Minutes AY 2005/2006

The Arts & Sciences Council (ASC) meets regularly every academic year, including eight times during the 2005聽to 2006聽academic year. The聽notes from said meetings are found below:

March 16, 2006

Minutes: Arts & Sciences Council Meeting

  • Thu, March 16, 2006
  • UMC Room 382/384
  • 3:30 to 5:00 PM

Members present: Albert Alhadeff (AAH), Babs Buttenfield (GEOG) ASC Chair, Mel Cundiff (EBIO), David Ferris (CLHM), Todd Gleeson (Dean, A&S), Luis Gonzalez-del-Valle (SPAN), Lew Harvey (PSYC), Frank Hsiao (ECON), Peter Hunt (CLAS), Kelly Hurley (ENG), Alison Jaggar (WMST/PHIL), Keith Julien (APPM), George Keyworth (RLST), Christian Kopff (HONR), Kathleen Man (FILM), Onye Ozuzu (THDN), Martha Palmer (LING), Robert Schulzinger (HIST), Charles Stern (GEOL), Davide Stimilli (GSLL), Vittorio Trionfi (FRIT), Robert Tubbs (MATH), Jeffrey Weiss (ATOC), Cindy White (COM), Jennifer Wolak (PSCI), Shijie Zhong (PHYS)

Members absent: Douglas Bamforth (ANTH), Haiyan Lee (EALC), David Norris (IPHY), Hillary Potter (SOCY), Brenda Schick (SLHS), Patricia Sullivan (PWR), Mark Winey (MCDB)

Guest speaker: Susan Avery (Exec VC and Provost)

Observer: Jeff Dodge (S&G Record)

The Chair opened the meeting at 3:30 PM.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the February 16, 2006 ASC meeting. This motion was approved.

The Chair reported on the recent votes taken on incompletes. The first motion reads that the grades of incomplete assigned to courses in A&S be restricted to IF. It was voted on by the ASC and passed.

The second motion reads that the grades of IW and IF be eliminated and replaced with a grade of I. This motion was voted on by the FAS with the following outcome: 209 Yes, 59 No, and 0 Abstain. The Chair presented this motion to EPUS, whose chair offered an amended version to add the grade of Incomplete, an I. The current wording of the motion under consideration at BFA reads:

Moved, that the grade of 鈥淚鈥 be added to the Uniform Grading Policy, with the following notation: I incomplete 鈥 regarded as F if not completed within a maximum of one year.

The ASC Chair accepted this version. It will be considered for campus-wide support.

The Chair commented on the ASC Task Force on the Colorado Challenge. It is headed by John Stocke (APS) and consists of 2 members of each division. The task force is holding bi-weekly meetings; a meeting in April will be attended by the dean and associate deans. A report will be given at the April meeting of FAS.

The Chair introduced Susan Avery who attended the meeting to answer questions from the faculty. A major concern expressed by some ASC members is the administration鈥檚 plan to add 100 faculty lines over the next 6 years. Some members believe that the plan could have an adverse effect on faculty in certain disciplines that are traditionally represented in universities. Another faculty concern is with the University鈥檚 occasional, but persistent, failure to honor commitments it has made to individual faculty members. Consequently, some of these faculty have left the university; and more generally many departments have suffered when top faculty were 鈥渞aided.鈥 Avery said that she is aware of the problems and made an optimistic remark by reminding faculty that UCB is 鈥渘umber one in the world鈥 among public universities for citations in the earth sciences.

Avery brought up the October 2005 ASC vote to change the current deadline of a course from the 6th to the 10th week to be implemented in the spring. Avery questioned the vote in the context of her understanding that drop dates are decided on a campus level, and suggested that this matter be further discussed with BFA.

Avery left at 4:15 pm.

The Dean gave an update on the Residential Campus Initiative and reported that, at this time, no decisions have been made regarding academic programs. But it has been decided to modify those buildings where programs will be held.

Regarding the FTE initiative, the Dean commented that the call for proposals had been postponed to February 15 and 48 applications have been received. They are presently being reviewed and ranked.

The ASC Bylaws are currently being revised by the Executive Committee and the proposed changes where presented to the ASC. This version will soon be posted on the ASC website. The Chair asked members to discuss revisions with their departments and send suggestions to her. The FAS will vote on the new bylaws by email in April.

