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Academic Standards Members

Chair - 2011-2012 Dr. Craig Stickler

Membership

  • Dr. George Allen (13)
  • Prof. Janet Baker (12)
  • Dr. Steven Barnhart (13)
  • Prof. Desiree Brower (12)
  • Dr. Erin Christensen (13)
  • Mr. Richard Cole (Position)
  • Prof. Naresh Dhanda (12)
  • Prof. James Ferrell (12) 
  • Mr. Myung-In Kim (Position)
  • Dean Marilyn Laskowski-Sachnoff (12)
  • Prof. Claire Pean (12)
  • Dr. Mary Petti (12)
  • Prof. Marianne Santelli (13)
  • Dr. Craig Stickler (13)
  • Ms. Aretha Watson (12)
  • Prof. Joseph Vastano (13)

Students-at-Large (2) both terms expire in 6/12

  • Joseph Gruppuso
  • Robert Kenney

Task Force Charges - 2011-2012

  1. Investigate making Student Success (SSD 101) a requirement for all students. Make appropriate recommendations.
  2. Investigate the use of the class roster photo feature in Campus Cruiser as a tool to assist faculty in learning student names and to mitigate cheating. Make appropriate recommendations.
  3. Investigate the addition of a curriculum Grade Point Average to student transcripts. Make appropriate recommendations.
  4. Review the current college course withdrawal procedures for currency in today’s higher education environment. Explore allowing the use of web advisor by students to withdraw online after the designated refund period for a given semester. Make appropriate recommendations.
  5. Review the current placement test exemptions in terms of whether exemptions to MCC placement testing should be made for prior testing/coursework completed at non-accredited institutions. Make appropriate recommendations.
  6. Review the current placement test exemptions in terms of whether exemptions to MCC placement testing should be made based on prior coursework at another institution where a student received a grade of “D” or “F.” Make appropriate recommendations.
  7. Investigate the feasibility of exempting ESL students who have successfully completed 12 or more credit bearing courses from the reading comprehension portion of the College Placement Test. Make appropriate recommendations.
  8. Investigate the feasibility of establishing a new grade designation for “fail due to cheating.” Make appropriate recommendations.
  9. Investigate the feasibility of exempting students from the reading comprehension portion of the College Placement Test if they successfully transfer ENG 121 and one additional college-level course (3 credits or more) from an accredited institution. Make appropriate recommendations.
  10. Given the elimination of the “N” grade in 2007, research the impact this has had with regard to students and the institution. Make appropriate recommendations.
  11. Report on the implementation status of recommendations submitted by your task force in 2010 – 2011, approved by the College Assembly, and forwarded to the College President for signature