced |
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Grades and Grading |
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|
Results of NW grade for 1st Semester 1994-95 distributed |
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Identification Numbers, Student |
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Proposal to include adviser ID in student record |
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| 01/03/1995 |
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Tuition Assessment, Student |
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Report of experience with tuition surcharge for students enrolled for 19 or more credits |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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|
Spring enrollment period proposed for transfers from UWS institutions to Madison |
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| 12/06/1994 |
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Tuition Assessment, Student |
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Proposed System wide "140 credit rule" with tuition surcharge proposed for students who exceed 140 credits discussed |
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Anecdotal Records |
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Draft proposal for automation of anecdotal records dated July 20, 1994, discussed |
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| 11/01/1994 |
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Bulletin/Catalog |
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Discussion of consolidating the undergraduate bulletins into one publication |
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| 10/04/1994 |
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Certificate Programs |
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Report of Subcommittee on Certificate Programs and Academic Minors submitted |
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Grades and Grading |
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Evert memorandum on Interpretation of Grade of No Work (NW) distributed |
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Grades and Grading |
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Johnson memorandum on Effect of NW Grade on Fee Assessment distributed |
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Tuition Assessment, Student |
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Johnson memo on administering the tuition surcharge for credit loads of 19 or more credits discussed |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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J. Vandevender assumes chair |
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Organization, Miscellaney |
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J. Wiley addressed AAC in his role as Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
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| 06/07/1994 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Last meeting with P. Runde as chair |
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Tuition Assessment, Student |
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Registrar requested to review process of assessing additional tuition for 19 or more credits |
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Certificate Programs |
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Subcommittee will also address the question of academic minors and report at the September 1994 Council meeting |
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| 05/05/1994 |
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Certificate Programs |
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Interim report from subcommittee received |
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| 05/02/1994 |
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Survey, Student |
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Prospect of including a question on students use of six weeks grades in the "Sweet survey" |
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| 04/05/1994 |
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Minors, Academic |
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Chair will write to University Academic Planning Council (UAPC) to request a review of the status of academic minors |
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Certificate Programs |
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Subcommittee appointed to investigate a more formal means of verifying and noting completion of certificate programs |
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| 03/01/1994 |
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Data transmission and storage |
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Discussion of the transmission and storage of data as it relates to the developments in electronic transmission and storage. This will change the way information is archived. |
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| 02/01/1994 |
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Electronic Application |
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Update on Electronic Application Committee and other related campus activities. |
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Overlapping course information |
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Pilot draft proposal at determining courses with overlapping content. |
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| 12/07/1993 |
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Calendar3 |
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1st semester 1994-95 calendar revisions approved by Acting Provost John Wiley |
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Distance Education |
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Distance Education pilot with UW-Eau Claire for 2nd Semester 1993-94 announced |
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Adds/Drops |
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No change in 9 week drop deadline recommended |
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Withdrawals |
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Support for recommendation that upon drop of last course in the Touch-Tone registration system, a student will be considered as withdrawn |
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| 11/02/1993 |
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Calendar3 |
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1st semester 1994-95 calendar revisions introduced |
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| 10/05/1993 |
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Refunds, Compassionate |
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A report regarding the compassionate refund policy needs to go to the Chancellor. The Registrar’s Office is keeping track of this and had a preliminary report a year ago. |
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Advising, Undergraduate Committee |
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The discussion summarized some of the acivities of the large committee and also the sub-committees. Includes some of the members on the committee. |
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Language requirement |
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There are problems associated with tracking and enforcing the language requirement for admission. A committee was formed to contact other schools and colleges and provide a report back to the Council in the winter. |
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| 09/21/1993 |
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Student Information Technology Initiative |
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A Student Information Technology Committee has bee appointed and is working on ways to improve student access and use of computers. |
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Touchtone policies of Dean's Authorization transactions for granting approval through touchtone |
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There are different policies among the schools and colleges and development of a Dean's Authorization transaction for use in granting certain types of approval through the touchtone environment. Draft of proposal will be discussed at the next meeting. |
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Withdrawals through the touchtone environment |
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The Registrar's Office is reviewing their policies and procedures for accepting student withdrawals through the touchtone environment. The current policy has been in existence since the 1970's and students are dropping all of their courses through… |
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Minimum Credit Controls |
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There is a docusment in the draft stage. There is general support for this concenpt and committee members should comment to Rosemary by Oct. 15, 1993 regarding their interest in using this. |