Lew Harvey (PSYC) who is in charge of the election of a new ASC chair, commented that there is no term limit for the election of a chair and that the present chair would be willing to serve again. He asked for additional nominations from the floor. He than declared the nomination as closed and all were in favor. The voting will take place at the meeting on April 6th.

The meeting adjourned at 5:10 PM.

February 16, 2006

Minutes: Arts & Sciences Council Meeting

  • Thu, Feb 16, 2006
  • UMC Room 382/384
  • 3:30 to 5:00 PM

Members present: Albert Alhadeff (AAH), Babs Buttenfield (GEOL), ASC Chair, Mel Cundiff (EBIO), David Ferris (CLHM), Luis Gonzalez-del-Valle (SPAN), Lew Harvey (PSYC), Frank Hsiao (ECON), Peter Hunt (CLAS), Kelly Hurley (ENG), Alison Jaggar (WMST/PHIL), George Keyworth (RLST), Christian Kopff (HONR), Haiyan Lee (EALC), Onye Ozuzu (THDN), Martha Palmer (LING), Davide Stimilli (GSLL), Patricia Sullivan (PWR), Vittorio Trionfi (FRIT), Robert Tubbs (MATH) Parliamentarian, Cindy White (COM), Jennifer Wolak (PSCI)

Members absent: Douglas Bamforth (ANTH), Todd Gleeson (Dean, A&S), Keith Julien (APPM), Kathleen Man (FILM), David Norris (IPHY), Hillary Potter (SOCY), Brenda Schick (SLHS), Robert Schulzinger (HIST), Charles Stern (GEOL), Jeffrey Weiss (ATOC), Mark Winey (MCDB), Shijie Zhong (PHYS)

Guest speakers: Deborah Coffin, Exec Director of Housing and Dining Services; Deborah Haynes, Director, Libby Residential Academic Program; Ronald Stump, VC Student Affairs

Observer: Jeff Dodge (S&G Record)

The Chair opened the meeting at 3:30 PM.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the January 19, 2006 ASC meeting. This motion was approved unanimously.

Lew Harvey (PSYC), who was designated by the executive committee to preside over the election of a new chair, commented that, according to the bylaws, there is no term limit and the current chair can be re-elected. At the March 16th meeting he will solicit nominations for the election to be held on April 6th.

The Chair introduced the following guest speakers: Ron Stump, VC Student Affairs, Deborah Haynes, Director of Libby Residential Academic Program, and Deborah Coffin, Exec Director of Housing and Dining Services to discuss the Residential Campus Draft Report. It was remarked that the Residential Campus Study Group was charged by Chancellor DiStefano to study the merits of developing a residential campus for the University of Colorado at 91福利社. Among the recommended objectives is the creation of a residential environment that would be attractive to non-first year students, integration of intellectual and academic activities into residence hall programming, the expansion of current RAP models to new halls and to engage more faculty in the concept.

Concerns expressed by faculty members included the cost involved 鈥 how it will affect tuition and dormitory fees; the type of faculty willing to move into residential halls and a solution if the project fails. A major concern was that the report contains no stated problem that the initiative will address. The Chair asked the members to email additional comments to her which would then be forwarded to Ron Stump.

The Chair announced that UCB鈥檚 Annual Campus Diversity Summit, 鈥淒iversity 911,鈥 will be held on Feb 21-23 in the UMC. Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

The Chair reported that the BFA approved the course repetition by a vote of 13-12 and that the policy will be reviewed again in three years.

The Chair reported that current A&S membership on BFA is in violation of BFA Bylaws. Article II Section 4 states that no more than 2 members of any department may serve at any one time as voting members of the BFA. Current A&S membership of the BFA is in violation of this rule, since the ENG dept. is represented by 4 members, and PWR has 5 members. The Chair notified BFA Chair Jerry Hauser about this violation and asked that it be remedied in the upcoming elections.

The motion on incompletes is currently voted on by faculty of A&S and reads as follows:

That the grades of IW and IF be eliminated, and replaced with a grade of I, which appears on the transcript for a period of up to one year. In the event that no letter grade is assigned within one year, the I grade is regarded as F.

The ASC Chair (Buttenfield) and BFA Chair ( Hauser) presented the motion to EPUS on Feb 10. Following a discussion, EPUS Chair RL Widman offered an amended version. The ASC Chair accepted the new version, which reads as follows:

Add the grade of Incomplete, an I, which appears on the transcript for a period of up to one year. In the event that no letter grade is assigned within one year, the I grade is regarded as F.

