April 23, 2010

Hello, this is my first post on this working blog. As an update to what I have accomplished thus far in the position I have attached my report below.

Appeals

So far I have been working on two appeals. The first of which was a grade appeal. The student had not received appropriate mark in the course as the instructor had forgotten to add in a missed exam, and missed class lab. Once the instructor realized this they inputted the grades which ultimately raised the student’s grade.

The second appeal was a transfer credit issue. The student was transferring a 5 credit course from SFU to Kwantlen but was only having 3 credits recognized. These were set by the social science faculty and as Kwantlen does not offer lab classes in the program these two credits were not able to be transferred. While these credits may not be transferable they may not be required to complete graduation.

Projects at Hand

Access to Educational Payment Policy

This policy is currently being drafted to incorporate the KSA opinion on having credit cards available for tuition payments. Kwantlen recently passed a policy prohibiting domestic students from paying tuition using credit cards, while allowing international students the opportunity to continue paying with credit. This is a possible act of discrimination. Feel free to send me your thoughts as to this new Kwantlen Policy and how it would affect you as a student

Completed Academic Concerns, Advocacy and Internal Issues

Committee advertisement has been posted around campus for all executive committees. These are open to students. If you wish to be added to committees please contact me.

Academic Concerns, Advocacy and Internal Issues under Consideration

Library Hours

Kwantlen recently expanded the Library hours till 11 pm on weekdays. How do you feel about this? Do you think the library should be open longer, shorter, more on weekends?

AIC meeting April 29 2010 agenda