The Faculty Senate will vote today whether or not to offer their recommendation for a proposed academic forgiveness policy.
The policy was approved by the Student Association last semester, and sent to the senate for consideration. Over the past few years, the SA has tried to gain the senate’s approval but each time was denied due to certain sections in the proposal.
Walter Diehl, head of the senate and a professor in the biology department, said he had no idea what the outcome of today’s vote will be.
“We are at about the same situation as last year when the committee approved the plan and then sent it to the senate,” Diehl said.
Richard Heard, director of academic affairs for the SA, has been rallying support for the proposed forgiveness policy.
“Right now it’s looking pretty good,” Heard said. “It looks like we got a better chance than last year going into this.”
Heard added that there have been more positives than negatives, but that he still expected the vote to be close.
The SA has recommended other forgiveness policies in the past, but the senate found problems with each plan. The new proposal has addressed many of the senate’s concerns, including a provision stating that the original grade would now remain on the transcript although it would not count against the student’s GPA.