COMMITTEE: Calendar
MEETING DATE: September
16, 2008
PERSON PRESIDING: John
Crammer
ATTENDEES: Punam
Madhok, Johna Faulconer, Donna Kain, John Crammer, Linda Teel, Terry Jones
EX-OFFICIO: Steve
Cerutti, Mary Farwell
VISITORS: Janice
Tovey
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 pm in Rawl 142 by
John Crammer as chair of last year’s committee.
This was the organizational meeting of the 2008-2009 committee. The members introduced themselves.
Janice Tovey, Chair of the Faculty, talked to the committee.
She complimented the committee on the work done in developing the 2009-2010 calendar. She acknowledged
the efforts to reach out to Pitt schools and hopes that the committee will
continue to do that. She is willing to
be of assistance in any way. She thanked
the committee for the work that is done annually in creating the calendar.
Officers were elected as follows:
Chair: Shanan
Gibson
Vice Chair: Johna
Faulconer
Secretary: Linda
Teel
Upon election of the new officers, Johna Faulconer, in the
absence of the elected chair, initiated discussion of goal setting and new
business. The calendar for 2010-2011
should be submitted to the
The committee set goals for the current year:
1.
Create and finish calendar for 2010-2011
by February to be presented at the March 17th
2.
Contact Graduate Administrative
Board about dates in the calendar relevant to graduate students.
3.
Review common exam schedule and
conflicts with 5:00 pm classes.
4.
Continue communications &
consultations with
5.
Compare ECU calendar with calendars
at other UNC schools.
6.
Explore week break at Thanksgiving.
7.
Study faculty information calendar.
Faulconer discussed several items that will need to be
considered in the development of the 2010-2011 calendar including move-in day,
inclement weather, comparison to other colleges and universities, fall break in
relationship to Thanksgiving break, and other suggestions that may be presented
to the committee. Linda Teel shared the
2009
The committee looked at a spreadsheet format listing start
dates, breaks, holidays, last day of classes, reading days, final exams,
commencements and last day to drop for 2007-2008 academic calendars for UNC
system schools. Janice Tovey was asked
to have the appropriate committee review the “last day to drop” at ECU in
comparison to other UNC schools. ECU has
the earliest drop date.
The committee will next meet at 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 15. The committee will work on the 2010-2011 calendar. On behalf of the committee, Faulconer expressed appreciation for all the expertise Crammer had shared with the committee during his past years of service. Meeting adjourned at 4:48 pm.