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R A K E U N I V E R S I T Y
FACULTY SENATE MEETING AGENDA
The Drake University Faculty Senate will meet in regular session on
February 16, 2005 in Levitt Hall, Old Main at 3:30 p.m.
AGENDA
a)
Motion to change the catalog description of the ‘Incomplete’ and
the ‘In Progress” Grade
The changes are indicated in bold.
The mark “I” (Incomplete) indicates a student has not submitted
all evidence required for a final grade, due to extraordinary circumstances
(e.g., a serious illness or a death in the immediate family). The student
must make satisfactory arrangements with the instructor to complete the work
by the end of the next semester of enrollment (excluding
enrollment in summer terms). The instructor writes out the conditions
that must be met to remove the incomplete. As a component of these conditions,
the instructor may demand an accelerated deadline (e.g., the midterm of the
following semester) or may provide an extended deadline if special circumstances
warrant (e.g., a semester abroad, student teaching, etc.). The instructor will
indicate the final grade for the course in the event the work is not completed.
The statement is filed with the dean of the student’s college
or school. A copy is also given to the student. Marks of incomplete
are changed to a final grade either by the instructor (upon completion
of the work) or by the Office of Student Records (if the work is not completed
after one semester has passed). Marks of incomplete are not
computed in the grade point average.
The mark of “IP” (In Progress) may be given in certain courses where
special conditions make the grade of Incomplete unrepresentative
of the status of the students at the close of the semester. The grade
of “IP” is appropriate only when the coursework could not be finished
during the semester for the entire class (e.g., internships, practicums, or
courses that do not fit the standard academic calendar; fieldwork or research
presentations that may take place after a semester has ended; theses or dissertations;
or other special situations where coursework extends beyond one semester). A
grade of “IP” must be changed to a final grade by the instructor
by the end of the next semester. The instructor must indicate to the appropriate
dean’s office in what courses students will be assigned an “IP.”
This new version would begin with grades issued for the Spring 2005 semester.
That is, during January 2006, the first automatic grade changes would replace
any remaining ‘I’s issued for the Spring 2005 semester.
Amendment
A student may not graduate/earn a degree from Drake University with an "I"
(Incomplete) or an "IP" (In Progress) notation on his/her transcript.
Implementation: This rule will take effect for the Spring 2005 semester registrations.
Thus all students in the Spring 05 semester and in future semesters/terms will
not graduate until any "I" or "IP" has been changed to a
grade for those semesters. This rule does not apply to the semesters of enrollment
prior to Spring 05.
Students who are new to Drake and enrolling for the first time beginning with
the Spring 05 semester are subject to this rule and may not graduate from Drake
with an "I" or "IP" on their transcripts.
New Business
A.) The Faculty Senate endorses the recommendation of the Retiree Benefits Task
Force and the University Benefits Committee that Drake University switch all
Medicare-eligible participants to the "Humana Gold Choice" plan for
health insurance coverage,
Effective 1 June 2005
The three page full report is available at: http://www.drake.edu/lib/rbtf-recommend.pdf
B) Approve the recommendation from the University Curriculum Committee to grant
official university recognition to the Global Ambassador certificate program
C.) Approve the recommendation from the University Curriculum Committee that
after successful completion, academic concentrations and certificate programs
shall appear on the student's transcript. These academic concentrations and
certificate programs are officially approved by their home college or school
or, in the case of an interdisciplinary offering, approved by Faculty Senate.
D.) Approve 2006-2007 and 2009-2010 calendars with the following
amendment
(to become active in Summer 2005 term) to the GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE DRAKE UNIVERSITY CALENDAR Section 2.D.
The Summer session is organized into two five-week terms. The beginning of the
first five-week term shall be determined in reference to the closing dates of
the public schools in the Des Moines Metro area. Summer four and five-week
terms will end on Sundays at 6:00 p.m.
The
changes are indicated in bold.
9. Adjournment
Nancy Geiger
Student Records Analyst
Student Academic Support Services
515-271-3095
nancy.geiger@drake.edu