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Community Time provides opportunity to revise finals schedule eliminating 8 a.m. finals
New schedule resembles regular class schedule
Linda Hua
Issue date: 9/6/06 Section: News
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Students who purposefully take afternoon classes no longer have to suffer early morning finals-in fact, 8 a.m. finals no longer exist. This is in accordance to the new final exam schedule.
Over four years ago, 2002 Vice President of Student Affairs Brad Kvederis and 2003 ASSMC President David Holquin, fed up with the jumbled finals schedule-morning finals for afternoon classes, late afternoon finals for morning classes, etc-proposed a change to set the exam schedule to emulate the actual schedule.
"The student presented their idea to the Dean of Academic Affairs Ed Biglin," said Bill Sullivan, assistant registrar. "He advised them to submit a proposal…to the EPB (Educational Policy Board)."
However, the students soon found their proposal stuck amid bureaucracy and the timing of other programs. "Further study on the impact the changes would have on other programs was undertaken," said Sullivan who schedules "all academic spaces for all programs on campus."
"Based on the lack of available facilities, we would not be able to meet the needs of our graduate programs (beginning as early as 4:15 p.m.) and move finals into a later time slot. The proposal was shoveled until further facility changes where completed," said Sullivan. "During this same time period a number of administrative changes were undertaken. Frank Murray was to become the Dean of Academic Development (formerly Academic Affairs), the Provost model was implemented and we changed to Presidents."
Now, however, with the implementation of Community Time, changing of the tradition class schedule would essentially mean changing of the final exam schedule.
"This entailed a change to the class schedule and presented an opportunity to revise the finals schedule," said Sullivan. "I worked with Frank Murray to devise both the new class schedule and finals schedule."
Once again, they had to evaluate what and how many facilities would be available for use. "The same study was undertaken with regard to facilities and graduate program impacts," said Sullivan, "Additional facilities have been added to our inventory: Sichel Hall remodeled, Galileo rooms renovated…. The new class schedule was approved last fall and the new finals schedule was submitted by Frank to the Provost, Deans and EPB. And here we are today."
Over four years ago, 2002 Vice President of Student Affairs Brad Kvederis and 2003 ASSMC President David Holquin, fed up with the jumbled finals schedule-morning finals for afternoon classes, late afternoon finals for morning classes, etc-proposed a change to set the exam schedule to emulate the actual schedule.
"The student presented their idea to the Dean of Academic Affairs Ed Biglin," said Bill Sullivan, assistant registrar. "He advised them to submit a proposal…to the EPB (Educational Policy Board)."
However, the students soon found their proposal stuck amid bureaucracy and the timing of other programs. "Further study on the impact the changes would have on other programs was undertaken," said Sullivan who schedules "all academic spaces for all programs on campus."
"Based on the lack of available facilities, we would not be able to meet the needs of our graduate programs (beginning as early as 4:15 p.m.) and move finals into a later time slot. The proposal was shoveled until further facility changes where completed," said Sullivan. "During this same time period a number of administrative changes were undertaken. Frank Murray was to become the Dean of Academic Development (formerly Academic Affairs), the Provost model was implemented and we changed to Presidents."
Now, however, with the implementation of Community Time, changing of the tradition class schedule would essentially mean changing of the final exam schedule.
"This entailed a change to the class schedule and presented an opportunity to revise the finals schedule," said Sullivan. "I worked with Frank Murray to devise both the new class schedule and finals schedule."
Once again, they had to evaluate what and how many facilities would be available for use. "The same study was undertaken with regard to facilities and graduate program impacts," said Sullivan, "Additional facilities have been added to our inventory: Sichel Hall remodeled, Galileo rooms renovated…. The new class schedule was approved last fall and the new finals schedule was submitted by Frank to the Provost, Deans and EPB. And here we are today."