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Senior/Graduate State |
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The matter of senior/graduate status was also discussed. This project is being revisited because it didn't seem to accomplish exactly what had been hoped. |
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Withdrawal - Graduate School Perspective |
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The drop withdrawal deadlines from the Graduate School perspective and there are a lot of complaints from students who don't want the date of the course drop on the transcript. Need discussion about this. Will revisit this issue. |
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| 05/04/1993 |
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Appeals, Academic |
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Report to Interim Vice Chancellor Barrows re communication to students of academic appeal procedures; see letter of May 10, 1993 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for G. W. Sledge - CALS |
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| 04/06/1993 |
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Appeals, Academic |
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In response to Interim Vice Chancellor R. Barrows' concern, AAC concludes that considerable uniformity exists with respect to how information on procedures for student academic appeals is made known to students by schools and colleges |
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| 03/02/1993 |
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Organization, Miscellaney |
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Changes in Student Academic Affairs in Letters & Science announced |
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| 02/02/1993 |
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Adds/Drops |
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Letters & Science will no longer require a letter from an instructor for late course adds |
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| 12/01/1992 |
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Registered students not attending |
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The Graduate School representatives discussed the position of the deans, they would rather use "Not Attending" rather than "No Work". More campus discussion is needed. |
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Advising |
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There is a need to enhance student access to advising and to assist them in their decision making. |
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| 10/06/1992 |
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Calendar3 |
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Calendar dates associated with start of 1993-94 academic year approved |
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Timetable |
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Deadline dates associated with 1st semester 1992-93 displayed on cover of Timetable; AAC urges continuation of that practice for future semesters |
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| 03/03/1992 |
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Calendar3 |
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Calendar recommendations designed to create mid-week deadline dates for 1st semester 1992-93 approved |
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Grades and Grading |
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Six weeks grades to be mailed directly to students; mail for 53706 zip code will be sent campus mail |
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| 02/04/1992 |
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Refunds, Compassionate |
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Discussion of criteria for implementing the Compassionate Refund policy |
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| 12/03/1991 |
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Foreign Language requirements for students with disabilities |
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Some students with disabilities are advised in high school not to take foreign language courses. What are the ramifications regarding this issue and how is the university dealing with them. FL is an admission requirement, not a degree requirement. |
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| 11/05/1991 |
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Strategic Plan for Student Affairs |
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Ideas are good, but not reasonable. Concern for diversity and older students across the system. Need a document that represents everybody's opinion. There should be more town meetings. Concern is feedback before the final draft. |
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SOAR/Registration |
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House fellows assist in advising students during registration. SOAR helped students plan & know what courses were available, but Touchtone helped document student problems because attempts are documented. |
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| 10/08/1991 |
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Refunds, Compassionate |
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Approval of Compassionate Refund policy by Vice Chancellor Ward |
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| 10/01/1991 |
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Downsizing |
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The next 4 years will bring dropping resources and dropping numbers. We need to reallocate to take advantage of declining numbers. We will remain a research university. |
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Advising |
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Improved Advising. We cannot recruit and employ enough professional advisors. We need the Automated Degree Summaries (DARS). The degree summary permits faculty to do more academic advising. |
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Honors |
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Honors Components is a major initiative this year that focuses on programs for high ability students to figure out a program for freshmen & sophomores with enough flexibility, so they can go into whatever school or college they want for the last 2 years. |
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Grades, 6 Weeks |
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L&S supports the concept that freshmen need to know how they're doing in classes. Current practices are not helpful Suggestion to have the recording of 6 week grades be automated & grades listed in the EASI system. |
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Refunds, Compassionate |
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It has been favorably reviewed by the University Committee. They approve the policy and will let us now. It will be implemented fairly soon. |
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| 07/09/1991 |
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Refunds, Compassionate |
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Approval of report on Compassionate Refund policy and referral to Vice Chancellor David Ward |
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Disenrollment of Dropped Students |
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Procedures for disenrolling dropped students distributed |
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| 03/05/1991 |
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Advising |
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Report of undergraduate academic advisers discussed |
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Extended Access to Student Information (EASI) |
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EASI terminals available at four locations on campus |
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| 02/05/1991 |
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Degree Audit |
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Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) has been purchased |
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| 12/04/1990 |
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Active Duty, Military |
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Call-up for Desert Shield/Desert Storm -- arrangements for withdrawals, final grades earned, incompletes |
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| 11/11/1990 |
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Child care assistance |
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Document was passed out regarding child care assistance. Money is yet available and if it is not spent, it is lost. The budget allocation for next year will reflect the amount used this year. |
