2021-22 Academic Calendar - "Town Hall"?

[James Gallicchio]

Hi again everyone,

I finally have a meeting scheduled with the provost for tomorrow morning,
8:30-45am (... yup, 15 minutes...).

To make sure we're all on the same page before that meeting, I'm gonna be
available *today, 8-9pm* at this meeting link
https://cmu.zoom.us/j/3575432412 to discuss what I will bring up tomorrow.

I mostly want answers to two questions.

   1. *Why was the semester length changed?* We've heard many different
   reasons, none of which are strong justifications for the change:
      - Desire for longer winter break
      - Advisors & other staff feeling pressure to work on Christmas
      - Vague COVID restrictions
      - Vague legal requirements
   2. *How is the university going to communicate this change to students,
   parents, and faculty?* Students & parents have a right to know this
   change is happening, and faculty *need to know* in order to adjust
   curricula well in advance of the start of the fall semester.

Also, of the 60ish who responded to the last poll I sent out, ~85% said
that we should propose moving the start of Spring 2022 back a week. So I
will bring that up with the provost as an alternative calendar.

See some of you this evening, and hopefully I will have more to share after
tomorrow morning.

-James

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*James Gallicchio*
BS Candidate | Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University | Class of 2023
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