Suzanne Gurland

Week One: Unusual Course Schedule

Suzanne Gurland — 2021-02-23T06:31:51-0500

Welcome to Spring ’21. This week follows an unusual course schedule.

Spring 2021 Academic Schedule Details

Jeff Cason, Sujata Moorti, Suzanne Gurland — 2020-12-03T09:31:03-0500

Dear Faculty Colleagues: We write to give you more detail on the spring semester schedule to help you plan your spring syllabi.

Preview of Spring '21 Courses

Suzanne Gurland — 2020-11-03T10:10:34-0500

Preview of Fall ’20 Course Offerings

Suzanne Gurland, Derek Doucet — 2020-07-16T00:00:00-0400

We know that many of you are eager to learn more about this fall’s course offerings, and so we have prepared a preliminary list of course names and sections organized by department and program. The list does not yet include specific course times, but it does provide the anticipated teaching modalities–such as in-person or hyflex–where available. We also invite you to review a list of modality descriptions which should help you understand the course list.

Grading Policy and Practices, Calendar, and Exams

Suzanne Gurland — 2020-04-21T00:00:00-0400

I hope this finds you staying home and staying safe. As the end of this extraordinary semester approaches, I write to share information regarding grading policy and practices, the calendar for the final Monday, and exam period.

Update on Grading Policy

Jeff Cason, Sujata Moorti, Suzanne Gurland — 2020-04-17T00:00:00-0400

We write to update you on the status of the College’s grading policy for this semester. This morning, the faculty voted in favor of an Opt-In Credit/No-Credit, course-by-course system. For spring 2020 only, you will have the option to take as many of your current courses as you wish on a Credit/No-Credit basis. If you don’t choose Credit/No-Credit for a particular course, that course will remain letter-graded. You have until May 8 to invoke Credit/No-Credit for any of your courses, using an electronic form provided by the Registrar’s Office. You will have a window of time from May 9 to May 19 in which you may revoke any Credit/No-Credit decisions. There will be a notation on the spring 2020 section of all transcripts conveying to outside audiences that a “Credit” should be interpreted as a reasonable response to these extraordinary circumstances, and not as indicating diminished rigor.

Student Memo Regarding Pass/D/Fail

Jeff Cason, Sujata Moorti, Suzanne Gurland — 2020-04-03T00:00:00-0400

We are writing to honor the recent lively discussions regarding evaluation of student work for this semester, and to settle firmly where we stand.

Faculty Memo Regarding Pass/D/Fail

Jeff Cason, Sujata Moorti, Suzanne Gurland — 2020-04-03T00:00:00-0400

We are writing to honor the recent lively discussions regarding evaluation of student work for this semester, and to settle firmly where we stand.

Course Schedule Starting March 30 (For Faculty)

Suzanne Gurland, Jeff Cason, Sujata Moorti — 2020-03-19T00:00:00-0400

Dear Faculty Colleagues, as promised, we are writing with specific information regarding the scheduling of classes once they resume on March 30. Before stating the resolution of our deliberations, we would like to explain the relevant context. We have decided on our way forward after significant consultation, with department chairs and program directors and with the academic continuity group. We recognize that there is no ideal solution to our upcoming schedule, but we have tried to come to the best available solution.

Course Schedule Starting March 30 (For Students)

Suzanne Gurland, Jeff Cason, Sujata Moorti — 2020-03-19T00:00:00-0400

Dear Students, as promised, we are writing with specific information regarding the scheduling of classes once they resume on March 30, and to explain the reasoning for the changes we are making.