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| 11/06/1990 |
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Dropped students |
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The status of dropped students under the new advanced registration format. Students who would like to appeal may do so May 1989, L&S 300 dropped. The new proceedure is to disenroll students in July if not readmitted with June appeals… |
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Refunds, compassionate |
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Interim report of the subcommittee on compassionate refund policy. Refunds after the 4th week of classes because of extenuating circumstances. 2 Reasons: 1. Personal serious accident/illness. 2. Serious accident/death in the family; pro-rated… |
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Foreign Language Admission |
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Questions about the 2 semesters of foreign language in the first 60 credits or dropped from the university. It is a disservice to ask students who graduated from high school before June 1990 to have 2 semesters of foreign language, exemption. |
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SOAR Registration |
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Need to change SOAR to be able to register freshmen; would there be enough advisers info. On current course availability; need a system to monitor and make changes to open new sections; need to ensure enough courses for freshmen/transfers/re-entries. |
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| 10/09/1990 |
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Adult Students |
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Report of "Policies Affecting Returning Adult Students at UW-Madison" submitted |
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| 09/11/1990 |
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Adult Career & Educational Counseling Center;Continuing Education Services |
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The Adult Career and Educational Cousneling Center is the new title for Continuing Education Services. |
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Registration |
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Fall Touchtone Activity went off as designed. Issues were with closed sections and courses. Freshmen have an inability to get courses. Options need to be available to allow freshmen more access to some courses in intro. general education courses. |
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Decesed Student Refunds |
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Presented the policy on refunds for deceased students. Discussed compassionate refunds in circumstances which warrant it. |
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Older Student Report |
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Discussion of the report indicated that the amount of assistance available thorugh continuing education and the extent of its impact on adult student costs needs to be spelled out. What about late registration? |
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| 06/05/1990 |
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Adult Student Advising |
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Addressing a subcommittee report indicating that students need advising prior to registration. New adult students don't receive academic advising. |
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| 04/03/1990 |
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Adult Students |
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Vice Chancellor Ward requests study of opportunities available for older students; subcommittee formed |
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| 03/06/1990 |
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Appeals |
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There needs to be a clear due process in place for student appeals related to academic matters. |
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| 02/06/1990 |
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Audit, Study List |
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Study list audit to be dropped First Semester 1990-91 |
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| 12/05/1989 |
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Guest Students |
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Tuition charge for nonresident Guest students on agenda for February 1990 Board of Regents meeting |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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B. Bawden will represent the programs from Allied Health going to the Medical School |
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| 11/06/1989 |
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Registration |
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Detailed plans for Touch-Tone registration for 2nd semester 1989-90 announced |
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Learning Disabilities |
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Discussion of learning disabilities and role and function of the McBurney Center |
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| 10/03/1989 |
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Audit, Study List |
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Discussion of need for Fall semester study list audit |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for N. Abraham - Summer Sessions & ICP |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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AAC chair P. Runde will move from Allied Health to Summer Sessions and ICP effective November 15, 1989 |
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Organization, Miscellaney |
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School of Allied Health Professions ceases operation January 1, 1990 |
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| 07/11/1989 |
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Late Registration Fee |
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Review of late registration fee in a Touch-Tone environment B students who initiate registration after September 1, 1989, for 1st Semester 1989-90 will be identified and billed separately for the $10.00 late registration fee |
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| 05/02/1989 |
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Audit, Course |
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Report of Course Audit Review Committee presented; report on file |
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Special Students, College |
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Report on enrollment policies affecting special students submitted; provisions will take effect for 1st semester 1989-90 |
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| 04/04/1989 |
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Disenrollment for Failure to Attend Classes |
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Motion to abandon the practice of disenrolling students for nonattendance during the first week passed by AAC |
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| 03/06/1989 |
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Registration - Touchtone |
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Touchtone registration issues were discussed. |
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| 02/21/1989 |
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Registration |
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Subcommittee on Touch-Tone Registration Issues established |
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| 02/14/1989 |
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Registration - Touchtone |
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Issues with the Touchtone registration were discussed. |
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| 12/06/1988 |
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Registration |
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Registration priority for non SOAR new undergraduates discussed |
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Transfers, Internal Policies and Processes |
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Discussion of Regent policy on Center System transfers to four-year institutions |
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General Education Requirements |
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Discussion of acceptance of UW Center (College) students with Associate Degrees and the fulfillment of general education requirements |
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| 11/01/1988 |
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Disabilities |
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Explanation of UWS Policies and Guidelines on Non-discrimination on Basis of Disability |
