{"114301":{"#nid":"114301","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Vote on Exam Week Excused Absences Postponed","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA vote on whether or not to add a sentence to the Office of the Registrar\u2019s Procedures for Excused Absences stating that \u201cexcused absences will not be approved for the final examination period\u201d was postponed during the Feb. 21 meeting of the General Faculty and Academic Senate. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the meeting, Craig Tovey, chair of the Student Academic and Financial Affairs Committee, which was proposing the change, explained that although the Institute would no longer be able to grant the absences, individual faculty members would be. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group agreed that the committee should reword the sentence to allow the Institute more flexibility when a decision needs to be made. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeparately, a decision to revise Georgia Tech\u2019s Policy on Competitive Admissions to ensure that it is in line with current legal standards regarding discrimination, diversity and admissions was approved. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome of the changes in the revised version include deleting a sentence stating that admission preference may be given to nonresident applicants who are legacies of the Institute and deleting a sentence that states those offered admission will be selected on the basis of \u201crecognition of the Institute\u2019s special responsibilities to the residents of Georgia.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe audience did provide one stipulation to its approval; a sentence in the new policy needed to be modified. The group was uncomfortable with saying that the admissions process should be structured to require students to \u201cprovide substantial evidence\u201d of their potential to \u201cembrace the diverse campus community,\u201d among other things. So, the sentence will be modified accordingly by Tovey\u2019s committee. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn other meeting news:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Student Sexual Misconduct Policy was changed to include a statement saying both parties have the right to appeal a misconduct decision, and a student may change the complaint from formal to informal at any point in the process.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERevisions to the Student Code of Conduct were approved, including one requiring that all documentation in an academic misconduct claim be submitted within 10 business days of submitting a case. Also, a statement was added that says students have a right to a written statement of the case outcome. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENominees are needed for open faculty governance positions in a variety of areas. If interested, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lyon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAndrew Lyon\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.white@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDavid White\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo view open faculty governance positions, the agenda for this meeting and the supporting documents that were provided for each meeting item, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facultygovernance.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA vote on whether or not to add a sentence to the Office of the \nRegistrar\u2019s Procedures for Excused Absences stating that \u201cexcused \nabsences will not be approved for the final examination period\u201d was \npostponed during the Feb. 21 meeting of the General Faculty and Academic\n Senate.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A vote on whether or not to add a sentence to the Office of the Registrar\u2019s Procedures for Excused Absences stating that \u201cexcused absences will not be approved for the final examination period\u201d was postponed during the Feb. 21 meeting of the General"}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-03-05 15:30:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:48","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-03-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.facultygovernance.gatech.edu\/","title":"Faculty Governance"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7811","name":"Academic Senate"},{"id":"25981","name":"faculty governance. student code of conduct"},{"id":"26001","name":"final exam absence policy"},{"id":"12984","name":"General Faculty"},{"id":"171189","name":"sexual misconduct policy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}