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    MEMORANDUM
    ATTENTION
    FROM
    RE:
    Senate
    Patrick 1.oughced
    Secretary, Senate Appeals Board
    Senate Appeals Board Annual Report for 2012
    DATE
    March 21, 2013
    PAGES
    1/2
    S.13-50
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    The Board considers student cases wherein a student or former student feels aggrieved by the decision of a faculty,
    department or other admimstrative unit relating to:
    registration in courses
    withdrawal from die University
    eligibility for graduation
    approval
    of entry/re-entry to a program or
    a matter relating to academic standing when special circumstances are present
    SAB meets monthly or when there is sufficient business to warrant a meeting. The Senate Appeals Boardmet 10 times
    in 2012 reviewing a total of 58 appeal cases.
    (
    Maty-Catherine Kropinski, Chair, SAB
    Dates of meetings in 2012: January 19, February23, March 26,April'
    2%,
    May
    December 17.
    Current SAB Membership:
    Manr-Catherine Kropinski, Faculty Member & Chair
    Anne Higgins, Faculty Member
    Geoffrey Poitras, Alternate Faculty Member
    Jeremy Snyder, Alternate Faculty Member
    Chanel Stevens, Undergraduate Student Member & Vice-Chair
    Benjamin Lee, Alternate Undergraduate Student Member
    Marc Legacy, Graduate Student Member
    Choo Ming Yeak, Alternate Graduate Student Member
    Patrick Lougheed, Secretary
    Tina Edmundson, Recording Secretary
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    tary, SAB
    September 10, November 19,
    Procedure:
    Each appeal is first screened to determine whether special circumstances arepresent. All appeals arefirst heard in-
    camera (written form only); if the SAB is unable to give a positive judgment at this stage, and if the studenthas
    requested anin-person hearing, the case proceeds to a hearing at which thestudent or a representative is able to present
    further evidenceand answerquestions. Most hearingslast about 20 —30 minutes.
    Summary of Appeal Decisions 2012:
    Retroactive
    Withdrawal
    Selective Retroactive
    Withdrawal
    Dissatisfaction with
    University Policy
    Total
    Approved
    Preliminary Review
    9
    12
    0
    21
    In-Person Hearing
    5
    5
    0
    10
    Denied
    Preliminary Review
    6
    11
    0
    17
    In-Person Hearing
    5
    4
    0
    9
    Not Heard
    0
    0
    0
    0
    InProgress
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Cancelled
    0
    1
    0
    1
    Total Appeals
    25
    33
    0
    58
    Summary of Appeal Decisions, 2008-2012:
    2008
    2009
    2010
    2011
    2012
    Approved
    Preliminary Review
    25
    21
    28
    35
    21
    In-Person Hearing
    2
    1
    2
    4
    10
    Denied
    Preliminary Review
    4
    14
    18
    11
    17
    In-Person Hearing
    0
    1
    1
    5
    9
    Not Heard
    4
    3
    1
    0
    0
    InProgress
    6
    0
    1
    2
    0
    Cancelled
    0
    0
    2
    2
    1
    Total Appeals
    41
    40
    53
    59
    58
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