March 29,
2002
MEMORANDUM
TO: Department Chairs
FROM: John
Wanat, Provost and Vice Chancellor
RE: Classroom
Scheduling
As the result of many months and the work of several
groups and committees, we have reached agreement on
a new schedule for offering our classes. Several factors
indicated that a new schedule was needed. Specifically,
the new class schedule responds to:
- A shortage
of classrooms at certain times of the day
- An increase
in the number of requests for mediated classrooms
- Course
conflicts that arise for students because of inconsistencies
in start/stop times.
In addition,
the new schedule, which will apply to all classes
offered on campus, will:
- Facilitate additional 2-day class schedules beyond
Tuesday/Thursday to Monday/Wednesday
- Put in place consistent start times for classes.
The new schedule
will take effect in the Spring semester of 2002-03.
Only classes adhering to this schedule will be assigned
classrooms. The success of the new schedule depends
upon everyone’s cooperation. There will be no
exceptions allowed.
Thank you
for your willingness to implement a new method of classroom
scheduling that should be of benefit to our students
and the UWM community.
c: Academic Deans
Leslie Schulz, Associate Vice Chancellor
Ruth Williams, Assistant Vice Chancellor
Allen Meier, Classroom Assignments
Jon Lenichek, Enrollment Services
