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Governance Minutes ArchiveNovember 19, 1992
MINUTES SCHEDULING AND REGISTRATION COMMITTEE 325 BURRUSS HALL NOVEMBER 18, 1992 PRESENT: Alan McDaniel (Chair), Lore Balkan, Widget Shannon for Martha Johnson, Edward Spencer, Evelyn Ratcliffe, Joan Moore, Bruce Reed, Glenn Kraige, Rita Purdy for Irene Leech, Colin Carrig, Sarah Wheeler, Kevin Mayo, Jennifer Chilton. ABSENT: James Wolfe, Michael Jones, Ellen Braaten, Pam Burwell, Joyce Williams-Green, Mary Thompson, Wanda Dean 1. Call to Order Dr. McDaniel called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. 2. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the meeting of October 14, 1992 were approved with one-minor correction: #4, line 3, the phrase should read "proposing a 1994-95 Academic Calendar." 4. Report from CUS--Ms. Dean With Ms. Dean being absent, there was no report. 5. Report from Sub-Committee on Calendar Construction Criteria-- Dr. Kraige, Chair Dr. Kraige reported that this sub-committee (also consisting of Ms. Chilton, Dr. McDaniel, and Dr. Spencer) had met three times. They reviewed all correspondence about the calendar received by the Provost's Office over the past two years, the vast majority of which appealed for two, 75-day semesters. They also reviewed the calendar criteria, item by item, and made suggested revisions. The major conclusion from their study was that in order to fulfill the endorsed criteria, the only way to schedule two, 75-day semesters would be to reduce the length of the summer term. Accordingly, the sub-committee presented a draft of a calendar which provides for two such semesters and one, nine-week (45-day) summer session. Although the committee responded favorably to the revised criteria, a number of issues and questions were raised: a) Will faculty wish to teach over a longer period of time (rather than during just one, six-week session)? b) Returning co-op students could not complete a sequence of courses during the summer (such as a senior level mathematics sequence). c) What would the impact be on enrollments and revenues? d) Would there be a problem with student employment (do students need to work for part of the summer)? e) How could the summer transition program be accommodated? By the same token, many positive comments were made (e.g., most universities have only one summer session, the 75- day semesters would satisfy faculty concerns, future calendars "work" under the new criteria, Fall Commencement could be held after exams are completed, breaks of desired length would be provided between each term, and Memorial Day would fall between the spring and summer terms). It was emphasized that the sub-committee's proposal is strictly a draft. Committee members were asked to discuss the draft with their constituents and to come to the next meeting (Wednesday, January 20, 1993 at 3:00 p.m.--location to be announced) prepared to discuss pros and cons and to take action on the proposal. 6. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m. DRAFT CALENDAR CRITERIA (Proposed by the Scheduling and Registration Subcommittee, for consideration by the full Committee) 1. The fall and spring semesters shall be of equal length, and each semester shall consist of 75 class days (no more, and no fewer). At least five days shall be set aside for examinations. 2. Each semester shall begin on a Monday. (It is assumed that telephone registration will be in place by the approximate time these criteria take effect.) 3. The fall semester shall contain a one-week break for Thanksgiving. The spring semester shall contain a one-week spring break approximately half way through the spring semester, positioned so that it will not end on Easter Sunday. 4. The Fall Commencement shall be scheduled after the completion of examinations whenever possible. When this is not possible, there shall be no examinations scheduled on the Saturday of Fall Commencement. 5. There shall be at least two days between the end of spring semester examinations and the Spring Commencement. (The primary purposes of these days are the academic clearance of seniors for graduation and the preparation of the residence halls for family use at Commencement time.) 6. There shall be no scheduling of Spring Commencement on the same weekend as Commencement at Radford University. 7. There shall be one nine-week summer term. There shall be at least 45 class days and three exam days. A three-hour class will meet 45 days at 50 minutes per day. The summer term should be positioned so as to allow a two-week free period both before and after the summer term. 8. There will be classes on Labor Day; there will be no classes on Memorial Day and Independence Day. 9. The add deadline will be the fifth class day during a regular semester; the add deadline will be the fourth class day during a summer term. 10. The drop deadline will be the thirtieth class day during a regular semester; the drop deadline will be the fifteenth class day during a summer term. 11. The resignation day will be the fortieth class day during a regular semester; the resignation day will be the twenty- second day during a summer term. DRAFT PROPOSED 1994-1995 CALENDAR Fall Semester 1994 Classes Begin Monday, August 22 Last Day to Add Classes Friday, August 26 Last Day to Drop Classes Friday, September 30 Last Day to Resign Friday, October 14 Thanksgiving Break Begins Saturday, November 19 Thanksgiving Break Ends Sunday, November 27 Classes End Friday, December 9 Reading Days Saturday & Sunday, December 10 and 11 Exams Begin Monday, December 12 Exams End Friday, December 16 Fall Commencement Saturday, December 17 Spring Semester 1995 Classes Begin Monday, January 9 Last Day to Add Classes Friday, January 13 Last Day to Drop Classes Friday, February 17 Last Day to Resign Friday, March 3 Spring Break Begins Saturday, March 4 Spring Break Ends Sunday, March 12 Classes End Friday, April 28 Exams Begin Monday, May 1 Reading Days Wednesday & Thursday, May 3 and 4 Exams End Tuesday, May 19 Spring Commencement Saturday, May 13 Summer Term 1995 Check-in and Classes Begin Wednesday, May 31 Last Day to Add Classes Monday, June 5 Last Day to Drop Classes Tuesday, June 20 Last Day to Resign Thursday, June 29 Independence Day-no classes Tuesday, July 4 Classes End Wednesday, August 2 Exams Begin Thursday, August 3 Exams End Saturday, August 5
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