The motion was forwarded to BFA on Feb 13 for consideration of campus-wide support when it returns to EPUS.

The Chair announced that she has been asked to serve on the Search Committee for the provost鈥檚 position and asked members for input what they are looking for in a provost.

The Chair will invite Susan Avery, Exec VC and Provost, to attend the next ASC meeting in March to discuss campus matters that faculty is concerned about.

The meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM.

January 19, 2006

Minutes: Arts & Sciences Council Meeting

  • Thu, January 19, 2006
  • UMC Room 382/384
  • 3:30 to 5:00 PM

Members present: Douglas Bamforth (ANTH), Babs Buttenfield (GEOG) ASC Chair, Mel Cundiff (EBIO), Jeff Dodge (S&G Record), Todd Gleeson (Dean, A&S), Lew Harvey (PSYC), Frank Hsiao (ECON), Peter Hunt (CLAS), Kelly Hurley (ENG), Alison Jaggar (WMST), George Keyworth (RLST), Christian Kopff (HON), Haiyan Lee (EALC), Kathleen Man (FILM), Brenda Schick (SLHS), Robert Schulzinger (HIST), Charles Stern (GEOL), Davide Stimilli (GSLL), Vittorio Trionfi (FRIT), Robert Tubbs (MATH), Parliamentarian, Cindy White (COM), Jennifer Wolak (PSCI), Shijie Zhong (PHYS), Luis Gonzalez-del-Valle (SPAN)

Members absent: Albert Alhadeff (AAH), David Ferris (CLHM), Keith Julien (APPM), David Norris (IPHY), Onye Ozuzu (THDN), Martha Palmer (LING), Hillary Potter (SOCY), Patricia Sullivan (PWR), Jeffrey Weiss (ATOC), Mark Winey (MCDB), Shijie Zhong (PHYS)

Observer: Jeff Dodge (S&G Record)

The Chair opened the meeting at 3:30 PM.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of November 17, 2005 ASC meeting. This motion was approved unanimously.

The Chair pointed out that the major topic on the agenda would be the discussion and voting on three motions on incompletes. But before starting on this topic, she commented on the following items:

The Dean has contacted departments requesting nominations of outstanding students who might qualify for the Jacob Van Ek award

At the Executive Committee meeting it was decided to submit executive summaries of ASC meetings to ASC members so that faculty of their corresponding departments can be informed of the activities taking place at the ASC. These summaries will be prepared by the Chair and sent out shortly after a meeting.

Regarding the Task Force on the Colorado Challenge, the Chair noted that the first meeting would take place in a week to 10 days.

The Chair also reminded everyone that a Chancellor鈥檚 Open Forum will be held on Tue, Jan 31 in the Chapel and all are welcome to attend.

The Dean commented on the Residential Campus initiative. A task force consisting of faculty and students has prepared a draft report. The report describes, for instance, what might be accomplished by renovating dorms, stating the pros and cons of the initiative. A report will be published in 2 to 3 weeks. This report will be distributed and discussed at the next ASC meeting on Feb 16th.

Regarding recent racial incidences, the Dean reported that a group of faculty and students met to discuss the possibility of establishing a curriculum that might address this issue. More meetings will be held to discuss this.

The Dean commented that a request for supplemental merit allocations will be addressed at the upcoming Budget Committee meeting. This applies only to salaries within the college. The Budget Committee will also study the salary level of classified staff within the college, even though salaries are generally determined by the State. It has been noted that salaries for staff are at the lower end of the stated ranges and, consequently, trained and experienced personnel have been lost.

The Chair then referred to Motion #1 and Motion #2 on Incompletes from the Executive Committee, which read as follows:

Motion #1

That grades of Incomplete assigned for courses in Arts & Sciences be restricted to IF, in accordance with the Uniform Grading Policy:

IF incomplete failure 鈥 regarded as F if not completed within a maximum of one year.

