November 7, 2003: Volume 59, Number 9

Calendar discussion continues

A student representing the Student Forum has been invited to speak at Thursday's faculty meeting about the AAC semester proposal, it was announced at Wednesday's faculty meeting by Clifford Brown, chair of the Faculty Executive Committee.

Meanwhile, Dean of Faculty Christie Sorum has sent a letter to parents of students explaining the possible switch to semesters. Her letter and other information on the issue can be found at a new web site: http://www.union.edu/calendardiscussion.

With faculty this week discussing the most recent AAC proposal, a motion was expected at Thursday's meeting to revisit the issue of length of semester, according to Brown.

"According to the procedures we are operating under, the [current] AAC proposal … is non-amendable," Brown said. "To make any change, it would have to be sent back to the AAC and then brought back to the floor for a vote."

Brown said the FEC decided to proceed with the debate as planned but "then allow a motion to this effect to be brought to the floor on Thursday at the end of the debate, with reasonable time to discuss it."

If the AAC makes a change, the new proposal could be discussed at a faculty meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12, Brown said, with a vote possible shortly after that.

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