Faculty Senate

Academic Standards and Calendar Committee

Report #02-03-1: Modifications to the Approved Academic Calendars

Spring 2003, Fall 2003, and Spring 2004; Posthumous Degrees

November 2002

I. The Academic Standards and Calendar Committee recommends that the Faculty Senate approve the following modifications to approved calendars

A. Spring 2003: Change last day to drop courses from March 21, 2003 to March 25, 2003.

B. Fall 2003: change last day to drop courses from October 24, 2003 to October 27, 2003.

C. Spring 2004: Change dates as follows:

	2004	2004 Proposed
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Classes Do Not Meet	Jan. 19	Jan. 19
Monday classes meet	NA	Jan. 20
Last day to DROP "Early Drop" courses	Jan. 29	Jan. 22
Last day to ADD and to ADD Pass/Fail Option	Feb. 2	Jan. 26
Washington's Birthday, classes do not meet, offices are open	Feb. 16	NA
Monday classes meet	Tue., Feb. 17	NA
Mid-semester	Mar. 19	Mar. 5
Last day to CHANGE from Pass/Fail Option	Mar. 19	Mar. 5
Midterm grades for freshmen due in Office of Enrollment Services	Mar. 22	Mar. 15
Spring Break, classes do not meet, offices are open	Mar. 8-14	Mar. 8-14
Last day for students to DROP courses	Mar. 26	Mar. 22
Classes end	May 11	May 4
Reading days	May 12-13	May 5-6
Final examinations	May 14-15, 17-21	May 7-8, 10-14
Final grades due in Office of Enrollment Services	May 24	May 18
Commencement	May 23	May 23

II. At the request of Vice Provost Rhodes, the Academic Standards and Calendar Committee considered the development of University policy with regard to the granting of Posthumous Degrees. The Committee now recommends that the Faculty Senate approve the following new section 8.22.50 of the UNIVERSITY MANUAL:

8.22.50 Posthumous Degrees. Upon request the President shall award a posthumous degree to any student who dies having completed at least three-quarters of the credits necessary to complete the degree requirements for the student's major

Members of the Academic Standards and Calendar Committee:

Barbara Costello, SOC

Roberta Feather, NUR

*Norman Finizio, MTH

*Chet Hickox, CBA, Chairperson

Lori Reed, COM

*Candace Oviatt, OCG

Vincent Rose, CHE, University Ombud, ex officio

Marjorie McMahon, ex officio

Evan Duggan, undergraduate student

Aura Fajardo, graduate student

*Senators