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Se
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App
e
al
s
Board
Ann ual R
e
port
for
2
010
S.11-56
From:
Kat
e
R
oss, S
ecr
e
tary
Senat
e
App
e
als Board
Date:
M
a
r
c
h 1
7
, 2
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11
Th
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B
oa
rd
c
onsider
s s
tud
e
nt
c
a
ses w
h
e
r
e
in
a s
tud
e
nt
o
r former
s
tud
e
nt feel
s
a
ggr
i
eve
d b
y
th
e
de
c
i
s
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e
partm
e
nt
o
r
o
th
e
r admini
s
trativ
e
umt
r
e
latin
g
to:
•
r
e
gi
s
tration
in
c
ourse
s
•
withdrawal from th
e
Univ
e
rsity
•
e
ligibility
for gradu
a
tion
• approval
of
entry /
r
e
-entry to a pro
g
ram or
• a mat
t
er
relating to
acad
e
mic
s
tanding wh
e
n
s
p
e
cial cir
c
um
s
t
a
n
c
e
s a
r
e
pr
ese
nt
S
AB m
eets
m
o
nthl
y o
r wh
e
n
[her
e
i
s s
u
ffic
i
e
nt bu
si
n
e
s
s
t
o
w
a
rrant
a
m
ee
tin
g
. Th
e Se
n
a
t
e
App
e
aJ
s
B
oa
rd m
e
t
8
tim
es
in 2
0
1
0 rev
i
ewi
n
g a
t
otal of
5
3 ap
p
e
al
ca
s
es
.
Ann
e
Hi
ggi
n
s
, Ch
a
ir,
S
AB
Kat
e
R
oss
,
Se
c
re
t
ary, S
AB
Dat
e
s
o
f
m
e
etings
in
2010:
j
a
nu
a
ry 21, F
e
brua
ry
17
,
April 7, May
12
,
july
5,
Se
ptemb
e
r
1
3
,
Oc
t
o
b
e
r 25, D
ece
mber
8
.
Current
SAB
Membership:
Ann
e
Higgin
s,
Chair
Mary
Ca
th
e
rine Karpin
s
ki
,
Fa
c
ulry
M
e
mb
e
r
M
a
rtin H
a
hn, Alternat
e
F
a
c
ul
ry
M
e
mb
e
r
J
ere
m
y
S
n
y
d
e
r
,
Alt
e
rn
a
t
e
Fa
cu
l
ry
M
em
b
e
r
B
e
nj
a
min L
e
e
,
Und
e
r
gr
a
d
u
a
t
e S
tud
e
nt M
e
mb
e
r
Sara
M
og
haddan~oo
,
Graduat
e
Stud
e
nt M
e
mb
e
r
Ravi P
a
tel
,
Alt
e
rnat
e
Und
e
rgraduat
e S
tud
e
nt M
e
mb
e
r
Pa
s
h
a Ta
s
h
a
k
o
r
,
Altern
a
t
e G
r
a
duat
e S
tud
e
nt M
e
mb
e
r
Kat
e
R
oss
, Regi
s
trar
a
nd
Sec
r
e
t
ary to S
AB
Tina EdIll und
s
on
,
R
ec
ordin
g
S
ec
r
e
tar
y
SIMO~
IIlAsrn
U"IV
I
'
I
~SITY
THINKI
N
G
OF
iHE
WORLD
Procedure:
Each appeal is first screened to detennine whether special circumstances are present. All appeals are first
heard in-camera (written form only) and some are resolved at that stage.
If the SAB is unable to give a
positive judgment at
Stage 1, and
if
the student has requested an in-person hearing, the case is decided at a
hearing at which the student
or a representative is able to present further evidence and answer questions
(Stage 2). Most hearings last about 20 - 30 minutes.
