Page 5 - FP Newsletter January 2020

COMMITTEE FOCUS

Student Affairs

The main function of the FP Student SAC holds meetings after every mid-
Affairs Committee (SAC) is to discuss term, final, make-up and re-sit test in
and recommend decisions on student- order to look into misconduct reports.
related issues, including student Committee members discuss the
academic misconduct cases. The SAC cases in question and vote to make
consists of four faculty members, a the final decisions. There must be
University Student Affairs represen- sufficient evidence to consider any
tative and a student representative misconduct during the exams.
from the Foundation Program. All Decisions are made by majority and
members take part in discussions concerned students are notified
and have the right to vote. promptly.

Faculty Support

The Faculty Support Committee (FSC) one Cambridge University Press, one
includes three working groups: Math, three English on 31 October, 19
Research, Professional Development and 24 November; one CSC event with
(PD), Community Service (CSC) and Dhofar University on 13 November; and
Recreation (RC). It aims at promoting one RC event on 7 October. This term
research activities, professional the FSC has already started with an
development, community service and array of events like the PD workshops
other events for the faculty. The on 31 December and 2 January, the
committee conducted nine events last CLMS training on 26 December, and a
term: two FPRC events in October and beach cleaning day, which is being
November; five PD workshops, including planned, that is sure to be a highlight.

Student Support

The Student Support Committee led The outings are one of the Foundation
three outings on October 26 and Programs's most popular activities of
November 9 and 16 for hostel students the year. On campus, the committee
to Saadah Park for a picnic lunch and organized a movie noon on November
games. This was followed by an 12. Sixty-one students attended,
alumna-led tour of Al Baleed laughed at the right parts, and took
Archaeological Site, where the part in a game of Kahoot! afterward.
students engaged with local history Like the Al Baleed outings, another
and foreign tourists, all in English, as a movie noon will definitely be on the
way to encourage their speaking skills. program for next term.

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