SEHD Impact

Student Committee Meeting Minutes (10/07/24)

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SEHD Student Committee

Meeting Minutes

10/7/24

 

Members:

Robin Brandehoff, Jim Christenson, Paula Gallegos, Elena Sandoval-Lucero, Diana Schaack, Jennifer Taylor, Rachel Stein

 

  1. Review committee roles and responsibilities
    1. Outstanding Graduates selection for fall and spring commencement
    2. Review and decide on student appeals
    3. Review and score scholarship applications in the spring
    4. One committee member serves on the university academic appeals committee. Elena Sandoval-Lucero will serve for 2024-2025.
    5. The committee will continue to meet on Zoom.
    6. Robin created a Google folder for the committee’s documents this year.
    7. Other projects as decided by the committee
      1. Last year the committee worked on sharing resources for quality student feedback
  2. Select a committee chair and recorder for the year
      1. Robin Brandehoff will serve as the committee chair for the year.
      2. Elena Sandoval-Lucero will serve as the recorder for the year.
      3. Actions: Robin will email school leadership and academic services to notify them that she will chair the committee this year.
  3. Outstanding Graduate Award Process for fall 2024
      1. The university deadline for submitting SEHD outstanding graduates to University Communications and the Commencement Office is 11/5/24
      2. The committee will review nominations and make selections at our next meeting on 11/4/24
      3. The committee set the deadline for nominations as 10/30/24
      4. Actions:
        1. Committee members will update their program areas on the process for this fall. Ask those who have relationships with adjuncts to reach out to them and ask for suggestions for nominations.
        2. Elena will ask JaNet to email program leaders and EdD/PhD program leads about the nomination process for fall.
        • Elena will submit a ticket to SEHDHelp to have previous committee members removed and new committee members added to the Formstack nomination form. We will all receive nominations when they are submitted and can review them before the 11/4 meeting.
  1. Student grade appeal process
    1. The discussion focused on two key issues. One issue is addressing the current appeal. The second issue is the need for a longer conversation about the appeal process and the gaps we have identified in the process based on this appeal.
    2. The committee will ask for more information, review the appeal, and make a decision during their meeting on 11/4/24
    3. Actions:
      1. The committee created an email to Sandy Mondragon asking if the instructor had been allowed to respond to the written appeal and, if not, we need that information to consider this appeal. They also requested that the student be notified that the committee is working on the appeal but needs more information.
    4. Visit from Dean Lynn and Associate Dean Garrison-Wade.
      1. Associate Dean Garrison-Wade suggested the committee meet with student groups. The committee agreed this was a great suggestion.
      2. The committee discussed the need to review and improve the appeal process with leadership.
      3. Dean Lynn will invite the committee chair to a leadership team meeting to discuss this issue.