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Organization, Miscellaney |
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Reorganization of Dean of Students Office announced |
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| 10/04/1988 |
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Organization, Miscellaney |
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Center for New Student Development announced |
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English as a Second Language |
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Report on procedures for admission, evaluation, placement and instruction of undergraduate non-native speakers of English |
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| 07/26/1988 |
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AAC Minutes |
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|
Education Student Services underwent asbestos removal in early August, 1988. The noise and dust have somehow swallowed up not only the meeting minutes but also the list of people attending. |
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| 06/28/1988 |
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Dropped Course/Withdrawal (DR/W) Deadline |
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Final report on publicity for DR/W policy |
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Registration |
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Pilot for Touch-Tone registration set to begin August 15, 1988 |
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| 06/03/1988 |
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Bulletin/Catalog |
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Interim report of subcommittee presented |
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| 05/03/1988 |
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Dropped Course/Withdrawal (DR/W) Deadline |
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Report from subcommittee |
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| 04/26/1988 |
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Degree requirements |
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|
University Archives discussed need to know about degree requirements for all programs on campus. |
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| 04/05/1988 |
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Drop/Withdrawal Notation; Audit privilege |
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Discussion of the Drop/Withdrawal Notation and the audit privilege. |
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Admission requirement exceptions |
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Discussion about admission requirement exceptions; including issues of space availability, missing units, low percentile in high school, athletic requests, etc. |
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| 03/01/1988 |
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Dropped Course/Withdrawal (DR/W) Deadline |
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Subcommittee to design poster advertising the DR/W posting policy -- a DR or W as appropriate will be posted after Wednesday of the second week of classes effective 1st semester 1988-89 -- (See Faculty Senate Document 739 regarding campus course add/drop |
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SOAR |
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$100.00 deposit on tuition required to hold a place for the 1988 SOAR program |
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SOAR |
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SOAR 1989 announced as a two-day program |
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| 02/02/1988 |
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Majors, Additional as College Special |
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Letters & Science proposes to eliminate the LSS-9 classification effective 1st Semester 1988-89; students who have earned a bachelor's degree will not be permitted to pursue an L&S major as an LSS-9 (see memorandum from D. Cronon dated December 10, 1987) |
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| 12/01/1987 |
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English as a Second Language |
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|
Explored use of ESL Language Assessment Test for non-native speaker of English |
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| 10/26/1987 |
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Certain/Corry Memoranda |
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Reports from subcommittees consolidated into a final report approved by the Council and sent to Acting Vice Chancellor Certain and Associate Vice Chancellor Corry, respectively |
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| 10/13/1987 |
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Registration-special procedures |
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Discussion of the speical registration procedures that colleges or departments have in place. How reserved spaces in courses effect other students. Course size and access are limitations to special registration. |
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Major Declarations |
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We need to look at processes of major/minor/certificate declaration. A survey indicated that students are getting into first or second choices. |
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| 10/09/1987 |
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Retroactive Credits |
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Retro-credits, especially in language contributes significantly to students earning more than 120 credits. Fee for Retro-credits? |
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Drop/Withdrawal Process; Add deadline |
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|
There are issues of the current date of drop/withdrawals. There are perceptions of differential enforcement of the rules due to getting back-dated drop slips to prevent the postings. The add/drop deadline is playing into this issue. |
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| 09/15/1987 |
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Add/Drop Policy |
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Revised Add/Drop Policy was distributed. The 87-88 Undergraduate Education Committee will explore the add/drop policy and will report to the Faculty Senate at its December meeting. |
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Pre-Registration for majors |
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The issue of fairness is critical for pre-registration. Fees are another issue, especially when the student is enrolled at more than one campus. UW transfer system credits have to be posted on the transcripts. Advising is important. |
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| 09/01/1987 |
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Certain/Corry Memoranda |
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Report on Add/Drop Deadlines referred back to subcommittee; Report on Pre-Registration of Majors referred back to subcommittee |
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| 07/21/1987 |
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Certain/Corry Memoranda |
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Interim report from Subcommittee on Pre-Registration of Majors reports |
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| 07/07/1987 |
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Certain/Corry Memoranda |
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Subcommittee on Add/Drop Deadlines reports; Subcommittee on Revision of Promotion Thresholds reports |
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| 07/02/1987 |
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Certain/Corry Memoranda |
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Preliminary report of Subcommittee on Tuition Surcharge & Per Credit Fee Policy presented |
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Disenrollment for Failure to Attend Classes |
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Acting Vice Chancellor Certain retains existing policy on disenrolling students for 1st Semester 1987-88 but authorizes AAC to conduct a review of the policy for future terms |
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| 06/02/1987 |
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Disenrollment for Failure to Attend Classes |
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Suggested that the practice of disenrolling students for non-attendance during the first week of the semester be suspended for 1st Semester 1997-98 and perhaps permanently |
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Certain/Corry Memoranda |
