{"id":17112,"date":"2021-01-05T19:53:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T03:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=17112"},"modified":"2021-01-05T19:53:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T03:53:30","slug":"press-release-satisfactory-senate-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/press-release-satisfactory-senate-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Satisfactory Senate Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ASWOU and WOU Faculty Senate approve the Satisfactory\/No Credit grading option<\/em><\/p>\n

Liz Marquez Gutierrez<\/strong> | ASWOU Senate President<\/span><\/p>\n

WOU students:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On behalf of the ASWOU Senate I am excited to share that the E-Satisfactory\/NoCredit* grading option will be offered for Winter and Spring of 2021. The S*\/NC grading option was offered last spring term to support students adjust to learning in a remote format due to the COVID-19 crisis, however, it was not a grading option for fall 2020 although ~95% of courses were offered online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As fall term began, we remained concerned about the mental health and well-being of students, understanding that learning in a remote format during a pandemic continues to be a challenge. In order to address this issue, the ASWOU Senate passed Senate Resolution 6.21 requesting WOU Faculty continue offering students the S*\/NC grading option for the remainder of the 2020-2021 academic year. Additionally, Elizabeth Braatz who is a phenomenal student advocate, created a survey to collect student support for the S*\/NC grading option to demonstrate how this grading option would greatly benefit students this academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thankfully, the WOU Faculty Senate voted to approve the S*\/NC grading policy for the rest of the 2020-2021 academic year. This effort would not be possible without the support of students who filled out and shared the survey with their peers. I would like to thank Elizabeth Braatz for her incredible work in creating a survey to collect student support for this grading option and for presenting the survey results to the WOU Faculty Senate. I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to the WOU Faculty Senate for listening to students\u2019 concerns and for their support of Senate Resolution 6.21.<\/span><\/p>\n

On December 29th, 2020, the University Registrar sent an email to students providing more details about the S*\/NC grading option. It is highly encouraged that students work with their academic advisor when deciding between S*\/NC and A-F grading options for winter term as it may impact financial aid status or admittance to future programs (e.g. nursing school, law school).<\/span><\/p>\n

We hope this grading option provides students the opportunity to successfully complete their courses as we continue to adjust to a new learning environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For more information, contact ASWOU Senate President Liz Marquez Gutierrez at aswousenpres@mail.wou.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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