WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY SENATE

 AGENDA

MEETING NOTICE Monday, February 11, , 2008
   
  CH 107     3:30 p.m.
   

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS: 

I. Call of the Meeting to Order
   
II. Informal Statements and Proposals
   
III. Approval of the Minutes 
   
IV President's Report:
   
V Committee Reports:
  A.  Rules --- Larry Spurgeon, chair
   
VI Old Business:
   
VII New Business:
A.  Motion from the Executive Committee:
          MOVED: That the WSU Faculty Senate adopt the following policy for grading and include the following language in the WSU Undergraduate Catalog, Graduate Bulletin, and all other relevant documents.  
(If passed, this motion will be brought to the General Faculty for a final vote.  If passed by the General Faculty, the new policy will take effect as quickly as the required changes to the university computer system can be made.)

The grading system at WSU is
 
grade          points per credit hour
A                        4.00                        The A range denotes excellent performance.
A-                       3.67
B+                      3.33
B                        3.00                        The B range denotes good performance.
B-                       2.67
C+                      2.33
C                        2.00                        The C range denotes satisfactory performance.
C-                       1.67
D+                      1.33
D                        1.00                        The D range denotes unsatisfactory performance.
D-                       0.67
F                         0.00                        F denotes failing performance.
 
{Definitions for the grades below to remain the same as p. 34f of the Undergraduate Catalog}
Au                        Audit
Cr                        Credit
NCr                      No credit
S                         Satisfactory                                    
U                         Unsatisfactory
I                          Incomplete
W                        Withdrawn
CrE                      Credit by examination


Rationale:   http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/Plus-Minusgrade-EC%20discussions.htm
                      http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/Plus-Minusgrade.htm
  As May Arise
   

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Office Campus Phone Campus Box
President  -- Silvia Carruthers
     silvia.herzog@wichita.edu
6268 Box 53
President-Elect --  Larry Spurgeon
     larry.spurgeon@wichita.edu
6260 Box 77
Vice President  --  JoLynne Campbell
     jolynne.campbell@wichita.edu
5653 Box 43
Secretary --  Bill Vanderburgh
     william.vanderburgh@wichita.edu
7882 Box 74
Past President --  Brigitte Roussel
    brigitte.roussel@wichita.edu
6329 Box 11
     

Elected by the Senate
          Cathy Moore-Jansen
               cathy.moore-jansen@wichita.edu
5080 Box 68
          Roy Myose
                roy.myose@wichita.edu
5935 Box 44

Appointed by the Faculty Senate President
          Lori Miller
               lori.miller@wichita.edu
5980 Box 16
     
Office of Faculty Senate 3504 Box 111
     Bobbi Dreiling, Administrative Assistant
          bobbi.dreiling@wichita.edu