Academic Delivery Group Meeting
September 28, 2010
1:00 p.m.
Personnel Conference Room
(Revised 10/12/10)
Members Present: Jackie Blakley, Tim Bowen, Katy Goforth, Scott Harvey, Lynn Lewis, Gwen Owens
Members Absent: Susan Allen, Eugene Grant
Others Present: Stan Compton
Length of Meeting: 1 hour
Topics Discussed:
The minutes of the September 14, 2010 meeting were approved, as written. In reviewing the minutes, Dr. Buckhiester noted that the nomenclature issue for the non-Pendleton campuses is back with the Executive Staff. The issue of what to call the Sandy Springs building is being addressed. Services for that building will be provided at the Pendleton Campus.
Dr. Buckhiester reported on his additional discussion with Lee Tennent. Lee was surprised that a student could log into a WebCT class as a faculty member, and will investigate this further. Because it is not detailed by room, it was noted that the IT maintenance schedule on eTC is not very clear. We will invite Lee to a meeting in October to address the maintenance schedule, security issues, and other concerns.
Following up on the smoking issue, Dr. Buckhiester reported that the college is now fining students $100, if they are smoking outside the designated areas. We should see an improvement, but Dr. Buckhiester will discuss this with Gregg again to report more independent concerns about smoking on campus.
Dr. Buckhiester noted that 85 people attended the first lecture of the Learning College Lecture Series. This is a good start to this initiative.
Scott reported that Banner can restrict the number of credit hours taken by groups during the summer. We can restrict by various student categories such as, major, type, department, and attribute. It was noted that 18 credit hours in the summer is equivalent to 25 credit hours in the fall or spring. The group did not request a change in the process.
Dr. Buckhiester reported on the shortened drop/add period, and noted that financial aid implications are still a concern. He noted that, in a discussion with Carolyn Stewart at York Tech, he determined that York Tech has a 16-week semester with no exam week. In addition, York has a 12-week term within the full semester. The shortened drop/add period has not been a big issue at York Tech because students who cannot add a class because of the shortened add period, can add a new class at the beginning of the 12-week term. Carolyn Stewart said they do have a small number of requests for exceptions, and four employees handle those inquiries.
Scott noted that he will meet with Faculty Senate at the 10/11 meeting to discuss this issue. We will wait for input from the Faculty Senate before moving forward. This change will not happen this year. The earliest pilot would likely be spring semester 2012.
Scott discussed 100-numbered courses. 100-numbered courses do not meet LIFE scholarship requirements. Since all courses are listed together, students may sign up for the wrong course, which impacts their financial aid. We need to better identify which courses are appropriate for the LIFE scholarship. It was suggested that we place “Non-degree” by the course in the system. Scott will investigate this and report back to the group.
Scott discussed the fall 2011 academic calendar. He noted the following changes.
- The Advising/Registration period is still three weeks, but the calendar has two weeks of advising before the one week of registration.
- Transient student registration has been moved out by two weeks to allow new students more time to register.
Scott will send the calendar to the ADG for review. He will bring it back to the group for approval at the next meeting. Then he will send it to Executive Staff for final approval.
Under Announcements, Katy noted that Faculty Senate will be involved in the November professional development day. Faculty Senate members will be available to answer questions about what Faculty Senate is and what it does.
Lynn reported that the NLNAC site team is on campus, and they are very thorough. The Vet Tech site team will be on campus in mid-October, and Lynn is reviewing the Medical Assisting self study.
Stan announced that his students made their first liter of bio-diesel.
Scott reported that he will take the Academic Fresh Start policy to the Faculty Senate. After meeting with the Senate, he will bring the policy back to the Academic Delivery Group. He also noted that the deans will have the catalog draft by mid-October.
Tim noted that the Easley Campus is moving along smoothly. The road project, which includes removing a curve and creating a turn lane, is progressing well. He also mentioned that the Anderson Campus staff will help train the Easley Campus staff.
Gwen announced that she recently attended the Call Me Mister summit. The summit was a wonderful experience and was very inspiring. Young men, who have completed the program, are in the class rooms and are changing elementary education. Currently, she has only three students committed to the program, so she asked the group to send any interested students to her. Gwen also reported on the NACADA advising workshop which was sponsored by Clemson. The workshop provided good information and was very worthwhile.
Dr. Buckhiester mentioned that he has information on workforce development needs. This information was presented at a recent CAO meeting. He has a copy of the Power point presentation, if anyone in the group would like to have it.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Recorded by: Anne Bryan
Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 12, at 1:00, in the Cleveland Hall Conference Room, CD 142.
