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Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Office: 805 • 565 • 6007
Fax: 805 • 565 • 6234
Provost@westmont.edu

Academic Senate

Review Committee:  Wednesdays, 11:30-12:30, Registrar’s Office

Academic Resources:  Selected Wednesdays, 3:30-5:00, Alumni Gallery

Other Committees:  Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:00

January 8

First Week of Classes

January 15

Full Senate - Monroe

January 22

MLK: Monday schedule

January 29

Executive Senate – Provost Office

February 5

Full Senate – Monroe

February 12

Full Senate - Monroe

February 19

Presidents Holiday

February 26

Departmental Diversity Recruitment Specialists

March 4

Executive Senate – Provost Office

March 11

Full Senate - Monroe

March 18

Spring Recess

March 25

Executive Senate – Provost Office

April 1

Executive Senate – Provost Office

April 8

Full Senate - Monroe

April 15

Executive Senate – Provost Office

April 22

Full Senate - Monroe

May 6

Final Exams

Agenda Archives Minutes Archives

 

April 22, 2008
  1. Review of April 8, 2008 minutes.
  2. Discussion of departmental web sites.
  3. CS Major modification (Memo, New Catalog, Side-by-side changes)
  4. Introduction of revised Annual Report Template
  5. Discussion of possible Program Review Workshops.
  6. Discussion of the load on APP-190SS.
  7. Review of BYU Hawaii approach to program review.
Senate Agenda: April 8, 2008
  1. Review of March 11, 2008 minutes.
  2. Grade Definitions (Current Policy)
  3. Discussion of faculty GPA reports
  4. Revised academic probation policy
  5. First year advisor assignment procedures (Warren)
Senate Agenda: March 11
  1. Review of February 12 , 2008 minutes.
  2. Proposal to delete Dance Track in Theatre Major
  3. Grade Definitions
  4. Continuation of discussion of academic probation restrictions. (Survey of policies at other institutions)
Senate Agenda: February 12
  1. Review of January 15, 2008 minutes.
  2. Review of Feb. 5, 2008 minutes.
  3. FERPA training (Toya Cooper)
  4. Admissions presentation (Joyce Luy)
  5. Report from Program Review Committee (Marianne Robins)
  6. Commencement Participation Policy
Senate Agenda: February 5
  1. Review of January 15, 2008 minutes.
  2. Report on revised petition form.
  3. Consideration of Commencement Participation policy.
  4. Discussion of grade definitions (Revised AP&P definitionsAlternate definitions from Laura Montgomery, Berkeley, Sonoma)
  5. Initial discussion of academic probation restrictions.
Senate Agenda: January 15, 2008 (Monroe)
  1. Approval of Minutes November 6, 2007
  2. Election of replacement on Executive Committee
  3. Plan for moving forward with Learning Standards revision.
  4. Proposal to change the major GPA computation.
  5. Discussion of signatures on petitions.
  6. Discussion of grade definitions.
Senate Agenda: November 6, 2007 (Monroe)
  1. Approval of Minutes October 16, 2007
  2. Report on budget considerations in Executive Senate.
  3. Checkup on departmental concerns about off-campus programs.
  4. Announcement of proposed change to department GPA requirement.
  5. Discussion of Learning Standards (Learning Standards: Dept Feedback)
Senate Agenda: October 16, 2007 (Monroe)
  1. Approval of Minutes September 11, 2007
  2. Introduction of Modified Learning Standards Approach
  3. Feedback on Program Review Template
  4. Budget Priorities discussion
Senate Agenda: September 11, 2007 (Monroe)
  1. Approval of Minutes September 4, 2007
  2. Continued discussion of Learning Standards
  3. Bring your completed Standards-GE maps to the meeting.
Senate Agenda: September 4, 2007 (Monroe)
  1. Approval of Minutes April 10, 2007 (Also available though link on the left)
  2. Introduction/Welcome of new members
  3. Election of Senate subcommittees (Subcommittee Ballot, See subcommittee descriptions in Faculty Handbook)
  4. Discussion of Program Review/Assessment issues
  5. Discussion of Learning Standards