SEHD Impact

Student Committee Notes (12/04/24)

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Student Committee Notes

12/4 2024 – 9:30 – 11:30 am

Members Present:

  • Rachel Stein
  • Robin Brandehoff
  • Elena Sandoval-Lucero
  • Paula Gallegos
  • Jim Christensen
  • Jennifer Camacho Taylor

Student Grade Appeal / Plans for Updating Student Appeals Steps:

  • The committee discussed changes to streamline/clarify/improve current policies
  • When an appeal comes into the committee it is up to the committee to notify the student and faculty member of the appeal and collect any relevant information and supporting materials.
    • Syllabus – focus on policy and any violations of the policy
    • Statement from faculty and student
    • Additional statements from the program lead if needed
    • Emails, assessments, etc.
  • 2 weeks to get statements from faculty
  • The committee reviews all documentation, the student appeal, and makes a decision. Decide at the meeting if a formal meeting with the committee is needed/an option.
  • The committee sends out a determination to the student and faculty member (separately).
  • If the student chooses to appeal the decision, they have 30 days to appeal to the dean.
    • If this is the case, send all materials to the dean for review asap.
  • If an appeal comes in at the end of the semester or over the summer, someone from the committee needs to email the student that the committee will not be meeting until the following semester.

Other Business:

  • Fall Commencement Outstanding Grads: All outstanding grads have been notified and awards were sent to Cindy/Sandy to be printed and delivered by folx at their site/program (Cindy – Margarita, Chris Carson – Zach, Jorge- Amanda)
  • Future process: Create certificates for students nominated for the spring and honor cords
    • Elena will ask Rebecca how we get them from CU admin/graduation and how to get them to students at graduation
    • Update: Students will pick up honor cords with their cap and gown.
  • Ask EdD/PhD Leadership if they want to start nominating outstanding grads per concentration are
  • Discussion:
    • How do we recognize outstanding grads:
      • Contribution to courses/program
      • Scholarly work product that stands out
      • Evidence of learning into practice in professional setting (student teaching, community partnerships, teaching in class, etc., presentations, publications)
      • RA/GRA/TA/teaching experience

 

  • How do we bring our lecturers in to nominate grads as well (since they teach a bulk of our classes)?
    • UDALI
    • How do we bring in these instructors school-wide.
    • Program chairs: How do we check in with them, support them, include them
    • Quick audio recording of nomination for lecturers
  • Nomination Timeline:
    • Announcement at faculty meetings
      • Carve out nomination time in meetings to do the survey/nominations
    • Letter for program leads to send out to lecturers
    • Announce in December – start thinking about your outstanding grads right now
    • Faculty meeting 15-minute workshop – February
  • Notification Timeline:
    • Get nominations sooner than we think we need them
    • Committee announces winners and sends out congratulatory emails via the new email
    • Committee creates the paper award. Must deliver or have the students pick them up from 7th floor commons
    • . Students pick up honor cords at cap and gown distribution

 

Next meeting: February 3rd, 2025 9:30-11:30am