exciting aa-ness

hey all! chelsea here again. academic affairs has had a pretty exciting few weeks. to recap:

-bookbagging opened on the new ACES, and it definitely wasn't the catastrophe it would have been a few weeks ago. there's still a few bugs, but i'm really happy that it's at least functional now. check out student.groups.duke.edu/academic_affairs for the OIT and DSG guides to the new ACES, or email me (cpg5@duke.edu) if you are confused. we had another focus group meeting and members got access to a test version of registration, which went really well for me. if only i could actually get in to ariely's class next semester though...

-underload passed through the academic standards committee! this means it should go to ECASC and then [hopefully] the arts and sciences council. again, i have to stay mum on the details for now, but this will be really cool for students if it passes.

-ben was surfing old duke sites and found a syllabus database--what a good idea! we're trying to revamp the site and link it to our evals system. a couple problems, though: 1. it's written in .PHP, which none of us know very well 2. there's a cgi code to get into the site for edits that we can't crack. if you could help us with these problems, there might be a work study or some type of compensation in it for you. please help!

-career-focused research and software training workshops are coming along nicely! i'm meeting with reps from the career center, library, and OIT next week, and hopefully we'll have some workshops put together in the spring.

-the committee is trying to jump start majors unions. if you're interested in getting involved, let us know. also, if you are an exec member in your major's union, let us know that too.

-also going on: [trying] to start on standardizing transfer credit. writing a new pass/fail policy memo. working to get a new focus that links to duke engage. working on a survey to see what classes are the most oversubscribed and brainstorming ways to fix it. helping DIYA to create a DSAS certificate. creating new half-credit courses in popular subjects. chicka chicka yeahhhh.

let me know if you want to get involved/have any questions/think AA is the hottest committee in DSG.

academically,

chelsea