County Community College
Michael J. Grant Campus

Academic Assembly

November 12, 2019 Meeting Agenda (HSEC, MD 105 Lecture Hall, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.)

1. Call to order (Alexander Kasiukov)
2. Approval of October 1, 2019 meeting minutes
3. Chair's Report (Alexander Kasiukov)
4. Social Media Policy and Guidelines Q&A (Drew Biondo)
5. Resolutions from the College-wide Curriculum Committee:
   1. Resolution 2019-09-[09] Approving the AAS Photography Program Curriculum Revision Proposal (Janet Simpson) Passed [44-2-1]
   2. Resolution 2019-09-[10] Approving the AS Nursing Program Curriculum Revision Proposal (Janet Simpson) Passed [45-2-0]
   3. Resolution 2019-09-[11] Approving the ASL101 American Sign Language I Course Adoption Proposal (Janet Simpson) Passed [42-4-0]
   4. Resolution 2019-09-[12] Approving the ASL105 American Sign Language II Course Adoption Proposal (Janet Simpson) Passed [43-2-1]
   5. Resolution 2019-09-[13] Approving the COM131 Theories of Persuasion Course Adoption Proposal (Janet Simpson) Passed [42-3-1]
   6. Resolution 2019-09-[14] Approving the COM202 Intercultural Communications Course Adoption Proposal (Janet Simpson) Passed [41-5-0]
6. Resolutions from the Grant Campus Curriculum Committee:
   1. Resolution 2019-09-[15] Approving the CHE105 Chemistry and Our Environment Course Adoption Proposal (Richa Rawat Prakash and Janet Haff) Passed [43-1-3]
7. W Policy Subcommittee Update (Jill Malik)
   • Rationale for Changing the Current Policy
   • Statistical Data on "W" Assignment at SCCC
   • Withdrawal Policies at Some Other Community Colleges
   • Proposed Changes (resolutions passed by the College-wide Academic Standards Committee on November 8, 2019):
     1. Proposal to Remove W from Final Grade Drop Down Menu
     2. Proposal to Extend the Withdrawal Period to Two-Thirds of the Term
     3. Post-Withdrawal Deadline Appeal Policy
   • Blackboard Discussions
     1. General discussion
     2. Student-initiated withdrawal during the first two-thirds of the term
     3. VP for Academic Affairs-approved withdrawal during the last third of the term
     4. Addition of XF option to the drop down menu
     5. Removal of W option from the drop down menu
8. Resolutions from the Working Group on Shared Governance at the College:
   1. Resolution 2019-09-[16] Calling for Direct Avenues of Communication between the College Faculty and the College Board of Trustees (Hope Sasway) Passed [37-5-3]
   2. Resolution 2019-09-[17] Calling for Revisions to the College’s Curriculum Development Process (Tat Sang So) Passed [40-6-0]
9. Campus Update (James Keane)
10. Proclamation Acknowledging the Service of Departing Executive Dean Dr. James Keane
11. For the Good of the Assembly
12. Motion to Adjourn