Academic Policy Committee

Attendance:

Kay Anderson, Kirk Armstrong, Stephen Auerbach, Andrei Barkovskii, Warner Belanger, Jennifer Flory, Lee Gillis, Lucy Kachmarik, Amy Pinney, Mark Vail, Howard Woodard

Absent: Yi Liu
Regrets: Linda Bradley

 Agenda

1)     Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by the chair, Amy Pinney.

2)     New Business

a.     Elect Vice-Chair

A new vice-chair was elected because Jennifer Flory had to resign for personal reasons. Stephen Auerbach was nominated and elected by a unanimous vote.

b.     Discuss roles of officers and address questions/training etc. (briefly)

The role of officers was discussed, and their training in the new website was decided to be on an as-needed basis.

c.     Plus/Minus Grading. Begin Discussion and make a plan/timeline for how we want to proceed.

After discussion about the benefits and the drawbacks to a plus/minus grading system, it was decided that the committee members would informally poll or discuss this system with their peers.

Lee Gillis and Kay Anderson volunteered to prepare a draft survey for review at the next meeting to poll students about the possible switch to a plus/minus grading system.

Amy Pinney will invite a representative from the Student Government Association to attend our next meeting so that they will have input on discussions about the plus/minus grading system.

3)     Old Business

There was no old business.

4)     Adjourned