The Academic Policies and Student Affairs (APSA) Committee met for a full hour on 8/25 with representatives from both Harrisburg and Gettysburg via video link. Many basic committee functions were successfully completed including the welcoming of new and returning members, an election of a secretary, and a brief history of APSA’s accomplishments in 2007-08 (Managing 18 APs, the 2009-10 calendar and the Successful Student Initiative). The committee approved by acclamation the bestowing of full voting rights for our student representatives.
The remainder of the meeting was spent giving background and description of the APs that we have been assigned as well as future items. Our committee has access to a WebCT course where all current versions of the noted APs can be found for our perusal. Committee members were strongly advised against using the public versions of APs since they do not display proposed changes. Instead, we will use the drafts as they appear in our APSA WebCT shell. The first APs for our consideration include:
- AP 551 – Photo Identification Cards
- AP 652 – Transfer of Credit into HACC Credit Programs
- AP 721 – Credit for Life Experience
Subcommittees were subsequently formed around these APs as well as a few future items. The future items require feasibility studies and background work that the subcommittees will undertake. Discussion on the APs above will take place at the next APSA meeting on September 8, 2008 under the direction of the newly established subcommittees.
Submitted by Risa Robinson, 8/28/08
