Faculty Council
November 19, 2003, 12 Noon
Cohen House, Esther M. Cohen Dining Room
Attend: Present: Ed Akin (Speaker), Lynne Huffer (Deputy Speaker), Stephen
Baker, Marjorie Corcoran, Michael Emerson, Tom Haskell, Hannah Landecker, Julia
Morgan, Caroline Quenemoen, Patricia Reiff, Herb Ward, and Mark Wiesner. Absent:
Steven Crowell, Rebekah Drezek, Deborah Harter, and Bob Patten. Guest: Jerry
Montag.
(1) Minutes (9/29/03, 10/6/03, 11/3/03) (Speaker): The minutes were approved.
(2) Academic Calendar Proposed for 2004-2005 (Jerry Montag, Registrar) (Speaker):
The Registrar presented his concerns and recommendations for the 2004-2005 Academic
Calendar. Issues discussed were mainly the timing for taking exams, reporting
grades, administrative procedures, and commencement preparations.
An amended motion was made and approved by Faculty Council to adopt the appended
calendar that the Registrar proposed.
(3) Courses for Distribution Credit Proposal (Speaker): Akin incorrectly
reported that the Faculty Council has not received the Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee's revised recommendation which Council requested in March 2003. The
recommendation will be considered at the next Faculty Council business meeting,
December 8, 2003.
(4) Intellectual Property Policy 333-03 (Deputy Speaker): Huffer (Chair,
Faculty Council Policy Committee) reported that the Policy Committee will meet
during the last week of this month to review the Intellectual Property Policy
draft that was sent to the Faculty Council in Spring 2003 by the General Counsel.
(5) New Business:
(A) Graduate Council, New Charge Proposal, April 2003 (Speaker): (tabled for Council's December 8, 2003, meeting)
(B) Graduate Certificate in the Study of Women and Gender Proposal (Deputy Speaker): Council reviewed the Policy Committee's proposal and requested modifications of the language that pertains to the degree/certification. A motion was made to send the revised proposal, with the Faculty Council's recommendation for approval, to the faculty for vote in the General Faculty Meeting in spring 2004. (vote, unanimous)
(C) Reporting of Final Grades by Faculty (Speaker): Akin summarized Provost Levy's memo of November 13, 2003, which requested the Faculty Council's feedback regarding setting the deadline for the reporting of final grades by the faculty, for 12 noon, December 24, 2003. The Provost stated that there is strong reason to adopt a before-Christmas deadline as a regular measure to avoid the delay in informing students of their grades and to provide a more timely prosecution of the administrative functions and to be more in line with other universities. Council observed that while the goals are good, the calendar has been published and relied upon. The faculty have committed to class schedules, travel plans, etc., based on the published calendar. Thus, it is not practical for all the faculty to meet with this request. It was confirmed that the Registrar’s office would be working on December 24 and through the weekend to process the grades received on the 24th. It was suggested that this change be considered for the 2004-2005 calendar, which is still under discussion. It was also suggested that the Registrar identify, far in advance, all students for which early grades were needed. Akin will meet with Provost Levy to present Council's comments.
(6) Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 p.m., with the next
Faculty Council business meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 8, 2003,
12 noon, Cohen House, Esther M. Cohen Dining Room.
Ellen Butler, Secretary
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Proposed Academic calendar 2004-05 with the Spring 2005 semester
starting three days earlier to accommodate a
2 day spring recess
Fall 2004
Sunday - Friday,
August 22 - 27 . . . Orientation week for new students
Monday, August 30 . . . FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday - Friday,
August 30 - September 3 . . . Registration continues for undergraduate and graduate
students
Monday, September 6 . . . Labor Day (Holiday)
Friday, September 10 . . . Deadline: adding courses without a fee
Friday, September 24 . . . Deadline: late registration
or adding courses, Deadline: dropping courses without a fee, Deadline:
designation of a course as “Audit” or vice versa
Friday, October 1 . . . Deadline: changing Spring 2004
“Pass/Fail” to a grade, Deadline: Instructors submitting final
grades to clear “Incompletes” from Spring 2004 semester
Friday, October 15 . . . Deadline: Mid-semester grades
for first-year undergraduate students due, Deadline: College course plans
due to Vice President for Student Affairs
Monday - Tuesday,
October 18 - 19 . . . Midterm recess
Wednesday, October 20 . . . All classes normally held on Monday