Summary of Appeal Decisions:
Appeals Approved
Appeals Approved
Appeals Denied
Appeals Denied
Cancelled Appeals
Appeals
Not Heard
Appeals Incomplete (deferred)
2007 Summary
Appeals Approved
17
Appeals Approved
Appeals Denied
7 at
Stage 1
Appeals Denied
2 at
Stage 2
Appeals
not heard
0
Appeals incomplete
7
Total appeals
33
28 at Preliminary
or Stage 1
2 at Stage 2
18 at
Stage 1
1 at
Stage 2
2
1
1
2008 Summary
25 at Stage 1
2 at
Stage 2
4 at
Stage 1
4
6 (tabled to
2009)
41
2009 Summary
21 at Stage 1
1 at
Stage 2
14
at
Stage 1
1
at
Stage 2
3
0
40
The Senate Appeals Board Annual Report 2010 is attached
S I .\1 () N f: R .. \ S r. R t:;'I.I1 V I: n SIT Y
T H INK I N G 0 F THE W 0 R L 0
Date
Jan. 21/10
Jan. 21/10
Jan. 21/10
Jan
21110
Jan
21110
Jan
21110
Case Type of Appeal
#
1
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
2
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
3
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
4
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
5
Retroactive
Withdrawal
6
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
07/0312011
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Explanation
Decision
Purpose: Stage 2 - Stage 1 from Dec 12/09
Approved
Basis: Medical/Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale: Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose:
Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Tabled
then
Denied
Basis: Personal
Result: Tabled
Rationale: Follow up with instructor required to detennine
if final exam was written
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
Basis: Personal
Result: Denied
Rationale: Student did
not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances
Purpose:
Preliminary
Denied
Basis: Personal
Result: Denied
Rationale: Student did not provide evidence
of extenuating circumstances
Page 1 of 11
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Date Case
#
Type of Appeal
Explanation
Decision
Feb
17/10
7
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Tabled
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result: Tabled
Rationale:
Student asked to provide more infonnation
Feb
17/10
8
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result: Denied
Rationale:
Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Feb
17/10
9
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result: Tabled until documentation verified (Feb 18
th
Approved)
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances
Feb
17/10
10
Selective
Purpose: Stage 1
Denied
Retroactive
Move to
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Stage 2-
Result: Denied - Student asked to appear
Student did
Rationale:
Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circwnstances
not appear
April
11
Retroactive
Purpose: Stage 1 - Preliminary from October 22, 2009
Approved
7/10
Withdrawal
Basis:
PersonallMedical
Result: Approved
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances
April
9
Selective
Purpose: Stage 1 - Preliminary from Feb
17/10
Approved
7/10
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Page 2 of 11
07/03/2011
Date
April
7/10
April
7/10
Case Type of Appeal
#
12
Retroactive
Withdrawal
13
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
14
Retroactive
Withdrawal
15
Improper
Administration
16
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
17
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
07/03/2011
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Explanation
Decision
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Personal/Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose:
Stage 1
Denied
Moved
to
Basis: Medical
Stage 2
Result: Denied
Rationale:
Student does not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Did
not hear
Basis: Appealing Decision
of the faculty instructor to deny enrohnent into a second directed studies course
Result: Did
not hear
Rationale:
Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
Basis: Personal
Result: Denied
Rationale:
Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Page 3 of 11
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Date Case
#
Type of Appeal
Explanation
Decision
Apri17.10
18
Retroactive
Purpose:
Stage 1
Denied
Withdrawal
Moved
to
Basis: Personal
Stage
2
Result: Denied - Moved to Stage 2
Rationale: Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
May
18
Retroactive
Purpose: Stage 2 Hearing - Stage 1 April 7, 2010
Denied
12110
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result: Denied
Rationale: Student
did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
May
13
Selective
Purpose:
Stage 2 Hearing - Stage 1 from April 7, 2010
Approve for
12/10
Retroactive
WD
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved for
WD
Rationale: Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances and was misinfomled by outside parties
May
19
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
12/10
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal/Scheduling Conflict
Result: Approved
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances
May
20
Retroactive
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
12/10
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circwl1stances
May
21
Retroactive
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
12/10
Withdrawal
for
Partial
Basis: Medical and Personal
Only
Result: Approved for partial WE on two of the three courses only
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances. Due to confidential reasons, the Registrar
recommends that
no WE be given for the third course
Page 4
of 11
07/03/2011
Date
May
12/10
May
12/10
July
SilO
July
SilO
July
SilO
July
SilO
Case Type of Appeal
#
22
Retroactive
Withdrawal
23
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
22
Retroactive
Withdrawal
24
Retroactive
Withdrawal
25
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
26
Retroactive
Withdrawal
07/03/2011
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Explanation
Decision
Purpose: Preliminary
Tabled
Basis: Student Claiming a System Error
Result: Tabled
Rationale: Requires follow
up with Records and Registration and SIMS tracking
Purpose:
Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Stage 1- Preliminary from May
12/10
Approved
Basis: changed to Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose:
Preliminary
Approved
Basis: MedicallPersonal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
moved to
Basis: Personal
Stage
2
Result: Denied moved to Stage 2
Rationale:
Student did not provide evidence to show selectivity
Purpose:
Preliminary
Tabled
Basis: Personal
Result: Tabled
Rationale: Follow up with instructor required
Page 5 of 11
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Date Case
#
Type of Appeal
Explanation
Decision
July
SilO
27
Retroactive
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
July
SilO
28
Retroactive
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
July
SilO
29
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
July
SilO
30
Retroactive
Purpose: Preliminary
Tabled
then
Withdrawal
Cancelled.
