February 3
December 10
November 19

Subcommittee Members Present:

1. Subcommittee decided to present to the Education Policies Committee three options, none of which is the traditional calendar using the established calendar formula.


Also, the subcommittee decided that our discussion of possible options would be limited only to academic year 2002-2003. The suggestion from L. Cothern emailed to members of the subcommittee was noted.

2. Option 1. (Also referred to as Option AC@ and AEL@) This option is consists of E. Leonard=s calendar for fall 2002 with spring and summer terms from the traditional calendar. (See attachment #1)
3. Option 2. (Also referred to as Option AB@ and ALD@) This option has the fall semester determined by adhering to the first three items from the document entitled, APossible Changes to Academic Year Calendar@. Item #3 would be changed to eliminate the phrase Aeither one full week at Thanksgiving, or.@ Spring and summer terms would be same as traditional calendar. (See attachment #2)
4. Option 3. (Also referred to as Option AA@, Awide open@, Ano constraints@, Acreative calendar@, and/or Atradition be damned@) This option will be discussed further by a sub-group consisting of K. Browne, L. DeFonso, and J. Moore and will be reported back to the subcommittee at the next meeting.
5. D. Pfeffenberger will prepare minutes and call the next meeting as soon as possible.




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Minutes of the Calendar Subcommittee

Friday, December 10, 1999

Subcommittee Members Present:

K. Browne, L. DeFonso, E. Leonard, J. Moore, D. Pfeffenberger, N. Wunrow

Discussion:

6. E. Leonard presented a proposed fall calendar for AY 2002-2003. Discussion changed to other options, such as shorter calendar but with longer class periods. Objective: better utilization of room space.
7. Some questions arose about class contact hour requirements, but group decided not to disturb this issue. Whatever new calendar is adopted will adhere to same contact hours as we presently use.
8. Tentative calendar that features shorter semester but with same contact hours:

 

 

Fall: Start Tuesday after Labor Day with full week off for thanksgiving. No fall break unless naturally fits in.

Spring: Since commencement is already booked for several years in advance, the semester will have to end no later than current schedules, preferably a little earlier. Semester will start one week later than usual with full week off for spring semester.

In both scenarios, we will lose a Monday, Labor day in fall and MLK day in spring.

9. K. Browne, L. DeFonso, J. Moore will examine different alternatives for class times within the framework of the tentative calendar above. They will report at next meeting.
10. Committee scheduled next meeting on Friday, January 14, 12:30 p.m., Neff 355. At that time the committee will also discuss more convenient meetings times for the spring semester.




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Minutes of the Calendar Subcommittee

Friday, November 19, 1999

Subcommittee Members Present:

Kevin Browne, Lenore DeFonso, Ed Leonard, James Moore, Dyne Pfeffenberger, Nancy Wunrow

Minutes:

11. Dyne Pfeffenberger presented a tentative 2002-2003 calendar constructed in accordance with the calendar formula identified as Senate Reference Document 98-18.
12. Members of the subcommittee expressed concern about the misunderstandings surrounding the Thanksgiving week course schedule. Discussion ensued dealing with possible alternatives to the academic calendar.
13. At the subcommittee=s next meeting Ed Leonard will present a tentative academic calendar that changes the Thanksgiving week schedule. Dyne Pfeffenberger will research the subcommittee=s authority to change the formula governing the construction of the academic calendar.
14. Next meeting will be scheduled via Email for early December.