Academic Calendar
Committee September
10, 2019
Meeting Called By:
Scott Harvey RH 215, 4pm
Note Taker:
Jenell Peoples
Attendees: Matthew
Anzur, Pamela Goodman, Robin McFall, Donna Palmer, Chris McFarlin, Kristen
Karasek
Absent Members: Tanya
Walker, Scott Brabham
Agenda
·
Review approved
charter
·
Determine meeting
times for Fall 2019
·
Discuss calendar
considerations
Committee Charter
·
Galen approved
changes made to charter
·
Scott will serve
as the designee for Human Resources
o
Human Resources
designee will remain as a permanent member
·
Additional
changes to charter
o
Change
composition of charter for College Transitions/Bridge to state they will be a
permanent member
o
Proposed that the
number of hours faculty will dedicate to the committee be added to the charter
§ Group discussed that time commitment and decided that
this is a medium time commitment for group
Meeting Times
·
Last couple of
meeting we have not had a quorum so it has been suggested that we plan out the
meetings for the semester
·
Teaching schedule
changes and hard to plan semester to semester
·
For Fall 2019
group decided that early afternoon on Monday’s and Tuesdays are preferred
Calendar Considerations
·
Considerations
have not been changed since last meeting
·
Scott discussed
with Galen consistent topics that create issues when making calendar
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Drop/Add Period
·
Professional
Development Day
·
Exam Schedule
·
Same number of
each day required
·
Scott plans to
invite new VPAA to meeting to show them how we do business
·
When asked how
schools like Clemson create calendar the biggest difference is they have 15
weeks and we have 14
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Clemson also does
not hold labs first two weeks of semester
·
Why did TCTC
change from 15 weeks to 14 weeks?
§ In the past there were 11 no class days in addition to
College Closed days
§ When it was further looked at there was no need to
have 15 weeks
§ Conversion from quarter system to semester system
§ Also impacts parts of term
·
Other school’s
interpretation of SACS requirements may give them some internal flexibility
·
Counting days is
not a SACS requirement, counting of minutes is required
·
When prioritizing
issues that we would like resolved that make creating the calendar difficult
the group decided the level of importance as:
·
Professional
Development Day
§ Faculty requested a day
§ Staff requested a day that allowed each office to have
their retreats on one day instead of each office closing separate times
§ Years ago the College went off for PD Day
·
Number of meeting
days
·
Drop/Add Period
and Exam Schedule will need to be looked at philosophically to decide what
direction College will go
Membership
·
Need to get a
schedule on when faculty members are rotating off
o
This excludes
Robin and Pam as Faculty Senate representative