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Subcommittees appointed to consider items in the Certain memo of April 17 and the Joe Corry memo of April 20 re pre-registration of majors |
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| 05/05/1987 |
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Certain/Corry Memoranda |
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Acting Vice Chanellor Phillip Certain appears before AAC to discuss his memorandum of April 17, 1987, entitled "Several Academic Rules . . . "
- tuition surcharge & per credit fees
- revision of add/drop deadlines
- revision of p
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| 04/07/1987 |
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Regents Resolutions |
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ACT/SAT scores requried of incoming students. Centers of Excellence and program review request. Protocol is being developed to have School/College mission/goals and long range planning in place. Resolutions have implications for returning students. |
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| 03/03/1987 |
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Advising |
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Subcommittee on Advising reports |
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| 02/03/1987 |
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Advising |
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Subcommittee on Advising Under Automated Registration appointed |
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| 12/02/1986 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for C. Quinn - Education |
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| 11/11/1986 |
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Records Retention/Disposition |
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Discussed the attached Records Retention/Disposition Authorization for Graduate School applications. |
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Registration - Automated |
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Reactions to the Automated Registration have been primarilly favorable from the Dean's offices. Questions arose regarding whether the system will limit the number of courses a student can register for, adding new courses after registration has begun. |
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DPI; Department of Public Instruction |
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An information bulletin on the new DPI requirements that the School of Education has developed for Education majors was distributed. |
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Bulletin |
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A Bulletin distribution subcommittee was appointed. The first task of the committee is to identify the problems which need correction in the current distribution system. |
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| 11/01/1986 |
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Bulletin/Catalog |
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Bulletin distribution subcommittee appointed |
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| 10/07/1986 |
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Registration - Automated |
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A report for the Automated Registration Study Team was presented. |
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Bulletin; Bulletin Distribution |
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There is a public relations issue related to the distribution of bulletins. Some of the colleges distribute their own bulletins. There is a need to look at departmental brochures again. Need to develop a policy for foreign mailing of bulletins. |
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| 05/06/1986 |
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Budget |
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Options for cutting bulletin printing costs. Three different options were provided and samples of each method were reviewed. The impact of budget cuts in student services was discussed. It was the consensus that whatever is done has impact on others. |
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| 04/01/1986 |
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Regents-Study Group |
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Report of Subcommittee on Regents' Study Group Resolutions presented and discussed; to be prepared in final form for Vice Chancellor B. Cohen |
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| 03/18/1986 |
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Regents-Study Group |
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Discussion of Regents' Study group resolutions |
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| 03/04/1986 |
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Budget cuts; Budget |
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Professor Miles' presented a plan regarding the introductory level courses in the mathematics department in light of the 2-4-6 percent budget cut. These caps will probably have a bad impact on students and programs. |
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DPI; Department of Public Instruction |
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The general education component of the new DPI guidelines require students to take 40 credits, breakdown discussed. A 2.75 GPA is being recommended in the major and concentration and professional education courses. State guidelines require 22 credits… |
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Advising, Cross College |
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Funding has been received from IES and Undergraduate Admissions to cover the publication cost. Cross-College Advising will take on added meaning in light of the budget cuts. |
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Budget cuts; Budget |
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There will be an impact of the cuts in service functions. Those cuts will be seriously looked into. In IES, the ad hoc interdisciplinary arrangements will be affected. Budget cuts will also affect admissions. Additional discussion postponed. |
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| 02/04/1986 |
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SOAR |
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|
Two-day SOAR program together with a fee for participants being considered by the New Student Services Committee for summer of 1987 |
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| 12/03/1985 |
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Commencement |
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|
Crowd control plans for commencement were discussed since drinking and the associated disruptive behavior has become a major concern. News release, letter to parents, procedures at the ceremony, letter with cap & gown, etc. |
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Drop Deadline |
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|
Nine week drop deadline is an issue for L&S, did fewer students drop the courses, faculty need to give feedback prior to the nine week deadline, relationship of drop deadline and the study audit list. |
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| 11/05/1985 |
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Maps |
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|
Maps will be free, they are part of the Publications budget. |
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Automated Registration Process |
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AAC should stay on top of what is happening with the Automated Registration process. |
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| 10/01/1985 |
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Drop Deadline;Study List Audit |
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The problem that the study list audit will not be ready until after the 9 week drop deadline. The study list audit will be run between the 10th and 11th week, the difference between the 9 week drop and the 12 week withdrawal deadline was split. |
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Transfers during Registration Week |
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Faculty have problems in signing student's registration forms when the student wants to transfer to a School or College which will not do transfer actions during Registration Week. Faculty feel uncomfortable signing the form not knowing the new program. |
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Cross College Referral |
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The proposed cross college referral materials were sent to Vice Chancellor Cohen. He recommended that funding come from the Dean's Offices. It is an ongoing project that will need initial money and continued costs. |
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Student Health |
