Committee on Awards and Scholarships Minutes for May 20, 2020
Minutes
The Academic Senate Committee on Awards and Scholarships met on May 20, 2020, 12:00 PM via WebEx
Committee Members in Attendance:
Ewa Stelmach (Chairperson),
Sujun Wei (Secretary)
Benjamin Miller
Anissa Moody
Wei Lai
Alfred McDonald Jr.
Mary Ann Rosa
Liaisons in Attendance:
Business:
The meeting was called to order at 12:00 PM
Introductions
Incoming committee member Mary Ann Rosa from Nursing Department was introduced.
Ewa's Stelmach, Mathematics & Computer Science, term was extended (2020-2023).
Outgoing members: Anissa Moody, Social Science- Thank you for your service.
Discussion
The agenda was distributed by Ewa Stelmach.
The minutes of December 11, 2019 were reviewed.
Decision
The minutes were approved for posting.
Election of Chair and Secretary
Discussion
Ewa Stelmach was nominated as the candidate to be Chair of Awards and Scholarship Committee for another term.
Sujun Wei was nominated as the candidate to be Secretary of Awards and Scholarship Committee for another term.
Decision
Both were voted all in favor and their new terms will be effective starting fall 2020.
Updates on College Awards and Scholarships Committee Website
Discussion
There is a new a new annual report web template. The past reports need to be updated and posted onto the college website. There were also a discussion about updating the committee’s guidebook.
Decision
Ewa Stelmach and Sujun Wei will work on correcting and uploading the documents onto the college website. The committee needs to obtain a pdf file of the committee’s guidebook so it can be updated.
Review of Merit Scholarship Applications
Discussion
The committee members had reviewed all the applications prior to the meeting. Ewa Stelmach briefly reminded the members the evaluation criteria. The Academic Merit Scholarship is given to all continuing students, who have a minimum 3.25 GPA, completed 24 QCC credits, and also registered for the upcoming semesters with 15 credits with two exceptions only. The committee members compared choices for all the applications one by one. There were some discussions about how to encourage more applications among QCC students. However considering the limitation of new budget and keeping of current academic standards, there are no viable choices in near future.
Decision
As for Merit Scholarship, there were 95 applications in total. 25 applications were accepted. 65 applications were voted as “Pending”. 5 applications were rejected.
Updates on Merits Scholarship Application Description
Discussion
Benjamin Miller and Wei Lai raised the question about the inconsistent quality of students’ application essays.
Decision
Benjamin Miller and Wei Lai will work on the new description of Merits Scholarship Application to guide our students to improve their writing.
Future Meeting (summer 2020)
Discussion
The committee discussed possible dates for the summer 2020 meeting due to delayed college commencement.
Decision
Tentatively, next meeting is scheduled on June 10th (Wednesday) for Special Awards.
Respectfully submitted,
Sujun Wei
Committee on Awards and Scholarships, Secretary
Minutes typed on August 12th, 2020
