11/21/2016 GAC minutes
Minutes of the Council meeting of November 21, 2016, 1:00PM, UAB320
Approved by the Council on December 5, 2016
In attendance: J. Fossett, J. Giboney, M. Larsen, K. Chan, E. Lasda-Bergman, V. Hall, S. Faught,
K. Williams, A. Lizotte, C. Malloch, S. Vergari, J. Bartow (staff), J. Deden (staff)
1.
Draft Minutes from the October 24, 2016 meeting were approved by the Council, without
amendment, by a vote of 7-0-3.
2.
Dean’s Report – Dean Kevin Williams offered no report in the interest of using the Council’s time
to review the two academic standing cases coming before the Council.
3.
Chair’s Report – Chair Fossett offered no report in the interest of using the Council’s time to
review the two academic standing cases coming before the Council.
4.
Curriculum & Instruction Committee (CC&I) Report – J. Giboney
Prof. Giboney summarized the report of the CC&I regarding proposed changes to the PhD
program in Physics, modifying to core requirements, replacing PHY507 with PHY539, to
correspond with changes to the MS Physics program approved in April 2016. The Council voted
to accept the report and approve the changes therein by a vote of 10-0-0.
5.
Academic Standing Cases
Two petitions from former students were considered by the Council, acting as a committee of
the whole, in light of the absence of an established GAC Committee on Admissions & Academic
Standing. Confidential notes regarding both cases are supplemental to these minutes.
The Council acted on Case 2016-17-1 to deny a petition for reinstatement.
The Council acted on Case 2016-17-2 to effectively deny a petition for grade change.
End of 11/21/2016 GAC Minutes
