Due to ongoing uncertainties in the spring around the state of COVID response this fall, campus deviated somewhat from standard practices around scheduling classes for fall. When building the schedule of classes for a typical upcoming term, departmental curricular representatives request General Assignment (GA) classrooms as needed. The Curricular Services team reviews class setups for …
Just about a year ago campus transitioned to work-from-home and classes moved to an online format. No one knew what the year would bring but we knew it would be nothing we had ever planned for and would require flexibility, adaptability and quick turnaround. Over the past year the Data Specialists in the Office of …
What do Sevastopol and Monona Grove High Schools have in common? That’s not the beginning of a corny joke…but believe me, we tried to make it one. These schools, physically located roughly 200 miles apart, heard the same financial aid information on the same night- all thanks to COVID. Most aspects of living through a …
Prior to the start of the semester, several forums were held to inform students, parents and others the university serves, about what could be expected for the Fall semester. One of the concerns that kept coming up in these forums was the availability of safe, non-instructional, spaces on campus to study or do work. The …
With the quick change and decision to pause in-person instruction for two weeks in September, other decisions also needed to be made quickly. One such decision was the increased flexibility of the deadline to withdraw from the university and receive a 100% tuition refund. This flexibility pushed the deadline to midnight on September 18th for …