Senate Bill 09-10-07
| Bill ID: | 09-10-07 |
| Name: | Review of the Final Exam Policy |
| Proposed: | 05/15/2009 |
| Sponsor: | Educational Affairs Committee |
| Proposal: | To review the existing procedures for rescheduling Final Exams and consider placing a limit on the number of final exams in a day to two. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 09/21/2011 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2011-09-14 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-09-21 |
| Decision: | The Senate reviewed the Provost's response as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The Provost's letter was provided as an informational item. |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-08-31 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-09-07 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to place the item on the agenda of the September 21, 2011 Senate meeting as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the letter from outgoing Provost Farvardin sent to Senate Chair Mabbs. The SEC reviewed the letter from Provost Wylie. The SEC voted to place the item on the September 21, 2011 Senate Agenda as an informational item. |
| Next Step: | Senate Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Provost |
| Received: | 2011-02-07 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-08-31 |
| Actions: | On February 15, 2011, outgoing Provost Farvardin sent a letter to Senate Chair Mabbs acknowledging the recommendations put forth in the letter from the SEC. Farvardin wrote that he would pass the SEC's recommendations on to incoming Provost Wylie for further review. Provost Wylie will provide a response to the SEC during summer 2011. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate |
| Received: | 2011-02-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-02-09 |
| Decision: | The Senate reviewed the report as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The Educational Affairs Committee's report was presented to the Senate as an informational item. |
| Next Step: | Provost's Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-01-21 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-01-28 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to send and administrative request to the Provost and place the report on the Febraury 9th Senate agenda as an informational item. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the final report from the Educational Affairs Committee. The SEC voted to place the report on the February 9, 2011 Senate agenda as an informational item. The SEC also voted to send an updated letter to the Provost requesting administrative action. |
| Next Step: | Senate and Provost Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Educational Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2010-01-21 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-11-02 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to send its recommednations to the SEC for review. |
| Actions: | The committee analyzed and assessed the results of the survey. After the survey was evaluated, the committee considered whether additional action is needed to minimize the number of students who have three or more exams in one day. Based on its review and analyses of the data, the Senate Educational Affairs Committee voted not recommend a change in the current guidelines, nor the establishment of a formal policy. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Provost |
| Received: | 2010-01-21 |
| Decision Due By: | 2011-05-01 |
| Actions: | The Provost reviewed the letter from the SEC and the recommendations for administrative action, as provided by the Educational Affairs Committee. Meanwhile, the Educational Affairs Committee continued to collect responses to its survey. |
| Next Step: | Educational Affairs Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2010-05-07 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-05-14 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to accept the committee's report and forward the recommendations to the Provost for further consideration. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the committee's new report and recommendations. The SEC decided to send a letter to the Provost recommending administrative action. The SEC sent a letter to the Provost recommending administrative action, with a request for a report describing such actions by May 1, 2011. |
| Next Step: | Provost's Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Educational Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2010-01-21 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-04-20 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to send its recommendations to the SEC for review. |
| Actions: | The committee voted in favor of putting forward a series of recommendations for administrative action. The committee also voted in favor of creating and disseminating an electronic survey to students with three or more final exams scheduled on the same day during the 2009-2010 Final Exam Week. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2010-01-12 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-01-19 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to return the report to the Educational Affairs Committee for further review. |
| Actions: | The SEC reviewed the committee's report and decided to send the report back to the committee in light of new background documents, and also so that the committee could continue its research with administrative units on campus that would have to implement the policy. The SEC sent a revised charge to the committee asking that they review past legislation, meet with representatives from administrative offices, and decide whether a new policy should be created. |
| Next Step: | Educational Affairs Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Educational Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2009-09-08 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-12-07 |
| Decision Due By: | 2009-12-11 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for consideration. |
| Actions: | The Educational Affairs Committee discussed the proposal in the Fall 2009 semester. On December 7, 2009, the committee voted to send its recommendations to the SEC for review. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2009-08-27 |
| Decision Date: | 2009-09-03 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Educational Affairs Committee with review of the proposal. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed this proposal at its 9/3/09 meeting and voted to charge the Educational Affairs Committee with its review. |
| Next Step: | Educational Affairs Committee Review |
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