Attendance (Faculty) Policy 8.8AAttendance (Student) Policy 8.8B

• Scheduled review and revision

Committee Members

• Don Steeby – Applied Technology• Eve Sidney – Dental• Sophie Rubin - Psychology• Lisa Gloege – Social Science• Anne Sherman – Disability Services• Casey Cornelius – Student Success and

Retention• Robert Long – Biological Sciences

Committee Review Process

• Considered issues related to attendance – thank you to those who responded!

• Moved from revise to overhaul mode• Benchmarked eight other institutions

Benchmarking

• Delta College• Ferris State University• Grand Valley State University• Lansing Community College• Michigan State University• University of Michigan• Western Michigan University

Benching Results

While stated in various ways, all institutions basically stated that it is up to the course instructor to establish and implement the attendance policy of a course.

Actions:

• Combined policies 8.8 A and 8.8 B• Rewrote the IV. Policy statement to

accommodate the various comments received

Next Steps

• AGC Considers feedback, may go back to Committee

• Vote Dec. 10