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AAC is checking with health services to find out about the American College Health Association stand regarding providing health excuses. |
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| 07/18/1985 |
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Advising, Cross College |
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Vice Chancellor Cohen advises AAC that schools and colleges should be assessed proportionate shares of the cost of printing the cross-college advising and referral materials |
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| 05/07/1985 |
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Advising, Cross College |
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Report of Subcommittee on Cross-College Advising and Referral accepted with an estimated cost of $2,000 for posters, brochures and fliers |
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Adds/Drops |
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Poster to advertise the new uniform 9 week drop deadline authorized by AAC |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for T. H. Hoover - Registrar |
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| 04/09/1985 |
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Course Change Form |
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A new course change form was distributed. The deadline for course changes will be the 9th week of class, campus wide. Concern was expressed that students don't think about 9 weeks into the semester when they register, so information should be available. |
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Advising - Cross College |
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Report materials were distributed to all members prior to the meeting. The chronology of activities were described regarding this project since 1983. The detailed Subcommittee recommendations were discussed. |
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Commencement |
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Printing of the covers for commencement for individual schools and colleges was discussed. A program with all undergraduate degree candidates will be printed. MS and PHD will not be available. Honors brochure covers will be available. |
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| 02/05/1985 |
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Degree Audit |
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Phase One of computer-assisted degree summary announced and described |
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| 12/04/1984 |
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Registration |
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Beginning 2nd Semester 1984-85, a major code can no longer be entered by a student on the registration form |
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Registration |
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Beginning 1st Semester 1985-86, only a six-digit course number will be required on the registration form; check digit will no longer be entered |
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Registration |
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Separate column for Honors designation eliminated from registration form; an "H" will be entered in the credit column |
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| 11/06/1984 |
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College Specials |
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Current policy is that action is to be developed and administered by the School or College Dean's Office and carried out by the Registrars Office. Steps are indicated. Permission to register must be granted each term. |
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Cross-College Information and Advising |
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The subcommittee is attempting to identify methods of serving the undeclared major; to help them identify a major that will serve their interest and to funnel students toward appropriate advisosrs. |
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Publications |
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All financial, housing, etc. student services circulars currently in use on campus are being reviewed for a more effective means of publication. |
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Entrance Codes for Undergraduates |
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Current entrance code definitions have been changed and the distributed materials are meant to clarify the new codes. |
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| 10/02/1984 |
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Satisfactory Progress Guidelines for Financial Aid Recipients |
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Federal standards continue to change. Guidelines were distributed. |
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College Information; Advising Subcommittee |
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Subcommittee met and focused on public information issues and the development of workshops. |
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Guidelines for the retention of final exams |
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Need to develop an advisory policy regarding the retention of final exams. The old policy was that final exams and term papers be retained at least thru the next term. This has been the encouraged practice not voted on by the faculty senate. |
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| 05/01/1984 |
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Organization, AAC |
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Approved report of Subcommittee on AAC Membership -- voting membership to include every school and college |
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Advising, Cross College |
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Approved report of the Subcommittee on Cross-College Information and Advising and directed the panel to continue to implement its recommendations |
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| 04/02/1984 |
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AAC Subcommittee on AAC Membership |
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A draft membership document was distributed. The subcommittee recommended that all schools and colleges be represented. Need to define: 1) official alternate designation 2) who votes officially? 3) define other designated offices. |
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Modular Courses Subcommittee Report |
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There was a February 27th draft document that was reviewed. Defined modular course to mean courses of less than a semester in length. |
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Degree Credits upon Transfer from School/College to Another |
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Discussed a document outlining alternate procedures of handling a student transferring between L&S and CALS. |
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| 03/06/1984 |
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Adds/Drops |
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Discussed proposal from the Undergraduate Education Committee for a uniform drop deadline |
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| 02/07/1984 |
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Registration - Automated |
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The question arose whether or not students can register during SOAR or not. Additional issues were discussed: inreased freshmen priority, freshmen having an earlier chance at some of the basic courses, and spaces reserved for freshmen. |
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Course Progress - Testing Feedback |
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Timing of getting the 6 week grades out and the variable drop date, students can't decide to drop courses until they have had the second exam. Faculty need to be encouraged to test students earlier in the term. |
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Departmental Brochures |
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Need to reactivate the alternative bulletin committee. |
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| 01/10/1984 |
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Registration - Automated |
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Discussed automated registration vs. advanced registration and the campus committee approach toward reviewing the options. A listing of the objectives of an automated registration system were distributed. |
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| 12/06/1983 |
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Federal Aid Regulations - New |
