Janaury 15, 2003
Minutes: Faculty Senate
Highline Community College
Des Moines, Washington

Agenda:
School Catalog (Being revised)
Accreditation Standards

1. Jeff Wagnitz reported that the second quarter 12 credit limit was being enforced though at times this is problematic.
   
2. Gwen Spencer reported that there are 80 students on probation during their second quarter. Problematic to the student is when they need to be taking courses in sequence. However, the students are taking responsibility for being on probation and needing to raise their grades.

They are not defensive or angry about being told they are on probation.

Thirty or forty students are on suspension. (A few were informed too late so are not on suspension for Winter quarter.)

International students are being dealt with by outreach in an attempt to decrease the number of students on probation. However, all of this takes time.

Glen Avantaggio emphasized that now that probation policies are less punitive they are more helpful to students.

Grade reports let students know where they stand but students can also be advised to look at the web site for further information. In addition, students will receive a letter referring them to an advisor person for further guidance. (This will be reflected in the printed material on Academic Standards.)

The Faculty Senate moved, seconded and passed a resolution so advising this most recent change as stated above and Jeff Wagnitz will put changes in the catalog and will send the paper reflecting the change to the Senate.

3. Jeff Wagnitz discussed catalog issues concerning the residency requirement, stating that the AA, option B will not be finished by the time the catalog is ready for publishing.

There are several separate AA options which may or may not go into the catalog. Glen Avantaggio said he would make the effort to take the AA description and make it succinct. Option B is not in the catalog.

4. Eric Baer sent a memo to the senate requesting the addition of a grade which would reflect academic dishonesty and course failure.

Rebecca Sliger further defined the suggested policy change as one that reflects course failure already in process and then cheating.

Toni Castro heads the Academic Dishonesty Committee. Gloria Rose Koepping advised that we have strict guidelines on academic dishonesty and that it would be to the Senate’s benefit to have Toni Castro speak to the senate on this issue and current procedures already in place.

Most faculty are reluctant to bring up the subject of cheating with a student and the proposed policy might be too vindictive. Also, Rebecca Sliger pointed out that there are different types of cheating. Toni could give us trends and data on cheating. Gloria Rose Koepping advised that faculty put in their course syllabi what the consequences for cheating will be, which would give faculty more power. Students who admit to cheating would have to deal with the consequences as defined in the course syllabus. Students who deny cheating would have to see Toni Castro and a hearing would be held.

Faculty members present agreed that we need to have both Toni Castro and Eric Baer, together, speak to us on these issues.

5. AAS-T Degree. Faculty decided not to vote on acceptance of this degree until there was further clarification by the person responsible at the state level. Phil Droke will contact the person at the state level who could clarify several issues in question concerning this degree.
   
6. Option B. (Addition) Glen Avantaggio stated that option B was favored by the Music Department and that the Senate was waiting to hear from the Music Department on this issue.

Gwen Spencer mentioned that between 15 to 25 students used option B the past 1 to 2 years.

Respectfully submitted,
Judy Johnson-Wise