MINUTES
– FACULTY MEETING
HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
May 1, 2002
Present: Jean Harris, Han Lim, Rebecca Sliger, Bob Bonner, Glen Avantaggio, Tracy Brigham, Geoff Turck, Maggie Brown, Gwen Spencer, Sharon Hashimoto, John Pfeffer
Presiding:
Glen Avantaggio, Vice President
Agenda: AS Degree – writing requirement
Probation Policy
The
AS degree and a writing requirement proposal, that of mandating that a 2.0 be
the minimum grade allowed in order for students to progress to four year
institutions, was discussed by faculty senate members.
Not all four year institutions within the state require a 2.0 in writing
101 for admission though some do require a 2.0 in order to graduate.
And, different departments have different requirements, such as
engineering at the University of Washington.
The
University of Washington looks at students wanting admission from a holistic perspective. Faculty
Senate members discussed the example of an ESL student who does well in math and
science but has difficulty with writing English being jeopardized by a 2.0 grade
requirement in Writing 101 when they apply for admission to the University of
Washington.
Members also discussed the issue of whether or not we want the University of Washington to be our standard for how we set our grade policies? The group affirmed the purpose of both the AA and AS degrees, that of facilitating students becoming not only admitted to four year institutions but also succeeding there and graduating from them.
Gwen
Spencer volunteered to find out how many students with AS degrees received
grades below 2.0 in writing 101.
Sharon
Hashimoto reported that the Writing Department supports a 2.0 in Writing 101 as
a prerequisite for a Journalism course.
Before
continuing further with this issue, senate members
will further clarify the precise issue to be voted on.
The
agenda item on Probation will be discussed further at the next meeting when
the sub-committee will continue to discuss their findings with senate
members.
Judy
Johnson-Wise, Secretary