Faculty Handbook – August 2022 29 Affairs, in the role of faculty member, is being grieved, the Vice President for Student Affairs shall act as chairperson of the committee. H. If the recommendation of the Academic Grievance Committee or the decision of the faculty member is not satisfactory to the student, a written appeal may be filed with the president of the university. The president shall meet jointly with the faculty member, the student and advisors, if desired, and shall have access to all statements, records and tapes involved. All other procedures of the committee shall be applicable to the hearing with the president. The president shall report all recommendations in writing to the faculty member, the student, and the Academic Grievance Committee within ten (10) school days following the hearing. SEMESTER CLASS SCHEDULE Class schedules are prepared by the coordinators/department chairs/academic deans and entered by the department secretary as specified by the administrative calendar. The official schedule must be followed in all classes unless written approval for the change has been obtained in advance from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. STUDENT ATTENDANCE/CLASS ABSENCE POLICIES Northern State University faculty members have the academic freedom to develop their own policies on class attendance. Copies of the instructor's attendance policy must be included in the class syllabus and posted in the Learning Management System (LMS) for all students within the first week of each course. The policy shall be stated in terms of the objectives of the course and shall address student absences due to family or individual emergencies, student illness, weather conditions, official college (or high school for dual credit) related activities, unexcused absences, and any other conditions. The instructor shall also include policies regarding make-up work and how attendance (and/or absence) will affect grades. If a student believes an attendance policy is unfair, he or she may follow the Student Academic Grievance Procedure outlined in the Student Handbook. Faculty are also responsible for notifying the Registrar’s Office when a student discontinues attendance but is still listed as enrolled in the SSB roster. To ensure that financial aid is properly returned the following will be used: Academic attendance and attendance at an academically related activity A school that is not required to take attendance may always use as a withdrawal date a student’s last date of attendance at an academically related activity. The school (not the student) must document – • that the activity is academic or academically related, and • the student’s attendance at the activity. Academically related activities include but are not limited to — • physically attending a class where there is an opportunity for direct interaction between the instructor and students; • submitting an academic assignment; • taking an exam, an interactive tutorial or computer-assisted instruction;
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