meet; all Wednesday classes canceled (to equalize holidays by days of the week
during the semester)
Friday, November 5 . . . Deadline: last day to drop courses
- graduate students and returning undergraduate students, Deadline: changing
course status to “Pass/Fail” option,
Deadline: filing of thesis master’s candidacy petitions, certification
of nonthesis master’s, form for automatic master’s in the Office of
Graduate Studies for mid-year conferral of degree, Deadline: filing
Ph.D. candidacy petitions in Office of Graduate Studies for mid-year conferral
of degree
Monday, November 8 . . . Deadline: filing application for
mid-year degree conferral
Monday - Friday,
November 8 - 12 . . . Registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate,
graduate and fifth year students for the Spring 2005 semester, Deadline:
Applying for Spring 2005 conferral of degree
Monday - Wednesday,
November 22 - 24 . . . Self-scheduling of Final Examinations in undergraduate
courses, 4:00pm Deadline, Wednesday, November 17
Thursday - Friday,
November 25 - 26 . . . Thanksgiving recess
Friday, December 10 . . . LAST DAY OF CLASSES: Deadline:
last day to drop courses (first semester undergraduate students only) 12:00noon,
Deadline: submitting theses in the Office of Graduate Studies for mid-year
conferral of degree
Saturday - Tuesday
December 11 - 14 . . . Self-Scheduled Final Examinations ONLY
Wednesday – Wednesday
December 15 - 22 . . . Scheduled and Self-Scheduled Final Examinations continues
Wednesday, December 22 . . . 5:00pm Deadline: Return of
take home final examinations
Monday, January 3 . . . 5:00pm Deadline: All final grades
due in the Office of the Registrar
Length of Fall 2004 semester - 70 days
14 M, T, W, R, F
Spring 2005
Wednesday, January 12 . . . FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Monday, January 17 . . . Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday)
Tuesday - Friday,
January 18 - 21 . . . Registration continues for undergraduate and graduate
students
Wednesday, January 19 . . . All classes normally held on Monday
meet; all Wednesday classes canceled (to equalize holidays by days of the week
during the semester)
Friday, January 21 . . . Deadline: resolving grades of
“other” from Fall 2004 semester
Friday, January 28 . . . Deadline: adding courses without
a fee
Friday, February 4 . . . Deadline: filing of thesis master’s
candidacy petitions, certification for nonthesis master’s, form for automatic
master’s
in the Office of Graduate Studies for May 2005 conferral of degre, Deadline:
filing Ph.D. candidacy petitions in the Office of Graduate Studies for May
2005 conferral of degree
Friday, February 11 . . . Deadline: late registration or
adding courses, Deadline: dropping courses without a fee, Deadline:
designation of a course as “Audit” or vice versa
Friday, February 18 . . . Deadline: changing Fall 2004
“Pass/Fail” to a grade, Deadline: Instructors submitting final
grades to clear “Incompletes” from Fall 2004 semester
Friday, March 4 . . . Deadline: Mid-semester grades for
first-year undergraduate students due, Deadline: College course plans
due to Vice President for Student Affairs
Monday - Friday,
March 7 - 11 . . . Mid-term recess – 8th week of the semester
Friday, March 25 . . . Deadline: sophomores filing majors
with the Office of the Registrar
Friday, April 1 . . . Deadline: last day to drop courses
- graduate students and undergraduate students, Deadline: changing course
status to “Pass/Fail” option
Monday - Tuesday,
April 4 - 12 . . . Registration begins for currently enrolled undergraduate,
graduate and fifth-year students for the Fall 2005 semester
Thursday – Friday
April 7 – 8 . . . Spring Recess
Monday - Wednesday,
April 18 - 20 . . . Self-scheduling of Final Examinations in undergraduate courses
Friday, April 29 . . . LAST DAY OF CLASSE: Deadline: last
day to drop courses (for January 2005 undergraduate student admits only)12:00noon,
Deadline: submitting theses in the Office of Graduate Studies for May 2005
conferral of degree
Saturday - Thursday,
April 30 – May 5 @12:00noon . . . Final examinations for all degree candidates
Wednesday - Wednesday,
May 4 – May 11 . . . Final examinations for non-graduating students
Saturday, May 7 . . . 9:00am Deadline: Grades for all degree
candidates due in the Office of the Registrar
Saturday, May 14 . . . NINETY SECOND COMMENCEMENT
Wednesday, May 18 . . . 9:00am Deadline: All remaining
grades for non-graduating students due in the Office of the Registrar
Friday, June 10 . . . Deadline: resolving grades of “other”
from Spring 2005 semester
Length of Spring 2005 semester – 70 days
14M, 14T, 14W, 14R, 14FRosh Hashanah, Sept 16 - 17
Yom Kippur, September 25
Chanukah, December 9 – 15
Good Friday, March 25
Easter, March 27
Passover, April 24 - 25