Justification: Passage of this motion re-establishes the distinction between student requests for extra time to complete a course, and requests to withdraw from a course. ASC voted Oct 2005 to extend the deadline for withdrawing without need of petition, from 6 to 10 weeks (will begin Fall 2006). After week 10, students may still withdraw from a course by petitioning the Dean鈥檚 office. This motion places responsibility on the student to decide if they actually intend to complete the work for the course when they request an incomplete grade, but still preserves options for withdrawing. Other Colleges and Schools (e.g., Business, Engineering, Architecture and Law) have an 鈥淚F-only policy鈥 in force.

ASC member voted on this motion with the following results:

Passed by ASC 19 January 2006 20 in favor, 1 opposed, 1 abstention

Motion #2

That the following proposed change to the Uniform Grading Policy be carried forward to be considered for support by BFA, and to the CU Faculty Council to be considered for approval system-wide:

That the grades of IW and IF be eliminated, and replaced with a grade of I, which appears on the transcript for a period of up to one year. In the event that no letter grade is assigned with one year, the I grade is regarded as F.

Justification: At present a grade of Incomplete (either IW or IF) remains permanently on the transcript; when a final grade is assigned, the IW or IF symbol stands alongside the grade. The goal is to eliminate the stigma of having an IF appear on students鈥 permanent record once a course is completed. Additionally, this motion requests simplifying and unifying the IF-only policy in all Schools and Colleges. As it is a request to change the Uniform Grading Policy, ASC wants to hear from all voting A&S faculty. Voting for or against this motion determines whether the request goes forward to BFA and CU Faculty Council. It does not change the outcome of the vote on Motion 1.

This motion passed with the following results:

13 in favor, 6 opposed, 0 abstention

The motion will be distributed for A&S full faculty (email) vote the week of 23 Jan, with ballots to be returned by 6 Feb (at least 10 business days will be given for voting).

Members agreed to table a third motion, Motion #3, since it requires additional information from the registrar. It reads as follows:

Motion #3

That the following proposed change to the Uniform Grading Policy be carried forward to be considered for support by BFA, and to the CU Faculty Council to be considered for approval system-wide:

Once a letter grade is assigned to replace the Incomplete, the I disappears from the student鈥檚 transcript and is replaced by the letter grade. If no grade is assigned, the I is replaced by F.

Jerry Peterson, President of Phi Beta Kappa, a national honor society, talked about the fellowship awards that are available to students who have demonstrated outstanding scholastic abilities. Graduating seniors of CU may receive awards of $7,500 and each department in A&S may nominate up to two students each year.

The meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM.

December 8, 2005

Minutes: Faculty of Arts & Sciences Meeting

  • Thu, December 8, 2005
  • Old Main Chapel
  • 3:30 鈥 5:00

Members present: Gordon Brown (MATH), Babs Buttenfield (GEOG) Chair of ASC, Diane Conlin (CLAS/AAH), Mel Cundiff (EBIO), Todd Gleeson (Dean, A&S), Lew Harvey (PSYC), Frank Hsiao (ECON), Alison Jaggar (WMST), Christian Kopff (HON), Polly McLean (WMST), Richard Nishikawa (Asst. Dean, A&S), Hillary Potter (SOCY), Brenda Schick (SLHS), Davide Stimilli (GSLL), Vittorio Trionfi (FRIT), Robert Tubbs (MATH), RL Widmann (ENG)

The Chair opened the meeting at 3:35 PM.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the A&S faculty meeting on April 28, 2005. The minutes were approved unanimously.

The Chair reported on a suggestion made by a faculty member to have a brief summary of ASC meetings prepared and sent out to members of the executive committee who would discuss major ASC issues with their departments and keep them informed of current issues.

The Chair mentioned that she will have a complete ASC membership list with new and continuing members prepared before the beginning of the fall semester 2006.

Regarding the Revision to the College Drop Policies, dated Nov 29, 2005, the Chair commented that Elizabeth Guertin (Dean鈥檚 office) will implement the change of dropping the current deadline of a course from the 6th to the 10th week. She further commented that the first 5 bullets of the document are in accordance with the Uniform Grading Policy and are forwarded to the BFA for consideration as a campus wide policy. The 6th bulleted item has been taken off in the revised version and will be further discussed under 鈥淣ew Business.鈥 The 7th bulleted item which was approved by the ASC is not in accordance with the Uniform Grading policy and requires further discussion with the EPUS group in Feb 2006.