Basis: Personal
No further
Result: Tabled
action taken
Rationale:
Student to provide medical documentation to support claim
by student
Sept
26
Retroactive
Purpose:
Stage 1 - Preliminary July
5110
Denied
13/10
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result:
Denied
Rationale: Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Sept
31
Selective
Purpose:
Prelintinary
Denied -
13/10
Retroactive
Moved to
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Stage 2
Result:
Denied moved to Stage 2
Rationale:
Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Page 6 of 11
07/03/2011
Date
Sept
13/10
Sept
13/10
Sept
13/10
Sept
13/10
Sept
13/10
Sept
13/10
Case Type of Appeal
#
32
Retroactive
Withdrawal
33
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
34
Retroactive
Withdrawal
35
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
36
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
17
Retroactive
Withdrawal
07/03/2011
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Explanation
Decision
Purpose: Preliminary
Tabled
Basis: Medical
Result: Tabled
Rationale: Follow
up with instructor required
Purpose:
Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose:
Preliminary
Tabled -
Cancelled
Basis: Personal
no further
Result: Tabled
action taken
by student
Rationale:
Student to provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose:
New Evidence - Denied April
7/10
Denied
Basis: Medical
Result:
Denied
Rationale: Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Page 7 of 11
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Date Case
#
Type of Appeal
Explanation
Decision
Sept
37
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
13/10
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result:
Denied
Rationale: Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Sept
38
Selective
Purpose:
Preliminary
Tabled
13/10
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result: Tabled
Rationale:
Student asked to provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Sept
39
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
13/10
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result:
Denied
Rationale: Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Oct
38
Selective
Purpose:
Stage 1 - Preliminary Sept
13/10
Approved
25/10
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis:
Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Oct
32
Retroactive
Purpose:
Stage 1 - Preliminary from Sept
13/10
Approved
25/10
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Oct
40
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied -
25/10
Retroactive
Moved to
Withdrawal
Basis: Mis-Advice
Stage 2
Result:
Denied - Moved to Stage 2
Rationale:
Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Page 8 of
11
07/03/2011
Date
Oct
25/10
Oct
25/10
Oct
25/10
Dec
8110
Dec
8/10
Dec
8/10
Case Type of Appeal
#
41
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
42
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
43
Retroactive
Withdrawal
17
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
44
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
45
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
07/03/2011
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Explanation
Decision
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
Basis: MedicallPersonal
Result: Denied
Rationale: Student did
not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
Basis: Personal
Result: Denied
Rationale: Student did not provide evidence
of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Review new evidence- Denied in Apri17th and Sept 13
th
Approved
with
Basis: Medical
exceptions
Result: Approved for 3 courses only
Rationale: Student's
new evidence only speaks to one tenn and not the other
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied
Basis: Personal
Result: Denied
Rationale:
Student did not provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Tabled
Basis: Personal
Result: Tabled
Rationale: Follow
up required with the instructor.
Page 9 of 11
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Date Case # Type of Appeal
Explanation
Decision
Dec
8/10
46
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved with a recommendation for a full withdrawal
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circwllstances
Dec
8/10
47
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Dec
8/10
48
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Denied -
Retroactive
Moved to
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Stage 2-
Result: Denied Moved to Stage 2
Student did
Rationale: Student did not provide evidence
of extenuating circumstances
not appear
Dec
8/10
49
Selective
Purpose: Preliminary
Tabled
Retroactive
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result: Tabled
Rationale:
Student asked to provide evidence for selectivity
Dec
8/10
50
Retroactive
Purpose: Preliminary
Tabled for
Withdrawal
January
Basis: Medical
2011
Result: Tabled
meeting
Rationale:
Student asked to provide evidence of extenuating circumstances
Dec
8/10
51
Retroactive
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Withdrawal
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale:
Student provided evidence of extenuating circumstances
Page
10
of
11
07/03/2011
Date
Dec
8/10
Dec
8/10
Case Type of Appeal
#
52
Selective
Retroactive
Withdrawal
53
Retroactive
Withdrawal
07/03/2011
Senate Appeals Board Annual Report - 2010
Explanation
Decision
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Medical
Result: Approved
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances
Purpose: Preliminary
Approved
Basis: Personal
Result: Approved
Rationale: Student provided evidence
of extenuating circumstances
Page 11 of 11
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