The University
Senate of Michigan Technological University
Proposal
17-12
(Voting
Unit: Academic)
“Proposal
to Amend Senate Procedures 101.1.1: Guidelines for an Academic Calendar of 14
Instructional Weeks”
Background
Senate Procedures
101.1.1 provided guidelines relevant to the academic calendar and established
policy regarding the scheduling of fall commencement on the Saturday preceding
final examination week, presumably to minimize issues which may arise due to
chronological proximity to the Christmas holidays. However, experience has shown that pre-final
commencement is awkward and introduces additional inconveniences; notably, many
students have to return to the classroom to take final exams, and parents of
graduates are forced to remain on campus through the student’s final exam week
before departing.
This proposal seeks to restore commencement after the final exam week,
but with provisions for the occasional need to avoid holiday conflicts.
Proposal
The senate proposes
to change the following guideline regarding fall commencement:
·
Fall
Commencement will be held on the Saturday after the last day of classes.
following Final Exams, unless it
falls on or after the 21st of the month of December, in which cases
commencement will be held on the Saturday prior to Final Exams.
Introduced to Senate: 04 April 2012