The Chair mentioned that the Colorado Challenge, which was initiated by Dean Gleeson, will move from a document status to an action plan. Current members of the Task Force are: John Stocke (APS) who will act as chair, Bill Woods (MCDB), Cindy White (COM), Sven Steinmo (PSCI), Marty Bickman (ENG), and Paul Beale (PHYS) as Director of Honors. A final report will be given at the A&S Faculty meeting scheduled for Apr 27, 2006.

The Chair reported that Barbara Todd from the Registrar鈥檚 Office gave a presentation on web-based grading which will allow faculty to enter student grades online via a secure connection. This pilot plan will be launched before finals of next spring after it has been tested by a selected group of faculty. It will become available for all faculty in the fall of 2006.

The Chair further reported on motions and resolutions approved by the BFA, which include a motion to approve definition of an undergraduate credit hour, moving fall break from the 8th/9th week of classes to the week of Thanksgiving, and a resolution on annual increases in library acquisitions funding.

Dean Gleeson reported on the budget situation saying that the budget is currently balanced which allows the College to hire more faculty than in the last 2 years. After referendum 鈥淐鈥 passed, the President announced that instate tuition will go up by between 1.1 percent and 2.5 percent. No guaranties can be made about faculty raises but the first estimate of the merit increase is 3 percent.

The Dean informed the ASC members of an initiative to create a residential campus giving sophomores and juniors the opportunity of living in residential halls that offer small classes, study rooms, computer labs and advising for students. The plan, which expands over a time period of 20 years, also includes the remodeling of existing residential halls. A task force has been set up to study the proposal and to implement a plan outlining phases and costs involved.

The next item on the agenda were reports given by chairs of the ASC committees on their activities of the fall semester. Robert Tubbs (MATH) chair of curriculum, reported that the committee is in the process of reviewing courses in the QRMS and Written Communication areas of the Core to see that they continue to meet the goals of the core area to which they are assigned.

Presently, the Committee on Academic Community and Diversity does not have a chair and the ASC chair reported on its behalf. The committee is still trying to explore possible issues that it might pursue such as fundraising, scholarships, and childcare.

Christian Kopff (HONR) Chair of the Grievance committee reported that its committee acts in an advisory capacity to the Dean. The committee has dealt with 2 grievance cases this semester and 2 additional cases will be done in the coming semester.

Lew Harvey (PSYC), Chair of the Personnel Committee, commented that this committee consists of 13 members. A total of 58 personnel actions are being handled this year (27 comprehensive reviews, 17 tenure, and 17 promotions to full professor cases). The Personnel Committee is also engaged in the nomination of the honorific title of College Professor of Distinction. A total of 13 pre-nominations have been received of which 8 nominations are being closely considered.

Mel Cundiff (EBIO), Chair of the Planning committee, commented that the committee is involved in the physical space on campus and the chair serves on the Information Technology council and the 91福利社 Campus Planning Commission. During this semester no significant activities have been taken place.

As far as 鈥渙ld business鈥 is concerned, the Chair remarked that a list of ASC faculty who are eligible to vote has been completed. This list will be used when FAS vote by email. The Chair is presently in contact with someone who can build a secure website. Recommendations for the revision of the by-laws will be submitted by the executive committee in the spring.

Topics under 鈥渘ew business鈥 include the 鈥淧roposed Revision of Course Drop Policies and Deadlines鈥. A revision of this document, dated November 29, 2005, no longer contains the 6th bulleted item, which read 鈥淭hat the pilot Course Forgiveness policy not be extended beyond spring term 2006. Approved by ASC on October 20, 2005.鈥

This revised version has been forwarded to the BFA for consideration as a campus-wide policy. The Academic Affairs Committee of the BFA prepared a motion for adoption of the Course Repetition as a Permanent Policy, which reads as follows:

BOULDER FACULTY ASSEMBLY, MEMORANDUM

TO: BFA Executive Committee
FROM: BFA Academic Affairs Committee, RL Widmann, chair
DATE: November 28, 2005
SUBJECT: Course Repetition as Permanent Policy

    The BFA Academic Affairs Committee presents the following motion adoption by the 91福利社 Faculty Assembly:

    Moved, that the 91福利社 Faculty Assembly accept a permanent policy on Course Repetition for the 91福利社 campus. The policy is stated below. UCB permanent policy on Course Repetition