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The Federal Government requires that quality standards regarding grades and number of credits completed must be set by universities as a condition of reviewing financial aid for students. Quality must be reviewed annually. |
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Advising - Cross College |
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The subcommittee will survey the undergraduate offices on campus to determine the speical needs on campus and make a more extensive report to the AAC at a future meeting. |
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Registration - Automated |
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A questionnaire was distributed campus wide regarding considerations as to what type of automated registration system to support. On-line is the preferred system. |
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| 10/04/1983 |
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Placement Testing |
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A report regarding placement testing and follow up activies was given. Two documents were provided: "Success of sample of SOAR 1981 freshmen in obtaining course selection in first semester 1981-82 and a memo of 9-16-83 from Tom Johnson to the Chancellor. |
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| 05/03/1983 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for F. C. Young - Letters and Science |
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| 04/05/1983 |
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Crisis Intervention Unit |
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The Director of the Acut Psychiatric Service explained the need for the new program. He described services that will be offered and benefits of the program. The staff will provide emergency and follow up services. They will refer others. |
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Foreign Student Insurance |
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History of foreign student insurance was discussed. In April all foreign students will be required to have health insurance. There is hope of increased compliance. |
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| 03/01/1983 |
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Teaching and Advising with Learning Disabilities |
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Discussion of the scope of the meaning of learning disabilities. Reasonable accommodations that may be provided by Universities were described. The McBurney Center is the resource for individuals with learning disabilities at UW-Madison. |
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Modular Courses |
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There was discussion on the L&S policies on modular courses. Campus units need to make an effort to follow uniform administration procedures for modular courses. There are many problems with modular courses. Need policies developed. |
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| 02/01/1983 |
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Automated Registration Committee |
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They are reviewing automatic registration systems at other schools for information regarding the advantages and disadvantages of automated registration systems. |
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Achievement Awards - Undergrad |
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Fifteen $600 undergrad achievement awards are available for Spring, 1983. Awards are available to sophomores and juniors in any academic concentration. Projects should be submitted in written format and reviewed byt the committee. |
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High School/College Curriculum Liaison Committee Report |
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New Freshman Profile Summary that goes to Wisconsin high schools, Boards of Education, local news media, etc. was discussed. The profile includes the academic history and college performance of freshmen as a comparison from H.S. to H.S. |
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Cooperative Academic Programs with Beloit College and Edgewood College |
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Beloit College has 4 students and Edgewood College has 17 students registered at UW-Madison. 3 UW-Madison students are attending Edgewood College. |
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SOAR Parking |
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There will be parking issues associated with SOAR due to a project and there will be future traffic pattern changes that should be communicated to individuals who will be visiting campus. |
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Add/Drop Deadlines |
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There are adverse effects of ethe extreme variation of add/drop deadlines among schools and colleges. University credibility is lost as a result of variation. Urge University to regulate add/drop policies of the campus units so variation is avoided. |
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| 12/07/1982 |
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Alumni Record System |
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The Registrar's Alumni Record System was explained. It contains a collection of data on UW-Madison alumni. The system contains over 200,000 names and businesses. |
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The UW Foundation Gift System |
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The computerized gift system in use by the Wisconsin Foundation was described. This system has expanded the effectiveness of the Wisconsin Foundation gift solicitation. All gift information is confidential except to the unit head receiving the gift. |
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Unit Information Distribution |
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Reports on the subcomittee are only needed on an annual basis. A concern was expressed that non-degree student population be included in the system. |
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Alternate Bulletin Subcommittee |
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A pilot laternate bulletin project will be done. Samples of design possibilities are included in the report. Guidelines for brochure production will be available through the Publications Office. |
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Cooperative Programs with Institutions |
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There is a cooperative academic program with Edgewood College, their students are able to UW-Madison courses and have the courses transferred to the Edgewood College transcript. A similar program will be initiated with Beloit College. |
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| 11/02/1982 |
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PROS user information guidelines |
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The PROS system was described, including the flexibility, uses and advantages of using the system. With regard to New Student Services, the system is efficient in recording the names of students interested in UW-Madison. |
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Alternate Bulletin |
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A prototype of the Alternate Bulleting would be designed. Needs vs. costs were discussed. |
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| 10/05/1982 |
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Placement Test |
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A system wide math placement test has been developed that would serve as a state wide distribution to communicate math expectations to high schools. Plus, the standardization will help in counseling students. |
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Alternate Bulletin Committee |
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After researching individual units on campus, the uniform bulletin concept was dropped since every unit wants their own identity. |
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Prospective Student System |
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The topic of a computerized prospective student system; its use on campus, and how that system can expand to other units. They discussed how this system would be used with regard to requests for bulletins. |
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Course Drop Report |
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A report was made regarding the study on student performance vs. the campus course drop policy. |
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Business School Course Assignment |
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Enrollment in Business School courses has been frozen to 1975-1976 levels for units on campus that require business courses for graduation. Business Schools has not always been notified of course requirements. |
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| 05/04/1982 |
