WSU Court of Academic Appeals

Annual Report for Year 2008-09

Members:

1. Rajiv Bagai, College of Engineering, Interim Chair
2. Dan Close, College of LAS Social Sciences, Member
3. Ray Hull, College of Health Professions, Member

4. Sarah Stanford, SGA Graduate Representative
5. Zach Gearhart, SGA Undergraduate Representative

6. Candace Wells, College of Education, Alternate Member
7. vacant, Alternate Member
8. vacant, Alternate Member

9. vacant, SGA Graduate Representative Alternate Member
10. vacant, SGA Undergraduate Representative Alternate Member

Meeting Schedule and Committee Activities:

1.       The Court had a change of chair during this year.  Dr. Gawad Nagati was the chair until December 2008 and, in January 2009, Rajiv Bagai was appointed the interim chair for the rest of the year.

2.       The Court meets whenever cases are presented to be heard.  Hearings are conducted following careful review of the documentation presented.  During the Fall 2008 semester, the Court met once to hear a case involving the COMM 111 course.  The Court's resolution for this case was acceptable to both parties.  No more Court meetings in this year have been necessary yet.

3.       The Court's webpage is at http://webs.wichita.edu/senate/caa.htm.  Its procedures mentioned on this page had minor inconsistencies from those listed on the WSU Procedures and Policies document available at http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch2_03.htm.  This was addressed in February 2009 by making the Court's webpage instead refer directly to WSU's Procedures and Policies.

Pending Issues:

1.       The Court needs to appoint a permanent chair for the 2009-10 academic year.

Recommendations:

None.

Respectfully Submitted,

Rajiv Bagai

March 30, 2009