    November 2005

    1. Eligibility and number of credit hours:
      • Students at the University of Colorado at 91福利社 campus may retake courses under this Course Repetition policy.
      • Undergraduate students who receive a grade of D+ or lower may repeat up to through 10 hours of course credit taken on the 91福利社 campus or through 91福利社 Continuing Education any time before graduation.
      • Graduate students who receive a grade of C+ or lower may repeat one single course (whether undergraduate or graduate level) taken on the 91福利社 campus or through 91福利社 Continuing Education. Graduate students must repeat the course within a year and a half (i.e., three consecutive fall/spring semesters) or before graduation, whichever is first.
    2. Grade point average calculation for University of Colorado at 91福利社:
      • The original earned grade remains permanently on the UCB transcript. The original grade earned, upon completion of the course again for a letter grade in the A-F scale or as P/F, will be removed from calculating the grade point average only for the UCB campus.
      • The repeated grade under this Course Repetition policy will be the grade used for calculation by UCB in credit hours and grade point average even if the repeated grade is lower than the original grade.
    3. Restrictions on Course Repetition:
      • Undergraduate students who have earned D+ or lower and graduate students who have earned C+ or lower in the original course through academic dishonesty may not use this Course Repetition policy to recalculate the UCB grade point average.

    This policy should be reviewed in three years.

    The Chair asked members to take this notice of motion back to their departments for discussion and to subsequently contact their corresponding representative on the BFA to let them know of their opinion on this topic.

    Rob Tubbs, chair of the curriculum committee, commented that the grading of IW and IF has been discussed with members of his committee and they prepared two motions, one of which reads in part:

    鈥淭hat the grades of 鈥淚F and IW鈥 be eliminated, and replaced with a grade of 鈥淚鈥濃.

    The ASC was informed later on that a college cannot 鈥渆liminate鈥 a grade and cannot add a new grade without full faculty vote. It was recommended that the motion be reworded so as to be in accordance with the Uniform Grading Policy and that the reworded motion be presented to ASC at the next meeting in January 2006.

    The meeting adjourned at 5:00 and was followed by a reception

    November 17, 2005

    Minutes: A&S Council Meeting

    • Thu, Nov 17, 2005
    • UMC Room 382/384
    • 3:30 to 5:00 PM

    Members present: Douglas Bamforth (ANTH), Babs Buttenfield (GEOG), ASC Chair, Mel Cundiff (EBIO), David Ferris (CLHM), Todd Gleeson (Dean, A&S), Lew Harvey (PSYC), Frank Hsiao (ECON), Michael Huemer (PHIL), Peter Hunt (CLAS), Alison Jaggar (WMST), Keith Julien (APPM), Christian Kopff (HONR), Haiyan Lee (EALC), Kathleen Man (FILM), David Norris (IPHY), Martha Palmer (LING), Robert Schulzinger (HIST), Charles Stern (GEOL), Davide Stimilli (GSLL), Robert Tubbs (MATH), Parliamentarian, Jeffrey Weiss (PAOS)

    Members absent: Albert Alhadeff (AAH), Luis Gonzalez-del-Valle (SPAN), Kelly Hurley (ENG), David Mapel (PSCI for Jennifer Wolak, Onye Ozuzu (THDN), Hillary Potter (SOCY), Brenda Schick (SLHS), Patricia Sullivan (PWR), Rodney Taylor (RLST), Vittorio Trionfi (FRIT), Cindy White (COM), Mark Winey (MCDB), Shijie Zhong (PHYS)

    Guest speaker: Barbara Todd, Registrar鈥檚 Office

    Observer: Jeff Dodge (S&G Record)

    The Chair opened the meeting at 3:30 PM.

    A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of Oct 20th ASC meeting. This motion was approved.

    The Chair commented on the revised changes to the 鈥淧roposed Revision of Course Drop Policies and Deadlines,鈥澛燼s approved by the ASC on Oct 20 and by the Dean鈥檚 Office on Oct 26. An excerpt of this document reads as follows:

    We, therefore, propose the following changes:

    • That the deadline for dropping individual courses with a 鈥淲鈥 grade during the fall and spring terms without petitioning the dean be changed from the sixth week of the term to the tenth week of the term.
    • That the deadlines for dropping individual courses with a grade of 鈥淲鈥 during the summer session without petitioning the dean be adjusted proportionally.
    • That the course instructor鈥檚 signature not be required to drop individual courses until after the ten-week deadline.
    • That the current paper processes for dropping individ