Mustang Daily Staff Report
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University President Jeffrey Armstrong will meet with members of the President’s Semester Review Task Force on Monday to inform them about an update in calendar negotiations with California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White, according to an email sent out to task force members.
In an email marked “Urgent: SRTF — Your Presence Requested,” Semester Review Task Force Chair Rachel Fernflores told members “matters were decided with some finality” early Friday night. Armstrong plans to share information on the decision with task force members Monday afternoon, prior to sending an update to campus, according to the email.
Cal Poly spokesperson Ellen Cohune confirmed Sunday that the university can expect an announcement following the Semester Review Task Force meeting, but said she did not know specifically what Armstrong is prepared to disclose.
“I don’t know what the campus is expecting tomorrow,” Cohune said. “I can tell you (Armstrong) is keeping the task force apprised of the conversations with the chancellor.”
Armstrong and White reportedly made their decision after collaboration with presidents at other CSU quarter campuses — a group Armstrong has been working on a presidential task force with for nearly one year.
The task force meeting will be Monday at noon in the Administration building, according to the email, though it is not listed on the “Semester Review Task Force Meeting Schedules” website. Requests for comment from the Semester Review Task Force were referred to the Office of Cal Poly Public Affairs.
An email request for more information from the CSU was not returned.
The email correspondence can be found here.
Sean McMinn contributed to this staff report.
Hmmmmm…. surprise surprise surpise.
Maybe a vote of no confidence might be in order
Hmm, lets see… the students overwhelmingly voted AGAINST switching to semesters, the task force also said quarters were a bad idea, the faculty is against it, in the past every task force has also said it was a bad idea. YET Armstrong blindly continues this farce. If he is going to ignore the advice of everyone, then why bother soliciting it and pretending it matters. Just say “I’m going to be a dictator and do what I want” – at least it would be honest.
I loved the Quarter system… The classes were always fast pasted and never got bored. Most didn’t have a major mid-term to study for, because we had major tests throughout the quarter.
The Quarter System allowed us to more classes with a varity of interest.
Keep Cal Poly as it is now. the Best in the West..
keep the Quarter System. It works..
Loved the quarter system! Can’t imagine changing it to semesters- ugh. Why change what worKs just to all be the same!
Loved the quarter system! Can’t imagine changing it to semesters- ugh. Why change what worKs just to all be the same!
Keep the quarter system!!
If it ain‘t broke, don;t fix it.
I earned my Bachelors at Cat Poly (Physics 1996) and my Masters at ASU. Having done both quarters and semesters I have to say that semesters are terrible. Students learn more and the pace is more engaging under the quarter system.
Semesters are too long and drag out. With the quarter system, by the time you are tired of the class it is almost over!