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Academic Governing Council

February 9, 2010 (section added 01/13/10, 10:37am)
The next Academic Governing Council (AGC) meeting will be Tuesday, February 9th at 3:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Community Center. Please check back for more information about this meeting and access to the supporting documents.

AGC representatives are encouraged to engage their department members regarding AGC agenda items. Please send future agenda items to execagc@grcc.edu and check back for more information.

January 12, 2010 (section updated 01/13/10, 10:35am)
The next Academic Governing Council (AGC) meeting will be Tuesday, January 12th at 3:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Community Center. Attached please find the meeting agenda, minutes from our previous meeting, and several support documents.

Information and Vote: Welcome - Today's facilitator: John Cowles. Approval of minutes, December 8, 2009

Information: Provost's Update

Vote: Academic Policies - Mike Light
        - 8.1 Admissions - International students
        - 8.1.1 Admissions - Early college students
        - Sabatical Committee documents (Draft, Application, Rubric)
        - Endorsement of the LET Vision Statement and Guidelines

Present 1st Draft and Dialog: Events on Campus - Dan Lerner and Eric Mullen (Presentation and Draft)

Annual Update: Academic Standing - Diane Patrick, Howard Shanken, and John Cowles

Feedback Gathering: Admission Deadlines and Late Admission - Tina Hoxie

Update: Rewards and Recognition Team - Liz Timmer and Steve Abid

Information: Proposed GLO and Community Engagement and Sustainability - Elaine Kampmueller and Patti Trepkowski

Information and Dialog: Presentation of PY 100 data and final policy statement - Cindy Martin and Judy Jankowski

Members Next Steps: Vote - Faculty Expectation of the Bookstore, Event on Campus, and PY 100 Final Policy Statement

AGC representatives are encouraged to engage their department members regarding AGC agenda items. Please send future agenda items to execagc@grcc.edu and check back for more information.

December 8, 2009 (section added 11/12/09, 11:35am)
The next Academic Governing Council (AGC) meeting will be Tuesday, December 8th at 3:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Community Center.

November 10, 2009 (section updated 11/09/09, 6:05pm)
The next Academic Governing Council (AGC) meeting will be Tuesday, November 10th at 3:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Community Center. Attached please find the meeting agenda, minutes from our previous meeting, and several support documents.

Information: Provost's Update

Information and Dialogue: Sabbatical Committee- Mursalata Muhammad will present changes to process, application, reporting and/or policy from the earlier feedback

Information and Dialogue
: Sabbatical Report- Luanne Keizer will present a summary of work accomplished during her sabbatical

Information and Dialogue
: Athletes and athletic programs- Doug Wabeke and Tina Hoxie will present a comprehensive assessment of the status of athletics and student athletes at GRCC (File too large to upload in webbuilder)

Information and Dialogue
: Student Conduct Update on situations/needs for faculty- Sara Dorer will present a comprehensive summary of cases handled to date and explain current Student Conduct projects 
 
Information and Dialogue: Mandatory PY 100 Placement— Linda Spoelman will present a proposal for placing students in PY 100 (File too large to upload in webbuilder)

AGC representatives are encouraged to engage their department members regarding AGC agenda items. Please send future agenda items to execagc@grcc.edu and check back for more information.

October 13, 2009 (section updated 10/12/09, 2:51pm)
The next Academic Governing Council (AGC) meeting will be Tuesday, October 13th at 3:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Community Center.   Attached please find the meeting agenda, minutes from our previous meeting, and several support documents.

Our feature agenda items include:

Information and Dialogue: Academic Standards/Standards for Teaching Practice - Robert Long and team will present a code of teaching practice standards and gather feedback for a future vote

Information and Dialogue: Feedback from AQIP Systems Portfolio-Donna Kragt will present feedback regarding our AQIP Systems Portfolio and address the next steps in the Portfolio process

Information: Academic Outreach - Dan Clark will
· update AGC on growth and challenges
· present actions steps taken to address known concerns and to answer questions
· present an update on accomplishments, barriers, plans and connections to the institution (CAP’s, Departmental plans, etc.) and to request action (if any) from AGC

Information: Technology-Bill Ouchark and team will update AGC on changes in IT around Academics and Customer Service, and current list of projects.


September 8, 2009 (section updated 9/9/09, 12:50pm)
The next Academic Governing Council (AGC) meeting will be Tuesday, September 8th at 3:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Community Center.   Attached please find the meeting agenda, minutes from our previous meeting, and several support documents. 

Our feature agenda items include:
 
Information and Vote: Welcome, Introduction of new members, Approval of minutes, April 28th, 2009, and use of clickers

Information: Pending Course Update

Information: Tobacco Free Campus Dialogue – Cynthia Springer, Sara Dorer and Steve Abid  

Information: Provost Update 

Information and Dialogue: Year long AGC agenda – John Cowles and Sandy Andrews

Information: AFP Update – Linda Spoelman and Cindy Martin
 
Information: Block Enrollment Update and Policy Draft– Howard Shanken and team - support documents 1174 (1), 1174 (2), 1181 (1), 1181 (2) and Community College Late Registration Survey

Vote: Issue Paper: General Education Distribution System – Steve Abid and Patti Trepkowski

Information: President’s Address – Steve Ender

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Meetings


Winter 2010
All meetings are scheduled to be held in the Multi-purpose room of the Student Community Center from 3:00-5:00pm.

  February 9
  March 9
  April 13
  (May 11 - Tenative)

Site Updates


Faculty Sabbatical Leave Process
Sabbatical Leave(s) will be awarded to faculty member(s) at the May Faculty Award Meeting. Follow the "Documents" link to the "Forms" folder to see the process and Sabbatical Leave Request Form.

Proposed New Courses
A link has been added to the AGC website listing newly proposed courses (see link in left navigation).

Resources


AGC Rep Guidelines
Guidelines for Service on the Academic Governing Council were presented at the September 12, 2006 meeting. They address:

  • Communication
  • Engagement and Attendance
  • Reflection
  • Passing the Torch

Process Flowchart
Based on input (including our 2006 Self-Evaluation), the AGC Executive Committee is working to improve and communicate processes. See the attached flowchart discussed at the September 12, 2006 meeting.

Contact Information


AGC Executive Committee
Grand Rapids Community College
143 Bostwick NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
ExecAGC@grcc.edu

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