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Membership Appointments and Changes, AAC |
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Final meeting for F. Leidel - Engineering |
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Grades and Grading |
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New system for reporting six weeks grades announced to be ready for 1st Semester 1982-83 |
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| 02/02/1982 |
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Organization, AAC |
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Voted to add a consultant from the Publications Office on recommendation of Art Hove |
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| 12/01/1981 |
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Adds/Drops |
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Members of Undergraduate Education Committee discuss prospects for a uniform course drop deadline. AAC members express preference for school/college autonomy with regard to deadlines |
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Admission |
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Proposal for application priority dates passed and sent to Admissions Policy Committee |
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| 11/03/1981 |
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Admission |
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Discussed a recommendation to the Admissions Policies Committee to set application priority dates for reentry and transfer undergraduates and specials at one week before the opening of registration |
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| 10/06/1981 |
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Modular Courses |
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Deadlines associated with modular courses will be proportional to full-term courses; grades earned will be reported at end of full-term -- approved |
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| 05/05/1981 |
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Modular Courses |
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There are difficulties in identifying modular courses. Using session codes increases the size of the timetable. There is a need to look at other options. Dean's actions are the way to drop a modular course so the transcript reflects what was done. |
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Bulletin Distribution |
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Each school/college has control of the distribution of bulletins and there are problems with some bulletins not being available to other on-campus units. There isn't a good handle on whether the distribution was poor or if enough were printed. |
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| 04/07/1981 |
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Registration |
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Undergraduates and specials may not change their course registration from credit to audit after the end of the 4th week of classes |
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Testing |
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Vice Chancellor Kearl approves the appointment of a Committee on Placement Testing and Evaluation |
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Admission |
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Establish a deadline of 3 weeks prior to the beginning of registration for the admission of reentry students |
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Adds/Drops |
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Vice Chancellor Kearl directs that course drops without a notation on the record be permitted through the end of the fourth week of classes |
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| 03/03/1981 |
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Testing |
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Recommend to vice chancellor the establishment of a Committee on Advising and Placement Testing |
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| 02/03/1981 |
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Recruitment and Public Information |
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Interviews are taking place to help gather information to prepare a response to the UW System Task Force on Recruitment and Public Information. |
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Placement Testing; Advising; Testing |
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A committee needs to be established regarding Placement, Advising and Testing. Discussions of who is in charge of the testing, how the information is used, problems and concerns about the results and use of the results. |
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University Extension |
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The services of University Extension would be communicated with various instrucational units. Services that had been free will no longer be free. |
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Course Drops; Withdrawals |
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Data processing equipment will be able to start processing course drops and withdrawals on transcripts as soon as fall 1981. The handling of modular courses as drops or withdrawals is yet to be determined. |
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| 12/02/1980 |
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Bulk Mailing |
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A part-time student has been managing the Center. The sub-committee is not ready to make a full report with recommendations, they would like to have a full-time employee managing the Center. |
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Service Courses and Instruction for Non-Majors |
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The provisional policy is a reasoned position due to constrained resources, but the shopper is negatively affected. The provisional policy is for undergraduate students and does not speak to the special student. This causes issues. |
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| 11/04/1980 |
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Examination Conflicts; Extended Timetable |
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Discussion regarding the paper Examination Conflicts and Extended Timetable. The paper was distributed during the October meeting. It is suggested that the Instructional Space Office have say in scheduling rooms for exams. |
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Advising Students - Educational Options |
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"And Now What" was distributed at the October meeting. Sophoore year is when students should look at alternative choices and/or a second field. There should be a place where students receive counseling in alternatives at a central place. |
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Bulk Mailing |
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The bulk mailing sub-committee reported after review of the site and its staffing. There is concerned of the Center's ability to respond to student queries for bulletins and related material. |
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Drops |
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A suggestion of posting drops on the permanent record after the second week of classes and that students not be permitted to change to audit after the second week of classes. Tabled the discussion. |
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| 10/07/1980 |
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Enrollment Limitations |
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Engineering has developed enrollment restrictions. The limitations have effected transfers. There is concern that students aren't informed in a timely manner or that the lower enrollment doesn't allow course requirements to be met. |
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Prospective Students |
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Two changes how we approach prospective students. There will be less travel and more direct mail. The bulletin will be automatically sent. |
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| 05/06/1980 |
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Grades and Grading |
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(Note: Faculty Senate concurs with position of AAC and votes to repeal the Repeat of "F" regulations effective 1st Semester 1980-81. See Faculty Senate Document 394) |
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| 02/05/1980 |
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Grades and Grading |
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Reaffirms opposition to current Repeat of "F" regulations and urges repeal |
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| 12/04/1979 |