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135 (2) The nominee must have attained eminence in a field significant to Fairmont State University or the State of West Virginia. Membership of Honorary Degrees and Awards Committee The Honorary Degrees and Awards Committee shall include a student named by the Student Government, two faculty named by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, and two administrators named by the President of the University. The President shall designate one of the committee members as chairperson. The committee shall be appointed annually during the first month of the academic year. Procedure for Nomination of Honorary Degrees and Awards Recipients (1) The Honorary Degrees and Awards Committee shall solicit and review nominations for honorary degrees and awards from members and friends of Fairmont State University. (2) The Honorary Degrees and Awards Committee shall submit its recommendations for honorary degrees and awards recipients to the President of the University no later than December 31 of the academic year in which the degree is proposed to be awarded. (3) The President of the University shall forward with supporting documentation the names of those nominees whom he approves to the Institutional Board of Governors. (4) After discussion with the President, the Institutional Board of Governors shall approve or reject the nominees submitted by the President of the University. Amendments Amendments to these criteria and procedures may be recommended by the Honorary Degrees and Awards Committee but shall be approved by the Faculty Senate, the President, the Institutional Board of Governors, and the Higher Education Policy Commission. PROTECTION AGAINST PREJUDICIAL OR CAPRICIOUS ACADEMIC EVALUATION APPEAL PROCEDURE (Revised July, 2011) It is the policy of Fairmont State University that students are responsible for fulfilling prescribed course objectives, completing stated course assignments, and adhering to stated academic standards for each course in which they are enrolled. Students' grades will be based solely on performance measured by academic-related standards, and students will not be penalized for taking reasoned exception to views expressed in the academic forum. Students who believe that their final grade reflects capricious (without apparent reason) or prejudiced academic evaluation or reflects discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability may employ the following procedures to seek modification of such an evaluation. The procedures are designed to ensure just, impartial, and expeditious investigation and resolution of a student’s claim. Except in certain unusual circumstances the following procedures must be followed in sequence by students who believe their grade to be unfair for the above reasons, although the deadline dates may be accelerated with consent from both parties at the departmental level. Failure of the student to meet any of the deadlines in this process voids the appeal.
136 1. Students must contact the instructor involved within the first ten days of the term immediately following grade issuance. Errors in evaluation or misunderstanding of the grading system of the instructor may be resolved in this way. If, for some unforeseen reason, the instructor is unavailable in that period, students must inform the School or College Dean in writing within the first ten days of the term immediately following the grade issuance that they question their final evaluation in the course. The Dean is then charged with contacting that instructor to attempt resolution. 2. If students do not receive satisfaction from consultation with the instructor and believe their grade to be the result of prejudicial or capricious evaluation, or that it reflects discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability, they may appeal the grade. They must notify the Dean of the School or College of the instructor in writing of their intent to appeal, including a summary of the reason(s) and the grade they feel they deserve, with a copy sent to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, the department chair, where appropriate, and the instructor. The notification must be filed within the first ten school days that school is in session following the semester or term for which the grade was received. Summer school grades may be appealed within the first ten days of the fall term. In the event that the instructor is also the Dean, Associate Dean or Chair, this notice of intent to appeal shall be sent to the Associate Provost, who shall take the Dean or Chair’s part in the next procedure. 3. Upon being notified of the appeal, the School or College Dean (Associate Provost, if applicable) will schedule a meeting of the chair, the student, and the instructor. This meeting should be scheduled within ten school days of the notification, except for extraordinary circumstances, in which case it would be as soon as possible. At this meeting, in an informal conference, the Dean should try to resolve the issue between the student and instructor. All pertinent information must be presented to the issue. Written copies of this decision shall be forwarded immediately to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the chair, where appropriate, the instructor, and the student, with offcampus mail being sent certified or registered. This correspondence should specify the next possible stage in the appeal process and should also specify the exact deadline date of any further appeal. That date shall be ten school days from the mailing date of the Dean's decision. 4. If either the student or the instructor is not satisfied with the decision of the Dean, an appeal may be made to the Associate Provost within the specified deadline period. The appealer must send written notice of intent to appeal within ten school days of the mailing date of the Dean's mailing, unless postal officials verify that the party did not receive the earlier correspondence within the specified period. The Associate Provost will schedule a meeting with the student and instructor as soon as possible to hear the case. Then a decision will be made to uphold the Dean's decision or to reverse it. Notice of this decision will be sent to the student, instructor, chair, where appropriate, and Dean, with off-campus mail being certified or registered. This correspondence shall also outline the next possible step in this process and shall specify the exact date (ten school days following this mailing) of the next deadline. In the event of the
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