THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Washington, D,C. The Faculty Senate March 7312014 The Faculty Senate will meet on Ftiday, March 27r 2014, at 2:70 p.m. in the Marvin Center, Room 403 (Please note the location fot this meeting) AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. IN MEMORIAM Tribute to William Byron Griffith, Elton Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Public Policy 3. Approval of the minutes of the meeting held on Febtuary l4r2014 (minutes to be distibuted) 4. A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE POLICY ON RETAINING TNCOMPLETE GRADES ON STUDENTS' TRANSCRIPTS (13 / 4) (Resolution 13/ 4 is attached.) Ptofessot RobetJ. Harrington, Chair, Educational Policy Committee \- 5. A RESoLUTIoN To ALERT STUDENTS wHO ARE DOING SUBSTANDARD ACADEMTC WORK EARLY IN THE SEMESTER (1315) (Resolution 73 / 5 is attached.) Professor Robert J. Hatrington, Chair, Educational Policy Committee 6, Introduction of Resolutions 7, GW Boatd of Ttustees Chait Nelson A. Catbonell, Jr. concerning the wotk of the Boatd of Ttustees Task Fotce on Govemance 8. General Business: (r) Nominees fot election to the Nominating Committee for the new Executive Committee fot the 2014-15 Session: Scheherazade S. Rehman, Convener Brian Biles (SPHHS), Michael Castleberry (GSEHD), RoberJ. Harington (SEAS), David McAleavey (CCAS), Gary L. Simon (SMHS), Joyce Pulcini (SON), and Roger Ttangsrud (GWLS). ESIA nominee to be determined. Faculty Senate Agenda, Match 2lr 2014 PageZ \r (b) Repott of the Executive Committee: Scheherazade Rehman, Chait (") Provost's Rematks (d) Chair's Remarks 9. Bdef Statements (and Questions) 10. Adjournment Tfr.zabeffi A- Amwt[son Elizabeth A. Amundson Secretary A RESOLUTION TO AMEND TIIE POLICY ON RETAINING INCOMPLETE \7 GRADES ON STUDENTS',TRANSCRTPTS (1314',) WHEREAS, It has been The George Washington University's policy to retain the indieation of grades obtained after an Incomplete has been recorded on the students' transcripts an'I' with and WHEREAS, The council of Associate Deans has asked the Faculty Senate to see if there is a case to amend this policy to allow for removal of the 'I' grade on completion of the course when an actual grade has been reported WHEREAS, The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate referred this matter to the Educational Policy Committee and WIIEREAS, After the Educational Policy Committee, on the information provided by the Registrar who had reviewed the policies of the Market-Basket schools on this matter, agreed to recommend implementation of the following procedure and WHEREAS, The grade recorded in the transcript should reflect the student's overall performance in the course, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE FACULTY SENATE OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Effective with the courses taught in the fall semester 2014, the'I' indicator on students' \- transcripts be removed once an actual grade has been reported and recorded Faculty Senate Educational Policy Committee February 28,2014 RESOTUTION TO ATERT STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING SUBSTANDARD ACADEMIC woRKEARIY IN THE SEMESTER [1315) WHEREAS, About 8L% of the entering freshmen graduate by the end of the sixth year compared to a median of 90o/o for GW's market basket schools and WHEREAS , \8o/o of the students who leave before graduating have a cumulative grade point average below 2.0; and another tla/o have a cumulative grade point average between 2,0-2.49 and WHEREAS, The undergraduate schools and the athletic advisors have successfully piloted a Faculty Feedback System in Banner whereby faculty can easily add notations about students' academic performance to date, which can then be passed on to advisors, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOTVED BY THE FACUTTY SENATE OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 1J That faculty be encouraged to assign graded work early in the semester but no later than the 5s week of the semester, and 2) that faculty be encouraged to enter information about students' academic performance, especially for those students who are doing substandard academic work, into the Faculty Feedback System in Banner, as soon as this information is available Faculty Senate Educational Policy Committee February 28,701,4